October 12, 2021 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH)–A Monmouth County jury has returned guilty verdicts on all charges against a Hightstown man who fatally shot a Freehold woman as she drove along on a state highway three years ago, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Tuesday. Kader Mustafa, 40, was convicted of first-degree Murder, second-degree…
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25 Grant Recipients of $8.2 Million in Community-Based Violence Intervention Funding, the Largest Such Program in State History January 27, 2022 Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced a $7 million investment in gunshot detection technology and other law enforcement equipment to reduce gun violence using federal American Rescue Plan…
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July 11, 2021 UPDATE: Mother Of Abducted Child Found Dead July 10, 2021 UNION COUNTY, NJ — The child who was the subject of a widely disseminated Amber Alert yesterday afternoon has been located safe – although his mother remains missing, and his father, who allegedly abducted both, is now in custody, acting Union County…
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Accident claims lives of 40-year-old male (driver) resident of Baltimore, Maryland and 35-year-old passenger. Off-Duty Police Officer Charged with Vehicular Homicide October 10, 2021 TINTON FALLS, NJ (MONMOUTH)—According to the Public Information Officer at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office a fatal crash occurred yesterday. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday October 9, 2021, members of the…
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May 19, 2021 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 19, 2021, the Honorable Wendel E. Daniels, P.J.Cr.P., ordered that Michael Mahan, 38, of Ewing Township, shall remain detained in the Ocean County Jail pending trial on the charge of Attempted Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1), relative to…
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October 16, 2023 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–With a love of fashion and passion for sustainability, Robbinsville High School sophomore Megana Madhurakavi has weaved the two into her own business – LIILA, an eco-chic, non-profit clothing line. As the visionary behind LIILA, 15-year-old Megana imagines a world where fashion is a force for good. She hopes to…
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June 24, 2021 MANASQUAN INLET – POINT PLESANT, NJ –The Coast Guard medevaced a mariner from a motor vessel approximately 23 miles east of Manasquan Inlet, Thursday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center received a report of a 72-year-old male experiencing stroke-like symptoms while aboard the motor vessel Voyager and…
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July 29, 2021 CAPE MAY, N.J. – On Wednesday July 28, 2021, The Coast Guard medevaced a diver 46 miles east of Cape May on Wednesday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center received a report via VHF channel 16 that a 50-year-old woman was unresponsive after returning from a dive off…
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Council severs ties with private organization, leaves City scrambling to fill the void April 11, 2022 TRENTON, N.J. – Today, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver in her capacity as head of the State Department of Community Affairs asking for State assistance and intervention in animal shelter understaffing. The City…
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October 5, 2020 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–The Robbinsville Township Fire Department has taken Fire Prevention Week virtual this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The fire department will be delivering messages to the schools and public via several videos that will be found on the department’s Facebook Page. The first video was released this morning: If…
