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Cocaine investigation at Wall liquor store leads to arrest days later

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Police say 41-year-old man turned himself in WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ — A cocaine investigation connected to Circus Wine and Spirits resulted in the arrest of a 41-year-old Wall man Saturday after he…

Two DWI arrests hit same Wall Township highway just three minutes apart

Lottery winnings - Pile of money

Jersey Shore convenience store lands a lucky Jackpot Millions ticket

Photo Caption: New Jersey cover band Mushmouth will perform at Shelter Cove Beach in Toms River on Tuesday, Aug. 25, before a 9 p.m. fireworks show.

Mushmouth Bringing High-Energy Jersey Shore Party Show to Toms River Tuesday

Photo Caption: New Jersey’s 2022 plastic carryout bag ban dramatically reduced disposable checkout bags, but researchers have documented an unintended accumulation of heavier reusable bags.

Did New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Backfire? Studies Tell Two Different Stories

New Jersey Lottery players hit $1.2 million prize spree in just seven days

Batches with dollars. Heaps of paper money packs. Million jackpot winning in lottery, symbol of riches and luxury. American (USA) dollar currency. Finances and banking concept. 3d rendered raster.

Lottery Results·New Jersey News

17 tickets scored prizes of $10,000 or more across the Garden State TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Lottery players racked up more than $1.2 million in prizes of at least $10,000 during…

Photo Caption: NJDOT will close the left lane of Freeway Drive eastbound at South Munn Avenue as work advances on the North Munn Avenue bridge over I-280.

Freeway Drive Lane Closure Begins Monday for $20.3M East Orange Bridge Project

Photo Caption: Toms River Patrolman Thomas Elwood is being credited with saving a man's life after performing CPR and delivering an AED shock during an Aug. 6 medical emergency.

Toms River Police Officer Saves Man in Cardiac Arrest With CPR, AED Shock

Basket full of Marshalls merchandise vanishes after suspect switches appearance

The Club at Jackson Twenty-One says its separate men's and women's pool hours were adopted as a religious accommodation and did not deny residents access to community amenities.

Jackson HOA Defends Religious Gender Segregation at Community Pool

Buffalo grocery stop turns lucky as Tops sells winning lottery ticket

John Novak (L) Jean Cipriani (R) - Political satire showing courtroom victory.

Judge Denies Seaside Park Bid to Immediately Recover South Seaside Park Tax Revenue

Rochester lottery player scores lottery top prize on Buffalo Road

Manchester Resident Holding Out As Developer Sues for Townhome Project Easement

Police handcuffs used during an arrest.

Masked pharmacy robbery ends in crash and foot chase through DC

Photo Caption: A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Ocean County names an assisted living facility, nursing home and hospital over the care of Andrea Palendrano.

Jersey Shore Hospital, Health Facilities Sued After Elderly Woman Died of Sepsis

Court Room Interior - File Photo

Point Pleasant Woman Files Ocean County Lawsuit Over Route 88 Rear-End Crash

Photo Caption: Authorities charged a Piscataway man after a fatal hit-and-run crash on U.S. Route 22 West in Watchung claimed the life of a Brooklyn pedestrian.

Piscataway Man Charged After Fatal Hit-and-Run Kills Brooklyn Pedestrian on Route 22 in Watchung

Photo Caption: Police responded to the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library following reports of a large fight late Sunday night.

‘Large Fight’ Reported at Toms River Branch of Ocean County Library, Police Respond

Photo Caption: Emergency crews responded to a transformer fire at Gil Putnam Memorial Park in Jackson Township before JCP&L restored power.

Jackson Township Transformer Fire at Gil Putnam Memorial Park Quickly Restored by JCP&L

Political Satire: Abortion protesters being arrested outside abortion clinic. AI Generated Satire

New Jersey Criminalizes Abortion Protesting With Vague Language in Anti-Discrimination Bill

A Summer Day in 1973: Seaside Heights Before the Shore Changed

Photo Caption: Riv's Toms River Hub is offering a homemade fresh ground beef burger with fries for $7, less than many comparable fast-food meals.

Toms River Restaurant Offers $7 Burger and Fries, Less Than a Fast Food Value Meal with Quality Beef

Photo Caption: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral on a Starlink mission, creating a bright plume that can sometimes be seen from the northeastern United States.

SpaceX Starlink Launch Overnight Could Put Spectacular Light Show Over New Jersey Skies

74-Year-Old Woman Approached on NYC Street—Then She’s Pushed

Photo Caption: Jackson Mayor Jennifer Kuhn speaks with an independent journalist during Jackson Day before requesting police assistance during a dispute over public records questions.

