• Hamilton – Page 2 – MidJersey.News

    September 28, 2022 HAMILTON – TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Hamilton Mayor Martin, State Senator Greenstein, Assemblymen DeAngelo, and Benson, Mercer County Executive Hughes, Mercer County Board of County Commissioners Chair Nina Melker, Ewing Mayor Steinmann, Hopewell Township Mayor Peters-Manning, and Lawrence Township Mayor John Ryan are joining together to call on the New Jersey Department of Environmental…

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  • Trenton Police Report Adult Male Student On The Run After Gun Incident At Trenton Central High School – MidJersey.News

    February 9, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Department reports: Weapons investigation – Trenton Central High School Offender: Breion Crayton; B/M, 10-29-2003 [19]. On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 approximately 1:00 pm, the Trenton Police Department was advised of an adult student who was in possession of a firearm, while attending school at 400 Chambers Street, Trenton…

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  • East Windsor Firefighters Battle Vehicle Fire On Route 33 – MidJersey.News

    March 19, 2023 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–East Windsor Fire Company Station 46 responded to a well involved vehicle fire on Route 33 east bound between Route 133 and Lake Drive yesterday March 18, 2023 just before 4:00 p.m. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and notified the NJ Department of Environmental Protection for a small fuel…

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  • New Unit Within Division of Criminal Justice to Investigate and Prosecute Human Trafficking in New Jersey – MidJersey.News

    January 26, 2023 TRENTON – As crimes involving forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation continue to grow nationwide, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a new unit within the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) that will focus exclusively on investigating and prosecuting these types of human trafficking crimes in New Jersey. The newly established Human…

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  • South Brunswick Police Department Promotions Announcement – MidJersey.News

    February 8, 2023 SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka announced the promotion of three officers yesterday to fill vacancies from retirement. “These supervisors bring decades of service, experience, and knowledge to their positions. They will uphold the high standards the South Brunswick Police Department is committed to,” said Chief Hayducka. He added,…

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  • Neptune – Page 2 – 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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  • Howell – Page 2 – MidJersey.News

    September 16, 2020 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH)–A judge ruled last week a Lakewood teenager charged in the October 2019 death of a man whose body was found lying in the roadway in Howell will now face those charges in adult court, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Richard W. English…

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  • Wildfire Alert County Road 539 Closed In Warren Grove Area – MidJersey.News

    March 7, 2023 LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ (OCEAN)–Just after noon today March 7, 2023 the New Jersey Forrest Fire Service responded to a fire in Little Eggo Harbor Township off of Route 539 near Warren Grove after being spotted by the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower. Upon arrival the original fire was around 10 acres…

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  • Police Report All Ewing Township Public Schools Closed Due To Threat – MidJersey.News

    February 14, 2023 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Ewing Township Police Department reports that all Ewing public schools are closed today February 14, 2023, while police investigate an unconfirmed school threat. Additional officers from Ewing and partner agencies will be deployed to all Ewing public and private schools. Police will be providing updates as more information becomes…

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  • Ewing Firefighters Extinguish Vehicle Fire On North Olden Avenue – MidJersey.News

    February 9, 2023 EWING (Mercer) – A vehicle fire disrupted traffic along North Olden Avenue, near the intersection with Pennington Road, this evening (Thursday, Feb. 9). The blaze was reported about 6:00 p.m. by a Ewing Township ambulance crew that was enroute to a medical emergency at the nearby ShopRite supermarket. The ambulance crew reported…

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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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