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Jersey Shore Officer Smashes Car Window To Rescue Child -- Then Pays For New One Jersey Shore Officer Smashes Car Window To Rescue Child -- Then Pays For New One
Jersey Shore Officer Smashes Car Window To Rescue Child -- Then Pays For New One A fast-acting Jersey Shore police officer smashed a window of a car to rescue a child accidentally locked inside by his mother, and then offered to cover the costs of a replacement window. Island Heights Patrolman Mellott saw the frantic mom outside of her vehicle on River Avenue, saying she had just secured her child in to a car seat but accidentally locked her keys inside the vehicle on July 12. Mellott quickly requested first aid as a precaution, as well as dispatching a duty tow truck to preform a lock out kit on the car.  After minutes passed, Mellott noticed the child starting t…
22-Year-Old Jersey Shore Man Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says 22-Year-Old Jersey Shore Man Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says
22-Year-Old Jersey Shore Man Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says A 22-year-old Monmouth County man was arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced Saturday. Christopher Lauria was using a digital storage program and a social media platform to access images and videos of child sexual abuse, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. The investigation began following a CyberTip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and Lauria's arrest Friday stemmed from a four-month investigation. The investigation was helmed by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the Monmout…
Atlantic City Councilman MD Hossain Morshed Hospitalized In Assault, Police Say Atlantic City Councilman MD Hossain Morshed Hospitalized In Assault, Police Say
Atlantic City Councilman MD Hossain Morshed Hospitalized In Assault, Police Say Police are investigating the assault of an Atlantic City councilman. Fourth Ward Councilman MD Hossain Morshed, 47, was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries following the attack at the intersection of Florida and Atlantic avenues around 10:45 p.m. July 15, local police said. No further information was released. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766. Information can be text to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.   All tips are anonymous
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Serious Crash On Routes 1&9, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Causes Serious Crash On Routes 1&9, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Serious Crash On Routes 1&9, Police Say One person was listed in critical condition following a head-on crash on Routes 1&9 in Newark Saturday, authorities said. A driver heading southbound in the northbound lane struck an oncoming vehicle at the intersection with Route 21 around 1:20 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Police remained on scene as of 3:20 p.m. No further information was available.
Prosecutor: NJ Daycare Worker Who Assaulted 2 Babies Charged With Attempted Murder Prosecutor: NJ Daycare Worker Who Assaulted 2 Babies Charged With Attempted Murder
Prosecutor: NJ Daycare Worker Who Assaulted 2 Babies Charged With Attempted Murder A 21-year-old New Jersey daycare worker was arrested on charges of attempted murder and child endangerment in the assaults of two babies at a daycare center, authorities said. Lindenwold police responded to a 9-1-1 call for a child being abused by Maggie Fruit, of Somerdale, around 1:40 p.m. July 15, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Lindenwold Borough Police Chief Michael P. McCarthy said. Bystanders apparently rescued the child during the incident at the facility on the on the 600 block of Chews Landing Road, and the baby was hospitalized for treatment of unknown inju…
No Swimming At These NJ State Parks Due To Lifeguard Shortage No Swimming At These NJ State Parks Due To Lifeguard Shortage
No Swimming At These NJ State Parks Due To Lifeguard Shortage A lifeguard shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has banned swimming in lakes at four of New Jersey's parks and delayed it until August at two others, state officials said. Swimming is closed for the 2021 season at the Belleplain State Forest, Ringwood and Swartswood State Parks and Spruce Run Recreation area, their websites say. Swimming will be delayed at Bass River and Parvin state parks until August. Click here for the complete NJ State Parks swim schedule, or click here to submit a lifeguard application form.
Chicago Dog Believed Stolen In Pet Sitter's Care Could Be In Paramus, Police Say Chicago Dog Believed Stolen In Pet Sitter's Care Could Be In Paramus, Police Say
Chicago Dog Believed Stolen In Pet Sitter's Care Could Be In Paramus, Police Say A dog that went missing while in the care of a pet sitter in Chicago last March could be in Paramus, police said. Nia Morgan, 25, selected a dog sitter using the Rover.com app to watch her dog, "Z", while she was on vacation beginning March 18. She received detailed updates on Z from the sitter, leaving her under the impression that all was well, she said. It wasn't until Morgan returned from her trip that she discovered Z had been missing since the very day that she left, after he got loose in Waukegan, IL -- an hour away from where he was supposed to be, Morgan said. A Google search of t…
Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family A Jersey City police officer is not all the Morton Otundo was. A GoFundMe campaign launched in memory of the 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign as of Monday morning. Otundo was rushed to the hospital after colliding with a Ford Escape while riding his motorcycle on Communipaw Avenue early Friday morning. He was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Officer Morton Otundo at his December 2013 police academy graduation, w…
'Powerhouse Mom': Fair Lawn's Nicole DeFontes Dies, 48 'Powerhouse Mom': Fair Lawn's Nicole DeFontes Dies, 48
'Powerhouse Mom': Fair Lawn's Nicole DeFontes Dies, 48 A 48-year-old single mom from Fair Lawn died after several years of battling a rare illness on Wednesday, July 14. Nicole Fiduccia DeFontes has long suffered from adrenal adenomas — tumors in her adrenal glands — which cause an over-secretion of hormones leading to high blood pressure and strokes. More than $8,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for DeFontes' children, Matthew and Melissa, as of Friday, July 16. Nicole always tried to give her children as much as she could, campaign founders Stu and Paula Mintz said.  "The thought that these poor kids lost their best friend, suppo…
Heroin, Cocaine $9.7K Seized From Hudson County Trio In Major Drug Bust, Authorities Say Heroin, Cocaine $9.7K Seized From Hudson County Trio In Major Drug Bust, Authorities Say
Heroin, Cocaine $9.7K Seized From Hudson County Trio In Major Drug Bust, Authorities Say Several bags of cocaine, heroin and more than $9,700 in cash were seized in the arrest of three Hudson County individuals for their alleged roles in a drug distribution scheme, authorities said. Hector Reveron, 41, of Secaucus, in May was identified by the local police department's anti-crime unit as a known drug dealer to Hoboken residents, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. He was arrested by Secaucus and Hoboken police on July 15 at his home on Riverside Station Boulevard. A search warrant turned up $9,423 believed to be derived from criminal activity was seized. Then, on Ju…
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