December 16, 2020
A Nor’easter storm is pounding the area with snow, sleet, hail and mixed with rain at times. Numerous accidents and cars off roadways have been reported in the area in the slippery conditions. Police departments are asking residents not to travel if possible due to the conditions.
Robbinsville Township: There will be a delayed opening of Township Offices until 10:30 am. Robbinsville garbage collection that was normally scheduled for Thursday December 17 will now be picked up on Saturday December 19.
Monmouth County Highway Department was out salting the roadways prior to the storm this afternoon in Upper Freehold Township.
Monmouth County Highway Department snowplowing Old York Road
Tonight’s travel conditions, do not travel if possible.
NWS Snow totals as of 9:55 pm:
...Mercer County... Princeton 6.4 in 0900 PM 12/16 Public Pennington 5.5 in 0900 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 1 WSW Ewing 5.0 in 0744 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Ewing 4.2 in 0655 PM 12/16 Public Hamilton Twp 3.0 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter West Windsor Twp. 2.5 in 0630 PM 12/16 Public 2 ENE Hamilton Twp 2.0 in 0630 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 1 SW Robbinsville Twp. 2.0 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter ...Middlesex County... Edison 5.5 in 0740 PM 12/16 Public North Brunswick 5.0 in 0830 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Old Bridge 5.0 in 0815 PM 12/16 Public Metuchen 4.6 in 0840 PM 12/16 Public Parlin 4.5 in 0800 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 1 SSW Plainsboro Township 4.2 in 0659 PM 12/16 NWS Employee Perth Amboy 4.0 in 0800 PM 12/16 Public South Brunswick 4.0 in 0720 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter East Brunswick 2.5 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter South Plainfield 2.5 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 1 NNE New Brunswick 1.6 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Woodbridge 1.5 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Carteret 1.3 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter ...Monmouth County... Holmdel 7.0 in 0900 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Howell 6.1 in 0830 PM 12/16 Public 1 S Howell 6.0 in 0605 PM 12/16 Public Manalapan Twp 5.8 in 0838 PM 12/16 Public Rumson 5.5 in 0830 PM 12/16 Public 1 N Eatontown 4.5 in 0910 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Freehold Twp 4.5 in 0715 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Freehold 4.0 in 0615 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Middletown 4.0 in 0824 PM 12/16 Public Tinton Falls 3.5 in 0847 PM 12/16 Public Leonardo 2.1 in 0920 PM 12/16 Public Cliffwood Beach 1.8 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Wall Twp 1.8 in 0529 PM 12/16 Broadcast Media Atlantic Highlands 1.2 in 0548 PM 12/16 Public Oakhurst 0.8 in 0650 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter
...Ocean County... Jackson 7.0 in 0900 PM 12/16 Public Manchester Twp 4.1 in 0705 PM 12/16 Public Lakewood 4.0 in 0610 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 1 NE Toms River 3.0 in 0830 PM 12/16 Public Whiting 0.7 in 0715 PM 12/16 Public Brick 0.5 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter
...Burlington County... Chesterfield 6.5 in 0800 PM 12/16 Public Evesham Twp 6.0 in 0600 PM 12/16 Public Riverton 6.0 in 0630 PM 12/16 Public Bordentown Twp 5.7 in 0730 PM 12/16 Public Browns Mills 5.5 in 0544 PM 12/16 Public Mount Laurel 5.1 in 0530 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Medford 5.0 in 0730 PM 12/16 Public Moorestown 5.0 in 0820 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 1 WNW Burlington 4.9 in 0600 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 2 E Columbus 4.8 in 0600 PM 12/16 Public Lumberton 4.7 in 0718 PM 12/16 Public Burlington Twp 4.5 in 0650 PM 12/16 Public 1 NE Burlington Twp 4.5 in 0645 PM 12/16 NWS Employee Hainesport 4.5 in 0700 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Bordentown 4.4 in 0730 PM 12/16 Public 1 ENE Westampton Twp 4.1 in 0530 PM 12/16 Official NWS Obs Burlington 4.0 in 0500 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Delanco 4.0 in 0550 PM 12/16 Public Marlton 4.0 in 0500 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter 2 SW Medford 4.0 in 0445 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Southampton Twp 4.0 in 0627 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Roebling 3.5 in 0530 PM 12/16 Public 2 E Delran 3.0 in 0600 PM 12/16 Public 1 SE Fort Dix 3.0 in 0529 PM 12/16 Public Shamong 3.0 in 0444 PM 12/16 Public Florence 2.9 in 0645 PM 12/16 Trained Spotter Delran 2.8 in 0447 PM 12/16 Public Pemberton 0.5 in 0215 PM 12/16 Public
