A man was shot to death in Burlington County. The Prosecutor’s Office there announced the death of Tariq Mughal, of Willingboro Township. No arrests have been announced in the shooting that took place early Tuesday morning. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward to authorities.
There is no new information to pass along about the missing persons report on December 25th, when the Township of Hamilton Police Department received the report of a missing great grandmother and her five year old great granddaughter. Barbara Briely age 71 and La’Myra Briely age 5, left Mays Landing on Christmas Eve and were…
One of the cities that has the hardest time with the crime, announced some good news on Tuesday. There was a 10 percent reduction in overall violent crime, along with 11 percent dip in homicides. Officials say a parrtnership between the New Jersey State Police, Essex County Sheriff’s Office, and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office to…
Lower Township Police busted three individuals in the parking lot of a convenience store for dealing drugs after receiving a tip from a citizen. Police say they recovered heroin and morphine during the arrests which occurred on Bayshore Road in the Villas. All three suspects were hauled off to jail and identified as 22 year…
A 74 year old British woman is missing and presumed drown after she fell off the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship about 100 miles off the coast of Atlantic City. The unidentified woman fell from the ship on Friday, and the United States Coast Guard searched but to no avail. The BBC reports that the…
The Wildwood High boys basketball team was the big winner Tuesday at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic at the Wildwoods Convention Center. Wildwood knocked off Oakcrest, 45-39 in the nightcap game. Tyler Tomlin scored 17 points for the Warriors, while Kyion Flanders added nine points. In boys’ action today, Lower Cape May takes on Burlington City…
At least one person is dead as a result of a house fire in Irvington last night. Various reports say one person perished in the fire that broke out on 40th Street around 11:00pm Monday. It took firemen two hours to bring the fire under control; the investigation into the cause of the fire continues.
Lower Township Police have charged a local woman with allegedly counterfeiting money. Police announced that charges were filed against Carollee Schick of Petticoat Creek Lane in Cold Spring. Police executed a search warrant on December 22nd and served Schick with the charges. Also charged was Jonathan Chester of Wildwood.
A New Jersey man has been arrested for attempting to lure kids into his car on Christmas Day so he could have sex with them. Authorities in Florence Township arrested 29 year old Tirath Singh on charges that he attempted to lure kids into his vehicle on Christmas so he could perform oral sex on…
There will be a change in the top leadership of Lower Township next week. The township will be holding its reorganization meeting and Erik Simonsen will be going from councilman to mayor. Mayor Mike Beck and Deputy Mayor Norris Clark have worked their final meeting. Simonsen will become mayor and Frank Sippel will become deputy…