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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Unbelted Mays Landing Woman, 23, Killed In Route 40 Crash: Police
A 23-year-old Mays Landing woman was killed when her car rear-ended another vehicle before crashing into a tree on Route 40 in Atlantic County early Sunday morning, Nov. 8, authorities said. At 6:18 a.m., Giana Fortson was driving a 2008 Toyota Scion westbound near Strand Avenue in Hamilton Township when she lost control and struck the back of a 2025 Nissan Versa driven by a 20-year-old Pleasantville woman, Hamilton Township police said. Fortson's vehicle then left the roadway and struck a tree, while the Nissan came to rest in a residential yard on the eastbound side of Route 40…
Somers Point-Northfield-Linwood, NJ
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Somers Point Man Admits To Selling Drugs That Led To Fatal XMas Day OD: Prosecutor
A 51-year-old Somers Point man pleaded guilty to selling drugs that led to a fatal overdose in Atlantic County, authorities announced Wednesday, Nov. 4. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Legette faces five years in prison, authorities said. On Thursday, Dec. 25, 2023, Somers Point police found an unresponsive man who was pronounced dead at the scene, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Police found a small amount of fentanyl at the scene and the medical examiner's office confirmed he died of fentanyl intoxication, authorities said. Evidence in the case showed Dwayne Legette sold…
Cape May, NJ
Breaking News
Jeff Van Drew Concedes To Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock In Another Election Night Upset
Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew has conceded to Democrat Zack Mullock in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District Mullock, the mayor of Cape May, unseated the four-term incumbent in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election. The race has not been called by any major outlets. The victory marks a political shift in a district that the Cook Political Report had rated "Likely Republican." Van Drew was first elected to Congress as a Democrat in 2018 before switching to the Republican Party in 2019 during President Donald Trump's first impeachment. The 2nd Congressional District includes Atlantic, C…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Six Major NJ Races To Watch As Polls Close On Election Night
Control of Congress is on the line on Election Day as New Jersey voters head to the polls in several closely watched races, including a Republican-held swing district that could help give Democrats control of Congress. All 12 of New Jersey's U.S. House seats are up for election, along with Sen Cory Booker, D-NJ. Democrats currently hold nine House seats, while Republicans hold three. Here are six races drawing attention across the Garden State: 7th Congressional District: Tom Kean Jr. vs. Rebecca Bennett Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is seeking a third term against Democrat Rebecca Be…
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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NJ Mom Of Three Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Estell Manor:
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A 42-year-old Atlantic County woman was struck and killed by a vehicle, authorities said. At 12:11 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, Lori Camp was walking south, along the right edge of the pavement of the northbound lane on South Jersey Ave., in Estell Manor when she was struck by a Ram pickup truck, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State police said. Camp was pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said. A GoFundMe has been established for Camp's three children, an 18-year-old son, and two daughters, 12 and five. "They are now facing the unimaginable loss of a mothe…
Hammonton, NJ
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48 Years Later, Folsom Family's Murder Remains Unsolved:
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Gary Deal, Joan Deal and their three-year-old son, Jason, were brutally murdered in their Atlantic County home 48 years ago in one of New Jersey's most notorious unsolved crimes. On Monday, Oct. 30, 1978, the bodies of the Deal family were discovered inside their residence on Mays Landing Road, New Jersey State police said. Gary and Joan, both 26, sustained multiple gunshot wounds as well as injuries inflicted by a sharp-edge weapon while Jason was found dead in his bedroom after sustaining fatal injuries, police said. For the past 48 years, detectives have pursued numerous leads and r…
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Man Admits To Assaulting Brother With Hatchet In Weymouth: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old Woodbury man pleaded guilty to assaulting his brother with a hatchet, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 26. Daniel Gunson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison, authorities said. On Wednesday, May 27, state troopers responded to Grant Street and Blake Drive in Weymouth Township and found a man screaming in the roadway wearing a bloody shirt, authorities said. While searching the area, troopers saw Gunson lying in the back…
Atlantic City, NJ
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Driver Killed In Route 40 Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor
