PHILADELPHIA, PA-Coast Guard Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom relieved Capt. Johnathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay during a change-of-command ceremony Friday at Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia.
Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District, presided over the ceremony.
Higgins-Bloom most recently served as deputy commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. Her previous assignments include chief of the Office of Emergency Management and Disaster Response, Coast Guard’s Office of Emerging Policy, and White House fellow in the executive office of the president where she built national public-private partnerships to overcome veteran employment and mental health challenges.
Higgins-Bloom graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
The sector’s area of responsibility encompasses much of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey’s rivers, bays, inlets, and coastline out to 200 nautical miles offshore, and includes the Ports of Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington which combined form the largest freshwater port complex in the world and contributing over $88 billion annually to the U.S. economy.
Theel plans to retire from the Coast Guard after 27 years of honorable service following his time as commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.
The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored military tradition that marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. The ceremony is conducted to formally demonstrate the continuity of authority within a U.S. military command.
—U.S. Coast Guard
Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom relieves Capt. Johnathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay during a change-of-command ceremony in Philadelphia on June 16, 2023, that was presided over by Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District. The sector’s 19 sub-units include six multi-mission boat stations, four seasonal stations, five ships, two aids to navigation teams, a marine safety detachment in Lewes, Delaware, and an engineering and weapons support detachment in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom relieves Capt. Johnathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay during a change-of-command ceremony in Philadelphia on June 16, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the crew of the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Mako, a coastal patrol boat homeported in Cape May, New Jersey, conduct a search and rescue demonstration during a change-of-command ceremony on June 16, 2023, at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia. During the ceremony, Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom relieved Capt. Johnathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, which is comprised of more than 815 active duty, civilian, and reserve personnel and is supported by over 2,100 Auxiliary volunteers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 13, 2024, Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights, was charged with Hindering Apprehension, Desecration of Human Remains, being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Possession of a Defaced Weapon, all in connection with a series of events that occurred in Toms River and Jackson Township on or about July 3, 2024. Additionally, Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat, Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township, and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were each charged with Hindering Apprehension and Desecration of Human Remains in connection with the same series of events.
On July 5, 2024, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Manchester Township Police Department, and United States Marshals Service, located Maxwell Johnston, 35, of Manchester Township, at a residence on Ravenwood Drive in Toms River; Johnston was wanted in connection with the murder of Gabriella Caroleo, 25, of Seaside Heights, which occurred in Manchester Township on June 27, 2024. Upon their arrival at the residence, the Marshals successfully called out three of the occupants, later identified as Bolstad, Krysiak, and Palumbo. Johnston and Mascarelli remained in the residence, however, and it was learned that Johnston was armed.
Negotiators attempted to have Johnston surrender himself peacefully; those attempts were met with negative results. After several hours, Mascarelli exited the residence and was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River to be treated for injuries sustained throughout the standoff. The residence was subsequently cleared using a drone, and Johnston was located in a bedroom, deceased, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
Further investigation revealed that Mascarelli had allowed Johnston to stay at the residence on Ravenwood Drive with her for four days – despite her knowledge of the murder of Ms. Caroleo and Johnston’s alleged involvement in it. As such, Mascarelli was charged with Harboring a Fugitive from Justice, and served with the charge on a complaint at the hospital. Mascarelli was later transported to the Ocean County Jail, where she is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
In furtherance of the continuing investigation into the death of Ms. Caroleo, Detectives discovered evidence that a murder may have been committed at the Ravenwood Drive residence on or about July 3, 2024. To that end, law enforcement came into possession of information indicating that evidence of that murder might be found at a property in Jackson Township. On July 12, 2024, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Manchester Township Police Department Detective Bureau, New Jersey State Police K-9 Unit New, Jersey State Police Forensic Science Unit, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, executed a court-authorized search warrant on the subject property on Toms River Road in Jackson Township. As a result, Detectives discovered numerous body parts in black bags along with additional evidence connected to the murder.
