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Man Charged With Murder In Asbury Park Shooting: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old Asbury Park man was arrested and charged with murdering a teenager in April, authorities announced Friday, July 18.
Jordan Glisson is charged with the fatal shooting of Ah'kim Esdaile, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.
On Tuesday, April 8, at 4:25 p.m., Asbury Park police responded to the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue and found Esdaile, 19, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Santiago said. Esdaile was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Glisson was arrested on Monday, July 14 by members of the U.S. Marshal…
Cocaine, Meth, Fentanyl, Firearms: 14 People Charged In South Jersey Trafficking Ring
Fourteen people have been charged with weapons offenses for their roles in a South Jersey drug trafficking organization, authorities announced Thursday, July 17.
Ryan Collins, the leader of the group and a Crips gang member, is charged with being the leader of a narcotics trafficking network, distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, and promoting organized street crime, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The 33-year-old Vineland resident also faces weapons offenses involving two assault firearms, a handgun, and large-capacity magazines, as well as charges stemming from the sale of fe…
Embattled Atlantic City Police Officer Dies, 30
Warren Young, a police officer in Atlantic City, died on Wednesday, July 16, according to the Atlantic City PBA Local #24. He was 30 years old.
The PBA lauded Young in a fundraising appeal, saying he served his community with "courage and compassion." Young leaves behind three children, Warren IV, 6, Bowe, 2 and Hunter, 1.
"His loss has left an unimaginable void in their lives and in the hearts of all who knew and loved him," PBA President Jules Schwenger said.
Last December, Young was arrested on multiple charges of domestic abuse involving his wife, Atlantic City police said.
The …
CT Mom Charged With Killing Her Baby Boy In Drunken Enfield I-91 Crash: Police
Just days before his first birthday, 11-month-old Isiah Ortiz was killed in an overnight crash on I-91 in Enfield. Now, his mother is facing serious charges, including manslaughter, authorities said.
Fransheska Stuart, 30, of Meriden, was arrested on Tuesday, July 15. Nearly 18 months after she crashed her 2006 Honda Accord just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 10, 2023, near Exit 45 southbound when she lost control, hit a guardrail, and the car flipped onto its side, Connecticut State Police said.
When emergency crews arrived, the metal of the car was compressing Stuart’s c…
Infant, Mom Violently Attacked In Cochranville Home: State Police
A Lancaster County man is accused of violently attacking a woman and her infant inside a Chester County home, Pennsylvania State Police in Avondale announced on Friday, July 18.
Troopers began investigating a report of possible child abuse at a residence on Cochran Street in West Fallowfield Township, around 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, they said in the release.
The probe revealed that the suspect, a 23-year-old man from Ephrata, assaulted both the child and the child’s 28-year-old mother, who live in Cochranville, according to investigators.
He was taken into custody and charges were f…
$3K Vape, Cash Theft In York Linked To Recovery Advocate With Criminal Record, Active GoFundMe
A Windber woman with an active GoFundMe campaign for addiction recovery is facing new criminal charges for allegedly stealing thousands in cash and vape products from a York County smoke shop, authorities said.
Breanne Terese Danel, 39, was charged with felony retail theft and misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking after police say she stole $2,100 in vape products and $1,000 in cash from A2K Smoke Shop on East Market Street in Springettsbury Township. The theft occurred in September 2024, but charges were filed following her arrest on Sunday, July 7, 2025. A preliminary hearing is scheduled f…
Vineland Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Vineland resident was arrested and charged with fatally stabbing a man, authorities announced Tuesday, July 15.
At 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 14, Vineland police responded to 771 South East Ave. and found Ronald Shields, 67, with numerous stab wounds, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
Shields was airlifted to an Atlantic City hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, Webb-McRae said.
Jayron Thomas was located a short distance away from the scene and charged with murder, multiple weapons offenses and tampering with evidence, Webb-McRae said.
New York Man With Outstanding Warrants Resisted Arrest: Mount Olive Police
A 39-year-old Yonkers, NY man was arrested and charged with resisting arrest in Budd Lake on Tuesday, July 15, authorities said.
At 3:39 p.m., officers a GMC pickup towing a trailer traveling west on Route 46 with multiple non-functioning brake lights, Mount Olive police said.
During a motor vehicle stop, it was determined the driver, Khari Coleman had a suspended warrant and an active warrant out for his arrest $750 from Elizabeth, police said.
Officers attempted to place Coleman under arrest, but he resisted, and a brief tussle ensued, police said.
Coleman was eventually arrested and tr…
$62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Hicksville Bank: Nassau Police
A Queens man posing as a spiritual guide was arrested after trying to scam a Long Island woman out of $62,000 for fortune telling services, Nassau County police announced on Friday, July 18.
Hemanth Kumar Muneppa, 33, allegedly convinced a 68-year-old woman to pay him $20,000 for psychic services on Thursday, July 3, detectives said. When she returned for a follow-up session at Anjana Ji on South Broadway in Hicksville on Thursday, July 17, he demanded another $42,000.
Muneppa drove the woman to a nearby bank on Broadway so she could withdraw the additional money, police explained. There, a…
Road Rage: Bayville Man Who Shot At Another Vehicle Found In Route 9 Lot, Cops Say
A man was arrested after firing a gun at another driver during a road rage incident in Ocean County, police said.
Paul R. Cacciola, 39, of Bayville, allegedly got out of his car, pulled out a gun and shot at the victim's vehicle, causing damage before fleeing the scene around 8:10 a.m. Thursday, July 17, according to Lacey Township Police Capt. Paul Sullivan.
Officers began searching for the suspect while other officers met with the victim.
“Evidence of vehicle damage consistent with a projectile strike was located on the victim’s vehicle,” Sullivan said. The victim was not inju…
Forked River Woman With Warrant Rams Cop, Hits Car, Flees Scene In Wild Lacey Chase: Police
A 27-year-old New Jersey woman was arrested after police say she struck a police officer, hit a civilian’s vehicle, and fled the scene — both by car and on foot.
The incident happened on Tuesday, July 15, around 4:28 p.m., when officers stopped a vehicle in a Lacey Road business parking lot near Newark Avenue, police said.
The driver, Brooke I. Mathews, of Forked River, tried to flee during the traffic stop, according to Lacey Police Capt. Paul Sullivan Jr. Matthews put her car in reverse and slammed a Lacey police officer and vehicle, Sullivan said.
She then sped forward around officers a…
Slate Hill Man Killed After Crashing Into Pole in Wawayanda, Police Say
A 66-year-old man was killed after crashing into a utility pole in Orange County, state police said.
The crash happened around 11:47 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, on Ridgebury Road in the town of Wawayanda, New York State Police announced on Thursday, July 17.
An investigation revealed that the man, identified as Kevin P. Demarest, had been traveling southwest when his vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a telephone pole.
Demarest was the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was taken to Garnet Health Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, police…
