• February 19, 2020 – MidJersey.News

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  • Fort Lauderdale, FL Man Busted Passing Counterfeit U.S. Currency At Jackson Premium Outlets – MidJersey.News

    November 16, 2022 JACKSON, NJ (OCEAN)–Jackson Police reported that on November 8, 2022 Detective Purtell was in the area of the Jackson Premium Outlets following up on an unrelated investigation while also working a plain clothed detail to combat the rise in shoplifting that the outlets are experiencing. Det. Purtell was advised by police dispatch…

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  • Pemberton – MidJersey.News

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  • February 14, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    February 15, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The suspect wounded Saturday during an officer-involved shooting incident that occurred in Trenton has been charged with assault, resisting arrest and obstruction offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. Jajuan Henderson, 29, of Burlington, is charged with four counts of aggravated assault (second degree) and one count each of…

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  • DEVELOPING: Reported one dead, another injured in shooting near Trenton Police Headquarters – MidJersey.News

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  • March 16, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    March 16, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Sometime before 1:00 p.m. Trenton Fire Department responded to 1st Block of Tucker Street for a report of workers that struck an ammonia tank. Fire crews arrived and assessed the situation and worked to mitigate the problem. Due to the size of the problem the NJ Department of Environmental Protection…

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  • Robbinsville Township Municipal Buildings Closed to General Public; Drop Boxes Added And Message From Mayor Dave Fried – MidJersey.News

    March 16, 2020 UPDATED: ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – (March 16, 2020) – The Township of Robbinsville is closely monitoring and following recommendations of the County, State, and National health organizations, as well as local Emergency Services organizations, regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The Township will remain open and functioning, however its staff will be exercising social distance…

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  • Police arrest Louisiana woman after TSA catches her with loaded hand gun at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoint – MidJersey.News

    March 9, 2022 NEWARK, N.J.— A woman from Louisiana was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented her from carrying a loaded handgun onto her flight on Tuesday, March 8, at Newark Liberty International Airport. The .40 caliber gun was not loaded, but was accompanied by a gun magazine that was loaded…

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  • McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst – MidJersey.News

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  • Crash Investigation In Ewing Township – 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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