On that same date, Detectives executed a court-authorized search warrant on the Ravenwood Drive residence. As a result, Detectives discovered a defaced .22 caliber handgun as well as additional evidence that the murder had been committed at that location.
On July 13, 2024, the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted a post mortem examination of the body parts, and was able to identify the victim as the owner of the Ravenwood Drive residence – Kerry Rollason, 56, of Toms River. The Medical Examiner concluded that the cause of Mr. Rollason’s death was multiple gunshot wounds in addition to blunt force trauma, and the manner of death to be homicide.
Further investigation revealed that Johnston was responsible for the murder of Mr. Rollason at the Ravenwood Drive residence. It was also determined that the firearm found at the Ravenwood Drive residence belonged to Mascarelli. Additionally, Mascarelli, Bolstad, and Krysiak assisted Johnston with dismembering Mr. Rollason’s body, and Mascarelli, Bolstad, Krysiak, and Palumbo assisted Johnston in disposing of the body in Jackson Township.
On July 13, 2024, Palumbo was taken into custody without incident. He was processed and served with the charges via summons pending an upcoming first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
On July 14, 2024, Bolstad was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Ocean County Jail, where she is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
On July 15, 2024, Elizabeth Mascarelli was served with the charges referenced above on a complaint at the Ocean County Jail.
Jared Krysiak has not yet been taken into custody, and is considered a fugitive from justice. As such, a warrant for his arrest has been issued and his name has been entered in the National Crime Information Center database.
Prosecutor Billhimer urges anyone who has any information related to this investigation to contact Detective Denis Mitchell of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, extension 2476, or Detective James Carey of the Toms River Township Police Department at 732-349-0150.
“The crimes committed against Mr. Rollason are unsettling and disturbing. I am thankful for the law enforcement professionals that worked diligently to uncover these depraved and soulless crimes, Prosecutor Billhimer stated.
Prosecutor Billhimer expresses his sincere gratitude to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Manchester Township Police Department, Manchester Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Toms River Police Department, Toms River Police Department Detective Bureau, Toms River Police Department Emergency Services Unit, Jackson Township Police Department, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, United States Marshals Service, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Monmouth County Emergency Response Team, Howell Township Police Department, New Jersey State Police, New Jersey State Police K-9 Unit, New Jersey State Police Forensic Science Unit, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Newark Police Department, and Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office, for their combined and collective assistance in connection with this very thorough and extensive investigation.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).
Related:
Seaside Heights Woman Charged with Harboring a Fugitive from Justice
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–New Jersey State Police Detective, Jeffrey Lebron of the Office of Public Information told MidJersey.news that Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash this morning at 4:24 a.m. on the New Jersey Turnpike. The crash occurred south bound at milepost 54.4 in Bordentown Township, Burlington County. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Volvo bobtail and Volvo semi-trailer were traveling southbound. In the area of milepost 54.4, the Volvo bobtail collided with the Volvo semi-trailer. The Volvo bobtail traveled off the road, collided with the sound barrier, and became engulfed in flames. As a result of the crash, the driver, a 30-year-old male of Huntingdon Valley, PA, sustained fatal injuries. There were no other injuries reported. The accident remains under investigation and there is no additional information available.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–South Brunswick Police reported a one car crash early Christmas Eve morning on Route 1 has claimed the life of a 23-year-old South Brunswick man. The crash was reported at 12:53 AM on Route 1 south by New Road. The man was driving a 2012 Honda Accord southbound on Route 1. According to witnesses the man was in the left lane when he lost control, slid sideways across the roadway and struck a utility. The man died at the scene.
The Kendall Park First Aid, Kendall Park Fire Department, Middlesex County Medical Examiner, and New Jersey State Department of Transportation responded to the crash. Route 1 south was closed for several hours during the investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash can call South Brunswick Police Traffic Safety Burea PFC Bryan Sites at (732) 329-4648.
