• Brielle – MidJersey.News

    March 31, 2021 BRIELLE, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Yesterday March 30, 2022, Brielle Police and Fire Departments responded to a pickup truck on fire at a residence in the 400 Block of Riverview Lane. Residents and Police used extinguishers and a garden hose to keep the flames from extending into a nearby garage. Once firefighters arrived, they pulled…

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  • BREAKING: Multi Block Shooting On Brunswick Avenue Near Capital Health Regional Medical Center – MidJersey.News

    May 9, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)—At 2:27 pm Trenton Emergency Medical Services and Paramedics reported hearing multiple gun shots in the area of Capital Health Regional Medical Center on Brunswick Avenue. Moments later police reported multiple 9-1-1 calls for shots fired and also a vehicle crashed with bullet holes in it. An ambulance was dispatched…

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  • October 26, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    October 26, 2022 NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced criminal charges today against 42 defendants related to racketeering, violence, narcotics distribution, and federal firearms offenses. The charges stem from five separate investigations conducted by federal, state and local enforcement partners. “Keeping New Jersey safe and reducing violent crime are core to this…

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  • Trenton Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder – MidJersey.News

    May 19, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that the suspect taken into custody by police a short time after the homicide of Tayvion Jones has been charged with murder. Horace Jones, 34, of Ewing, is charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession…

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  • June 30, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    UPDATE July 22, 2021 RGV MMP Brings Closure to the Family of a Deceased Man Found in Delaware River, Trenton, New Jersey BREAKING NEWS REPORT: Information provided is from on scene reports and other sources. If official information is released the story will be updated. June 30, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police, Fire Department, Mercer…

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  • Upper Freehold – MidJersey.News

    September 17, 2023 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–New Jersey State Police, SFC Philip Curry of the Office of Public Information told MidJersey.news that on September 17, 2023, a crash occurred at 2:50 p.m. on County Road 537 westbound milepost 34.4 in Upper Freehold. The preliminary investigation revealed that a Jeep Laredo was traveling westbound on…

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  • September 21, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    Violations Include Price Gouging and False Claims in Advertising and Sale of PPE, COVID-19 Antibody Tests, and Other Items  Local violators in the story below: Compare Foods Super Market, 847 Roebling Avenue, Trenton,$1,250  Bravo Supermarket, Inc., 1567 E. State Street, Trenton,$5,750  Performance Supply LLC, 3 Westbrook Way, Manalapan,$12,500  Exxon Gas, 2000 Route 66 East, Neptune  September 21, 2020 TRENTON,…

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  • Well Involved Garden Style Apartment Fire In Point Pleasant Beach Extinguished – MidJersey.News

    April 18, 2021 By Ryan Mack, Jersey Shore Fire Response POINT PLESANT, NJ (OCEAN)–Around 1:40 pm the Point Pleasant Beach Fire Department was dispatched for a smoke condition at the Point Beach Apartments next to the Ark Bar & Grill on Route 35. Upon arrival the chief reported smoke coming from the 2nd floor of a…

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  • Ewing Police Investigate Man Shot In Leg On Stokes Avenue – MidJersey.News

    September 26, 2022 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)—Ewing Township Police reported that at 6:07 this morning that Police were detailed to the area or 432 Stokes Avenue for a report of a male struck by gunfire. Upon arrival, it was determined that the victim suffered a single gunshot wound to his leg. Ewing EMS transported the…

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  • City of Trenton Continuing Evacuation Proceedings in High-Risk Flood Zones as Water Levels Rise Again – MidJersey.News

    Water Levels Still Expected to be Nearly Twice as Normal Despite Improved Weather Conditions September 2, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor W. Reed Gusciora today encouraged remaining residents in neighborhoods with a high risk of flooding to heed City warnings and begin evacuation despite improved weather conditions over the last 24 hours.  Mayor Gusciora declared a…

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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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