WALL TOWNSHIP- On Thursday, February 15, 2024, members of the Wall Township Police Department and the New Jersey State Police arrested three people following a search warrant after a joint narcotics investigation.
On Thursday morning the New Jersey State Police T.E.A.M.S. Unit, New Jersey State Police Special Investigations Unit and the Wall Township Police Department Detective Bureau executed a search warrant in Sea Breeze Trailer Park on State Route 35. As a result of the investigation the following people were arrested and charged with the following:
• Kaliq Q. Walker (20) of Tinton Falls: Possession of Crack Cocaine (3rd Degree), Possession of Crack Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute (3rd Degree), Possession of Heroin (3rd Degree), Possession of Oxycodone (3rd Degree) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Disorderly Persons Offense).• Nathanael W. Jones (42) of Wall Township: Possession of Crack Cocaine (3rd Degree), Possession of Buprenorphine Hydrochloride (3rd Degree), Possession of Heroin (3rd Degree) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
• Alexis C. Evely (26) of Old Bridge: Possession of Heroin (3rd Degree), Possession of Crack Cocaine with Intent to Distribute (3rd Degree), Possession of Crack Cocaine (3rd Degree), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Disorderly Persons Offense), Possession of Oxycodone (3rd Degree), Failure to Make Lawful Disposition of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (Disorderly Persons Offense).
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–An as-yet unknown number of people were left homeless by a three-alarm blaze that burned the roof off two-thirds of a 24-unit condominium building Monday afternoon (June 10, 2024) in the Twin Rivers section of town.
This is a breaking news story that will be updated as additional information becomes available.
The blaze in Building K of the American Way condominiums on Avon Drive, off Probasco Road, was reported about 4:30 p.m. Heavy smoke was showing from the two-story building when the first police and firefighters arrived. A short time later, flames were reported to be burning through the roof. Three alarms were transmitted to bring enough fire apparatus and manpower to the scene to fight the fire. Numerous hoselines and three aerial master streams were put in service to flow water on the flames.
Assisting East Windsor firefighters with battling the blaze were fire companies from Robbinsville, Allentown-Upper Freehold Hope Fire Company, Plainsboro, Monroe, Hightstown, West Windsor, Hamilton, Lawrence, Ewing, North Brunswick, Millstone, Manalapan, Cranbury, and Howell.
By the time the blaze was brought under control several hours later, the roof of the parts of the building containing units 9 through 24 had been burned away. Extensive damage was visible to most second second-floor units in those areas, while water and smoke damage was probable in the first-floor units there. It appeared that firefighters had been mostly successful in preventing significant damage to units 1 through 8.
Several firefighters reportedly suffered minor injuries and were being treated on scene by emergency medical personnel from Hightstown, Capital Health System, Princeton, and elsewhere. Signal 22, the volunteer fire and police canteen unit from Trenton, was on scene providing firefighters with refreshments.
The Red Cross was requested to the scene to help shelter displaced residents. The cause of the blaze is under investigation by township police and fire officials and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
The blaze sent up a large column of smoke that was visible on the other side of the county, while hundreds of local residents watched the firefighting effort up close from behind police line tape.
Updated story at link below:
47 Left Homeless from East Windsor 3-Alarm Blaze, Investigation Continues
Several families left homless after this 3-Alarm fire on Avon Drive in East Windsor, New Jersey
Above photos: Dennis Symons, MidJersey.news
Above photos by: Michael Ratcliffe, MidJersey.news
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 21, 2024, John Marrone, 68, of Seaside Park, was charged with Causing Death or Injury While Driving with a Suspended or Revoked Driver’s License, and Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death, both in connection with an incident that occurred in Toms River Township on July 21, 2024.
On July 21, 2024, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department were summoned to the area of Route 166 and Old Freehold Road for a report of a pedestrian having been struck by a motor vehicle. Responding Officers determined that Gonzalo Jimenez-Hernandez, 48, of Toms River, stepped into the roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle. The victim was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where he was pronounced deceased.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad, Toms River Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, revealed that a black Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on Route 166; Mr. Jimenez-Hernandez stepped into the roadway and was struck by the Ford F-150, which then fled the scene. The truck that struck the victim was later located unoccupied in a nearby apartment complex. Through investigation, Detectives determined that the Ford F-150 was registered to Marrone. A short time later, Officers located Marrone – on foot – in the vicinity of the truck, and he was taken into custody without incident. Marrone was thereafter transported to Community Medical Center, where a draw of his blood was obtained pursuant to a court-authorized warrant. The results of the blood draw remain pending. Marrone was subsequently transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad, Toms River Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this 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).