CRANBURY, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Firefighters were dispatched to Old Trenton Road for a water rescue just before 4:00 p.m. with vehicles trapped in flood waters. Victims were removed and brought to safety. No other information is available.
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Janice S. Mironov proclaimed National Library Week April 7 to 13, with the theme “There’s More to the Story” and recognized the important role of the two East Windsor library branches, Hickory Corner and Twin Rivers, of the Mercer County Library System. Mayor Mironov presented the Proclamation, along with Barnes and Noble gift certificates donated by Shiseido America, to Sharon Galbraith Ryer, Branch Manager of the Hickory Corner Library and Jeanne Murray, Branch Manager of the Twin Rivers Library branch, President of the Friends of the Library for Hickory Corner Library Debbie Scherholz and Vice President of the Friends of the Library for Twin Rivers Library Terry Goldstein.
Mayor Mironov stated, “Our libraries are an incredibly important focus and resource center here in East Windsor Township where groups can meet, residents have free access to books, newspapers and magazines, movies, music, digital materials, as well as use of computers. I am always excited to see how many people, young and old,
embrace and utilize East Windsor’s two public libraries, the Hickory Corner Branch and the Twin Rivers Branch. Our libraries open doors to information, programs and opportunities, and are key building blocks of our democracy. I am proud to continue to support their efforts to serve the people of our community.”
The Mayoral Proclamation issued by Mayor Mironov states, “our public libraries provide all people with books, information, computers, videos, audio cassettes and other resources to enrich their lives.” The Proclamation continues, “Librarians provide the essential guidance and support needed by children, teenagers and adults alike in their search for knowledge and information, as well as their pursuit of avocational and leisure interests.”
East Windsor Township Mayor Janice S. Mironov proclaimed National Library Week April 7 to 13, and presented the Proclamation and Barnes and Noble gift certificates donated by Shiseido, to local library representatives. Pictured (from left to right) are: Debbie Scherholz, President of the Friends of the Library for Hickory Corner Library; Sharon Galbraith Ryer, Hickory Corner Library Branch Manager; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Jeanne Murray, Twin Rivers Library Branch Manager, and Terry Goldstein, Vice President of the Friends of the Library for Twin Rivers Library.
May 13, 2024
TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that a retired Howell Township police chief has admitted to providing false statements in a township investigation and otherwise trying to conceal a sexual affair with a subordinate.
Andrew Kudrick, 50, of Farmingdale, New Jersey, pled guilty to an accusation charging him with one count of obstructing the administration of law or other governmental function (4th degree). Kudrick entered the plea during a hearing before Judge Paul X. Escandon on May 13, 2024, in state Superior Court for Monmouth County, in Freehold, New Jersey.
Under the plea agreement with OPIA, Kudrick has agreed to a lifetime ban on public employment and prosecutors will recommend that Kudrick be sentenced to a term of non-custodial probation, the length of which will be determined by the court. Sentencing is tentatively scheduled for July 19, 2024.
According to documents and statements in the public record, after an incident that transpired at a work-related event, Howell Township opened a formal investigation into the potential existence of a hostile work environment and sexual harassment within the Howell Township Police Department. During the plea colloquy, Kudrick admitted to falsely denying, during an official interview, the existence of a sexual affair he was involved in with a subordinate employee.
As alleged in the case, in late March 2022, Kudrick threatened to launch an illegitimate internal affairs investigation into a member of the police department, who had knowledge and evidence of the affair, in an effort to intimidate the witness from truthfully cooperating during a scheduled interview in the township’s investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Sherrod Smith and OPIA Corruption Deputy Bureau Chief Andrew Wellbrock, under the supervision of Corruption Bureau Chief Jeff Manis and OPIA Executive Director Drew Skinner.