Jackson Mayor Dispatches Police During Jackson Day After Reporter Presses for Access to Public Records

Baltimore Police Department

Overnight gunfire sends 33-year-old man to Baltimore hospital

Phone grab scratches and thrown water lead to Cumberland assault charge

The blue lights of a police car, set upon a blue sky background.

Early morning crash takes out utility pole in Wall Township

An empty courtroom awaiting trial - Photo by Nikolay Mamluke

Lawsuit Threatens Manchester’s Attempts to Limit Overdevelopment

Photo Caption: Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures are expected across New Jersey after a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early Sunday.

New Jersey Weather: Sunny Stretch Ahead After Slight Chance of Storms Sunday

Photo Caption: Court filings in Ocean County Superior Court reveal an expanding legal battle between Seaside Park and Berkeley Township over taxes, infrastructure, sewer debt and municipal assets following the South Seaside Park annexation.

Seaside Park’s South Seaside Park Victory Is Quickly Becoming a $30 Million Financial Nightmare

Photo Caption: Surveillance images released by the NYPD show the suspect wanted after a shooting in Brooklyn that injured a 7-year-old dog.

Dog Shot by Stray Bullet in Brooklyn

Photo Caption: Surveillance images released by the NYPD show two suspects wanted in connection with a violent necklace robbery involving a black and white moped in the Bronx.

Moped Necklace Snatchers Wanted After Violent Bronx Robbery Near Van Cortlandt Park

Photo Caption: Matthew D. Sindone was arrested by Hackensack police on robbery and burglary charges following an alleged vehicle burglary at the Excelsior II on Prospect Avenue.

Parolee Convicted in Double Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Caught Burglarizing Cars in Hackensack

Photo Caption: Surveillance images released by the NYPD show the suspect wanted in connection with an armed commercial robbery at a business on Northern Boulevard in Queens.

Armed Robbery Suspect Sought After Queens Convenience Store Holdup

Photo Caption: Investigators examine the scene of a fatal head-on crash involving a stolen vehicle near Route 50 and Third Street in Mays Landing that claimed two lives.

Two Killed After Stolen Vehicle Crashes Head-On in Mays Landing; Four Juveniles Charged

Paramus police are searching for missing 15-year-old Khalia Simpson, who was last seen near East Midland Avenue and may have boarded a New Jersey Transit bus headed for Queens.

Paramus Police Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Possibly Traveling to Queens

Photo Caption: The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey issued an opinion dismissing claims against attorney Natalie Khawam and her law firm while allowing the broader lawsuit to continue against other defendants.

Federal Judge Dismisses Claims Against Attorney in Gold Star Families Malpractice Lawsuit

Photo Caption: Booking photo of Evaristo Santiago released as part of Ocean County Jail inmate records following his commitment on a DWI charge.

Migrant Drunk Driver Caught and Jailed in Ocean County

Photo Caption: Essex County prosecutors announced a 45-year prison sentence for a Newark man convicted of assaulting a woman and sexually assaulting a child during a violent attack in Irvington.

Newark Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Assaulting Woman, Sexually Assaulting Child in Irvington

Photo Caption: Chief Sophia poses with members of the Seaside Park Police Department after spending the day serving as the department's first honorary "Chief of the Day." Photo by Seaside Park Police Dept. / Facebook

Seaside Park Police Welcome First-Ever ‘Chief of the Day’ During Community Outreach Program

Photo Caption: The NYPD released information seeking the public's help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with the assault of a 75-year-old man inside a Harlem building.

Elderly Man Violently Attacked in Harlem

Cumberland Police Blotter

Cumberland Man Charged With Strangulation Assault, Woman Arrested for Trespassing

Photo Caption: North Tonawanda police closed the intersection of River Road and Ward Road while investigators examined the scene of a motor vehicle crash.

Crash Investigation Closes River Road, Ward Road Intersection in North Tonawanda

Police Crime Scene

Motorcyclist Injured in Chesapeake Crash on Fentress Road

Judge's gavel inside a courtroom

Deptford Woman Sentenced to Probation After Admitting Nearly $100K PTO Theft

Photo Caption: Myrtle Beach police continue investigating a ShotSpotter alert on Cedar Street after officers responded to reports of possible gunfire Saturday afternoon.

