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Beachwood Scooter Driver Killed In Crash Involving Police Officer Identified: State AG Beachwood Scooter Driver Killed In Crash Involving Police Officer Identified: State AG
Beachwood Scooter Driver Killed In Crash Involving Police Officer Identified: State AG New Jersey's Attorney General has identified the scooter driver killed in a Monmouth County crash and the police officer involved in the wreck. Guyvenson Innocent, 35, of Beachwood, died in the crash on Monday, Apr. 15, the state Attorney General's office said in a news release on Wednesday, May 1. The crash happened on Route 35 South near Sunset Avenue in Ocean Township at around 9:08 p.m. Investigators said Ocean Township police officer Ryan Deceglie was on duty when his marked vehicle and "multiple civilian vehicles" crashed. Officer Deceglie and the other drivers in the c…

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by Chris Spiker
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Jersey Shore Couple Admits To Using Teen Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business': Prosecutors Jersey Shore Couple Admits To Using Teen Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business': Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Couple Admits To Using Teen Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business': Prosecutors A Somers Point couple admitted to using their teen son to sell marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms through an unlicensed business promoted on Facebook, authorities said. Donna Shiffer, 40, pleaded guilty to several charges on Tuesday, Apr. 30, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Her boyfriend, 39-year-old John Garman, also pleaded guilty on Monday, Mar. 18. Investigators began looking into Garman's marijuana "delivery service" called Garmans Goods in March 2023. The business was advertised on Facebook and Garman placed jars of marijuana in public places throughou…

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by Chris Spiker
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Fiery Explosion Injures Multiple People In Old Bridge (DEVELOPING) Fiery Explosion Injures Multiple People In Old Bridge (DEVELOPING)
Fiery Explosion Injures Multiple People In Old Bridge (Developing) Firefighters, EMS and police from five towns are on the scene of a fire at a commercial building on West Greystone Road in Old Bridge, authorities said. There was a report of an explosion at about 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, Old Bridge police said. UPDATE: Police ID Worker Killed In Old Bridge Explosion "There were multiple severe injuries" and two medical helicopters were called to help take victims to hospitals, police said. Superior Signal Co. is located across the road from Jonas Salk Middle School where students and staff sheltered in place as a precaution. Old Bridge had assist…

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by Jon Craig
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Blood Trail From Second Floor To Sidewalk Left By NJ Stabbing Victim: Police Papers Blood Trail From Second Floor To Sidewalk Left By NJ Stabbing Victim: Police Papers
Blood Trail From Second Floor To Sidewalk Left By NJ Stabbing Victim: Police Papers Newly-obtained documents paint a harrowing picture of a deadly New Jersey stabbing. Jason Torres, 32, left a trail of blood from the second floor of the home where he was stabbed to the sidewalk near Smith and Maple streets in Perth Amboy at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday, April 28, according to the affidavit for probable cause. The exact address of the stabbing was redacted from police documents, but says surveillance video shows two people leaving the side door of the address and two people leaving the front door, including the victim, before the 911 calls were placed. Jason Torres was…

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by Jon Craig
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Newark Teen Stole Vehicle In Brick Township, More Suspects Wanted: Police Newark Teen Stole Vehicle In Brick Township, More Suspects Wanted: Police
Fazon Farrington Arrested A teen from Newark was accused of stealing a vehicle in Ocean County, authorities said. Fazon Farrington, 19, was charged on Monday, Apr. 29 with theft of movable property and burglary. The Brick Township Police Department announced the charges in a news release on Tuesday, Apr. 30. A vehicle was stolen on Princeton Avenue on Tuesday, Mar. 5. Kearny police and the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft Task Force also helped in the investigation. Farrington was also facing charges in a string of burglaries on Long Island. He was arrested in that case on Thursday, Mar. 14. Nassau County p…

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by Chris Spiker
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Mom Who Enjoyed Beauty Vlogging Killed In Central Jersey Crash, 25: 'Your Energy Was Unmatched' Mom Who Enjoyed Beauty Vlogging Killed In Central Jersey Crash, 25: 'Your Energy Was Unmatched'
Mom Who Enjoyed Beauty Vlogging Killed In Central Jersey Crash, 25: 'Your Energy Was Unmatched' Family and friends were mourning a Monmouth County mother who was killed in an early morning crash. A spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that Amani Gilliam, 25, of Freehold, was the woman who died in a crash in Manalapan on Thursday, Apr. 25. It happened near the intersection of Route 9 and Ryan Road just before 4:30 a.m. Manalapan police found a 2017 Nissan Sentra driven by Gilliam and a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by an unidentified man. Gilliam was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Gilliam enjoyed posting video blogs f…

