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Missing child found dead in Monroe, NJ
🚨 There have been multiple child drowning in NJ this year. A missing child was found dead in a pond behind the families home in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. On August 27, police received a call about a missing four-year-old. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news...
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Linden Crash, 3 In Custody: Cops
Police in Linden were notified of a pursuit entering the area around 5:30 p.m., police said in a Facebook post. The pursuit had been terminated on Route 1 near S. Wood Ave. A short time later, the stolen vehicle struck a curb near the intersection of S. Stiles Street 21st Street and became disabled, police said.
18-Year-Old Killed Man, 22, In Sayreville Shooting: Prosecutors
Daniel Adediran, 18, was arrested in the case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 30. Jeremiah Brown, 22, died in the shooting on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Sayreville police responded to a 911 call about the shooting on Swider Drive at around 9:49 p.m....
Boy, 16, charged with DWI after police say he crashed car into Staten Island home
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – A teenage boy is under arrest after allegedly driving a car into a Richmond residence while intoxicated Friday night, according to an NYPD spokesperson. The FDNY reports that it received a call at around 10:13 p.m. Friday for a vehicle driven into a home at...
Middletown Man Charged with Robbery, Rape After Officer-Involved Shooting at Calm Spa
LANCASTER, Pa. — A Middletown man was arrested Tuesday night after a violent incident at Calm Spa in Penn Township led to an officer-involved shooting. Christopher Rivera was taken into…
Speeding biker charged with murder in tragic death of college freshman on first day of class
A speeding motorcyclist was charged with second-degree murder for fatally plowing into a University of Delaware freshman as she walked near campus on her first day of class, police said Friday. Brian Briddle, 27, allegedly slammed into Noelia Gomez, 18, of Clark, NJ, while fleeing from a traffic stop as the student walked with friends just before midnight Tuesday, according to ABC 6. Briddle, of Newark, Del., crashed into Gomez at “high rate of speed” roughly one minute after a police officer had tried to pull him over for several traffic offenses, cops said. Eight killed in Mississippi bus crash, including 6-year-old boy Briddle fell...
Boy, 10, mugged by teens at movie theater on Staten Island, mom says
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police are looking for two individuals who allegedly mugged a 10-year-old boy inside of the AMC Theatres at the Staten Island Mall in New Springville. According to a spokesman for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, the individuals took a backpack belonging to the child at about 5:50 p.m. Saturday in a case classified as a petit larceny.
Kayaker discovers submerged car and dead driver in NJ canal
FRANKLIN (Somerset) — Somerset County authorities are investigating a deadly crash that involved a car in a canal over the weekend. The prosecutor’s office said that on Saturday, August 24, just before 12:30 p.m., township police received a report from a kayaker who spotted a car submerged in the Delaware Raritan Canal near Canal and Grouser roads.
Road-rage driver pulled knife during Route 1 dispute, cops say
A Middlesex County man was arrested Monday after he threatened a motorist with a knife during a road rage dispute on Route 1 in South Brunswick, authorities said. The incident was reported to police at about 3:25 p.m. by a driver who said a motorist in a Mercedes threatened him with a knife while both vehicles were stopped at a light in the southbound lanes.
Driver High On Drugs Caused Parkway Crashes, Fought Road Worker In Tinton Falls: Troopers
Jonathan Ferro, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to multiple hit-and-run crashes near milepost 101.3 on the northbound side of the parkway in Tinton Falls at around 2:18 p.m. Investigators said Ferro was driving a Dodge pickup in the crashes and ran...
Monmouth County DWI Task Force reveals locations of its sobriety checkpoints this weekend
At least two sobriety checkpoints are planned at the Jersey Shore this Labor Day weekend, according to the Monmouth County DWI Task Force. The first one will be tonight in Marlboro. The checkpoint will be in place on Route 9 in the township from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday. ...
Federal Inmate Takes Life at Hudson County Correctional Facility
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A federal inmate being held at the Hudson County Correctional Center in Kearny committed suicide earlier this week, officials confirmed to TAPinto. Despite being on a suicide watch, the prisoner, a source who asked not to be identified said, hung himself with bedsheets in his jail cell.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The 27-year-old inmate was found during a routine security check, officials said, adding that despite receiving immediate medical attention he was pronounced dead a short time later. Both the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice are investigating the incident. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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