September 27, 2021
SPRING LAKE, NJ (MONMOUTH)–According to NJ State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez, troopers responded to the report of an overturned sailboat approximately 200 yards off the beach in Spring Lake at 2:25 p.m. There were multiple occupants on the vessel and troopers assisted with rescuing four of the occupants. There were no reported injuries. The occupants righted the vessel at about 3pm.
June 7, 2024
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Hamilton Police say that on June 06, 2024 at approximately 4:00 p.m., a 2013 Honda Accord, driven by Shane T. McKenna, a resident of Hamilton NJ, was involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation appears to indicate the vehicle was traveling northbound on Crosswicks Hamilton Square Road when it collided with a guardrail along northbound side of the road. The vehicle then traveled across the southbound lane of travel and left the roadway. The vehicle continued across a grass covered field before impacting a tree.
McKenna was the sole occupant of the vehicle and he was declared deceased at the scene.
Assistance at the scene was provided by the Hamilton Township Fire Division and the Hamilton Township Road Department.
The crash is being investigated by Officer F. LaVacca of the Hamilton Township Traffic Unit. Any witnesses to this collision are asked to contact the police non-emergency number at (609)581-4000
July 10, 2024-Update
UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron of the New Jersey State Police, Office of Public Information told MidJersey.news that Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on July 10, 2024 at 10:58 a.m. on County Road Route 539 south milepost 39.2 in Upper Freehold Twp., Monmouth County. Based on a preliminary investigation, an Acura sedan was traveling northbound on County Road 539. A Mack semi-trailer was traveling southbound on CR 539. In the area of milepost 39.2, the front of the Mack impacted the right side of the Acura within the southbound lane. After the impact, both vehicles ran off the road, traveled down an embankment, and hit a utility pole. As a result of the crash, the driver of the Acura, Carla Rinconrumay, a 21-year-old female from Trenton, NJ, sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the Mack, Tyler Combs, a 25-year-old male from Allentown, NJ, sustained minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation, and there is no additional information available at this time.
Hope Fire Company – Upper Freehold Township Firefighters, and Captial Health EMS responded to the scene. Monmouth County Highway Department and Fire Police from Hope Fire Company maintained a detour around the accident scene.
Earlier Midjersey.news story below:
View of the crash scene from Burlington Path Road. The crash was approximately 1/4 mile south of that location.
December 30, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–An investigation conducted by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Trenton Police Department has resulted in the arrest of 51-year-old Trenton man for sexually assaulting a minor child in the city, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey announced.
Jose Agustin-Hernandez, 51, is charged with one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of second-degree criminal sexual contact and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was taken into custody in Trenton on Sunday, December 29, by members of the MCPO. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Agustin-Hernandez pending trial.
According to allegations in the complaint and affidavit, on the evening of Tuesday, December 23, 2024, during a prayer service at an in-home chapel on Hamilton Avenue in Trenton, an individual entered a room where a six-year-old girl was sleeping and sexually assaulted her. The victim ran out of the room crying and told a family member. Individuals from the residence attempted to chase down the man who fled out of the door and down to the corner, where they lost sight of him.
Detectives with the Trenton police and the prosecutor’s SVU spent the next few days interviewing numerous witnesses and collecting and reviewing video surveillance footage from various locations in the area, and were able to identify Agustin-Hernandez as the individual who entered the residence and committed the assault.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact prosecutor’s Detective Michael Wherley or Sergeant Sherika Salmon at (609) 989-6568 or [email protected].
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Jose Agustin-Hernandez, 51, is charged with one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of second-degree criminal sexual contact and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
April 28, 2024
TRENTON (Mercer) – City firefighters were busy once again this weekend as they fought another working fire Sunday night (April 28, 2024). Coming on the heels of two separate fires on Cass Street and Hills Place on Saturday, Sunday’s blaze at 26 Humboldt Street was reported just after 7:45 p.m. Flames were visible at the roof line of the home when firefighters arrived. Multiple hose lines were put in service and the bulk of the fire was quickly knocked down by crews from Engines 1, 8, 10 and 7, Ladders 1, 2 and 4 and Rescue 1. A neighboring home reportedly suffered some minor damage. There were no reports of any injuries. The cause of the blaze was under investigation.
