March 9, 2024 Update
The New Jersey State PBA, Policemen’s Benevolent Association Tweeted on X
UPDATE ON OFFICER SHOT – Our officer with Hamilton Police Division is recovering after surgery. He is resting comfortably and has been up and talking today. Keep all Hamilton Township police officers and their families in your prayers.
Thank you for all who have reached out.
UPDATE ON OFFICER SHOT – Our officer with Hamilton Police Division is recovering after surgery. He is resting comfortably and has been up and talking today. Keep all Hamilton Township police officers and their families in your prayers.
Thank you for all who have reached out. pic.twitter.com/2pAp6CiR7m
— New Jersey State PBA (@NJSPBA) March 9, 2024
March 8, 2024
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office confirms that a Hamilton Township Police Officer was shot this evening while responding to a domestic violence call on Orchard Avenue around 10:00 p.m. One additional individual was also shot. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will be handling the investigation.
The New Jersey State PBA, Policemen’s Benevolent Association Tweeted on X “Asking for prayers at this hour. One of our officers has been shot in Hamilton Township, Mercer County tonight.”
Update from Hamilton Police:
Last night at 10:11 p.m. Hamilton Police Officers responded to a disturbance call on the 1800 block of Orchard Ave. A suspect opened fire upon the officers as they responded to the call, striking one of the officers. The injured officer was transported to CHS-Fuld and is expected to survive. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office are investigating this incident.
OFFICER SHOT – Within the past hour a Hamilton Township (Mercer County) officer has been shot. He is currently in surgery. Please pray for him.
The officer was responding to a domestic incident Friday night in Hamilton Township was taken to the hospital after being shot, a Mercer County prosecutor confirmed with CBS Philadelphia.
Officials said the incident happened on the 1800 block of Orchard Avenue around 10 p.m. and one other person was also shot.
A second officer is being treated for trauma.
The scene on Orchard Avenue tonight were a Hamilton Township Police Officer was shot responding to a domestic violence call. Midjersey.news photos
Asking for prayers at this hour. One of our officers has been shot in Hamilton Township, Mercer County tonight.
— New Jersey State PBA (@NJSPBA) March 9, 2024
March 8, 2024
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH) —A 20-year-old Asbury Park man was arrested for multiple offenses, including possession of a stolen handgun following a car stop on Route 35.
On Friday, March 8, 2024, at approximately 3:45 p.m., members of the Wall Township Police Department Quality of Life Unit pulled over Corey E. Thermitus (20) of Asbury Park, who was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata north of Route 35. The investigation conducted by detectives on the scene led to Thermitus being arrested and charged with the below-listed charges:
- Unlawful possession of a firearm (Taurus 9mm)
- Possession of a defaced firearm
- Possession of a stolen firearm
- Possession of a firearm while committing a drug offense
- Possession of hollow point ammunition
- Possession of a high-capacity magazine
- Possession of stolen property
- Receiving stolen property
- Possession of burglary tools (sledgehammer and ski mask)
- Possession of weapon (2 knives)
- Possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
Thermitus was transported to Monmouth County Correctional Facility in Freehold pending a court appearance in Monmouth County Superior Court. Sergeant Michael Tancredi, Detective Thomas Gavaghan, and Patrolman Ken Bala were the arresting officers.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all the trial rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and New Jersey State Law.
Local Students to Help Families in Nicaragua
March 8, 2023
HAMILTON, NJ (MERCER)–A new EarlyAct service club for students at Greenwood Elementary School is raising funds to provide nutritious food for those in need in Nicaragua.
The 4th grade students are collecting change to be combined with other funds to support a Rotary International project that provides “aquaponics” kits to help families and schools grow fresh vegetables and fish.
The collection campaign will begin on Monday, March 11 and continue through May 17.
“The students are collecting loose change to make a positive change for others,” said Greenwood Elementary School Advisor John Malloy. “It’s a lesson in geography, science and most importantly, caring.”