Defense counsel:
Robert Honecker, Esq., Ocean, New Jersey
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May 13, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)– A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was arrested Friday night for transmitting via the internet a post containing threats to kill white people, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Joshua Cobb, 23, of Trenton, New Jersey, was arrested and charged by complaint with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce. He is scheduled to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh in Trenton federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
On Dec. 17, 2022, Cobb used a social media application to post a message, stating:
• I want to cause mayhem on the white community. The reason i specifically want to target white people is because as a black male, they will NEVER understand my struggles. Same way I will never understand their struggles, but I don’t care to. I want to erase them. All of them really, but in this case as many as I possibly can. As of today I have officially began planning my attack. It is going to take place in 2023 in the state of New Jersey, I have not chosen a exact date but I am going to be sure it is close to an important holiday to their race. I have a location in mind already which I have frequented for the past year and I am certain nobody there is armed to be able to stop me from spraying them to the ground. I have already acquired 2 of the 4 firearms I plan to use for my attack, and I also know my entry and exit points already after the mayhem.
Following this post, in April and May 2023, Cobb made several additional posts on another social media application, in which he discussed his hopes of progressing into a serial killer, stating:
• Imagine the rush you’d feel while shooting some sh*t up. Probably could get literally high off the adrenaline alone. I’d probably OD on my own adrenaline after the 10th body goes down.
• 100% someday. Just not yet thought. I want to continue training and buying more ammunition.
• Tbh I hope I do progress into a serial killer because I f*cking hate life man… But one day everyone will suffer. I promise I will make everyone feel my f*ucking pain. My deep, sincere, raw, & sharp pain.
• There is no way out for me. The only way out is bloodshed.
• Just wait man. Remember [my username]. [I] will leave clues when im done.
• I’m just leaving evidence for whoever investigates my case.
Cobb joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2023 and began basic training in June 2023. Cobb was stationed in California until his recent discharge.
In statements to law enforcement, Cobb admitted to writing the above-described posts and provided detailed information on locations he had considered as possible targets for his attack, including a Jersey Strong gym and an Aldi grocery store in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Cobb also discussed his access to guns and idolized other mass shooters.
A lawful search of Cobb’s cell phone revealed additional notes from April and May 2023 expressing Cobb’s homicidal ideations, stating:
• It’s all a f*cking game and you all are going to die. I currently lack the means necessary to kill as many as I intend to but one day I will have the available resources (finance) to purchase the appropriate weaponry for my killing(s).
• All my life I have been doubyed… Ive been taken as the joke… ive been f*cked around with… well now its my turn. I am going to kill one of you mother*ckers I f*cking hate humanity. All of you f*cking duck and I don’t give a single f*ck about any of you though I may appear I do.
• Im ready to grt to the good part of my story where I start taking you mother f*ckers out and killing you all… My rampage will soon happen… I plan to now continue accumulating the necessary equipment needed to execute. Once all equipment is in, time will then tell. You will all die.
• I hate all of this sh*t and I feel like my only way out of the pain and suffering is by exploding. So I await… I await that moment so I can make those moments final. For whomever… myself or a victim.
Cobb’s phone also contained notes on how to bring guns into New Jersey.
The charge of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce is punishable by a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents and task force officers of the FBI Newark Joint Terrorism Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy, with the investigation leading to the arrest. He also thanked the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, under the direction of U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada, agents of the FBI Field Office in Los Angeles, California, under the direction of Acting Assistant Director in Charge Mehtab Syed; the Hamilton Police Division, under the direction of Chief Kenneth R. DeBoskey; the Robbinsville Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael K. Polaski; and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Vera Varshavsky of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s National Security Unit, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division.
The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Defense counsel: Saverio A. Viggiano Esq. and Tatiana S. L. Nnaji Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defenders
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May 13, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Three firefighters, among a group who had to “bail out” of the structures to avoid being caught in a violent eruption of flame known as a flashover, suffered burns and were rushed to hospital by ambulance. The blaze in the row of three homes numbered 118, 120 and 122 South Cook Avenue was reported about 4:30 a.m.
Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora stated this morning, I visited them at St. Barnabas Hospital. All three firefighters were released with treatment for 2nd degree burns: one with burns on both hands; two with burns on back as result of fire flashover.
Yesterday’s MidJersey.news story:
Three Firefighters Injured Battling Three Alarm Blaze in Trenton, NJ
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Not that there were many people awake and on hand to witness it, but the bravery of Trenton firefighters was once again on full display early this Mother’s Day Sunday morning (May 12, 2024) as they battled a three-alarm blaze that burned three rowhouses in the Wilbur section of the city. Three firefighters, among a group who had to “bail out” of the structures to avoid being caught in a violent eruption of flame known as a flashover, suffered burns and were rushed to hospital by ambulance.
The blaze in the row of three homes numbered 118, 120 and 122 South Cook Avenue was reported about 4:30 a.m.
Initially, firefighters were dispatched for a report of a fire on the first floor of the supposedly vacant, abandoned house at 118 South Cook Avenue. Dispatched at that time were Engines 6, 7 and 10, Ladder 4, and Rescue 1. Heavy fire and smoke was showing from both floors of the two-story structure, with flames starting to spread into the other two occupied homes in the row, when Engine 7 arrived on the scene. The “All Hands” signal for a working fire was immediately transmitted, which sent the remainder of the first alarm – Engine 3, Ladder 2 and Special Services 1 – to the scene. A second alarm, which brought Engine 1 to the scene, was quickly ordered by Battalion Chief Dave Smolka.
Firefighters quickly put a water cannon known as a “deck gun” in service in an effort to halt additional spread of fire from 118 South Cook Avenue. Simultaneously, they also stretched hoselines into the adjacent structures to extinguish the flames that had already extended into the interiors of those homes.
Despite their best efforts, interior conditions rapidly worsened to where firefighters had to back out for safety reasons. As they were making their way toward the exits, a flashover reportedly occurred and some firefighters narrowly avoided getting caught in the blowtorch of heat and flame generated by the sudden explosion of fire. As it was, two firefighters were burned and were rushed via ambulance to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. While their burns were reportedly of a serious nature they were not believed to be life threatening, according to emergency personnel at the scene.
The third alarm – which brought all remaining on-duty Trenton fire companies (Engines 8 and 9 and Ladder 1) to the scene – was ordered at 4:51 a.m. As a steady rain fell, firefighters fought the blaze with multiple hoselines. Much of the roof of the vacant house at 118 South Cook Avenue where the fire had originated soon collapsed. Once the bulk of the fire was knocked down and it was safe to resume interior operations, firefighters went back inside both 120 and 122 South Cook Avenue to expose and extinguish concealed pockets of fire burning in the attic spaces and walls.
The fire was officially declared under control at 6:47 a.m. by Trenton Fire Department Deputy Chief Gus Tackacs.
Trenton Emergency Medical Service crews, Capital Health paramedics, and a mutual aid ambulance crew from Lawrence Township, along with the city’s volunteer fire and police canteen unit, Signal 22, were on hand to support firefighters. The Red Cross was called out to assist displaced residents of 120 and 122 South Cook Avenue.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation by investigators from the Trenton fire and police departments, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the state Division of Fire Safety.
HAMILTON, NJ (MERCER)–On Thursday December 14, 2023 at approximately 1:32 A.M., Officer Vitoritt was detailed to the McDonald’s on the 2600 block of South Broad Street on a burglar alarm to the business. Upon his arrival he noticed the drive thru window of the business had been pried open and saw a suspect inside of the building. As the Officer began to exit his vehicle the suspect exited the restaurant and fled on foot. Officer Vitoritt pursued the suspect on foot and was able to arrest him in the parking lot of the Dollar General. He was identified as William Sweeney, 22, of Jackson. Officer Vitoritt returned to the McDonald’s along with Sergeant Liedtka to perform a check of the business. While checking the interior they located a second suspect laying on the floor of the bathroom and placed him under arrest. He was identified as Rashawn Smith, 33, of Trenton.