Nurses were recognized for their exceptional care, expertise and leadership in nursing
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Several RWJBarnabas Health nurses were recognized with 2023 Professional Development Awards by the New Jersey Emergency Nurses Association (NJ ENA) at the recent NJ ENA Emergency Care Conference in Atlantic City. These awards recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of emergency nursing in the state and promote NJ ENA’s mission of advocating for patient safety and excellence in nursing practice. Awards received include the Pediatric Readiness Award, the Advance Practice Nurse Award, the Clinical Nurse Leadership Award and the Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award.
“We are extremely proud of the amazing work our Emergency Department nurses do every day and are pleased to congratulate our NJ ENA award recipients on their achievements. This statewide recognition is a testament to the team’s hard work and the commitment our nurses have to their fellow clinicians, patients and the community,” said Christopher Freer, DO, Senior Vice President of Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine at RWJBarnabas Health.
The Pediatric Readiness Award, which recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated outstanding efforts to improve readiness in caring for children in the emergency care setting, was given to Katarzyna Wolan, RN, Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Partnering with pediatric Emergency Department (ED) physicians, Wolan led code simulations and facilitated restructuring of supplies and equipment. Her skills enable her to work and collaborate with a variety of health care professionals in the ED, transport, and referring hospitals.
Kristen Denaro, MSN, APN, NP-C, Clara Maass Medical Center, won the Advance Practice Nurse Award which recognizes nurses excellence and compassion as an advanced practice nurse in an emergency care setting. With Denaro’s strong clinical knowledge and outstanding bedside care, she is recognized for advancing the development of the ED. Denaro is highly regarded for supporting the development of the Express Care area to expedite patient care and trialing an area for low acuity patients where she acted as both the patients APN and ED RN.
The Clinical Nurse Leadership Award was awarded to Maria Aponte, MPA, BSN, RN, Administrative Director for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Emergency Department. This award recognizes a nurse who has consistently demonstrated excellence in the profession of emergency nursing and has made significant contributions through an emergency nursing management role. Aponte’s peers recognize her leadership, empathy, compassion, and courage through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. She is a leader of her team as well as an active participant who holds the team accountable to yield impressive results.
Krystal Diaz, RN, BSN, Pediatric Emergency nurse at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, was recognized for the 2023 Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award, which recognizes a nurse who exemplifies outstanding emergency nursing practice as demonstrated through clinical skills, care, and compassion. This nurse consistently performs above and beyond the requirements of the job description in delivering quality care to patients. Diaz, specializing in pediatrics and trauma, focuses on the wellness of patients, families, and the team and approaches challenging situations with a positive and “can do” attitude. She is also highly regarded as a mentor who provides constructive feedback.
“The NJ ENA showcases the best of the best in the state and the recognition of these four individuals is incredibly well-deserved,” said Nancy E. Holecek, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at RWJBarnabas Health. “Each of these outstanding nurses have made a difference this past year and it’s an honor for them to be acknowledged for their dedication, skill, compassion and contributions to the healthcare industry in New Jersey.”
To learn more about RWJBH nurses please visit https://www.rwjbh.org/for-healthcare-professionals/nursing/
July 10, 2024
TRENTON-HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)– At approximately 8 a.m., the State Commission of Investigation (SCI) became aware that our Executive Director Chadd W. Lackey died in a fatal multiple motor vehicle accident in Hamilton, N.J. this morning.
“We are devastated by the tragic news of Chadd’s death,” said SCI Chair Tiffany Williams Brewer. “On behalf of my fellow Commissioners and the entire SCI staff, we extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to the Lackey family and his loved ones. Our SCI family, the NJ Bar and the law enforcement community have suffered a great loss today as we embark upon a time of healing and reflection on Chadd’s legacy.”
SCI Commissioner Robert Burzichelli who has served on the Commission for a decade, praised Chadd’s leadership and the impact he made on the watchdog agency. “Chadd worked his way up through the ranks to lead the Commission. Under his watch, the SCI did tremendous work exposing wrongdoing and protecting New Jersey tax dollars,” Burzichelli said. “This is a huge loss for the citizens of the State of New Jersey and for all of us on the Commission.”
Governor Murphy said, “Tammy and I are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of New Jersey State Commission of Investigation Executive Director Chadd Lackey.
