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Suspect Wanted After Shots Fired At Bike Rider In Toms River Mobile Home Park Suspect Wanted After Shots Fired At Bike Rider In Toms River Mobile Home Park
Suspect Wanted After Shots Fired At Bike Rider In Toms River Mobile Home Park A teen was charged with attempted murder and another suspect was wanted after shots were fired at a bicyclist in Toms River, authorities said. In a news release, Toms River police said officers responded to a report of gunshots on Camino Medio in the Friendly Village of Riverwood at around 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14. A male victim told police he was riding his bike in the mobile home park when a teen he knew shot at him. The bike rider was not injured by the several shots that were fired but some bullets did hit houses in the neighborhood. Investigators from the Ocean Count…

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by Chris Spiker
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Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Central Jersey Chipotle, Restaurant Closed Temporarily Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Central Jersey Chipotle, Restaurant Closed Temporarily
Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Central Jersey Chipotle, Restaurant Closed Temporarily A driver was hospitalized after crashing into a Chipotle in Monmouth County, forcing the restaurant to close temporarily, authorities said. Holmdel police responded to the crash at the Chipotle on Route 35 at around 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, the department said in a Facebook post. The car hopped over the parking lot's curb, broke through the wall, and the front end went into the restaurant's interior. The car driver was brought to Bayshore Hospital with neck pain. No one was injured inside the restaurant. The township's buildings and construction department said Chipotle will…

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by Chris Spiker
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Ax-Wielding Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To NJ State Slammer, Prosecutor Says Ax-Wielding Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To NJ State Slammer, Prosecutor Says
Ax-Wielding Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To NJ State Slammer, Prosecutor Says A hatchet-wielding 50-year-old man who forced an ex-girlfriend to have sex was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Julio Sigurani, Jr., of Deerfield, was sentenced on Monday, May 13, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-Mcrae. Sigurani was convicted at a trial of sexual assault and kidnapping, Webb-McRae said. The charges stemmed from a sexual assault that occurred on Aug. 13, 2020, in Deerfield. The defendant and victim had previously been in a relationship, the prosecutor said. Shortly after midnight, Sigurani entered the victi…

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by Jon Craig
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Vehicle Thief Arrested Twice In Eight Hours By Same Atlantic City Officer, Police Say Vehicle Thief Arrested Twice In Eight Hours By Same Atlantic City Officer, Police Say
Vehicle Thief Arrested Twice In Eight Hours By Same Atlantic City Officer, Police Say A man was accused of stealing a vehicle twice in about eight hours and getting caught by the same police officer in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Tuesday, May 14, the Atlantic City Police Department arrested 33-year-old Adam Ross of Absecon. He was charged with two counts each of theft and receiving stolen property. An officer found an empty and stolen minivan on the first block of Tennessee Avenue at around 6:57 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Shortly before police arrived, surveillance video showed two people leaving the minivan, which had been reported stolen earlier in t…

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by Chris Spiker
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School Bus Catches Fire In Sayreville School Bus Catches Fire In Sayreville
School Bus Fire Sayreville A school bus caught fire in Sayreville on Tuesday afternoon, May 14, authorities said. All seven passengers and the driver escaped safely, they said. Police and firefighters were at the scene of the fire reported at 3:55 p.m. on Louis Street, according to Lt. James Novak, a Sayreville police spokesman. Alternate arrangements were being made to bring the students home, Novak said. The cause of the fire had not been determined as of press time. Residents were urged to avoid the area.

