Drunken Brawl At Maryland Condo Leads To Assault Charges For Central Jersey Cops: Report
Two brothers and police officers in Woodbridge are facing assault charges following a drunken fight in an Ocean City, Maryland, condominium, NJ Advance Media reported.
Jacob D. Manente, 24, and Zachary L. Manente, 25, were arrested on the 200 block of 5th Street on Friday, Aug. 26, the outlet said citing Ocean City police.
Both are scheduled for an Oct. 11 court appearance and have been assigned to administrative duty until the charges are resolved, Woodbridge Chief Law Enforcement Officer Scott Kuzma told NJ Advance Media.
While Zachary has been an officer since 2018, Jaco…
Wife Found Dead On Front Lawn In NJ Murder Suicide: Prosecutor
A New Jersey woman was found dead on her front lawn, and her husband dead inside, in what police say was a murder suicide.
James Jasper, 66, of Fords, is believed to have shot his wife, Lynn Jasper, 69 of Fords, before turning the gun on himself at a house on Soren Street in Woodbridge Wednesday, Aug. 31, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
Arriving officers found Lynn having suffered multiple gunshot wounds on the lawn, and then found her husband inside the house with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Ciccone said.
The investigation is a…
NJ Man With Warrants, NY Driver Had Loaded Ghost Gun, Ammo In Stolen Truck: Police
A New York man and New Jersey man with several warrants out for his arrest were in a stolen truck without plates when they were found with a loaded handgun and hollow point bullets over the weekend in Hudson County, authorities said.
Secaucus Officer Salvatore Manente Jr. spotted the parked Penske moving truck, occupied by Fabian D. Soto, 30, of New York, NY, and Fatah Iarkane, 23 of Secaucus, around 12 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, Chief Dennis Miller said.
Soto, the driver, handed the officer a Virginia license plate, but a check of the registration revealed it had been sto…
Second Passenger Dies After Double-Decker Megabus Overturns On NJ Turnpike (Photos)
UPDATED: A second passenger has died after a double-decker Megabus overturned on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday, Aug. 9, authorities said.
Three others were seriously hurt.
The bus, carrying about 20 passengers, was heading south when it collided with a pickup truck on the outer roadway at milepost 93.1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey State Police said.
Cheryl Johnson, 59, of Bronx, N.Y. sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on scene.
Cecilia Kiyanitza, 66, of Woodbury, N.J. was airlifted to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
The driver of the bus, a 56-year-old male…
Winners: Seven NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10,000+
Seven Mega Millions lottery players matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 third-tier prize.
One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $30,000.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Monmouth County ($30,000): PJ’s Car Wash, 2000 Route 35 and Allaire Rd., Spring Lake Heights;
Camden County ($10,000): Shop Rite of Berlin #531, Route 73 and Minck Ave., West Berlin;
Hudson County ($10,000): Quick Chek #095, 260 Broadway #280, Bayonne;
Mercer County ($10,000): Michael’s Deli, 52 Eas…