“Chadd broke barriers as SCI’s first Black executive director, working his way through the ranks over nearly 20 years of service to our state. During his time at the SCI, he took on organized crime, opioid abuse, corruption, and countless other issues. There is no doubt New Jersey is a safer and more just place because of him. Govenor Murphy said. “Our heartfelt prayers are with his family and his colleagues at the SCI during this difficult time.”
Mr. Lackey became Executive Director of the SCI in January 2020. He was the agency’s first black Executive Director. A longtime member of the Commission staff, Mr. Lackey had previously served as the agency’s Deputy Director/General Counsel. As investigative counsel he directed several of the agency’s most high-profile investigations into organized crime, including a groundbreaking inquiry that identified prescription pill abuse as the precursor to a new heroin epidemic. Prior to his employment at the Commission, Mr. Lackey was an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, Florida where he founded and managed the Community Prosecutions Unit. A graduate of Northwood University, Mr. Lackey earned his law degree from Temple University School of Law.
Executive Director Chadd W. Lackey State Commission of Investigation (SCI)
Hamilton Police Investigate Fatal Route 130 Crash
Serious Crash Investigation on Route 130 in Hamilton Township
July 9, 2024
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Janice S. Mironov recently presented the East Windsor Township 2022 Annual Business Awards to Chipotle, Hightstown Elks Lodge #1955, Innovation Park and the East Windsor Township 2023 Annual Business Awards to the Primrose School of East Windsor, Kimco Realty, and Getinge. The purpose of the annual Township awards program is to recognize local businesses that have made special efforts to improve or contribute to the community.
Mayor Mironov presented 2022 Business Award to Chipotle for Special Contributions to Beautification Award, accepted by General Manager Madu Goel,
Apprentice Heet Patel, and Service Leader Adriana Flores. The popular Mexican grill
restaurant chain positively transformed the 5-year vacant former Capital One Bank pad site in the Town Center Plaza into a modern reconfigured 2,746 square foot restaurant. Chipotle has created 60 new local jobs, of which over 25 were area high school students, and has established commendable green sustainable practices in areas of their business operations.
Mayor Janice S. Mironov presented 2022 Business Award to Hightstown Elks Lodge #1955 for Special Community Service Award, accepted by Exalted Ruler Stephanie Spann, Trustee Charlie Stecher, and Treasurer Pat Stecher. Located on Hickory Corner Road, this Fraternal organization of local folks seeks to improve lives within the community and have fun. The local Elks provide and host an impressive number of community programs including Red Cross Blood Drives, Academic Scholarship Awards, Drug Awareness Program, Sponsor of Children with Disabilities to Summer Camp, Overseas Military Support Programs, Youth Sports Contests & Sponsorships and more.
Mayor Mironov presented 2022 Business Award to Innovation Park for Special Community Enhancement Award, accepted by Managing Director Kyle O’Conner, Managing Director Bill Bumber, and Principal Lauren Huber. The campus consists of two buildings of just under 600,000 square feet prominently located on Princeton Hightstown Road, on land formerly occupied by McGraw Hill. Innovation Park provides an appealing facility designed specifically for innovative high-tech and pharma related tenants, featuring modern attractive architectural features, outdoor walking paths and public spaces, and additional landscape and berming with deciduous, ornamental and evergreen trees. It is a well-designed and appealing business facility to attract new innovative and technological companies that fit within East Windsor’s vision for its growing technological and business community.
Mayor Mironov presented 2023 Business Award to Primrose School of East Windsor for Special Contributions to Beautification Award, accepted by Owner Rasmi Agaarwal and Staff member Shailendra Poddar. Located in a highly visible location on
Dutch Neck Road just off of Route 130 North, Primrose positively transformed the vacant former Rite Aid site into a modern reconfigured new childcare early education facility for community families.
Mayor Mironov presented 2023 Business Award to Kimco Realty for Special Contributions to Beautification Award, accepted by Director of Real Estate Michael Reigner. Kimco Realty oversees East Windsor Village shopping center (“Target Center”) on Princeton Hightstown Road. Kimco Realty has fully leased the popular East Windsor Village with a great mix of retail stores including Target, TJ Max, Kohls, Patels Grocery, Bath & Body Works, Skechers, as well as a new full-service restaurant coming soon to the vacant former Charlie Browns. Kimco provides excellent property maintenance of the building, parking areas and plantings and landscaping.