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by Jon Craig
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Trenton Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced In Jersey Shore Man's Overdose Death: Prosecutors Trenton Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced In Jersey Shore Man's Overdose Death: Prosecutors
Trenton Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced In Jersey Shore Man's Overdose Death: Prosecutors A Trenton man will spend several years in prison for his role in an Ocean County man's fentanyl overdose death, authorities said. Ryan Thompson, 35, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 14 to seven years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. He must serve nearly six years before he can be eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act. Thompson pleaded guilty on Monday, Mar. 4 to manslaughter in the death of a 55-year-old man in Berkeley Township. Police responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a home on Torrey Pines …

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by Chris Spiker
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Driver Used Phone During South Jersey Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist For Months: Police Driver Used Phone During South Jersey Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist For Months: Police
Driver Used Phone During South Jersey Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist For Months: Police A Lakewood man was accused of using his cellphone during a crash that severely injured a Monmouth County motorcyclist, authorities said. Daniel Abbott, 48, turned himself in to Wall Township police on Monday, May 13, the department said in a news release. He was charged with fourth-degree assault by auto. Wall police responded to a crash on Lakewood Allenwood Road on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. A 73-year-old Belmar man suffered severe injuries in the wreck. Investigators said Abbott was driving west in a Ford "full-size van" when he crossed the center line and hit the Belmar man who was…

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by Chris Spiker
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Central Jersey Youth Soccer Coach Molested Players, Sent Sexual Photos, Prosecutors Say Central Jersey Youth Soccer Coach Molested Players, Sent Sexual Photos, Prosecutors Say
Central Jersey Youth Soccer Coach Molested Players, Sent Sexual Photos, Prosecutors Say A Monmouth County youth soccer coach has been accused of molesting two of his players and sending sexual pictures to several others, authorities said. Ryan Gunsauls, 32, of Union Beach, was arrested in Hazlet on Friday, May 11, The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced his arrest in a news release issued Tuesday, May 14. Investigators said one boy told police earlier in May that Gunsauls had been sending him "sexually explicit materials" and asking for them on social media. More victims between 11 and 17 years old were identified and interviewed. Prosecutors said Gunsauls sent…

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by Chris Spiker
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31-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim Killed In Route 27 Crash 31-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim Killed In Route 27 Crash
31-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim Killed In Route 27 Crash A 31-year-old Franklin Township resident was killed in a crash last week in Central Jersey. Kristen Drayton was identified as the driver of the southbound vehicle that had slammed into a tree on Route 27 near Reler Lane just after 8:05 a.m. on Thursday, May 9 in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Drayton was pronounced dead at 9:30 a.m., authorities said. A section of Route 27 was closed for approximately four hours, authorities said.  The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Of…

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by Sam Barron
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SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say
SWAT Standoff: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say A barricade situation involving a man standing on a church steeple was unfolding Monday night, May 13 in Philadelphia, police said. Officers were dispatched to a church on the 700 block of E Cornwall Street around 8:15 p.m. for a man, believed be under the influence of drugs, standing on the steeple of a church, city police said. Google Maps Upon arrival, the man pointed a long gun at the officers, leading to the declaration of a barricade situation at 8:41 p.m., police said.  The staging area is at G & Westmoreland, with SWAT and Tactical Air units on location. This is a devel…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre 'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre FBI agents in New Jersey seized a discharged U.S. Marine who they said publicly threatened to massacre as many white people as he could. "I want to erase them," Joshua Cobb, 23, posted on social media, according to U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. "All of them really, but in this case as many as I possibly can." Interviewed by law enforcement, Cobb admitted writing the posts and even identified what he'd considered potential targets, including a Jersey Strong gym and an Aldi grocery store in Robbinsville, the U.S. attorney said on Monday, May 13. He "also discussed hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Truck Fire Brings Major Slowdown To NJ Turnpike In Edison Truck Fire Brings Major Slowdown To NJ Turnpike In Edison
NJ Turnpike Traffic Middlesex County A truck fire stalled traffic along the New Jersey Turnpike in Middlesex County Monday, May 13. NDOT cameras show emergency response vehicles at the scene near milepost 84 and Interchange 9 in Edison as of 3:40 p.m. Truck fire on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway southbound North of Interchange 9 - NJ 18 (New Brunswick) 1 Right lane and shoulder of 3 lanes blocked https://t.co/6SlxuQS3Ek — 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) May 13, 2024 This is a developing story. Check back for details.

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by Cecilia Levine