July 22, 2024
EDISON, NJ — Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department announced today that Joan Franklin Polanco, 37, of Edison, has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing that occurred in Edison on July 21, 2024.
On July 21, 2024, at approximately 4:37 P.M., Edison Police Department received a 911 call reporting a stabbing on Horizon Drive. Upon their arrival, officers discovered Lizbeth Benitez-Rivera, 37, of Edison, with multiple stab wounds. Benitez-Rivera was pronounced deceased at the scene.
An initial investigation led by Detective Clint Hetzell of the Edison Police Department and Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that Benitez-Rivera’s son was asleep in his room, when he woke up later in the afternoon, he found his mother deceased with multiple stab wounds. The investigation determined that Joan Franklin Polanco, 37, of Edison, was seen entering the bedroom with a knife and leaving the residence shortly after the incident occurred.
Hours later, on July 21, 2024, Polanco was located and detained by the New York City Police Department. Polanco was charged with first-degree Murder and third-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Hetzell of the Edison Police Department at 732-248-7400 or Detective Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.
July 22, 2024
CAMDEN, N.J. – A New York man was found guilty today on charges stemming from his travel to have sex with a 13-year old New Jersey resident and his production and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Zachary Williams, 37, of New York, was convicted of two counts of interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, production of and possession of child pornography, and coercion and enticement of a minor, following a 13-day trial before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in Camden federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and the evidence at trial:
In September 2020, Williams met the minor via Snapchat. He lied about his age, telling the victim that he was 17 years old, when he was in fact 33 years old. Williams asked the victim for nude photographs of the victim, after receiving them, began to “sextort” the minor by threatening to send the nude photographs to the minor’s friends and family. He ultimately convinced the minor to meet him at a hotel in Atlantic County, New Jersey, and agreed to allow the victim to delete the nude photographs from his phone. On Oct. 2, 2020, Williams traveled to a hotel in Atlantic County and, two days later, engaged in sexual intercourse with the minor in his hotel room. Afterward, despite his earlier promises, Williams continued to send messages to the minor threatening to expose the minor’s nude photographs.
Law enforcement officers arrested Williams in March 2021 in a sting operation through which they lured him to the same Atlantic County hotel by posing as the minor victim. Williams’ phone contained numerous images of child pornography, which have led to the identification of additional child victims in both the Eastern District of New York and the District of Connecticut, where additional charges remain pending against Williams.
Williams faces a maximum of 30 years in prison on each of the two counts of interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years on the production of child pornography, a maximum of 20 years on the possession of child pornography, and a maximum of 10 years on the coercion and enticement of a minor. In addition, Williams faces a $250,000 fine, mandatory restitution to the victims, and lifetime supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 4, 2024.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the FBI’s Atlantic City Resident Agency, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy in Newark; and officers from the Galloway Township Police Department, under the direction of Chief Richard D. Barber, and also recognizes the efforts of the Atlantic City Police Department under the direction of Chief James Sarkos and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Prosecutor William Reynolds, with the investigation leading to today’s conviction.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Diana Vondra Carrig and Patrick C. Askin of the Criminal Division, Camden.
24-274
Defense counsel: Mark W. Catanzaro Esq., Mount Holly, New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–An investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force (MCHTF), the Trenton Shooting Response Team and the New Jersey State Police’s Intelligence & Criminal Enterprise Section – Crime Suppression Central Unit has resulted in the arrest of a Trenton man for the shooting death of a 44-year-old city resident, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey announced.
Najir Tripp, 29, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess a weapon. He was arrested on Sunday, December 29, during a search warrant execution at his Trenton residence. The prosecutor’s office will file a motion to detain him pending trial.
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday, December 27, 2024, Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West Hanover Street on a ShotSpotter activation for more than 20 rounds. Responding officers arrived on scene to discover the victim, later identified as Michael Jones, 44, of Trenton, in the driver’s seat of a black Mercedes sedan suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Jones was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he died the next day.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Ryan Minnick at (609) 989-6406 or Sgt. William Jett Jr. at (609) 331-5010. Information can also be emailed to [email protected].