Myrtle Beach Police Investigating ShotSpotter Alert on Cedar Street

Photo Caption: Baltimore County Police detectives investigate a shooting and stabbing on McShane Way in Dundalk that left one man critically injured and another hospitalized.

Charges Pending After Dundalk Shooting Leaves One Man Critical, Another Stabbed

Photo Caption: Utica police investigate a double shooting on the 1400 block of Kemble Street after two victims were transported to Wynn Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Double Shooting Under Investigation on Kemble Street in Utica, Two Victims Hospitalized

Photo Caption: Deputies with the Allegany County Sheriff's Office and troopers from Maryland State Police Barrack C conducted a coordinated warrant enforcement operation that resulted in five arrests Thursday.

Allegany County Warrant Sweep Leads to Five Arrests on Drug and Traffic Charges

Photo Caption: Surveillance images released by the NYPD show two individuals wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old inside a building on New Lots Avenue in Brooklyn.

NYPD Seeks Two Suspects in Fatal Shooting of 17-Year-Old Inside Brooklyn Building

Photo Caption: Officers from the Robbinsville Township Police Department stand with participants in the America's 9/11 Remembrance Ride as the tribute event passed through Robbinsville on Saturday. Photo by Robbinsville Police Dept./Facebook

Robbinsville Police Honor America’s 9/11 Remembrance Ride Through Mercer County

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German Shepherd Found Near Kapella and Bay Avenue in Somers Point, Police Seek Owner

Photo Caption: Anne Arundel County police are investigating after residents of an Arnold home heard a gunshot and discovered a bullet hole through the rear exterior wall. Artistic Reenactment of Crime Scene.

Bullet Pierces Arnold Home After Gunfire on Jones Station Road, Police Say

School Bus

Lakewood STA’s New Fees Raise Questions and Confusion Over Publicly Funded Private School Busing

Photo Caption: The Trenton Police Department issued an Aug. 20 statement denying coordination with ICE after a driver monitoring federal immigration officers was arrested for alleged eluding.

Trenton Police Deny ICE Coordination After “Maniac” Activist Arrested

Photo Caption: Christopher Singletary of Vineland was sentenced Friday to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

South Jersey Man Who Sexually Assaulted Children Gets 30 Years in Prison

Photo Caption: The NYPD released this surveillance image of an unidentified individual wanted in connection with the Aug. 17 robbery of a 35-year-old rider aboard a Queens-bound A train.

NYPD Seeks Suspect After A-Train Rider Punched, Robbed of Cellphone in Queens

Baltimore Police Department

Baltimore Cop Who Chased Suspect Across Lawns, Through Fence for Warrant Fired by City

Photo Caption: A dog found near 41 Eggers Street in East Brunswick is waiting to be reunited with its owner, according to the East Brunswick Police Department.

Lost Dog Found on Eggers Street in East Brunswick, Police Seek Owner

New Jersey State Police at Highway Crash Scene

Point Pleasant Man Seriously Injured in I-195 Crash in Jackson Township

Photo Caption: Gov. Mikie Sherrill responded to congressional Republicans demanding answers over a New Jersey software failure that improperly registered about 6,600 self-identified noncitizens to vote.

Mikie Sherrill Defiant As Republicans Demand Investigation Into Illegal Voter Fraud “Glitch”

Photo Caption: James O’Keefe and members of O’Keefe Media Group attended an August 2023 Livingston Board of Education meeting that prompted school officials to request a police presence.

New Jersey School Board Called Police Because Audience Members “Look Trumpish”

Two Baltimore Police Department vehicles parked along a city street, white SUVs with blue stripe decals and police insignia visible on the sides.

Baltimore officers make grim discovery after report of man lying in roadway

Elma 7-Eleven lands top-prize lottery ticket

Police emergency lights at crime or accident scene.

22 dogs and 18 cats pulled from feces-covered Buffalo home with no clean food or water

Lottery Winner - A big pile of money,

Five-figure TAKE 5 win lands at Newburgh smoke shop

Jackson Interim Mayor Jen Kuhn

Jackson Mayor and Council Need to Act Quickly To Enforce $3.5 Million Tax Lien to stop 100 Unit Apartment Complex

Pair of silver handcuffs resting on a pale blue surface, linked together by a chain

13-year-old found shot on DC sidewalk and police arrest 12-year-old

Barnegat mom accused of drunken boat crash that killed her son and injured 5 others

The blue lights of a police car, set upon a blue sky background.

