After decades of criticism at Edna Mahan, New Jersey is developing a Burlington County women’s jail. Governor Phil Murphy, state authorities, and campaigners dubbed the ceremony a criminal justice reform turning point. The NJDOC will hold 420 convicts on 33 acres at Chesterfield women’s jail. The facility will have modern design, better security, and mental…
A New Jersey family is furious that renowned boxer Robert “Bobby” Gunn avoided jail for a 2019 crash that killed a woman and severely injured her husband. Many criticized Gunn’s four-year probation after confessing to being high on fentanyl during the crash. In the death of 51-year-old Polly Tornari of Glassboro, Gunn, 52, pleaded guilty…
After a Texas traffic incident sparked a massive forgery investigation, a New Jersey resident faces federal charges A deputy found over $20,000 in counterfeit banknotes during a routine pull-over in Beaumont in May 2024 because to the driver’s strange behavior. Vanessa Lima-Villantoy was stopped for a minor infraction in southeast Texas. The officer stopped her…
Tuesday night, a two-year-old Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, toddler was found dead. Residents were shocked. Someone was taken to a Radio Road home after calling 911 at 8:50 p.m. Rescuers proclaimed the baby dead instantly. News of the disaster rocked Ocean County. The child won’t be named during the study. Prosecutor, Sheriff, and…
A New Jersey detective sued the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office for retaliation after raising severe concerns about misconduct. The detective claims he was punished for exposing senior officials’ illicit guns and alcohol use, among other workplace infractions. The legal filings claim that Detective Anthony Deprospo, who was elected president of PBA 325 in June 2024,…
Southern New Jersey dive bar’s parking lot saw a man shot early Sunday morning. City and county police investigated. A 2:04 a.m. police response to fireworks in Maple Shade Jay’s Elbow Room on Route 73. Victims and accused were absent when police arrived. Investigators found a shooting victim at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. They…
New Brunswick police reported an 18-year-old man’s shooting death late Wednesday night. Around 11:30 p.m., Fernando Buezo Diaz parked at Pine Street Recreation Park. Middlesex County Prosecutor pronounced him dead on scene. At Rutgers’ Cook/Douglass campuses, the tragedy horrified. Police at Rutgers University say Diaz died after being hospitalized. Authorities suspect the gunman left before…
Large voter registration drives are changing New Jersey politics as November approaches. Republicans won over 164,000 votes, but Democrats remain in charge. Republican voter turnout is rising rapidly, raising electoral concerns. The NJ Division of Elections reported 6.6 million registered voters on October 1. 2-thirds of voters form parties. At 38%, Democrats outnumber voters. It…
Cranford police chief Matthew Nazarro advises against social media snap judgments after a fatal e-bike accident involving two adolescent girls. Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, 17, died in a shocking fashion on September 29. Vincent P. Battiloro, 17, was charged with two first-degree murders for intentionally beating the girls. Police may have orchestrated the crash….
Essex County is investigating a woman’s early Tuesday death near Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club in Livingston. Police and villagers are alarmed by the discovery. Essex County Prosecutors said a golf course worker found the terrible find in the morning. The employee smelled something odd and located the body in a forest near Walnut…
