Where do you find the man suspected of shoplifting at a Vineland Walmart? At Taco Bell, of course. 26 year old Lamus Rhett was spotted by Vineland Police at Taco Bell after he allegedly stole merchandise from a nearby Walmart. The Bridgeton man tried to elude police when he was spotted last Tuesday evening. Rhett…
New Jersey may have to pay back some of the Hurricane Sandy relief aid it received from the federal government. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the state may have misappropriated $60 million in federal aid following the storm. State officials likely did not follow federal rules in handing out one…
A South Jersey man attempted to cut his own throat with a box cutter at a trailer park in Franklin Township. Township Police say they were able to grab the arm of the unidentified man through the window of his mobile home as he was cutting his own throat. Earlier the man stabbed himself several…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie stated over the weekend that he’s ready to pull a Ronald Reagan much like Reagan did in the 1979 presidential election. Christie was speaking on Concord, New Hampshire where he announced plans to cut tax rates and simplify the tax code. Christie continues to drop the former president’s name since…
A man’s body was found floating just before the weekend in a lake in Bridgeton. City police say the body was found floating in East Lake on Thursday, and as of now, no foul play is suspected. The body was significantly decomposed when it was found. The man was clothed only in boxer’s shorts.…
A motorcyclist was killed late Friday afternoon during a three vehicle accident in Seaville. The Gazette Leader reports that the accident occurred Friday around 4:00pm on Route 50, near Katherine Avenue. A State Police commander says a pickup and a car were also involved in the accident. When police release more details, we will provide…
A 51 year-old Wildwood man pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges on Friday, as part of a mortgage fraud scam involving over-developed condominiums in the Wildwood area. The U.S. Justice Department said that Daniel Cardillo was a “straw buyer” for John Leadbeater, 58, of Kearny, who had Cardillo buy condos in the Wildwood area at inflated…
On Friday morning the hallways of the Douglass Memorial Elementary School on Bayshore Road in Villas were filled with smoke from a failed motor in one of the air conditioning units. All students and staff were safely evacuated and three local fire companies responded to the call. By 11 a.m. it was determined that the…
Next week is pageant week in Ocean City. The Miss New Jersey Pageant kicks off on Wednesday evening, June 10th with the annual parade of contestants on the Ocean City Boardwalk. 28 contestants will be part of the pageant this year, which concludes on June 13th at the Ocean City Music Pier. The winner represents…
About 100 passengers who were supposed to be on a Spirit Airlines flight at the Atlantic City International Airport on Sunday were stranded with nowhere to go. That’s when good samaratin New Jersey State Police officers stepped in and voluntarily bought the stranded passengers pizza to help with their inconvenience. Police say the troopers do…