• Firefighters Extinguish House Fire in Ewing Township – MidJersey.News

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  • Police Respond to Barricaded Individual in Brielle – MidJersey.News

    January 19, 2023 BRIELLE, NJ (MONMOUTH)–The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office told MidJersey.news that on Thursday night January 18, 2024, at approximately 10:22 p.m., the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (MOCERT) and Rapid Deployment Force were activated for a call involving a wellness check on a barricaded subject / individual located at the Brandywyne Units in…

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  • Firefighters On Scene At Large Fire In South Brunswick – MidJersey.News

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  • Additional Reported Shooting Leaves Two Children Shot in Trenton – MidJersey.News

    January 12, 2023 TRENTON (Mercer) – Two children were reportedly shot this evening (Friday, Jan. 12, 2024), just a little over two hours after two other people were wounded by gunfire in the city. This latest incidence of violence was reported about 7:55 p.m. in the 100 block of Frazier Street. City police, EMS personnel and…

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  • Two People Reported Shot In Trenton – MidJersey.News

    January 12, 2024 TRENTON (Mercer) – Two people were reportedly shot in the vicinity of the Donnelly Homes housing project Friday evening (Jan. 12, 2024).  Trenton police, Trenton Emergency Medical Service personnel, Capital Health System paramedics and city firefighters from Engine 1 were dispatched about 5:45 p.m. to the 900 block of Southard Street, between…

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  • Unidentified Woman Struck and Killed by Multiple Vehicles on Route 1 Toll Bridge – MidJersey.News

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  • Freehold Man Arrested and Charged for Impersonating an Officer and Robbery – MidJersey.News

    September 26, 2023 FREEHOLD – A Borough man has been arrested and charged in connection with two separate incidents, including impersonating a police officer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday. Anthony Burke, 46, was charged with one count of both fourth-degree Impersonating an Officer and second-degree Robbery. Burke was also charged with…

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  • December 30, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    December 30, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Several hundred history buffs turned out this morning (Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023) to view the annual reenactment of the first Battle of Trenton, which took place on Dec. 26, 1776. Ending in a victory for Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army, the battle is considered the turning point of…

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  • Trenton And Pemberton Men, Indicted for Shooting At Pemberton Police Officer – MidJersey.News

    July 26, 2021 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that two men have been indicted for shooting at the patrol vehicle of a Pemberton Township police officer seven years ago in the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township. Tayron Brown, 24, of Trenton, was indicted on charges of Attempted Murder (First Degree), Conspiracy to Commit…

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  • Burlington – MidJersey.News

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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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