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Cecilia Levine

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16-Year-Old Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured In NJ Crash: Police A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 17-year-old boy seriously injured a South Jersey crash on Friday, March 22, police said. The girl, a Washington Township (Gloucester County) resident, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Gibbstown boy, according to police in Deptford. The two-car collision occurred at the intersection of Hurffville Road and Deptford Center Road just after 8 p.m. The 17-year-old driver was seriously injured and taken to Cooper University Hospital, Deptford police said. The other driver, a 27-year-old woman from Deptford, was taken to Jefferson Hospit…

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Traffic

Flooding Shuts Roads Across New Jersey: Here's Where Flooding and heavy rain closed roads across New Jersey Saturday, March 23. According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest part of the storm may have passed. The flooding, however, has not. In Hasbrouck Heights, where Route 17 was closed, police pulled multiple drivers from their vehicles, Chief Rinke said. Members spent the past several hours rescuing over 20 trapped motorists from their vehicles in Heights and throughout Teterboro. Please avoid all flooded areas and do not attempt to drive through them. Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Saturday, March 23, …

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Mom's Body Found In Trash Truck, Ex-BF Arrested In Newport News For Murder: Cops A 28-year-old man is being sought in the murder of a 30-year-old woman in Prince William County, police said. The body of Taty’ana Zakiyyah Cooks was found in a trash collection truck while searching for her on Friday, March 22, Prince William County police said. Brendon Devon White, 30, was arrested in connection with the crime by Newport News police, according to county police. Police say White and Cooks were previously in a relationship and had been living together. The investigation began as a missing person's case on Thursday, March 21 just before 9 p.m., when family members rep…

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Police & Fire

Lounge Murder: Man Gunned Down In Virginia Nightclub Police are investigating a murder outside of a bar in northern Virginia, police said. A fight that broke out in front of Club Tempo on Possum Point Road in Dumfries turned deadly for 38-year-old Carvell Jarmain Williams, of Warrenton, around 2:10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, Prince William County police said. Officers provided first aid to Williams, who was taken to an area hospital where he died of his injuries, police said. Two vehicles in the parking lot were also struck by gunfire, but no other injuries were reported. No suspects have been located as of press time. …

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Police & Fire

Paradise Turns Nightmare For NJ Grandmother Brutally Attacked In Turks And Caicos A Jersey City woman says she was attacked by a man claiming to be a taxi driver during a trip to Turks and Caicos is sharing her story. "What seemed like a place of paradise on my last day turned into a complete nightmare," wrote Sue Ramos on a GoFundMe set up for her recovery. The Jersey City mom was at a bar and looking for a ride back to her hotel on early March 10, the day before she was set to fly back, Ramos tells Daily Voice. There were no taxis available and the island does not have Ubers, but one of the bartenders' friends said he was a taxi driver, and offered to bring her …

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Weather

Timing On Strongest Wind, Heaviest Rain In Major Weekend Storm She's here. The weekend storm that's prompted wind and flooding advisories for much of the region is under way, and the National Weather Service says it's only going to get worse. ⚠️ The forecast for today remains on track. The most significant change has been the expansion of the Wind Advisory to... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Saturday, March 23, 2024 Forecast Rainfall Saturday, March 22 National Weather Service Winds are expected to increase later Saturday morning, March 23, with the strongest gusts expected to last through Sunday morning…

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Business

Popular NJ Bar Sets Opening Date For New Location, Announces Another Coming Too Tommy's Tavern + Tap has an opening date for its newest location, and announced one more. The fast-growing restaurant chain is opening in Cherry Hill later this month and will soon bring another location to Sea Girt, the business said. Tommy's will open its 9th store in New Jersey, replacing Houlihan’s at 2050 Route 70 at the Market Place at Garden State Park shopping complex on Wednesday, March 27 at 4 p.m. A brand-new Sea Girt location will open at Brook 35, Tommy's Tavern + Tap said on Instagram, noting "We are really, really excited about this one." View this …

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Police & Fire

Man, Woman Found Dead In NJ A man and woman were found dead on the Jersey Shore earlier this week. The bodies were found Tuesday morning, March 19 in Keyport, a spokesperson from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. He did not say where nor reveal further information. "This is an isolated incident and we would like to reiterate that there is no further threat to the public," Christopher Swendeman said. "The investigation is active and ongoing."

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Police & Fire

Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 Identified: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer, Sheriff Says For 25 years, the body of LaQuanda Denise "Niecey" Williams was called Jane Doe. That changed last October, a few months after NBC aired a segment about the 1998 Charles County cold case, and a family member called police that very night. On Friday, March 22, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that death of 31-year-old Niecey Williams has been ruled a homicide. But her story isn't over yet. “Learning the identity of Jane Doe after 25 years is a testament to the relentless dedication of our investigators," Sheriff Troy D. Berry said. "Today, we take a significant step forward in…

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

Police & Fire

Schools Shelter In Place Amid Investigation Into Possibly Armed NJ Student: Cops An investigation into a student who was believed to have been armed with a gun had some schools sheltering in place Friday, March 22, police said. The investigation began around 12:10 p.m., when officers were called to investigate a student "acting suspiciously" at a school in Perth Amboy, local police said. The student was believed to have been headed toward another school looking for another student, police said. The student was taken into custody and was found to not have been armed, police said. The shelter in place was lifted later in the day. The investigation is ongoing.

by Cecilia Levine

03/23/2024

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