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Middletown, NJ
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Erratic Driver Who Struck Jersey Shore Police Officer Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor
A 49-year-old man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left an off-duty Aberdeen police official hospitalized, authorities said. Christopher Uszenski, of Old Bridge, was charged with first-degree attempted murder and third-degree knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision with serious bodily injury, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey Shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, Aberdeen police responded to a call for service originating from the area of North Concourse and Wayside Drive in the Cliff…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Deadly Route 9 Hit-Run
A 21-year-old Manalapan man has been arrested in connection with a deadly Route 9 hit-and-run earlier this week, authorities announced. Asbury Park's Anthony Allen, 64, was found lying on the center median near Ferry Road in Old Bridge around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 15, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An investigation found that Prince Fitzpatrick had struck him the night before and fled the scene, police said. Fitzpatrick was arrested and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and third-degree endangering an injured victim, Ciccone …
Edison, NJ
News
Fatal Hit-Run Crash Reported On Route 9 In Central Jersey: Developing
A fatal hit-and-run crash was being investigated in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred along Route 9 near Ferry Road in Old Bridge at about 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, initial reports said. The victim was a middle-aged man, an unconfirmed report said. Route 9 was closed in both directions. Old Bridge police said they had no immediate details to report. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Edison, NJ
News
69-Year-Old Man Struck, Killed By Multiple Vehicles In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
A 69-year-old man was struck and killed.by multiple vehicles, authorities said. Harvey Berse of Old Bridge was killed at about 1:25 a.m. Friday at the corner of Route 9 and Ferry Road in Old Bridge, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Old Bridge Police Chief Joseph Mandola. Berse was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, they said. No other details about the crash were released. No summonses had been issued. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Steven Connolly of the Old …
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped, Airlifted In Route 35 Central Jersey Crash: Developing
A motorist was trapped in a serious crash in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 4:15 p.m. Friday on Route 35 in Old Bridge, initial reports said. There was a request for a medical helicopter to airlift the crash victim to an area hospital, according to an unconfirmed report. Wires were reported down at the crash scene. Old Bridge police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Edison, NJ
News
Fatal Crash Involving Garbage Truck Reported In Central Jersey: Developing
A 59-year-old motorist was killed in a collision with a garbage truck, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 5:35 a.m. Tuesday on Route 34 at Spring Hill Road in Old Bridge, initial reports said. The unidentified driver of the car reportedly crossed in front of the garbage truck as she exited a pharmacy, police said. The car's driver, who became trapped, was pronounced dead at the crash scene. The garbage truck driver was not hurt. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Middletown, NJ
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Feds: Pistol-Packing Ex-Con Busted At Jersey Shore ER Claiming To Be With DEA
An ex-con was charged federally after he showed up at a Jersey Shore emergency room for treatment packing a handgun and then claimed he was DEA agent, authorities said. Staff members at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank spotted Wesley Rucker, 34, of Tinton Falls carrying the gun in his waistband, federal authorities said. “Rucker showed the security officer two identification cards in a leather bifold wallet with the Drug Enforcement Administration (”DEA”) logo embossed on the outside,” a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives complaint on …
Bethlehem, PA
News
Feds: Drug Ring Member From PA Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Gets 16½ Years
A Pennsylvania member of a drug ring that trafficked massive amounts of heroin and cocaine into New Jersey must spend more than 16 years in federal prison. Guy Jackson, 49, of Effort, PA must serve just about all of the 200-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. It was by far the stiffest term handed down so far in U.S. District Court in Trenton following a sweep led by federal investigators. Members of the network funneled heroin and cocaine into the area of Monmouth and Middlesex counties known as the Raritan Bayshore. It stretches from the Amboys to Sandy…
Edison, NJ
News
Drug Ring Member Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into NJ Bayshore Gets 16½ Years
A member of a drug ring that trafficked massive amounts of heroin and cocaine into the Bayshore areas of Monmouth and Middlesex counties must spend more than 16 years in federal prison. Guy Jackson, 49, of Effort, PA must serve just about all of the 200-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. It was by far the stiffest term handed down so far in U.S. District Court in Trenton following a sweep led by federal investigators. Members of the network funneled heroin and cocaine into the Raritan Bayshore, which stretches from the Amboys to Sandy Hook, forming the n…
Edison, NJ
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Pedestrian Reported Struck In Route 9 Central Jersey Crash: Developing
A pedestrian was reportedly struck in Central Jersey, according to a developing and unconfirmed report. The crash occurred about 5 p.m. Thursday near 2239 U.S. 9 South in Old Bridge, initial reports said. Police at the scene had requested a medical helicopter. By 5:30 p.m., the crash victim was being transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Edison, NJ
News
GoFundMe For NJ Mom Accused Of Killing Kids In Crash Taken Down
The New Jersey mom accused of causing a wrong-way Thanksgiving police car crash that killed her 9-year-old son and his cousin "loved the kids more than anything," despite the charges that she faces, her mother said on a GoFundMe page. UPDATE: The GoFundMe page had been taken down as of 4:45 p.m., and had raised nearly $4,000 as of 3:45 p.m. Yokauri Batista-Alcantara, 31, of New Brunswick, was charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection with the accident, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Chief Joseph Battaglia. Alcohol was …
Newark, NJ
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Ex-Newark Officer Who Took Payoffs To Protect Prostitutes Gets Nearly 4 Years In Fed Pen
A retired Newark police veteran who admitted pocketing tens of thousands of dollars to protect city whorehouses while he was on the beat was sentenced to a little under four years in federal prison. Julio I. Rivera, 52, of Old Bridge, not only looked the other way: He also promised to have fellow officers do the same and agreed to crack down on a paying brothel owner's competitor, authorities said. Rivera pulled down between $200 and $800 a week from the operators, according to a 14-count indictment on file in U.S. District Court in Newark. The indictment charged Rivera with several counts…
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