• Jackson Man Sentenced to Ocean County Jail for Burglary and Theft – MidJersey.News

    June 4, 2024 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 31, 2024, the Honorable Dina M. Vicari, J.S.C., sentenced Troy Jones, 59, of Jackson Township, to 364 days in the Ocean County Jail as a condition of a three-year probationary term – as a result of Jones having been previously found guilty…

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  • May 1, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    May 1, 2023 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 1, 2023, Samantha Massimino, 36, of Toms River, pled guilty before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P., to Manslaughter in connection with the death of Reinaldo Feliciano, Jr., 35, also of Toms River, in the early morning hours of…

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  • May 23, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    May 23, 2023 WASHINGTON—At a congressional hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) together with left-behind American parents whose children have been abducted overseas called on the Biden Administration to take stronger steps to help bring home hundreds of American children through more robust implementation of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act. “The Goldman Act…

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  • May 8, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    May 8, 2023 FREEHOLD – A local man who sexually abused two juvenile siblings over the course of several years and was convicted at trial last fall has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for the crimes, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday. Walter Orlando Perez-Ramos, 35, of Asbury…

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  • May 16, 2023 – MidJersey.News

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  • BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Honors Our Veterans – MidJersey.News

    May 15, 2024 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–On May 11, 2024, the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham hosted its second annual Veterans Appreciation Day with more than 140 veterans from four branches of the United States Armed Forces and their families in attendance. It was a day of remembrance and appreciation for the dedication and commitment of the U.S.…

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  • June 2024 – MidJersey.News

    June 30, 2024 Update from the National Park Service: BUSHKILL, PA–Yesterday around 7:00 p.m., June 29, 2024, NPS and volunteer search crews recovered the body of 24-year-old Jeysson Ariel Osorio-Reyes from the waters of the Delaware River near Milford Beach within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. 24-year-old Jeysson Ariel Osorio-Reyes of Jackson Township, New…

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  • May 11, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    May 11, 2023 SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–South Brunswick Police reported that firefighters are currently working at a garbage truck fire this afternoon on Route 1 south bound near Henderson Road. Police report that Route 1 south bound has one lane closed for the fire. Currently Google Maps shows a half mile traffic delay in the…

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  • May 10, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    May 10,2023 ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–When the 2023 Allentown Lions Club Memorial Day Parade steps off at the corner of Allen Drive and Main Street on Monday, May 29th at 10:30 a.m. sharp, it will be led by one of the Historic Borough’s most dedicated citizens: Lion Kevin O’Neill of the Borough. O’Neill, though no stranger…

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  • Mayor Martin Selects Longtime Hamilton Police Captain to Succeed Retiring Chief – MidJersey.News

    May 5, 2023 HAMILTON, NJ (MERCER) – Mayor Jeff Martin is proud to announce that he has selected Hamilton Township Police Captain Kenneth DeBoskey to succeed Chief James Stevens upon his retirement later this month.  After careful consideration and an interview process with all three exceptional Hamilton Police Captains, Mayor Martin is pleased to announce that…

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January 20, 2022

PEMBERTON, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters announced that a 54-year-old Pemberton Township woman has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a teenage motorist late last year during a head-on collision that occurred after she left a Browns Mills bar.

Wanda Sprague, of the 200 block of Pemberton Browns Mills Road, was charged with Reckless Manslaughter (First Degree) and Vehicular Homicide (Second Degree). During a first appearance in Superior Court this afternoon, the Hon. Terrence R. Cook, P.J.Cr., ordered her not to have any contact with the victim’s family. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment.

The investigation began December 16 after officers from the Pemberton Township Police Department were dispatched to the area of Lakehurst Road and Rancocas Lane for a report of a motor vehicle accident at approximately 9:15 p.m.

The investigation determined that the headlights on Sprague’s Chrysler 300 were not turned on when she crashed head on into a Nissan Sentra being driven by Kayla Bowen, 17, of Pemberton Township. Ms. Bowen was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation further determined that Sprague had been consuming alcohol prior to the crash at a nearby bar, and reached a speed exceeding 90 mph prior to the collision. She suffered extensive injuries from which she is still recovering.

In addition to the criminal charges, Sprague was issued multiple traffic citations, including Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. She is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Joshua Dennis, supervisor of the BCPO Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit.

The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Pemberton Township Police Department, with assistance from the New Jersey State Police. The lead investigators are BCPO Detectives Brian Cunningham and Melyssa Alonso, and PTPD Detective Joshua Mann.

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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