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Police: Slate Belt Man, 26, Vandalized Car, Threw Money At Officers During Questioning
A Slate Belt man accused of harassment and vandalism later threw money at officers who questioned him, authorities said.
Edward Shawn Monastero, 26, is accused of throwing multiple denominations of money at officers who questioned him about a neighbor’s report of harassment and vandalism on W. Pennsylvania Avenue in Pen Argyl on Tuesday, May 18, Slate Belt Regional Police said.
Monastero then told officers to give the money to the neighbor to pay for the damages, which included a flat tire and heavily scratched paint on the passenger’s side, police said.
While police were inspecting the ve…
Prosecutor: Mercer County Homicide Victim ID’d As Trenton Man, 34
Authorities have identified the man who was fatally beat and struck by a car in Trenton Saturday night.
Edgar Geovani Sis-Luis, 34, of Trenton, was punched and stomped on before being struck by a white Honda Civic near South Clinton and Roebling avenues around 11:10 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.
Sis-Luis, who was found bleeding from his head and had visible tire marks across his torso, was pronounced dead at the scene, Onofri said.
Witness counts and video surveillance identified the man who assaulted Sis-Luis as Justin Wilkes, 21, of Ewing, who was arrested Tu…