Mayor Mironov presented 2023 Business Award to Getinge for Special Community Enhancement, accepted by Vice President Frank Kozar. Getinge, located on Princeton-Hightstown Road, occupies the entirety of one of the two buildings in the Innovation Park business complex. Getinge, a successful Swedish-based company, is an international medical device technology company which provides innovative equipment and systems to healthcare and life sciences industries, which improve and save lives. Getinge also has other facilities in France, China, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Getinge, and its location in Innovation Park, furthers East Windsor as an epicenter for high-tech, high-growth research and development life sciences companies.
Mayor Mironov stated, “We are proud of the Township businesses being honored, which are great corporate citizens and contribute meaningfully to the prosperity and productivity of our community. Each of the recognized businesses and organizations are great partners and exemplify in different aspects models for transforming the look of our town, introducing innovative business operations and facilities, promoting sustainable green practices, and generously supporting the health and activities of our community.
Their investments in East Windsor have not only grown their businesses, but have strengthened and improved our community.”
Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Members congratulate the recipients of the 2022 East Windsor Township Business awards — Chipotle, Hightstown Elks Lodge #1955 and Innovation Park. Pictured (from left to right) are: Charlie Stecher, Trustee, Elks Lodge; Pat Stecher, Treasurer, Elks Lodge; Oren Livne, Economic Development Committee Chair, Stephanie Spann, Exalted Ruler, Elks Lodge; Lauren Huber, Principal, Innovation Park; Kyle O’Conner, Managing Director, Innovation Park; Bill Bumber, Managing
Director, Innovation Park; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Deputy Mayor David Russell; Adrianna Flores, Service Leader, Chipotle; Madu Goel, General Manager, Chipotle, and Heet Patel, Apprentice, Chipotle.
Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Members congratulate the recipients of 2023 East Windsor Township Business awards — Primrose School of East Windsor, Kimco Realty and Getinge. Pictured (from left to right) are: Oren Livne, Economic Development Committee Chair; Frank Kozar, Logistics Americas President, GGLA, Getinge; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Rashmi Agarwal, Owner, Primrose School; Lisa Strenkowski,
Director, Primrose School; Michael Reigner, Director of Real Estate, Kimco Realty, and Deputy Mayor David Russell.
July 20, 2024
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Police say that on Friday, July 19, 2024, at approximately 10:53 p.m., the East Windsor Police Department responded to a reported collision involving a single vehicle crashing into a tree in the area of Brookwood Gardens. Preliminary investigation revealed that a black 2008 Honda Civic was traveling west on Hickory Corner Road, veered off the roadway, and collided into a large tree located on Brookwood Gardens property. The driver and three passengers were injured. A juvenile passenger (4-years-old) sustained serious injuries and was transported to RWJ New Brunswick by New Jersey State Police Medevac and Capital Health Paramedics. The driver, an adult passenger, and an additional juvenile passenger were all transported via ambulance to RWJ New Brunswick for non-life-threatening injuries. The incident is under investigation by the East Windsor Police Department and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
Other agencies responding to the scene, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, Capital Health EMS/Capital Health Paramedics, New Jersey State Police, Hightstown EMS, Robbinsville EMS, East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company #1, East Windsor Volunteer Fire Police #1
July 20, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey announced today the unaudited sales revenues for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) that ended June 30. Sales for the year totaled $3.6 billion, the fourth highest in the history of the lottery and a 2.5 percent decrease over the prior year. The slight reduction in sales is attributed, in part, to expanded options for entertainment dollars. Lottery sales have exceeded $3 billion annually since FY2015.
FY2024 marks the seventh time the Lottery contribution to the state pension fund has exceeded $1 billion dollars, coming in at $1.1 billion. The contribution was included in Governor Phil Murphy’s $7.1 billion full pension payment. The FY2024 payment marks the first time in a quarter of a century that the State has contributed 100 percent of the Actuarially Determined Contribution four years in a row, making good on the Administration’s commitment to teachers, police officers, and other public sector employees.
The Lottery’s sales and the contribution to the pension system are unaudited and preliminary. The Lottery expects the total contribution to the State to increase slightly after the Lottery’s financial audit is completed later this year.
