Trenton Man Arrested for New Year’s Eve Homicide The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting homicide in Trenton. December 31, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–At approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, December 31, 2021, police responded to a shooting that occurred in the first block of Beakes Street. The adult…
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November 11, 2021 UPDATE: Route 1 has been reopened. SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced that a fatal pedestrian collision involving a New Jersey State Police trooper is under review. This morning, at approximately 5:55 A.M., members of the South Brunswick Police Department responded to the southbound lane of Route 1 near…
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January 5, 2024 FREEHOLD – A male resident of Marlboro has been charged in connection with a homicide that took place in the early hours of New Year’s Day, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday. Carl A. Richards, 38, was charged with one count of first-degree Aggravated Manslaughter. On Monday, January 1,…
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March 14, 2024 TRENTON (Mercer) – Flames destroyed one side of a duplex and badly damaged the other side this afternoon (March 14, 2024). The Trenton Fire Department was alerted to the blaze shortly before 3:10 p.m. When the first firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was pouring from 119 Trent Avenue, located on the right side…
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October 20, 2021 SURF CITY, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Surf City Police Chief John N. Casella, Jr., announced that on October 20, 2021, Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, was charged with Possession of a Weapon – specifically a handgun – for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a,…
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March 7, 2024 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–At 9:20 p.m. firefighters from Robbinsville and Hightstown responded to a vehicle on fire at mile post 64.5 south bound, inner roadway, on the New Jersey Turnpike. Firefighters arrived and quickly extinguished the fire. No other details are available.
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Latest inspection is sixth in five years for severe violator March 11, 2024 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – A Robbinsville frozen food manufacturer with an extensive history of violating federal safety and health standards was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after a worker suffered an amputation in August 2023. The…
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May 11, 2023 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)– The College of New Jersey’s Department of Physics is pleased to share the following update: Based on visual examination, density measurements, scanning electron microscope (SEM) images, and examination and input from retired meteorite expert Jerry Delaney (Rutgers University/The American Museum of Natural History) we are happy to confirm…
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November 8, 2023 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–The Township Council candidate slate of incumbent vice president Mike Todd, longtime Councilwoman Chris Ciaccio, and political newcomer Amit Chopra emerged victorious when the dust settled in Tuesday’s General Election. Unofficial numbers just after midnight had Mr. Todd (2,539), Ms. Ciaccio (2,468) and Mr. Chopra (2,329) securing four-year seats. The…
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Police recover $720,000 in cash, gold and silver at Freehold Township home of Club XXXV’s owners, while about 700 condoms and condom vending machine were found at the club November 17, 2023 TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced a state grand jury returned…