Sweeney was charged with Burglary, Theft, Criminal Mischief, and Resisting Arrest. Smith was charged with Burglary and Theft. They were both transported to the Mercer County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Robert Whartenby of the Hamilton Police Division Major Crimes Unit at (609) 581-4032 or the Hamilton Police Crime Tip Hotline at (609) 581-4008.
William Sweeney, 22, of Jackson.
Rashawn Smith, 33, of Trenton.
December 14, 2023
HAMILTON, NJ (MERCER)–On Thursday December 14, 2023 at approximately 1:14 A.M., Officers Horne and Jewell were patrolling in the area of South Broad Street and Whitehorse Avenue when they observed a silver Toyota that was reported as a stolen vehicle. The Officers followed the vehicle that was occupied with two people and activated their overhead lights and sirens. The vehicle began to flee from the Officers. After a short pursuit the suspect vehicle struck a curb on South Broad Street near Irvington Place and came to a stop in a nearby parking lot. The two occupants then fled the vehicle on foot. Both Officers pursued the suspects on foot and arrested them. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Thomas Doyle, 44, of Bordentown. The passenger was identified as a 16-year-old juvenile from Bordentown.
Both Doyle and the juvenile were charged with Receiving Stolen Property, Obstructing the Administration of Law, Resisting Arrest and Eluding. Doyle was also issued numerous motor vehicle violations. Doyle was wanted out of Bordentown Township and was transferred to their custody. The juvenile was released to a guardian.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Kevin Krall of the Hamilton Police Division Juvenile Unit at (609) 689-5826 or the Hamilton Police Crime Tip Hotline at (609) 581-4008.
Thomas Doyle, 44, of Bordentown. Doyle and a 16-year-old juvenile were charged with Receiving Stolen Property, Obstructing the Administration of Law, Resisting Arrest and Eluding. Doyle was also issued numerous motor vehicle violations. Doyle was wanted out of Bordentown Township and was transferred to their custody. The juvenile was released to a guardian.
December 14, 2023
NEWARK, NJ — Commuters can expect a 45-minute delay for a steer on the North East Corridor because of a steer/cow on the tracks.
New Jersey Transit reported: NJ TRANSIT rail service is subject to up to 45-minute delays between Newark Penn and PSNY, due to Police activity near Newark Penn Station. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by PATH and Hoboken, Newark Penn and 33rd Street New York.
NEC train #3833, the 11:28 AM arrival into Trenton, is up to 20 minutes late due to police activity near Newark Penn Station.
— Northeast Corridor (@NJTRANSIT_NEC) December 14, 2023
NEC train #3722, the 10:38 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 min. late due to police activity near Newark Penn Station.
— Northeast Corridor (@NJTRANSIT_NEC) December 14, 2023
ROBBINSVILLE – UPPER FREEHOLD, NJ — Around 4:27 p.m. a vehicle traveling south on Old York Road lost control and left the roadway in the 1300 Block of Old York Road near the curve in New Sharon and came to rest in wooded area near a creek on the Upper Freehold side of the roadway. Robbinsville Township Fire Department, EMS, Hope Fire Company of Allentown and Captial Health EMS and Paramedics responded to the scene. There were initial reports of entrapment and firefighters had the driver free in a few minutes. The driver was transported by EMS to Captial Health Regional Medical Center by Robbinsville EMS and Captial Health Paramedics. Robbinsville Township Police and New Jersey State Police were on scene. No further details are available.
January 25, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–State Farm has sent letters to policy holders in New Jersey that they are giving notice that they filed notice with New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance seeking a rate increase of 23.7% for the Private Passenger Automobile line of Business.
Under the filing policy holders with liability-only would see an average rate change of 24.8% increase. Full Coverage policies that include comprehensive and collision coverage will see a rate change of 23.5% increase.
