• July 26, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    July 26, 2022 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)– The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office reported that the deceased victim discovered this morning in the cemetery in Hamilton Township has been identified as Lisa Lloyd, 39, of Ewing. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force continues to investigate and has identified a person of interest in the case. No…

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  • St. Michael’s, “Angel of Faith” Statute Restored – MidJersey.News

    December 8, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton’s “Angel of Faith” monument was reported stolen from St. Michaels at the corner of North Warren & Perry Steets sometime the weekend of May 12, 2022. Someone used a saw to cut the statue down by its legs and only the feet remain where the statue once stood.  On May 19,…

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  • New Jersey Task Force 1 Deployed To Erie County, NY For Snow Emergency – MidJersey.News

    December 27, 2022 WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ — New Jersey Task Force 1 (NJ-TF1) deployed to Erie County, New York to assist the state of New York in their snow emergency, in Wall, N.J. on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. Western New York has experienced a record amount snow that has caused major power outages and casualties.…

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  • May 5, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    May 5, 2020 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH)– A Monmouth County corrections officer admitted he engaged in sexual contact with an inmate at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution last year, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Thomas J. Mauro, 42 of Beachwood, pleaded guilty today to fourth degree Criminal Sexual Contact before Monmouth County Superior Court…

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  • April 5, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    April 5, 2020 Photo by: Dennis Symons, Jr. TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A serious accident occurred tonight at the dangerous intersection of Lalor Street and Route 129 around 11 pm. The intersection is well known for serious and even fatal accidents in the past. The Trenton Fire Department responded for one person entrapped in a vehicle and…

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  • Man Stabbed 4 Times While Robbed Walking To Store – MidJersey.News

    May 23, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Around 8:30 p.m. a Hispanic male who was walking to a store on Whittaker Avenue was approached by two Hispanic males, who demanded money. The victim stated that after refusing to give the suspects money, a physical altercation began. During the fight, the victim was stabbed four times in the…

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  • October 20, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    October 20, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police and Trenton EMS responded to the area of 1452 South Clinton Avenue for a stabbing around 11:20 p.m. Upon arrival EMS found two victims stabbed to the head and requested an ALS advanced life support unit and an addition BLS ambulance to the scene. At 11:29 p.m. two…

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  • Police investigating “explosive device detonation” at Hamilton auto body shop – MidJersey.News

    January 13, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (MERCER): On January 11, 2021, at approximately 9:00 PM, Hamilton Police were detailed to 336 Rt. 130 (Absolute Auto Solutions), on an explosive device that detonated in the parking lot. Responding officers located two vehicles damaged in the lot towards the entrance of the business. Officers determined…

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  • August 17, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    August 17, 2022 This is a follow up to a story we brought you earlier in the week: Trenton, NJ Man Charged With Criminal Homicide And Other Related Charges In January 2020 Killing In Bristol, PA TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)—BRISTOL, PA—According to a 34-page Presentment from the Twentieth Bucks County Investigating Grand Jury that was unsealed…

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  • June 9, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    June 9, 2020 ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Upper Freehold Regional Schools released that there will be a in-person graduation this year at Arm & Hammer Park, Trenton Thunder baseball stadium on July 9, 2020. See below: Great news shared by Mrs. Embley for our Seniors! Dear Senior Parents, We are excited to announce that we plan to…

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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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