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Names of the 2024 Trenton Homicide Victims
01/13/2024 Eduardo Lopez-Cruz, 38, of Trenton, Shooting
01/16/2024 Stefon Locke, 33, Shooting on 1/16 died 2/8/2024
02/28/2024 Shawn Moore, 45, Trenton, Shooting
03/19/2024 Donnell Jenkins age 52, Stabbing
04/04/2024 Jose Alfredo Azcona Garcia, 46, of Trenton, Shooting
05/01/2024 Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton
05/01/2024 Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton
05/19/2024 Stephon Fisher, 18, of Trenton, Shooting
05/26/2024 Dwayne Penix, 20, of Trenton, Shooting
06/01/2024 Shydasia Merrick, 26, of Trenton (Hit and Run)
06/11/2024 Johnathan Applegate
06/23/2024 Samier Vincent, 30, of Trenton, Shooting, died 6/27/2024
07/02/2024 Capriest Ruiz, 23, of Camden, Shooting, died on 2/3/2024
07/04/2024 Amir Williams, 32, of Trenton, Shooting
07/12/2024 Johny Emmanuel Cruz-Rodrigez, Shooting
07/14/2024 Luis Torres Marrero, 47, of Trenton, Shooting 7/9/2024
09/22/2024 Opium Leverette, 17, of Trenton, Shooting
12/08/2024 Kristoffer Givens, 47, of Ewing, Shooting
12/22/2024 Shakeem Lemach Davis, 32, of Trenton, Shooting
12/27/2024 Michael Jones, 44, of Trenton, Shooting
Homicide Victims in Mercer County outside of Trenton:
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.
Story by: Fonda Bock, U.S. Army Human Resources Command
FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of Army Pfc. Anthony J. Lopa, a Soldier killed during the Korean War, will be interred June 28 at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey. Maxwell Funeral Home, Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, will perform graveside services preceding the interment.
A native of North Arlington, New Jersey, Lopa was a member of Delta Battery, 82nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons (Self Propelled) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action Aug. 31, 1950, while fighting the North Korean People’s Army along the Naktong River, near Yongsan-Myeon, South Korea. He was 17 years old.
Lopa was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency July 21, 2023, after the remains of Korean War unknowns were exhumed for identification July 2018 from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, under the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, plays a key role in the process of locating Family members of missing Soldiers from World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars.
The process begins with locating the Family member most closely related to the missing Soldier, known as the primary next of kin, followed by a request for Family reference samples or DNA, which are used as a main source in identifying remains.
Once a Soldier has been identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, the PCRB notifies and briefs the Family about the results of historical, forensic and DNA reports, benefits and the mortuary process including burial with full military honors.
Above file photos of Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey.
NEWARK, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man will make his initial appearance today on charges related to his explosive devices and the materials used to manufacture them, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Thomas Petronglo, 63, of Vineland, New Jersey, is charged by indictment with one count each of unlawful possession of a destructive device, unlawful making of a destructive device, and unlawful storage of explosive materials. He is scheduled to appear by videoconference later today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica S. Allen.
According to documents filed in this case:
On March 12, 2021, Petronglo was found in possession of one destructive device, a 5 ¾-inch diameter metal can, containing a quantity of an explosive mixture of potassium perchlorate and aluminum, with a fuse sticking out of the device.
Petronglo also possessed multiple intact improvised explosive devices and explosive materials, including:
• One suspected improvised explosive device containing a plastic cylinder, suspected explosive mixture inside the plastic cylinder, with cardboard tubing and a fuse sticking out of the device;• One suspected improvised explosive device containing a plastic cylinder, M class device inside the plastic cylinder, with suspected explosive mixture wrapped in black electrical tape with a fuse sticking out of the device;• One suspected improvised explosive device, containing a black plastic cylinder wrapped in black electrical tape, inside the cylinder is a suspected explosive mixture, with a fuse sticking out of the device;• One suspected improvised explosive device, containing cardboard tubing with twine wrapped around the cardboard tubing and the wrapped in black electrical tape, with a suspected explosive mixture inside the cardboard tubing and a fuse sticking out of the device;• Two M class devices – one 3-inch M class device and one 2-inch M class, both suspected devices in red cardboard tubes with wooden plug at the end of the devices, inside the cardboard tubing is a suspected explosive mixture with a fuse sticking out of the device;
• Numerous materials used to manufacture destructive devices, including precursor chemicals, hobby fuse, time fuse, the explosive making materials such as the cardboard tubing, and black plastic cylinders.