December 16, 2020, Updated
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Around 8:18 pm the Robbinsville Township Fire Department, Hightstown First Aid and Mercer County Paramedics responded to the NJ Turnpike for a pedestrian struck. Radio reports indicate that the man suffered a broken leg after by being hit by a box truck and was found by a passerby at mile marker 63.5 north bound outer lanes of the highway. The man was placed in the back of the good Samaritan’s vehicle until help could arrive. It is still unclear why the man was found on the side of the highway in blizzard like conditions.
The man was transported to the Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and a “trauma alert” was called in route to the hospital. The man was expected to survive his injuries.
From observations on scene no truck was seen stopped near the scene.
NJ State Police reports that they are still investigating the incident.
December 16, 2020
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced today that an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force has resulted in charges being filed against a man and a woman in the December 8 homicide of Joel Alexander.
Nasir White, 24, of Ewing, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree felony murder, one count of first-degree robbery, weapons offenses, hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. Monet Maiden, 22, of Trenton, is charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. Complaints were signed on Tuesday charging both White and Maiden, who were already in custody on unrelated charges out of Lawrence Township. Motions to detain both pending trial have been filed by the prosecutor’s office.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on December 8, 2020, Trenton police received a 911 call for a report of a male who was dumped out of a vehicle and shot on Chase Street. Responding officers located an unresponsive male, later identified as 43-year-old Alexander, in the street with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
During the course of the investigation, task force detectives collected and reviewed video surveillance footage from the surrounding area, and located and interviewed several witnesses. They were able to identify a gold Honda Accord with tinted windows, distinct aftermarket rims, and an unknown New Jersey registration as the vehicle involved in the incident.
The investigation revealed that a gold Honda Accord drove onto Chase Street from Brunswick Avenue and stopped in the middle of the street. An unknown black male, exited the front driver seat of the vehicle, walked to the rear driver side seat and shot the victim Joel Alexander. The unknown black male was later identified as Nasir White and Monet Maiden was identified in the gold Honda Accord at the time of the murder. Nasir White then dragged the victim out of the car, place him in the middle of the street, and then reentered the gold Honda Accord and fled the area with Maiden. A bulletin with a photograph of the vehicle captured from surveillance video was sent out to surrounding municipalities on December 10.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on December 13, Lawrence police located a matte black Honda Accord at the Wawa on Brunswick Pike in an unrelated criminal investigation. During that investigation Nasir White, Monet Maiden and Anesha Joynes were arrested for possession of two handguns and drug offenses. Further investigation revealed that the Honda Accord appeared to be spray painted black and ultimately determined to be the gold Honda Accord used in the murder of Joel Alexander. The investigation revealed the Honda Accord as belonging to Monet Maiden and, in the days following the murder, White and Maiden purchased black spray paint to repaint the gold Honda Accord black. White also attempted to clean the interior of the Honda Accord. A search warrant was obtained and a search of the Honda Accord revealed an obvious bloodstain on the backseat of the Honda Accord along with upholstery cleaner.
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Nasir White, 24, of Ewing, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree felony murder, one count of first-degree robbery, weapons offenses, hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. Monet Maiden, 22, of Trenton, is charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence.