CVS shoplifter accused of swiping $1,100 in merchandise from Cape May County store

Photo Caption: The Lakewood Student Transportation Authority notified families that reduced state municipal aid has ended the township subsidy for non-mandated student transportation, increasing costs for the 2026-27 school year.

Facing Budget Crisis, Lakewood Cuts Funding For Non-Mandated Schol Bus Routes

US & World News

Ocean County Man Arrested on Animal Cruelty Charge

Photo Caption: Evaristo Santiago, 46, was committed to the Ocean County Jail on Aug. 22, according to county inmate records.

Mexican National With Active Warrants Arrested in Ocean County on Drug Charges

Photo Caption: Asbury Park police and social service organizations joined forces Friday to connect people experiencing homelessness and addiction with treatment, housing, employment and recovery resources.

Asbury Park Police, Social Services Bring Fentanyl Outreach Directly to Residents

Photo Caption: Somerset County Commissioner Sara Sooy joined local officials, business owners and residents Friday for the grand opening of Whole Foods Market at Montgomery Promenade in Skillman.

Whole Foods Market Opens New 45,000-Square-Foot Store in Montgomery Township

Online Pennsylvania Lottery ticket turns into $1.63 million jackpot

Masked man accused of terrorizing people in Philadelphia now wanted by police

Police investigating alleged child abuse make alarming discovery inside Pennsylvania home

Ambulance enroute to hospital.

Ambulance vanishes during Pennsylvania medical call before circling back to same spot

Browns Mills Wawa : Lakewood police said two unrelated suspects were arrested after officers traveled to a Wawa in Browns Mills during a stolen credit card investigation.

Lakewood Police Arrest Two Suspects During Wawa Investigation at Browns Mills Wawa

Photo Caption: Isiah Greene, 32, of Trenton, has been charged with murder and weapons offenses in the fatal shooting of Jemear Miller, prosecutors said.

Trenton Man Charged With Murder in East State Street Shooting That Killed Ewing Man

Photo Caption: Brick Township will issue 200 beach vehicle permits for the 2026-27 season, with residents receiving exclusive application access on Sept. 10.

Brick Residents Get First Chance at Beach Vehicle Permits for 2026-27 Season

Friday morning commuters across New Jersey are facing crashes on Interstate 195, a Route 35 closure in Woodbridge, flooding in Secaucus, and typical heavy delays approaching New York City crossings.

Friday Morning NJ Traffic: Two Crashes on I-195, Route 35 Closure, Route 3 Flooding Snarls Commute

Photo Caption: A page from retired New Jersey State Police Major Robert Yaiser's whistleblower complaint identifies former OCVTS Assistant Superintendent and current North Hanover Superintendent Michael Maschi as an individual defendant in the civil lawsuit.

North Hanover Schools Superintendent Named in OCVTS Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation

Photo Caption: Interim Superintendent Tim Rehm's welcome letter to Ocean County Vocational Technical School students announces implementation of New Jersey's new statewide cell phone ban for the 2026-27 school year.

OCVTS Announces Cell Phone Ban as District Faces Scrutiny Over Abuse Lawsuits, Whistleblower Claims

Photo Caption: Demond A. Clacken, 29, of Hackensack, was arrested after police say he assaulted officers responding to reports of overnight vehicle burglaries at a luxury apartment building.

Naked Poop-Covered Burglar With Criminal Record Attacks New Jersey Cop

Photo Caption: Jarvis Shabazz appeared in federal court in Camden after being indicted on charges alleging he sent repeated death threats and engaged in cyberstalking targeting victims in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Albanian Terrorist Who Threatened to Kill People in New Jersey and Pennsylvania Indicted

Photo Caption: Third man admits multimillion mortgage fraud. Arthur Spitzer of Toms River pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and money laundering charges stemming from a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud and COVID-19 disaster loan fraud scheme.

Third Lakewood Area Scammer Admits to Role in $11.8 Million Failed Real Estate Scam

Photo caption: Nw parking spaces being striped at the former Lakewood Town Square, replacing much of the historic public gathering space near Clifton Avenue and 3rd Street.

Once Picturesque Lakewood Townsquare Becomes A Municipal Parking Lot

Opinion: It’s Time to Dissolve the Jackson MUA Before It Destroys What’s Left of Our Town

Photo caption: Screenshots of text messages exchanged between Toms River officials show Council President David Ciccozzi declining a township-issued cellphone after stating he no longer wished to conduct township business on his personal phone.

Exclusive: Toms River Stops Paying Council Amid Communication Dispute, Violating Its Own Ordinance