A person was killed on a crash on Route 40 early Friday morning, Oct. 16, authorities said. At 12:19 a.m., Atlantic City police responded to Roue 40, Black Horse Pike westbound, for a two-vehicle crash, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. One of the drivers, who was not identified, was pronounced dead, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Absecon Fugitive Who Trafficked Meth Busted In California: AG
A 33-year-old Absecon man and one of New Jersey's Most Wanted was arrested in California, authorities announced Thursday, Dec. 11. Jordan Ragland was arrested in Sacramento in September by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force, with assistance from the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Ragland was wanted for maintaining a controlled dangerous substance production facility, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful possession of an assault firearm, and unlawful possession of a semi-automatic pistol, Platkin said.…
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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New Child Sex Assault Charges For Hamilton Educator Darnell Williams: Prosecutor
A New Jersey educator already jailed on child sex assault charges is now facing new accusations, authorities said. Darnell Williams, 34, of Manchester, was charged Wednesday, Sept. 17, with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a press release. Williams, a former employee within the Hamilton Township School District in Atlantic County, was arrested in August after authorities found he “touched an intimate part of a minor child who was under his care "in a sexual manner," as previously reported by Daily Voice. The all…
Wayne, NJ
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NC Man In Stolen Car Packed With Jewelry, Credit Card Busted By Wayne Cops: PD
A North Carolina man was arrested after police said they found him in a stolen car filled with jewelry and a credit card outside a closed Wayne store. On Tuesday, Sept. 9, at approximately 1:12 a.m., Officer Nicole Mott was on patrol when she saw a Genesis G70 parked at the PC Richards store that “was not there when the store was open earlier in the night,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Mott entered the lot to investigate, and the automatic license plate reader in her police vehicle showed the car was stolen out of Virginia Beach, VA, Daly said. Wayne Police Headquarters confirmed the vehi…
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Woman's Remains Found In Hamilton Woods:
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The remains of a woman were discovered in Atlantic County on Thursday, Aug. 28, authorities said. The human remains were found at 8:53 a.m. in the wooden area alongside Tuckahoe Road in the Estell Manor section of Hamilton Township, New Jersey State Police spokesman Charles Marchan said. The remains are of a white or Hispanic woman, approximately 40 years of age or older, Marchan said. She has yet to be identified.
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
Breaking News
Hamilton Township Schools Employee Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old man who worked for a New Jersey school system has been arrested on accusations that he sexually assaulted a child under his care, authorities said. Darnell Williams, 34, a Hamilton Township School District employee, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 28, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. An investigation found that on Feb. 21, Williams allegedly “touched an intimate part of a minor child who was under his care in a sexual manner” while working for the school district, prosecutors said. Williams was taken into custody by Hamilton Township police and is being held at the A…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting NJ Prosecutor, Judges: PA Bowling Alley Owner Convicted
A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of conspiring to kill multiple New Jersey government officials in a murder-for-hire plot, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Stephen Smink, 62, of Philadelphia, was found guilty on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, of conspiracy to commit murder, five counts of attempted murder, conspiracy to transport weapons, and transporting weapons after a trial in Atlantic County. Smink targeted Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, First Assistant Prosecutor Harold Shapiro, two Superior Court judges, and an assistant p…
Avalon-Stone Harbor, NJ
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Avalon Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash:
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An 81-year-old Avalon man died on Monday, Aug. 18, days after a crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 1:34 p.m., officers responded to a crash on County Road 557 North in Estelle Manor City after a Lexus crossed the center line into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Toyota, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said. Richard Pedroni, the driver of the Lexus, sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital where he died six days later, Postorino said. The driver of the Toyota sustained minor inj…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Burglar Busted After Fleeing Into Woods, Gave Cops Fake Name: EHT Police
A 40-year-old Hammonton man was arrested and charged with a burglary in Egg Harbor Township on Tuesday, Aug. 19, authorities said. At 9:01 a.m., a resident on the 2500 block of Fire road contacted officers and reported a man, later identified as Robert Watson, had smashed their glass door and attempted to enter the home, Egg Harbor Township police said. A person at the scene yelled at the man and he fled on foot into the woods, police said At 10:35 a.m., the homeowner called 911 and reported seeing Watson walking on Fire Road. Officers located Watson and took him into custody near Tiny Han…
