Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures
Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures Suspicious packages sent to the New Jersey offices of three members of Congress prompted closures and emergency responses on Friday, Oct. 16, officials said. U.S. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and Frank Pallone were among the lawmakers whose district offices received suspicious packages, according to statements from the lawmakers and News 12 New Jersey. Watson Coleman announced that her district office would remain closed for the day. Menendez said his Jersey City office was also temporarily closed while local authorities responded to a suspicious package. "The substance w…
BODYCAM: NJ Firefighter Said He Needed His Oxygen Tank, Days Later, He Was Dead BODYCAM: NJ Firefighter Said He Needed His Oxygen Tank, Days Later, He Was Dead BODYCAM: NJ Firefighter Said He Needed His Oxygen Tank, Days Later, He Was Dead
Bodycam: NJ Firefighter Said He Needed His Oxygen Tank, Days Later, He Was Dead Newly released police bodycam footage, 911 audio and radio transmissions shed light on an encounter with police in New Jersey that left a former firefighter dead five days later (scroll for bodycam footage). Steven Fitzpatrick, 61, of Pittstown, suffered a medical emergency while three law enforcement officers were attempting to handcuff him in Franklin Township on Tuesday, March 10, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.  At 10:07 a.m.  a caller reported that Fitzpatrick had left a property on Locust Grove Road following a dispute and threatened to return wit…
Yale Cop Fired Shot Through Car Windows To Stop Man's Suicide Attempt: Police Yale Cop Fired Shot Through Car Windows To Stop Man's Suicide Attempt: Police Yale Cop Fired Shot Through Car Windows To Stop Man's Suicide Attempt: Police
Yale Cop Fired Shot Through Car Windows To Stop Man's Suicide Attempt: Police Investigators are releasing new details about a Yale University police officer who fired through a car’s windows as a man inside was attempting to kill himself with a knife.  Officer Ancil Farrier fired into a vehicle parked on Whitney Ave. in New Haven on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to preliminary findings from Connecticut’s Office of Inspector General. He fired the second shot as other officers entered the car to remove the man. Jose Cubiz, 48, who was in the car, wasn't hit by the gunfire, investigators said. He remains at Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment of stab wounds …
NJ Woman Poisons Acquaintance's Tea During Meeting Over Missing Money: Prosecutor NJ Woman Poisons Acquaintance's Tea During Meeting Over Missing Money: Prosecutor NJ Woman Poisons Acquaintance's Tea During Meeting Over Missing Money: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Poisons Acquaintance's Tea During Meeting Over Missing Money: Prosecutor A New Jersey woman is accused of poisoning an acquaintance's tea during a meeting at a local restaurant to discuss suspicious activity in the victim's bank accounts, authorities said. Rohweniven Bacani, 52, of Hackensack, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, following a weeks-long investigation into the Sept. 8 incident, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim had agreed to meet Bacani at the restaurant to discuss unauthorized banking activity she had discovered in financial accounts to which Bacani had shared access, Musella said. When the victim arrived, Bacani was already ther…
Ex-NJ Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Kids Arrested At HS Football Game: Police Ex-NJ Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Kids Arrested At HS Football Game: Police Ex-NJ Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Kids Arrested At HS Football Game: Police
Ex-NJ Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Kids Arrested At HS Football Game: Police Robert Marino, a 76-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested after he violated a judicial order by attending a football game on Thursday, Oct. 15, authorities said. Marino is accused of sexually assaulting two teenagers he coached for for years. Officers spotted him sitting in the crowd at Bridgeton High School Stadium during a  football game, recognizing him from prior police contact, law enforcement said.  He is accused of sexually assaulted one victim between 1994 and 1998, when the victim was between ages 14 and 17, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. He was also…
Driver Killed In Route 40 Crash: Prosecutor Driver Killed In Route 40 Crash: Prosecutor Driver Killed In Route 40 Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Killed In Route 40 Crash: Prosecutor A person was killed on a crash on Route 40 early Friday morning, Oct. 16, authorities said. At 12:19 a.m., Atlantic City police responded to Roue 40, Black Horse Pike westbound, for a two-vehicle crash, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. One of the drivers, who was not identified, was pronounced dead, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
3 Philadelphia Schools Locked Down, Evacuated After Threats From Same Caller: Police 3 Philadelphia Schools Locked Down, Evacuated After Threats From Same Caller: Police 3 Philadelphia Schools Locked Down, Evacuated After Threats From Same Caller: Police
