Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle At Sam's Club: Pleasantville PD 2 Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle At Sam's Club: Pleasantville PD
2 Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle At Sam's Club: Pleasantville PD Two people were struck by a vehicle outside Sam's Club in Pleasantville on Sunday, Aug. 17, authorities said. An 82-year-old Margate woman lost control of her vehicle while backing out of a parking space, striking two pedestrians, an Absecon woman and a Pleasantville man at the Sam's Club at 1025 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville police said. Both pedestrians sustained minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Millville, NJ
Police & Fire
Millville Man Struck By Volkswagen On Route 553: NJSP Millville Man Struck By Volkswagen On Route 553: NJSP
Millville Man Struck By Volkswagen On Route 553: Njsp A 58-year-old Millville man was seriously injured after he was struck by a Volkswagen on Route 553 in Cumberland County on Sunday, Aug. 10, authorities said At 10:31 a.m., the man entered the roadway on Route 553 South in Fairfield Township and was struck by a Volkswagen passenger vehicle, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Millville resident sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. The driver sustained minor injuries, Lebron said.  The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Delran, NJ
Police & Fire
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Bombed Supervisor’s SUV In Delran: Feds Disgruntled Ex-Employee Bombed Supervisor’s SUV In Delran: Feds
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Bombed Supervisor’s SUV In Delran: Feds A 43-year-old disgruntled ex-employee from Warminster, PA was arrested and charged after he placed a bomb near his supervisor’s vehicle in South Jersey last month, detonating an explosion, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. On Saturday, July 26 at 2:42 a.m., an explosive device went off near a silver Ford Explorer parked in the victim’s driveway in Delran, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. The explosion caused a debris field extending out approximately 100 feet in diameter, with various nails and bolts lodged in both the body of the Ford Explorer and in adjacent residential homes, …

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by Sam Barron
Westbrook, CT
Police & Fire
Police ID Missing Westbrook Man After Canoe Found Overturned In Pond Police ID Missing Westbrook Man After Canoe Found Overturned In Pond
Police ID Missing Westbrook Man After Canoe Found Overturned In Pond The search continues for a missing Connecticut man who vanished after going fishing at a pond in Westbrook, as the operation entered its fifth day Tuesday. Police discovered his overturned canoe and parked car nearby, but there has been no sign of him since late Wednesday, July 30. Andrew Corbett, 38, of Westbrook, was last seen that night at a CVS in Groton. His car was later found near the shoreline of Messerschmitt Pond, where authorities located his canoe, overturned in the water.  Police began search efforts Friday, shortly after spotting his vehicle near the Westbrook pond. …

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by Josh Lanier
Clifton, NJ
Police & Fire
Clifton Man Shoots Stepfather Dead In 'Accidental' Massachusetts Driveway, Report Says Clifton Man Shoots Stepfather Dead In 'Accidental' Massachusetts Driveway, Report Says
Clifton Man Shoots Stepfather Dead In 'Accidental' Massachusetts Driveway, Report Says A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Massachusetts, authorities said. Jonathan Reyes-Contreras, 42, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. said. The Worcester Telegram and Gazette says Reyes-Contreras is from Clifton, and the victim was his stepfather, Luis Mejia. From the courtroom, the outlet reports that Reyes-Contreras' lawyer alleges that the shooting was accidental. The shooting happen…

