• August 10, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    August 10, 2020 August 11, 2020 update: According to the Hopewell Township Police the person from yesterday’s water search was found and is ok. BREAKING NEWS REPORT: From on scene reports, radio reports and witnesses, if and when official information is made available story will be updated. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP (MERCER)-LAMBERTVILLE-WEST AMWELL, NJ (HUNTERDON)–A kayak was…

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  • August 25, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    See MidJersey.News update here: Man Arrested In Aug 25, 2020 Trenton Stabbing Homicide August 25, 2020 updated at 1:14 pm. TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office confirms that Shamira Williams, 32 was found stabbed multiple times on Laurel Place. She was found in the living room of her home. The Mercer County Homicide Task…

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  • Trenton Fire Department Holds “911 Promise” Bike Ride And Fundraiser – MidJersey.News

    September 11, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Firefighters were seen running and biking thought the streets of Trenton this morning in support of the 911 Promise Run Foundation. Photos by: Brian McCarthy:

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  • July 20, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    July 20, 2022 BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 19, 2022, Christopher Gregor, 30, of Monroe Township, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on the charge of Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1), in connection with the death of a six-year-old male on April…

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  • July 22, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    July 22, 2022 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Toms River Police reported that on Friday, July 22, 2022, at approximately 12:25 a.m., police and EMS units were dispatched to a serious motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Lakehurst Road and Hospital Drive. The initial investigation revealed Tina Dung, 21 of Maryland, was stopped for the traffic…

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  • Shots Fired On Lamberton Road; Suspects Captured With 9mm Weapon On Mulberry & St. Joe’s – MidJersey.News

    TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora posted that early this morning August 15, 2022 there were shots fired on Lamberton Road near the Trenton Marine Terminal. Trenton Police pursued the suspected auto to Mulberry & St Joe’s Avenue where the suspect auto crashed. The occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody with a 9MM…

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  • Person Evaluated After Fall Into Frigid Assunpink Lake As Skiff Overturns – MidJersey.News

    January 16, 2023 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–At 2:16 p.m. the New Jersey State Police, Hope Fire Company/Upper Freehold Firefighters, Conservation Officers, and Captial Health-Allentown, all responded for a report of an overturned kayak with a person in the Assunpink Lake in the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area. Upon arrival a small boat-skiff was found near…

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  • May 16, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    May 16, 2020 Photos by: Brian McCarthy, OnScene News TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Fire Department responded to a 2 Alarm Fire tonight in the 100 Block of Tyrell Avenue. It appears that the fire was in the center of a row and most of the row is abandoned. Heavy fire was reported at the roof line…

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  • June 24, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    June 24, 2022 WILDWOOD, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that Wildwood Mayor Peter J. Byron, former Mayor Ernest V. Troiano Jr., and current City Commissioner Steven E. Mikulski have been charged criminally for fraudulently participating in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP). Byron, 67, Troiano, 71, and Mikulski, 57, all…

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  • City of Trenton Responds to Water Pipe Leaks and Main Breaks During Holidays – MidJersey.News

    Cold Temperatures Make Water Pipe Leaks and Main Breaks More Likely December 27, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Over the holiday weekend, the City of Trenton received 26 calls related to frozen pipes, 13 related to leaks, and 5 in reference to main brakes; city staff responded accordingly and remediated each situation for those affected to ensure…

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January 20, 2022

PEMBERTON, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters announced that a 54-year-old Pemberton Township woman has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a teenage motorist late last year during a head-on collision that occurred after she left a Browns Mills bar.

Wanda Sprague, of the 200 block of Pemberton Browns Mills Road, was charged with Reckless Manslaughter (First Degree) and Vehicular Homicide (Second Degree). During a first appearance in Superior Court this afternoon, the Hon. Terrence R. Cook, P.J.Cr., ordered her not to have any contact with the victim’s family. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment.

The investigation began December 16 after officers from the Pemberton Township Police Department were dispatched to the area of Lakehurst Road and Rancocas Lane for a report of a motor vehicle accident at approximately 9:15 p.m.

The investigation determined that the headlights on Sprague’s Chrysler 300 were not turned on when she crashed head on into a Nissan Sentra being driven by Kayla Bowen, 17, of Pemberton Township. Ms. Bowen was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation further determined that Sprague had been consuming alcohol prior to the crash at a nearby bar, and reached a speed exceeding 90 mph prior to the collision. She suffered extensive injuries from which she is still recovering.

In addition to the criminal charges, Sprague was issued multiple traffic citations, including Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. She is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Joshua Dennis, supervisor of the BCPO Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit.

The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Pemberton Township Police Department, with assistance from the New Jersey State Police. The lead investigators are BCPO Detectives Brian Cunningham and Melyssa Alonso, and PTPD Detective Joshua Mann.

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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