• May 2023 – MidJersey.News

    May 31, 2023 Story by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney CAPE MAY, NJ — The Coast Guard could be considered a “diamond in the rough” amongst the U.S. military branches. It is small but mighty, performing 11 statutory missions across the globe with an active-duty workforce just over 11% the size of the Army.…

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  • September 2021 – MidJersey.News

    September 30, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A candle light vigil was held at Waterfront Park tonight for 15-year-old shooting victim Shemiah Davis who was killed by senseless gun violence on September 25, 2021. Photos by: Brian McCarthy OnScene News Trenton Shooting Update, 15 Year Old Victim Identified September 30, 2021 WASHINGTON – Legislation supported by Rep. Chris Smith…

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  • February 2022 – MidJersey.News

    February 28, 2022 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that an investigation into online child exploitation has resulted in the arrest of a Hamilton Township man. Michael Magliozzo, 41, is charged with third-degree possession of child pornography and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to…

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  • November 2019 – MidJersey.News

    By: Dennis Symons, Jr. ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH) — The annual Allentown Tree Lighting was held on November 30, 2019. The lighting is hosted by the Allentown Economic Development Commission and the Allentown Business Community Association. The Stone Bridge Middle School Redbird Singers were singing Christmas Carols. There was free cider at The Moth Coffeehouse. There…

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  • June 2020 – MidJersey.News

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  • December 2022 – MidJersey.News

    December 30, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–On New Year’s Eve, the Trenton Police Department (TPD) will operate several roving DUI patrols concentrating in and around the liquor establishments and heavily traveled roadways. The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) will be conducting their own DUI patrols within the Capital City. According to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle…

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  • April 2020 – MidJersey.News

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  • August 2022 – MidJersey.News

    Mayor thanks community, city leaders for collaborations and interventions aimed at curbing violence August 31, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Reed Gusciora announced today that the City of Trenton has made significant progress in reducing violent crime, specifically gun-related homicides, through collaborative initiatives and social intervention efforts. The Gusciora administration deployed several social interventions with the…

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  • Individual from Plainsboro Identified in Connection with Officer-involved Fatal Collision in South Brunswick – MidJersey.News

    November 16, 2021 SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced that a pedestrian killed in a collision involving a New Jersey State Police trooper has been identified. On November 11, 2021, at approximately 5:55 A.M., members of the South Brunswick Police Department responded to the southbound lane of Route 1 near Raymond Road…

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  • May 2022 – MidJersey.News

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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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