Atlantic City, NJ
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Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to Atlantic County For Sex: Feds
A 30-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with traveling to New Jersey to have sex with a minor, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. In October 2022, Bobbyjean Orak enticed a minor to engage in sexual activity with him, including producing child sexual abuse material, US Attorney Alina Habba said. The victim was between 13 and 16 years of age, Habba said. In July 2024, Orak transported the minor from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to have sex with them, Habba said. The FBI and law enforcement rescued the child a month later in Atlantic County, Habba said. Law enforcement se…
National Interest
Jury Awards $3M To Woman Sexually Abused By Margate Lifeguard 46 Years Ago
A New Jersey woman who says she was groomed and sexually abused by her lifeguard more than 40 years ago finally got the justice she’s been fighting for. On Friday, August 1, a civil jury in Atlantic County awarded Rachel Neufeld-Del Rossi $3 million after finding former Margate City lifeguard Steven Allen Chasens responsible for sexually abusing her beginning when she was 15 years old in 1979, according to her attorney Jeffrey Fritz of Soloff & Zervanos. The award includes $1.75 million in compensatory damages and $1.25 million in punitive damages, Fritz said. Del Rossi testified that …
Ventnor-Margate, NJ
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Ventnor City Driver Killed Pedestrian On Black Horse Pike, Fled Scene: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Ventnor City man was indicted by a grand jury for fatally striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m., Gino Garofalo struck Alisha Cottman, a 40-year-old Atlantic City resident, while driving on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Garofalo fled the scene while Cottman was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries, authorities said. Born in Atlantic City, Cottman was remembered as someone who lived life to the fullest, enjoying shopping and spending t…
Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
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Man Indicted For 1991 Mullica Twp Murder After His DNA Found On Victim's Underwear: Prosecutor
A 55-year-old Mullica Township man was indicted by a grand jury for a 1991 murder and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman, authorities said. Eddie Sykes was indicted on charges of murder in the first degree, felony murder and aggravated murder in the death of Evelyn Caez, a Mullica Township woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Oct. 12, 1991 at 7:30 a.m., Mullica Township police responded to 1 W Lakeview Dr. and found Caez dead in her kitchen from stab wounds, authorities said. In September 2023, the New Jersey State Police. Office of Forensic Sciences reexamined forens…
Paramus, NJ
Your Community
FDU Poll: NJ Pans Trump Presidency
President Donald Trump has a low approval rating in the Garden State, according to a new poll from the Fairleigh Dickinson University released Thursday, July 31. The president’s approval rating stands at 37% as voters have turned on Trump over his immigration policies. The poll found 28% of voters and 50% of Hispanic/Latino voters say they are worried about deportations hitting themselves or their family. Trump’s approval rating was divided among partisan lines with 92% of Democrats disapproving of the job he’s doing and 88% of Republicans approving of his performance. But Trump lag…
Union, NJ
Weather
Flash Flood Watch In Effect Across NJ, PA As Storms Threaten Roads, Power: NWS
A powerful round of thunderstorms is expected to hit New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania beginning Monday afternoon, July 14, with the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding, possible power outages, and dangerous driving conditions. The NWS in Mount Holly issued a Flood Watch that remains in effect through 2 a.m. Tuesday for large parts of the region. Some areas could see rainfall rates exceeding two inches per hour, with total accumulation of up to five inches in spots. Another round of storms is likely Tuesday afternoon, adding to the risk. According to forecasters, the greate…
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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'Murder, Not Suicide:' Shocking New Lawsuit Filed In Mays Landing Woman's 2015 Death
The parents of an 18-year-old New Jersey woman who died after being hit by a train say she was abducted, assaulted, and murdered — and not suicidal, as officials claimed. Now they’re taking NJ Transit and other state agencies to court. Stephen and Dianne Valiante, the parents of Tiffany Valiante, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Thursday, July 10 in Atlantic County Superior Court, nearly 10 years after their daughter was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train in Galloway Township. The lawsuit names NJ Transit, its police department, the New Jersey Office of the Chief State Medical Examine…
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Tropical Chantal Brings Heavy Rain, Stifling Heat To Bergen County: Here's Timing