Earlier today, First Lady Tammy Murphy tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. She is asymptomatic. Governor Murphy and the rest of the family have tested negative, and they will continue to test regularly in the coming days. The Governor and First Lady tested themselves due to a recent known non-family contact in their home. Required procedures for reporting, case investigation, and contact tracing have been followed. Tomorrow’s regularly scheduled COVID-19 briefing will shift to a virtual format and stream online. As the Governor is vaccinated and boosted, he is not required to quarantine per CDC guidance. He will continue to wear a mask in all public settings. Both the Governor and First Lady are vaccinated and boosted, and have exercised caution whenever possible, including double masking. They urge all New Jerseyans to get vaccinated, get boosted, wear a mask, and keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
January 2, 2022
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–In 2021 MidJersey.news experienced another year of growth with 4,389,374 views with 1,236,763 visitors to the main MidJersey.news The numbers do not include social media views such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
In 2021 MidJersey.news had 4,389,374 views with 1,236,763 to the main MidJersey.news site. Those numbers do not include social media.
2021 Year in review:
Top story of the year was Ed Forchion, NJ Weedman opening his First Citizen Dispensary in Trenton on January 1, 2021:
NJWeedman Opens First Citizen Dispensary Sells Marijuana In Trenton
There was a “Miracle in Mercer County” as 3 Police Officers were rescued by Tropical Storm Ida in Hopewell Township:
Tropical Storm Ida:
Tropical Storm Henri:
15 people were injured in an accident in Hamilton Township Mercer County on September 29, 2021:
A Hamilton man was caught with an explosive device on S. Broad Street in Yardville on October 16, 2021:
Update: Hamilton Man Arrested With Explosive Device
A fire destroyed a building on South Broad Street in Trenton on October 13, 2021
Multi-Alarm Fire Destroys Building In Trenton
A plane made a forced emergency landing crashing on Sharon Road at the intersection of Gordon and Sharon Roads in Robbinsville on June 6, 2021:
A fire involving solar panels at the Hamilton Home Depot on June 23, 2021:
A 2-alarm house fire consumed a house in Robbinsville, NJ on April 6, 2021:
2nd Alarm House Fire In Robbinsville
On July 29, 2021 storms with tornados hit the area:
Severe Flooding From Thunderstorms And Possible Tornados Hit Area
Continuing Coverage: NWS Investigating Damage From Yesterday’s Storms
January 12, 2021 New Jersey Turnpike in Robbinsville a tractor-trailer involved in fire:
BREAKING: Truck Fire On NJ Turnpike
Brood X Cicada Invasion for may parts of NJ:
Brood X Cicada Invasion 2021
Brood X Cicada Invasion 2021 Update
Project Freedom opened Freedom Village in Town Center South in Robbinsville, celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Project Freedom 1 in Robbinsville and broke ground in Hamilton Township for another location across from Hamilton Police Department:
Project Freedom Breaks Ground For Freedom Village At Hamilton Woods
In Trenton the old Department of Health and Agriculture buildings were demolished: According to Preservation New Jersey the buildings were built in 1962 – 1963 and designed by Alfred Clauss and Jane West Clauss, husband and wife architects. There are two pre-cast concrete buildings, one cylindrical and one cubed, connected by steel-and-glass pedestrian sky bridges.
Demolition Of NJ Department Of Health And Agriculture Buildings
Department of Health and Agriculture Demolition Update
Update: Demolition Of NJ Department Of Health And Agriculture Buildings
The City of Trenton tied the all-time murder rate set in 2020 with 40 again for 2021. Mercer County murders have also reached an all-time high of 49 in 2021:
40th Trenton Murder of 2021 Ties Last Year’s All Time Record
The City of Trenton celebrated Olympian Athing Mu with a large parade on August 29, 2021:
Trenton Celebrates Olympian Athing Mu With Large Parade
Mercer County started a railroad bridge replacement labeled as the “Bridge to Nowhere”
MISSOULA, MONTANA — A New Jersey man who admitted to sexually assaulting a woman passenger seated next to him on a flight from New Jersey to Bozeman, Montana, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years of probation, with six months of home confinement, ordered to register as a sex offender and to pay a total of $5,100 in special assessments, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
The defendant, Piyush Mathew, 31, of Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in March to abusive sexual contact in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States as charged in an indictment.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
In court documents, the government alleged that on Sept. 7, 2023, Mathew and the victim, identified as Jane Doe, were seated next to each other on United Airlines Flight 1300 from New Jersey to Bozeman. Doe was seated in the middle seat, while Mathew was seated in an aisle seat. Prior to departure, Mathew raised the armrest between them, and once the plane was in the air, he assaulted Doe for the duration of the flight. Mathew, pretending to be asleep, touched Doe multiple times on different parts of her body, including her thighs, fingers, arms, stomach, and breasts. Doe had hoped to alert the flight crew of Mathew’s behavior, however, Mathew stood immediately behind her for deboarding, and she felt she was unable to tell the flight crew. Instead, Doe approached another male passenger who was in front of them and pretended to know him as a safeguard from Mathew while leaving the plane. The male passenger reported to law enforcement that Doe looked upset and as if she were about to cry.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. The FBI, Gallatin Airport Authority, and Bozeman Airport Police conducted the investigation.