3 Philadelphia Schools Locked Down, Evacuated After Threats From Same Caller: Police Three Philadelphia schools were placed on lockdown or evacuated after threats believed to have come from the same caller on Friday morning, Oct. 16, police said. The threats targeted Masterman School, the School of the Future, and Benjamin Franklin High School, prompting precautionary security measures and police responses at all three locations, according to Philadelphia Police Officer Tanya Little. At Masterman School, located at 1699 Spring Garden Street, a lockdown began around 8:30 a.m. The school was cleared by police at 9:31 a.m. Benjamin Franklin High School, at 550 North Broad Str…
Ex-NJ Lt. Caught In Sexual Encounter By Husband Guilty Of Illegally Accessing Files: Prosecutor Ex-NJ Lt. Caught In Sexual Encounter By Husband Guilty Of Illegally Accessing Files: Prosecutor Ex-NJ Lt. Caught In Sexual Encounter By Husband Guilty Of Illegally Accessing Files: Prosecutor
Ex-NJ Lt. Caught In Sexual Encounter By Husband Guilty Of Illegally Accessing Files: Prosecutor A 46-year-old former Mantua police officer was convicted of official misconduct Friday, Oct. 16. In 2021, Butler, a lieutenant in the Internal Affairs department in Mantua, was involved in an off-duty sexual encounter when the woman's husband found the pair in their home, leading to a fight, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Rather than calling 911, Butler used the Mantua dispatch number, failing to identify himself as an officer, Johns said. He also refused to respond to questions from subordinate responding officers when asked about the events leading to the altercation, Joh…
NJ Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In Hotel Room: Police NJ Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In Hotel Room: Police NJ Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In Hotel Room: Police
NJ Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In Hotel Room: Police A man was robbed by two women he brought back to his hotel room in Atlantic City, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 16. At 1:31 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, officers responded to Harrah's Atlantic City after a man said he met two women, Veda Engel and Amanda Crafts, Atlantic City police said. He went to their hotel room where they held him down and took his cell phone, Atlantic City police said. They used the facial recognition feature to unlock his phone and transferred $1,250 from the victim’s Apple Pay account to Engel’s, police said. The man stated that the transactions were made without hi…
Philadelphia Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (UPDATE) Philadelphia Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (UPDATE) Philadelphia Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (UPDATE)
Philadelphia Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (Update) The victim and accused killer in a fatal West Philadelphia stabbing that sparked a SWAT barricade standoff have been identified, police announced Friday, Oct. 16. Mark Burton, 53, was stabbed multiple times in the unit block of North Edgewood Street on Thursday morning, Oct. 15, according to Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson Officer Tanya Little. Marvis Davis, 52, who lives on the same block, has been charged with murder and related offenses in Burton's killing, Little said. Officers from the 19th District responded to a report of a person with a weapon around 9:03 a.m. and found…
Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury
Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury A freshman Millville high school football player was airlifted to a hospital after sustaining an injury during a football game Wednesday, Oct. 14, Athletic Director Jason Kessler said. The injury occurred in a game against Egg Harbor Township High School after a head to head collision, according to NJ.com. Kessler said they were unable to share further details regarding the student's identity or condition. "We look forward to welcoming our student back to Millville High School as soon as possible," Kessler said. "We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Egg Harbor Towns…
Family Of Slain NJ Girl, 9, Reported Abuse Weeks Before Her Death, Great-Grandma Says Family Of Slain NJ Girl, 9, Reported Abuse Weeks Before Her Death, Great-Grandma Says Family Of Slain NJ Girl, 9, Reported Abuse Weeks Before Her Death, Great-Grandma Says
Family Of Slain NJ Girl, 9, Reported Abuse Weeks Before Her Death, Great-Grandma Says For most of her young life, 9-year-old Maya Thomas knew a home filled with swimming, hiking, love, and two great-grandmothers who adored her. Now, those same women say they tried to save her after learning she was apparently being abused by her mother and stepfather just weeks before her death. Maya was found severely injured outside her Paulsboro home early Tuesday, Oct. 13, after her mother, India Miller, and stepfather, Sean Scott, called 911 claiming she'd been struck by a car while walking her dog, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. But doctors found bruises covering …