The company stated in the letter received by policy holders that the rate increase is subject to review and approval by the Department of Banking and Insurance pursuant to law, and the request ultimately may not be approved or may not be approved for the full amount requested. If approved in whole or part, the rate change will not affect existing polices until renewal.
See letter from State Farm that went to NJ’s policy holders below:
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 3:02 PM, Hopewell Township Police officers were dispatched to a single car motor vehicle crash on County Route 518 just outside of Hopewell Borough. Officers arrived on scene and found a grey colored Saturn sedan off the roadway in a wooded area between The Kings Path and Aunt Molly Road.
The initial investigation shows that the driver of the Saturn was traveling west on County Route 518, when he went off the roadway into a wooded area and struck a tree. The driver of the Saturn, a 21 year old from Pennington NJ, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash is being investigated by Officer George Peterson and Detective Steven Ciosek of the Hopewell Township Police Department, as well as Detectives from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Response Team.
Anyone who may have witnessed this crash is asked to contact Detective Steven Ciosek at 609-737-3100 ext. 5500 or [email protected].
May 21, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (Mercer) – Firefighters rescued one person from a burning rowhouse during a two-alarm blaze early this morning (Tuesday, May 21, 2024).
The person, believed to be a squatter who was discovered on the first floor inside the supposedly vacant structure, reportedly suffered smoke inhalation and, after being removed from the burning building by firefighters, was rushed by Trenton EMS ambulance to Capital Health Regional Medical Center.
It was shortly after 1:15 a.m. when Engines 10, 6 and 7, Ladder 4 and Rescue 1 were dispatched after the city’s 911 communications center received a call reporting that smoke could be seen coming from the rear of the vacant three-story rowhouse at 20 Seward Avenue, off Lincoln Avenue.
Battalion Chief Kevin Rice and first-due companies arrived to find heavy fire showing out the front second-floor windows of the structure, with flames impinging on overhead power lines at the front of the building. The “All Hands” signal for a working fire was transmitted, which resulted in the balance of the first alarm assignment – Engine 1, Ladder 2 and Special Services 1 – being sent to the scene.
Firefighters forced entry to the boarded-up structure at 20 Seward Avenue. Once inside, they started to combat the blaze and conduct a primary search for possible victims. They simultaneously evacuated residents from the occupied structure on the left side (22 Seward) and forced entry and started to search the vacant structure on the right side (18 Seward).
The search of 20 Seward Avenue resulted in firefighters locating the victim amid the smoke on the first floor and passing that person to Trenton EMS.
A second alarm, which brought Engine 8 to the scene, was transmitted for additional manpower to suppress the fire. Multiple hoselines were put in service. Firefighting operations were briefly complicated by the burning overhead power lines, which threw off showers of sparks before PSE&G personnel arrived and shut off the power.
Capital Health paramedics and a Ewing EMS ambulance were also on scene. The cause of the blaze is under investigation by authorities.
EASTAMPTON, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Eastampton Township Police Chief Joseph Iacovitti announced that a 26-year-old Willingboro man was fatally shot last night at the Eastampton Gardens apartment complex.
The investigation began yesterday just before 7:15 p.m. after officers from the Eastampton Township and Westampton Township police departments were called to the intersection of Hedding-Jacksonville Road and Welsford Way for a report of a motor vehicle crash.
Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that Christian Kurtz was suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported by ambulance to Virtua Mount Holly Hospital, where he died approximately 30 minutes later.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Kurtz had been shot while at the apartment complex, then drove a short distance in his car before colliding with the other vehicle.
No arrests have been made. An autopsy will be performed today by the Burlington County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The investigation is being conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Eastampton Township Police Department, with assistance from the Westampton Township Police Department. The lead investigators are BCPO Detective Nicholas Schieber, BCPO Detective Kevin Smith and ETPD Det. Richard Tracy.
Anyone with information that might be useful to investigators is asked to call Burlington County Central Communications at 609-265-7113, or send an email to [email protected].
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