Lottery revenue was boosted by Powerball sales of $369.2 million, a 19.6 percent increase compared to the prior year. Powerball had six jackpots won during FY2024, three were over $1 billion dollars and one was over $800 million. Gains were also seen with Pick-6 with Double Play which had sales surge to $80.1 million, a 23 percent increase of the prior year. Pick-6 sales benefitted from the largest jackpot in two decades. Fast Play Progressive had sales of $57.56 million, a 17.2 percent increase. Players love the excitement and large progressive jackpots of the game.
Some games did experience decreases in sales, such as the foundational daily numbers games of Pick-3 with FIREBALL with sales of $389.28 million, a 2.2 percent dip, and Pick-4 with FIREBALL with sales of $236.23 million, 5.8 percent less than the previous fiscal year. Scratch-Off game sales were down 6 percent from the prior year. To address the decline, the Lottery is planning on releasing new games with a distinctly New Jersey appeal for players. While Mega Millions sales of $258.75 million were down 11.9 percent from the previous year, they were up 99.4 percent from FY2022 to FY2023, so some decline was expected. The game had seven jackpots won in FY2024, but only one managed to pass the $1 billion mark.
“FY2024 will go down in history as one of the most exciting years for New Jersey Lottery players,” said Carey. “We experienced the largest win state history, a $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in Monmouth County, as well as a number of other life changing jackpots.”
New Jersey players took home $2.15 billion in prizes, including over 275 prizes of $100,000 or more, with 51 of those prizes being worth $1 million or more. Winners included: a Million Dollar Replay Grand Prize winner, 15 second-tier Powerball jackpot winners of $1 million to $2 million, nine second-tier Mega Millions winners of $1 million to $3 million, a $25.8 million Pick-6 prize, a $30 million Pick-6 prize split between two tickets, a $221 million Powerball win, and of course the $1.13 billion Mega Millions ticket, which was the fifth largest jackpot in game history – as of yet unclaimed.
The Lottery is an integral component of the State’s economy. Approximately 6,700 businesses throughout the Garden State prosper from their partnership with the Lottery. In FY2024, retailers earned $212.6 million in commissions and an additional $3.02 million in bonuses, which are connected to the selling of winning top-tier tickets. These partners, many of them small businesses, are vital to the Lottery’s success.
The Lottery’s sales and marketing vendor, Northstar New Jersey Lottery Group, met the performance targets that are used to calculate an incentive payment. The calculation of the incentive payment will not be finalized until the Lottery’s financial audit is completed.
The Lottery is the State’s largest non-tax revenue producer for the residents of New Jersey, and the fifth largest overall. Since its inception in 1970, the Lottery has contributed over $33.6 billion to the State, helping to support many worthwhile programs and services. Lottery profits currently help bolster the public employee pension system for teachers, police, fire personnel and other public employees under a 30-year agreement signed into law in 2017.
The New Jersey Lottery is committed to transparency in its financial reporting and on its website. Audited financial reports can be found here.
April 29, 2024
FREEHOLD – Both drivers involved in a fatal two-vehicle collision last summer in Eatontown have been criminally charged after an investigation revealed they were both intoxicated at the time of the crash, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday.
Zyasia M. Henson, 28, of Long Branch and Edgar G. Marcial-Diaz, 32, of Red Bank are both charged with second-degree Vehicular Homicide and two counts of third-degree Assault by Auto. Additionally, Henson is charged with two counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child as well as third-degree Hindering Apprehension.
At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023, members of the Eatontown Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 35 and Broad Street on a report of a motor vehicle crash; there they located the two involved vehicles, a 2006 Nissan Altima operated by Henson and a 2002 Dodge Durango operated by Marcial-Diaz.
Marcial-Diaz was the only occupant of his vehicle, while Henson’s vehicle had four relatives as passengers, including a 26-year-old woman, 23-year-old Octavius Wallace of Lake City, South Carolina, and her 4-year-old and 1-year-old sons. Wallace sustained catastrophic injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Both drivers and Henson’s 1-year-old son escaped serious injury, despite the infant child being ejected from the vehicle as a result of the crash. Henson’s adult female passenger and her older son sustained serious injuries and were transported to local medical facilities for treatment.