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by Cecilia Levine
Kenilworth, NJ
Police & Fire
Kenilworth Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Westfield PD Kenilworth Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Westfield PD
Kenilworth Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Westfield PD A 71-year-old Kenilworth man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Westfield on Monday, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 9:54 a.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of W. North Avenue and found the cyclist with traumatic injuries, Westfield police said. The cyclist, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Man Possibly Beaten, Then Killed By Taxi Driven By Suspended Driver In Ramapo: Police Man Possibly Beaten, Then Killed By Taxi Driven By Suspended Driver In Ramapo: Police
Man Possibly Beaten, Then Killed By Taxi Driven By Suspended Driver In Ramapo: Police A 45-year-old Spring Valley man who was lying in a parking lot after a possible assault was struck and killed by a taxi being operated by a woman driving on a suspended license Sunday, Aug. 3 in Rockland County, authorities said. It happened around 1 a.m. in the lot of 64 East Eckerson Road in Ramapo, according to Lt. Thomas Dolan of the Ramapo Police Department. A Ramapo officer had just been flagged down near the location when the department received a call reporting a pedestrian had been struck. When the officer arrived, he found the man trapped beneath a red 2014 Toyota Prius. The vict…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lambertville-West Amwell, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Airlifted In Motorcycle Crash: West Amwell FD Person Airlifted In Motorcycle Crash: West Amwell FD
Person Airlifted In Motorcycle Crash: West Amwell FD A person was airlifted following a crash between a motorcycle and a vehicle in West Amwell on Saturday, July 26, authorities said. At 5:48 p.m. rescue units responded to the crash at the 500 block of Brunswick Pike, West Amwell Fire Company STA26 said. A helicopter was placed on standby as Basic Life Support units provided patient care, evaluating the victims, firefighters said. A person was airlifted to a trauma center, firefighters said. West Amwell police are investigating the crash, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
West New York, NJ
Police & Fire
Retired WNY Detective, Dispatcher, Corrections Officer Arrested In Drug Bust: Prosecutor Retired WNY Detective, Dispatcher, Corrections Officer Arrested In Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Retired WNY Detective, Dispatcher, Corrections Officer Arrested In Drug Bust: Prosecutor Three people who work in law enforcement were among seven people arrested following an investigation into the distribution of narcotics in Hudson County, authorities announced Monday, July 21. An investigation led to the seizure of over four kilograms of suspected cocaine, two handguns, seven vehicles and more than $70,000 in cash after search warrants were executed at multiple locations in North Bergen, West New York and Union City, on Thursday, July 17, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Thomas Mannion, 60, a retired West New York police detective, is charged with conspira…

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by Sam Barron
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Gunshots Hit Woman, Occupied Store, Car In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Gunshots Hit Woman, Occupied Store, Car In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large
Gunshots Hit Woman, Occupied Store, Car In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large A woman was hospitalized after being shot on a busy street in Dutchess County in an incident that also left an occupied vehicle and business struck by gunfire, police said. The incident happened at around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, July 18, when officers responded to the 300 block of Main Street in Poughkeepsie for a report of a shooting. There, they found a 40-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her leg, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Saturday, July 19.  Officers immediately gave the victim aid, including applying a department-issued tourniquet. She was then transpor…

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by Ben Crnic
Somers Point-Northfield-Linwood, NJ
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Crash: Somers Point PD 14-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Crash: Somers Point PD
14-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Crash: Somers Point PD A 14-year-old Egg Harbor Township cyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash with a car on Thursday, July 17 in Somers Point, authorities said. At 7:58 p.m., officers responded to Maryland Ave. and the Bike Path for a crash between a vehicle and a pedal cyclist, Somers Point police said. The 14-year-old was airlifted to Cooper Trauma Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the vehicle and three juvenile passengers were not injured, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Burlington, NJ
Police & Fire
Burlington Twp Man Bludgeoned Mother to Death: Prosecutor Burlington Twp Man Bludgeoned Mother to Death: Prosecutor
Burlington Twp Man Bludgeoned Mother to Death: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Burlington Township man was arrested and charged Monday, July 14 with beating his mother to death, authorities said. On Sunday, July 6, officers responded to the 100 block of Andre Court after family members found the body of Enid Wordsworth inside the residence she shared with her son, Orsman Summerville, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Burlington Township Director of Public Safety Bruce Painter said. An autopsy concluded that Wordsworth had been fatally bludgeoned, authorities said. An investigation determined Summerville killed his mothe…

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by Sam Barron