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Cecilia Levine

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Wawa Opening Another NJ Location This Week Wawa is opening its newest New Jersey location this week. The Route 70 convenience store complete with a dozen gas pumps will open officially on Thursday, July 29 at 8 a.m. An additional 13 stores are planned to open before the end of the year, Wawa's website says. Wawa, 535 Route 70, Brick Township

by Cecilia Levine

07/28/2021

Police & Fire

Njsp Lieutenant Dies Suddenly The New Jersey State Police is mourning the loss of one of its own. Lt. Matthew Razukas, who worked in field operations, died on July 27, Col. Patrick J. Callahan announced. Raukas had served NJSP for more than 20 years and was a member of the 122nd State Police class. Razukas is survived by his wife, Lisette Razukas, as well as his four children. "The entire New Jersey State Police family and extended law enforcement community extends our deepest sympathy to the Razukas family during this difficult time," Callahan said. The cause of death was not made public.

by Cecilia Levine

07/28/2021

Police & Fire

Philadelphia Driver Kills Woman, Seriously Injures Runner In Series Of Hit-Run Crashes, DA Says A 40-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested in a series of hit-and-run crashes that killed a woman and seriously injured a runner in the city and its suburbs early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Kareem Welton was charged in Montgomery County with attempted murder and aggravated assault after hitting a 38-year-old runner in a Nissan Altima in Trappe around 5:55 a.m., the DA's office said. The victim was treated for broken ribs, a broken spine and a broken leg, and was airlifted to a local hospital. He was expected to survive. “This defendant was not only driving recklessly and at a hi…

by Cecilia Levine

07/28/2021

Police & Fire

Gunman, Accomplice Charged In Deadly Jersey City Weekend Shooting Two people have been arrested in a Jersey City shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. Yasir Harrison, 32, and Jala Long, 21, are charged in the shooting death of Raquan Bass on 94 Grant Ave., around 11 a.m. Saturday July 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Bass was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:15 a.m. Harrison was charged with murder, and weapons offenses while Long is accused of being Harrison's accomplice, authorities said. Long was arrested Tuesday at the South District Police Station on Bergen Avenue and Ha…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2021

Police & Fire

Bicyclist In Camden County Assault Dies A bicyclist assaulted in a Camden County attack died nearly two weeks after the incident, authorities announced. An unknown male hit Edward Dupont, 53, of Camden, on the head, causing him to fall off his bike and hit his head on the pavement at 7th and Pine streets on July 6, around 9:10 a.m., acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer said. Dupont was rushed to Cooper Hospital, where he was being treated, and died of his injuries on July 25, Mayer said alongside Camden County Metro Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. After performing an autopsy on Dupont, the medical examiner determin…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2021

News

U.S. News Releases Latest 'Best Hospitals In NJ' Rankings The "U.S. News & World Report" has released its latest hospital rankings. The website considered more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide and honed in one 15 specialties, and 17 procedures and conditions. "The Best Hospitals procedure and condition ratings focus on specific and more commonly required individual procedures and conditions, such as hip replacement and heart failure, rather than on broader specialties like orthopedics and cardiology," U.S. News explains. "The goal is to evaluate how well hospitals perform in each procedure or condition – and not just with the most …

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2021

Police & Fire

Penn State Grad, 30, Killed In Fiery Crash On Garden State Parkway A 30-year-old West Orange man died in a crash on the Garden State Parkway earlier this week. Craig Waldron was heaving north when his GMC SUV ran off the roadway to the left, went down an embankment and struck several trees in Bloomfield Tuesday morning, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The vehicle went up in flames near milepost 153.7 around 11:15 a.m., and Waldron was pronounced dead. According to his obituary, Waldron -- who went by CJ -- graduated from West Orange High School in 209 and earned his bachelor's degree from Penn State University. He had been working i…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2021

Police & Fire

PD: Woman Who Led Police Pursuits In Stolen Oil Tanker Found 80 Miles Away At Wildwood Wawa A Camden County woman led police on multiple pursuits in a stolen oil tanker truck before being arrested at a Wawa store, nearly 80 miles from where she found the truck, police said. Wildwood police responding to an erratic driver on the 400 block of Rio Grande Avenue around 8:30 p.m. July 24, authorities said. There, they found a woman later identified as 44-year-old Camille Wescott, of Lawnside, parked near the gas lots of the Wawa, Wildwood police said. Registration showed police that the Taylor tanker truck had been stolen out of Bellmawr, at which point the traffic stop became h…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2021

Police & Fire

MA Man Gave Teen Girl Drugs, Alcohol Before Sexually Assaulting Her, Prosecutor Says An 18-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old New Jersey girl after giving her drugs and alcohol, authorities said. Wolide Yessuf, of Cambridge, met the girl over social media in March, Hudson County, New Jersey Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Yessuf and another girl came to North Bergen County motel in New Jersey March, where he provided the victim with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting her, Suarez said. Yessuf was arrested Monday, July 26 at the Arlington Police Department without incident, and was being held in Massachusetts pending extraditi…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2021

News

Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor The migraines, seizures and dizziness Isabel Cucalon thought were symptoms of stress turned out to be something much worse: A brain tumor. The Ridgefield Park mom has had three surgeries this year to correct damage endured during the birth of her second child with fiancé Nelson Roman, since early 2021. Isabel Cucalon and Nelson Roman with their kids.GoFundMe photo Meanwhile, Roman injured his shoulder while on duty as a police officer in North Bergen. So when doctors told Cucalon that what she was experiencing was simply from stress, she believed it. But last month, when she was refer…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2021

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