Manchester Township, NJ- A visit to a popular privately-owned 7000-acre tract of land in Manchester on Monday evening ended tragically for a 18-year-old Perth Amboy Township man, Victor Arias- Peralta, who unlawfully visited the Heritage Mineral property and attempted to swim in the lake with other individuals around 6:00 p.m. Arias- Peralta and a friend were attempting to cross Crystal Lake when Arias- Peralta appeared to suffer from severe fatigue and went into distress approximately twenty yards from the shoreline. Friends went to the aid of Arias- Peralta who eventually submerged underwater and disappeared in the current.
The Manchester Township Police Department, with the assistance of the Manchester Township EMS, the Manchester, Ridgeway, Whiting Volunteer Fire Departments, and the New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit responded to the scene were search and rescue operations were conducted for approximately forty-five minutes before Arias- Peralta was located unresponsive. He was pulled from the water where he was pronounced deceased. The preliminary investigation indicates the drowning to be accidental.
Assisting with this investigation is the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit and the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office. Anyone who may have been at “Crystal Lake” and witnessed this incident is asked to contact Detective Victoria Guarino of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Investigations Bureau at 732-657-2009 ext. 4201.
The Manchester Township Police Department would like to remind the public that the Heritage Minerals or “ASARCO” site is private property. It is closed for recreational and/or other use and it is a criminal offense to enter or remain on the property. In the interest of public safety, the Manchester Township Police urges everyone to obey the “No Trespassing” signs posted at the site. Trespassers are subject to substantial fines and penalties up to and including incarceration for being on the property.
Whiting Fire Company Station 33 reported:
July 29, 2024 At approxamately 6:53 p.m. Stations 33, 32, and 34 were dispatched to Heritage Minerals (ASARCO) for a reported submersion. Ridgeway Chief 3400 was the first on location and confirmed the last known location of the submerged individual. Special Operations Unit 3317, Utility 3337, Brush 3339, and Brush 3329 responded to the scene. Whiting Fire divers and surface swimmers entered the water along with 3220. A brief grid search with a search line was performed and the individual was located/surfaced and transferred to EMS. The scene was subsequently turned over to MPD and the OCSD for investigation purposes.
Howell Township Man Tragically Drowns in Lake on Heritage Mineral Property
Cliffside Park Man Drowned In “Crystal Lake” On ASARCO Site
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–According to Trenton Police, a Bank Robbery occurred on Friday, March 4th, 2022 at the Bank of America (360 Hamilton Avenue) at approximately 12:04 p.m. On the aforementioned listed time and date, Offender (Michael A. Fitzpatrick) entered the Bank of America and handed the bank teller a note which read, “This is a robbery”. Fitzpatrick threatened to shoot up the place if the employee did not hand over the money. The teller turned over $3,083 in assorted US currency to Fitzpatrick, who immediately after fled out the rear Bank entrance. It was later revealed that he entered a black Ford Escape and was out of sight.
After a thorough investigation by a Detective from the Major Crimes Unit, along with the assistance from the Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) – Michael Fitzpatrick was identified and complaints were generated/signed for multiple charges (Robbery, Possession of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Terroristic Threats) against same.
Fitzpatrick was subsequently arrested in Camden, NJ where he was turned over to TPD for the aforementioned charges.
Photo by EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA on Pexels.com
In 2021 MidJersey.news had 4,389,374 views with 1,236,763 to the main MidJersey.news site. Those numbers do not include social media.
