• December 6, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    December 6, 2021 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–On Monday, December 6, 2021, at approximately 8:56 a.m. police units were dispatched to the intersection of Route 37 and Oak Ridge Parkway for a reported motor vehicle accident. Initial investigation revealed Crystal Calpin, 29 of Toms River, was travelling west on Route 37, approaching the intersection of Oak…

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  • November 14, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    November 14, 2023 FREEHOLD – An Ocean County woman has been criminally charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from her Wall Township-based employer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday. Jessica L. Schott, 44, of Point Pleasant is charged with second-degree Theft by Unlawful Taking, third-degree Forgery, and third-degree False Uttering. An investigation by the…

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  • Truck Carrying Two Vehicles Flips, Causes Traffic Jam On NJ Turnpike – MidJersey.News

    April 28, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (MERCER)– A pickup truck hauling a van and a sedan flipped over on the New Jersey Turnpike, causing a traffic jam, Wednesday afternoon. It occurred around 2:40 pm. Robbinsville Township Fire Department along with Bordentown Township Fire Department responded to the Northbound outer lanes near milepost 57.2…

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  • Hamilton Township Firefighters, Mutual Aid Respond To Towns 3rd Serious “All Hands” Fire Within Hours – MidJersey.News

    July 9, 2021 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Around 12:51 p.m., 9-1-1 calls reported a fire in the FedEx facility on Route 130, one caller was reporting white flames and red smoke and possibly a hazardous materials incident. The fire alarm was sounding and employees evacuated the building. Hamilton Township firefighters along with Bordentown City Fire Department…

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  • November 1, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    November 1, 2023 Photos and story by: Mike Ratcliffe TRENTON (Mercer) – One firefighter was hurt while helping battle a blaze in an autobody shop on Halloween (Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023). It was just before 5:35 p.m. when the first of several 911 calls started coming in reporting a fire in the area of the…

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  • November 16, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    November 16, 2023 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Robbinsville Township Councilman Mike Cipriano has informed Mayor Dave Fried and his fellow members on the governing body of his intention to resign from the Township Council, effective December 31, 2023. Mr. Cipriano, a retired Cranbury Township police officer first elected on November 7, 2017, is relocating to South Jersey…

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  • BREAKING: Trenton Shooting On Monmouth Street – MidJersey.News

    BREAKING NEWS REPORT: Reports from radio traffic, if official information ever becomes available story will be updated. July 17, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A shooting in the 400 Block of Monmouth Street occurred just before 12:30 am. EMS and Paramedics are en route to The Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center with the victim…

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  • November 3, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    November 3, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A monthlong investigation into cocaine distribution in Trenton culminated this week with three arrests and the seizure of $106,500 in narcotics and $6,151 in cash, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. Andre Stlouis, 38, of Trenton, was arrested on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, as a result of the investigation…

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  • Former Long Branch Police Officer Sentenced to 10-Years for Home Meth Lab – MidJersey.News

    March 7, 2022 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH) – A former member of the Long Branch Police Department has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for manufacturing methamphetamine at his home last year, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Monday. Christopher Walls, 50, was sentenced Friday by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G.…

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  • June 30, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    June 30, 2023 Camden, N.J. – Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man on Wednesday night in Camden City, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at approximately 11:07 p.m., Camden County Police Department Officers responded to Ablett Village in reference to…

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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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