The EarlyAct Club at Greenwood Elementary School is the second one to be established in Hamilton Township in the past three months. Wilson Elementary School launched its EarlyAct Club in December and is also participating in the Nicaragua project. Both clubs are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Robbinsville Hamilton.
In a ceremony on Friday, March 8, the Greenwood EarlyAct club officially installed its officers – President Brittany Ramirez; Vice Presidents Daleisa Pineda and Mahina Nayyar; Recording Secretary Pann Aung; Corresponding Secretary Naomi Moore; and Treasurer Mimi Hall.
On hand at the ceremony were Greenwood Principal Dr. Nicole Dickens-Simon, Advisor John Malloy, Social Coordinator Aysha Ahmad, and members of the Rotary Club of Robbinsville Hamilton, including Club President George Ott and Club EarlyAct Lead Coordinator Kalpana Patel.
“Greenwood Elementary School is pleased to offer its young scholars the opportunity to participate with the service-learning EarlyAct Club in partnership with the Rotary Club of Robbinsville Hamilton,” said Greenwood Principal Dickens-Simon. “The mission and vision of the EarlyAct Club seamlessly aligns with our Greenwood Core Values of integrity, responsibility, perseverance, and empathy. We are grateful for the leadership of Mrs. Kalpana Patel, of the Rotary Club and on-site orchestration of Mr. John Malloy, Greenwood Elementary School Advisor.”
A Greenwood flyer announcing the Nicaragua project notes that “every penny, nickel, dime and quarter collected will be donated to this very worthwhile cause. Together, we can help change the world.”
The change collected by the EarlyAct clubs will be included in the $2,500 committed to the project by the Rotary Club of Robbinsville Hamilton.
The funds will be part of an overall $40,000 Rotary Global grant to fund aquaponics fish and garden tanks for up to 60 families and schools in the region of Ciudad Sandino, near Managua, Nicaragua. The systems provide tilapia fish and a variety of vegetables to improve the nutrition and diet of adults and children.
EarlyAct engages students in character-building activities and prepares them for leadership roles. Students learn to identify and carry out service projects that improve the quality of life in their local community and beyond.
The EarlyAct program was established in 1997 by the Rotary Club of Robbinsville Hamilton, then known as the Rotary Club of Hamilton/Washington. The first EarlyAct Club was formed at Morgan Elementary School in Hamilton and the concept became popular around the world with EarlyAct clubs being established as far away as Australia and Africa.
For more on the Rotary Club of Robbinsville Hamilton, visit rhrotary.org.
Greenwood Principal Dr. Nicole Dickens-Simon congratulates the EarlyAct officers and the school’s scholars for their participation in the Nicaragua project.
EarlyAct officers stand with (rear left to right) Advisor John Malloy, Rotarian Paul Neu, Greenwood Principal Dr. Nicole Dickens-Simon, Rotary Club President George Ott and Rotary EarlyAct Lead Coordinator Kalpana Patel.
Greenwood Elementary School Advisor John Malloy swears in the officers of the school’s new EarlyAct Club.
March 8, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced today that an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department has resulted in charges being filed against three individuals in connection with the November 2023 shooting homicide of Leroy Tutt.
Jerrod Baldwin, 41, of Ewing, and Kellen Dingman, 41, of Ewing, are each charged with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and first-degree conspiracy to commit murder. Eric Bell, 44, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and third-degree hindering apprehension. All three men were taken into custody earlier this week by in various locations of New Jersey by members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Mercer County Tactical Response Team. They are being held at the Mercer County Correction Center pending detention hearings.
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Friday, November 24, 2023, Trenton police responded to the first block of Oliver Avenue for a ShotSpotter activation. Responding officers arrived on scene to discover an adult male on the sidewalk suffering from multiple gunshots to the torso. The victim was lying next to a burgundy Chrysler Sebring with an open trunk. Officers observed numerous spent shell casings inside of the truck. The victim, later identified as Leroy Tutt, 37, of Trenton, was transported to Capital Heath Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Elijah Phillips at 609-414-2006 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at 609-256-0997. 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.
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