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by Chris Spiker
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Toddler Rescued After Walking Alone Across Busy Berkeley Township Road: Police Toddler Rescued After Walking Alone Across Busy Berkeley Township Road: Police
Toddler Rescued After Walking Alone Across Busy Berkeley Township Road: Police A toddler who walked alone across a busy Ocean County road was rescued by good Samaritans, authorities said. Berkeley Township police received calls about the toddler walking across Route 9 near Morris Boulevard at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 30, the department said in a news release. The child was only wearing a diaper. Officers responded and found the toddler with good Samaritans in the parking lot of Diesel's Subs. The child's grandmother arrived shortly afterward and the two were reunited. Police followed them back to the grandmother's home. Investigators said the toddler left the …

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by Chris Spiker
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CAUGHT: Fugitive Wanted For Gunning Down Beloved Hoboken Athlete Captured In Massachusetts CAUGHT: Fugitive Wanted For Gunning Down Beloved Hoboken Athlete Captured In Massachusetts
Caught: Fugitive Wanted For Gunning Down Beloved Hoboken Athlete Captured In Massachusetts UPDATE: A fugitive from North Bergen who authorities said shot and killed a beloved athlete from Hoboken was captured in Massachusetts on Tuesday, authorities said. Albert Morales, 33, will be extradited to New Jersey to face murder and illegal weapons charges in the cold-blooded killing of Damon "NuNu" Murray, 21, (see photo above) at a Hoboken public housing project shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Murray -- a Rutgers University football walk-on who left school to care for his family -- was brought to Jersey City Medical Center i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus School Bus Driver's Parole Possible At Anniversary Of Horrific Crash That Killed Two Paramus School Bus Driver's Parole Possible At Anniversary Of Horrific Crash That Killed Two
Paramus School Bus Driver's Parole Possible At Anniversary Of Horrific Crash That Killed Two A former Paramus school bus driver who caused a collision on Route 80 that killed a 10-year-old student and one of her teachers is up for parole in a few weeks -- just two days after the sixth anniversary of the horrific crash. Hudy Muldrow, now 83, was taking 40 East Brook Middle School fifth graders and a small group of adults on a field trip to Waterloo Village on May 17, 2018 when he got lost and tried to make an illegal U-turn on the busy interstate in Mount Olive. A dump truck slammed into the bus, killing young Miranda Vargas and teacher Jennifer M. Williamson, 51. Dozens more were…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Co-Owner Of Exotic Snack Website, 33, Killed In NJ Crash Co-Owner Of Exotic Snack Website, 33, Killed In NJ Crash
Co-Owner Of Exotic Snack Website, 33, Killed In NJ Crash Friends and loved ones are remembering a 33-year-old Passaic County resident who was killed in a crash in Atlantic County. Craig Doka of Oak Ridge was found dead in a vehicle that was on fire off Route 30 in Absecon on Sunday, Apr. 28, according to the Absecon Police Department. He was 33 years old. Doka was a co-owner of the website Order Exotic Snacks, which specializes in selling international foods and beverages. He had been posting videos of himself trying some of the exotic treats from all over the world. View this post on Instagram …

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by Chris Spiker
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Video Shows Choking Child Saved By NJ Transit Officers In Trenton Video Shows Choking Child Saved By NJ Transit Officers In Trenton
Video Shows Choking Child Saved By NJ Transit Officers In Trenton Two New Jersey Transit Police officers saved a choking boy in Trenton earlier this month, authorities said. They released this video on X, formerly known as Twitter, of the April 16 rescue on Wednesday, April 30. At 9:44 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 the officers are shown beginning the rescue. They performed life-saving CPR to save the child, authorities said. In the video, a woman can be heard yelling, "Oh my God," as an officer thumps on the boy's body.  During the ambulance ride, the boy begins to breathe again. An officer can be heard saying, "Hey buddy. Stay with me, OK? He's…

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by Jon Craig
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Stabbing Suspect Killed Someone He Knew In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Stabbing Suspect Killed Someone He Knew In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Stabbing Suspect Killed Someone He Knew In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Perth Amboy man has been arrested for fatally stabbing a 32-year-old man he knew, authorities said. Luis Alberto Serrano Diaz has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in connection with the death on Sunday, April 28, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Lawrence Cattano of the Perth Amboy Police Department said. At approximately 9 p.m. Sunday, police responded to Smith Street and Maple Street in Perth Amboy for a stabbing.  Police found Jason Torres, of Perth Amboy, who had multiple stab wounds and had co…

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by Jon Craig