An investigation involving members of the Prosecutor’s Office, the Monmouth County Serious Collision Response Team (SCART), and the Eatontown Police Department ultimately determined that both drivers failed to stop for red lights on their respective sides of the roadway. The investigation also determined that both drivers were under the influence of one or more intoxicating substances at the time of the crash.
Henson and Marcial-Diaz were criminally charged last month pending future proceedings in Monmouth County Superior Court. They were also both issued summonses for Driving While Intoxicated, Failure to Observe a Traffic Signal, and Reckless Driving.
This case is being prosecuted by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Luciano of the MCPO Major Crimes Bureau. Marcial-Diaz is being represented by John Murphy III, with an office in Staten Island, while Henson is being represented by Raymond L. Hamlin, with an office in Newark.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.
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April 29, 2024
FREEHOLD – An investigation into a string of arsons taking place on adjacent residential properties in Hazlet over the last five months has yielded an arrest, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Hazlet Police Chief Robert Mulligan jointly announced on Monday.
Albert Caporaso, 49, of Hazlet is charged with seven counts of second-degree Aggravated Arson and single counts of third-degree Criminal Mischief and fourth-degree Resisting Arrest.
On Saturday, December 2, 2023, members of the Hazlet Police Department and local firefighters responded to a pair of structure fires affecting abandoned homes on South Laurel Avenue in Hazlet. It was the first of six such callouts to the same addresses in all, with subsequent fires reported a week later, on Saturday, December 9, and on various dates in each of the next four months.
An investigation by members of the Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Fire Marshal’s Office, and Hazlet Police Department resulted in Caporaso being identified as a suspect in the case. On the night of Thursday, April 25, while conducting surveillance in the area, members of the Hazlet Police Department spotted Caporaso attempting to set fire to a storage shed on one of the properties, and they took him into custody. He was then lodged in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) to await a first appearance in Monmouth County Superior Court, tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, May 1.
Anyone with additional information about Caporaso’s activities is urged to contact MCPO Detective Michael Donovan III at 800-533-7443 or Hazlet Police Department Detective Russell Surdi at 732-264-0763.
This case is being prosecuted by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Luciano of the MCPO Major Crimes Bureau. Information about Caporaso’s legal representation was not immediately available.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.
April 29, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Executive Dan Benson announced Chief Richard Kraemer as the new Mercer County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator.
Kraemer comes to Mercer County after spending over 20 years in Hamilton Township Fire Service and eventually serving as Executive Head of the Hamilton Township Fire Division. Prior to his appointment as Executive head of Hamilton’s newly-consolidated fire service, he served as Chief for Hamilton Fire District 6. Kraemer will be replacing recently retired OEM Coordinator Robert Hartmann.
“With the recent pandemic, changing landscape of natural disasters, and the new requirements of emergency preparedness, Mercer County Emergency Management finds itself at a critical point. Strong leadership will be required as we navigate the challenges ahead. Thank you to County Executive Benson for the opportunity to continue serving the community,” said Richard Kraemer, newly appointed Mercer County OEM Director.
“I am very pleased that we have been able to appoint someone of Chief Kraemer’s caliber. He will be invaluable in establishing and maintaining the strong relationships with our local, county, and state emergency management partners,” said Ana Montero, Deputy Administrator of Public Health & Safety.
“Chief Kraemer is an outstanding choice for OEM Director. He has my full faith and confidence that he will ensure we have a top-notch Office of Emergency Management,” said Mercer County Board of Commissioners’ Chairman John A. Cimino.
“Chief Kraemer did a first-class job running the Hamilton Fire Division, and I know he will bring that same decisive leadership to Mercer County,” said County Executive Dan Benson.
Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin along with Hamilton Fire Chief Richard Kraemer unveiled the Hamilton Township Fire Division plaque on July 1, 2021
April 29, 2024
Update: According to Robbinsville Township OEM Route 130 has been reopened.
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–At 11:35 a.m. Robbinsville Police, Robbinsville Fire Department and EMS responded to the area of 1203 Route 130 between Woodside Road and Gordon Road for a crash with entrapment. A person was extricated and transported to the hospital. The roadway is currently closed for a serious crash investigation. No additional details are available at this time. Avoid the area if possible.
Robbinsville Township Office of Emergency Management states Route 130 is closed between Woodside Road and Meadowbrook Road in both directions due to a motor vehicle crash. Please avoid the area.