Monet Maiden, 22, of Trenton, is charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence.
Nasir White, 24, of Ewing, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree felony murder, one count of first-degree robbery, weapons offenses, hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence.
Nasir White, 24, of Ewing, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree felony murder, one count of first-degree robbery, weapons offenses, hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. Monet Maiden, 22, of Trenton, is charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence.
Photos and video by: Brian McCarthy OnScene News
The names of the Trenton dead of 2020:
Say their names:
- January 30, 2020, Starquasia Harris, 24, shooting
- February 16, 2020, Maurice London, 39, shooting
- March 23, 2020, Danavan Phillips, 37, shooting
- March 25, 2020, Yuell Moore, 29, shooting
- April 5, 2020 Quamiera Massey, 24, shooting
- April 5, 2020 Dabree Brannon, 30, shooting
- April 5, 2020 Frederick Mason, 20, shooting
- May 14, 2020, pronounced dead May 21, 2020 Terrence Horton, 53, shooting
- May 17, 2020, Robert Smith, 38, shooting
- May 18, 2020 Antwuan Bowens, 44, shooting
- May 18, 2020 Tayvion Jones, 18, shooting
- May 21, 2020 Raheen McKinnon 19, shooting
- May 23, 2020, Watson Cogdell, 58, shooting
- May 30, 2020 Tyrone Campbell, 45, shooting
- June 2, 2020 Dontae Barnes, shooting
- June 21, 2020, Robert Neal, 34, stabbing
- July 1, 2020, Covvie Scott, 24, shooting
- July 8, 2020, Richard Guarderas, 18, shooting
- July 8, 2020, Malcom L. Bowser, 19, shooting
- July 15, 2020, Jason Phillips, 23, shooting
- July 17, 2020, Luis Gonzalez, 37, shooting
- August 2, 2020 died August 5, 2020, Jolisa Marshall, 28, shooting (of Hamilton)
- August 9, 2020, William Irrizarry, 18, shooting
- August 9, 2020, Julius Vargas, 18, shooting
- August 17, 2020, Rahkeem Ortiz, 29, shooting
- August 21, 2020, pronounced dead August 22, Vernetta McCray, 39, drive by shooting
- August 25, 2020, Shamira Williams, 32, stabbing
- August 29, 2020, Tybree Washington, 24, shooting
- October 2, 2020, Hussain Abdullah, 35, shooting
- October 5, 2020, Derek Colley, 26, Shooting
- October 10, 2020, Ola Williams, 61, Shooting
- October 10, 2020, Jaquise Melvin, 26, Shooting
- October 16, 2020 from shooting on October 9, Rudy Alvira Jr.
- October 20, 2020, Johnny Perez, 8, Shooting
- October 20, 2020, Gustavo Perez, 16
- November 13, 2020, Sam Livingston III, age 41, stabbing
- November 17, 2020, Jeremy McTamney, 26, Shooting, Ties Trenton’s record of homicides in 2013.
- November 28, 2020, Daniel Alvaranga, 33, Stabbing
- November 29, 2020, Omar Billups, 37, Shooting
- December 8, 2020, Joel Alexander, 43, Shooting
Not in NJ but across the river in Falls Township, Pennsylvania May 24, 2020 Davon Frink, 25, shooting at a Holiday Inn Express at a Trenton party held there.
December 16, 2020
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Governor Phil Murphy has declared a State of Emergency beginning at 2:00 pm today for the upcoming winter storm. NJ State Offices will close beginning at 1:00 pm. The Governor urges all New Jersyans to stay off the roads, stay at home and stay safe.
The National Weather Service Philadelphia, Mount Holly expects a sharp gradient in our area from less than one inch south to 12-18″ in the north section of our coverage area.
For your weather information it is suggested to use official sources such as the National Weather Service for your information. The graphs below are from the 6:00 am weather briefing the next briefing will be at 6:00 pm.
NWS Forecast Office Philadelphia/Mt Holly