New Jersey is bracing for multiple rounds of dangerous weather as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Chantal sweep through the region this week, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned Monday, July 7. A Flood Watch is in effect for much of the state from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday. Forecasters say locally heavy rain from scattered storms could dump 2 to 5 inches in some areas, especially in central and southern New Jersey. At 3 p.m., the NWS Mount Holly said storms have already started to develop across the region. “Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing today will be capable of pro…
Buena, NJ
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82-Year-Old Killed In Buena Vista Crash After Tesla Fails To Stop:
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An 82-year-old Atlantic County man was killed in a crash in Buena Vista Township on Sunday, July 6, authorities said. At 6:57 p.m., troopers responded to County Route 671 and Chestnut Avenue after a Tesla Model 3 failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a Honda Civic as it was making a left turn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Stephen Field sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The driver and three passengers of the Tesla sustained moderate injuries and were transported to an area hospital, Lebron said The crash remains under investigation, Lebron s…
Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
Breaking News
DNA On Victim’s Underwear Leads To Arrest In 1991 Mullica Township Murder, Prosecutor Says
After more than 30 years, a 55-year-old Mullica Township man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 2 for a 1991 murder and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman, authorities said. Eddie Sykes is charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated murder in the death of Evelyn Caez, a Mullica Township woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Oct. 12, 1991 at 7:30 a.m., Mullica Township police responded to 1 W Lakeview Dr. and found Caez dead in her kitchen from stab wounds, authorities said. In September 2023, the N.J.S.P. Office of Forensic Sciences reexamined foren…
Atlantic City, NJ
Breaking News
Animal Cruelty: Three Shih Tzus Left Out In Pouring Rain, Atlantic County Humane Society Says
Three Shih Tzus were left in the front yard of the Atlantic County Humane Society Wednesday morning, July 2, the organization said. The dogs were left outside in the pouring rain early this morning and are in terrible condition, the Humane Society said, sharing a video of the driver who dropped them off. We need your help! 3 Shih-tzu mix dogs were left in our yard in the pouring rain early this morning. The dogs were left... Posted by The Humane Society of Atlantic County on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Anyone with information is asked to call Atlantic City Police at 609-347-5779.
Atlantic City, NJ
Breaking News
Atlantic City Twin Brothers Admit Running Drug Trafficking Ring: Prosecutor
Twin brothers from Atlantic City admitted to being the leaders of a narcotics trafficking ring on Monday, June 23, authorities said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Joseph Suarez is expected to be sentenced to 28 years in prison while Joseph Suarez is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In November 2022, 20 search warrants are executed throughout Atlantic County, the culmination of an investigation into the Suarez’s control of the drug trade on South Florida Avenue in Atlantic City, authorities said. Investigators recovered appro…
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For 10 NJ Counties, NWS Warns
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for 10 New Jersey counties through 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, as damaging storms threaten to slam the region with hail, wind, and lightning, according to the National Weather Service. The counties under watch include: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem. The Storm Prediction Center says conditions are right for frequent lightning, heavy downpours, and wind gusts strong enough to cause property damage and power outages. Meanwhile, residents in northeast New Jersey—including Passaic, Berg…
Atlantic City, NJ
Breaking News
Atlantic City Man Defrauded Victims Using Social Media: Prosecutor
Two Atlantic County men were arrested and charged with multiple theft and computer crimes in offenses that spanned the entire country, authorities said. In 2023, the FBI Financial Crimes Task Force was notified of an ongoing fraud investigation after multiple victims across the United States reported being defrauded through a SIM swapping scheme, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said An investigation revealed Cory Kott, a 35-year-old Mays Landing resident, and Omar Lopez, a 45-year-old Atlantic City resident, targeted victims through social media and began conversations with th…
Atlantic City, NJ
Breaking News
Atlantic County DPW Worker Stole Fuel For His Trucking Biz: Prosecutor
A supervisor with the Atlantic County Department of Public Works is facing multiple charges after he was allegedly caught using county diesel fuel to fill trucks for his private business, authorities said. Joseph L. Ridley, 47, of Mays Landing, was charged on Monday, June 2 with official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft by unlawful taking and conspiracy to commit theft, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said According to investigators, Ridley, who works as a supervisor in the Roads and Bridges Department, gave out a diesel bypass code to employees of his private busin…
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