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Cecilia Levine

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Search Under Way For Missing Boaters In Delaware River UPDATE: The search for a pair of missing boaters on the Delaware River has transitioned into a recovery mission, New Jersey State Police said. A search was under way Sunday morning in South Jersey for two boaters who apparently went overboard after the vessel capsized in the Delaware River, developing reports say. Several search and rescue teams including the US Coast Guard were called to the area near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m., reports say. The small speed boat had apparently overturned, sending three occupants overboard. One had reportedly been rescued, the other…

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Obituaries

Bensalem Man Supplied Drugs That Killed Victim At Recovery House: DA A Bensalem man has been accused of supplying the drugs that a 25-year-old woman overdosed and died on at a recovery house last summer, authorities announced. Matthew Derby Lavender, 25, was charged on Nov. 11 in the death of Nikki Lee Silva, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Tullytown Borough Police were dispatched to a home in the 400 block of Main Street in Tullytown around 10:45 July 2, authorities said. There, they found Silva dead -- along with three used and two unused baggies of heroin and/or fentanyl, the DA said. Lavender during an Aug. 20 police interview admitt…

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Police & Fire

Lyft Driver Carjacking Rocks Quiet Bucks County Neighborhood A quiet neighborhood in suburban Philadelphia was shaken after a Lyft driver was carjacked last week, news reports say. The driver was getting off work when two men approached him in his Bowman Driver driveway, and took his wallet, phone and car keys at gunpoint around 3:15 a.m. in Lower Southampton, 6abc and CBS report. Both men had semiautomatic handguns and were wearing masks over their faces, police told the outlet. One of the suspects stole the victim's Toyota Venza SUV with a Pennsylvania tag number LPY-1139, authorities said. Police are reviewing Ring doorbell footage from near…

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Police & Fire

Halloween Party Bus Stop Nets 14 Arrests, 6 Guns, High Capacity Mags: NJ State Police Six guns and high-capacity magazines were seized and 14 people were arrested during the stop of a party bus on Halloween in Mercer County, New Jersey State Police said. Detectives with the Crime Suppression Central Unit learned that a party bus carrying multiple people carrying weapons was traveling through Mercer County and that it would return to the Trenton area through Interstate 195, police said. Authorities tracked and stopped the bus on Interstate 195 in Hamilton Township around 3:30 a.m. As detectives approached the bus, they saw the occupants trying to hide several weapons. The oc…

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Police & Fire

Girl, 4, Dies After Being Hit By Car In Ocean City A 4-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday morning in Ocean City, according to multiple news reports. The crash occurred just before 11 a.m. near West Inlet Road and West Atlantic Boulevard, news outlets said citing local police and the county prosecutor's office. No further information was released.

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Police & Fire

41-Year-Old Man Dead In Jersey City Shooting A 41-year-old Jersey City man was killed in an overnight shooting, authorities said. Police officers who heard gunshots responded to Grant Avenue and MLK Drive around 4 a.m., where they found Ishamell McCany with a gunshot wound in his torso, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. McCany was rushed ot Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 4:20 a.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death were pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit was investigating with help from the Jersey City P…

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Obituaries

Pair Killed In NJ Plane Crash Mourned As 'Brilliant' Aviation Visionaries One went to space with William Shatner and the other taught locals how to fly. Both Glen de Vries and Thomas Fischer were killed in a small plane crash earlier this week in New Jersey. And both will be remembered for their impact on aviation communities far and wide. "Tom Was an amazing pilot and he demanded the very best from his students," wrote Carl Mcbratney Jr., who was trained to fly by Fischer, 54, of Hopatcong. "But most of all he was a husband a father and a friend." I'm saddened by the death of my friend and flying mentor Tom Fischer . I first met Tom in Feb 2011 when I dec…

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Obituaries

Penn State Student, NJ Native Justine Gross Found Dead Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Penn State student whose body was found Friday morning. Justine Gross, of Summit, NJ, was last seen Wednesday night and reported missing Thursday night, StateCollege.com reports. Police said Gross' death was accidental in nature and the Centre County Coroner’s Office are investigating. Sharing this sad news for a friend whose niece died yesterday. The family needs and deserves answers. 🙏🏽 The State... Posted by Shelly Jones on Friday, November 12, 2021 “We are heartbroken for the family and friends of Justine Gross and offer o…

by Cecilia Levine

11/13/2021

Police & Fire

Suburban Philly Officer Fires Shot Through Car Window Of Driver With Firearm, DA Says A police officer in the Philadelphia suburbs fired a shot through the window of car as the driver attempted to flee during a traffic stop, authorities said. An investigation later identified the driver as Takeshia Landry, of Ohio, who had a colt revolver firearm in her purse, Chester County DA Deborah Ryan said. Landry, 41, was charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, flight to avoid apprehension, fleeing and eluding, and related offenses. The trouble began around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, when a uniformed officer in a marked …

by Cecilia Levine

11/12/2021

Police & Fire

Jashyah Moore's NJ Mom Arrested For Abuse, Kids Removed By DCF: Prosecutor The mom of New Jersey teen Jashyah Moore who was found after several weeks missing has been charged with abuse and neglect, authorities said. Jamie Moore, 39, of East Orange, had previously been pleading with the public to help find her daughter, Jashyah, 14, who went missing Oct. 14. The teen girl was found in New York City on Thursday. On Friday, her mom was charged with two counts of second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The endangering charges include allegations of physical abuse and also neglect, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and East O…

by Cecilia Levine

11/12/2021

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