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Person Hospitalized After Bus Catches Fire On Garden State Parkway In Wall Township Person Hospitalized After Bus Catches Fire On Garden State Parkway In Wall Township
Person Hospitalized After Bus Catches Fire On Garden State Parkway In Wall Township A person was hospitalized after a bus caught fire on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County, authorities said. Troopers responded to the fire in Wall Township at 9:23 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, according to a state police spokesperson.  The transit bus was fully on fire on the southbound side of the parkway near milepost 99. It happened near the exit for Interstate 195 and about a mile south of the Judy Blume Service Area. One passenger suffered minor injuries and was brought to a hospital. No other injuries were reported. State police were investigating the cause of the fir…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Cyber Attack May Have Compromised Social Security Numbers Of Shore Regional Students: Officials Cyber Attack May Have Compromised Social Security Numbers Of Shore Regional Students: Officials
Cyber Attack May Have Compromised Social Security Numbers Of Shore Regional Students: Officials The personal information of some New Jersey high schoolers may have been compromised in a 2023 cyber attack, district officials said. In a statement posted to its website, Shore Regional High School officials said the school experienced "unauthorized access to our network" on or about April 13, 2023. The information potentially impacted by this incident is full name, date of birth, Social Security number, employee ID, driver’s license or state identification, financial information, medical treatment or diagnosis, medical and/or health insurance information, and/or non-directory&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK 23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK
23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK Federal agents at JFK Airport seized a 23-year-old Taiwanese national who the Justice Department said owned and operated a dark web drug bazaar that produced well over $100 million in sales. The “Incognito Market” created by Rui-Siang Lin enabled its users to anonymously buy and sell drugs around the globe for nearly 3½ years, US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and other federal officials announced on Monday, May 20. Lin -- also known as Ruisiang Lin, 林睿庠, Pharoah, and faro – mastermineded a clandestine e-commerce network where buyers could browse thousands of listings for heroin, LSD, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash With Pedestrian In Central Jersey: Prosecutor DUI Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash With Pedestrian In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
DUI Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash With Pedestrian In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A 31-year-old man from Central Jersey was driving under the influence when he fled the scene of a pedestrian crash, authorities said. Abel Bustos-Medel, 31, of New Brunswick, was charged with assault by auto, leaving the scene of an accident and DUI in the crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Vincent Sabo of the New Brunswick Police Department. On Monday, May 20, at approximately 1:25 a.m., New Brunswick police responded to 100 Jersey Ave. for a pedestrian hit and run.  Police found a man, 25, of New Brunswick, who sustained serious&…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Man Convicted Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl He Met Online, Prosecutors Say NJ Man Convicted Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl He Met Online, Prosecutors Say
NJ Man Convicted Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl He Met Online, Prosecutors Say A 22-year-old Piscataway man was convicted on Tuesday, May 14 of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he'd met online in 2021, authorities said. In July 2021, a 12-year-old girl said she was sexually assaulted in Bound Brook by Lenic Galvan, a man she met on social media, Somerset County Prosecutor John  McDonald said. Galvan arranged for transportation for the girl before he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Following an investigation and DNA test, Galvan was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and was convicted of sexual assault by contact and endangering th…

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by Sam Barron
News
WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Central Jersey Grocery WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Central Jersey Grocery
Winner: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Central Jersey Grocery There was a lucky Powerball winner in Middlesex County. The winning numbers for the Saturday, May 18 drawing were 19, 36, 37, 42, and 59 and the Powerball was 19. The Powerplay was 2x. The winning ticket was sold at Caba Grocery at 147 Brighton Ave. in Perth Amboy.

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
'Marty Party' On The Jersey Shore: ESPN's Marty Smith Named Boat Parade's Grand Marshal 'Marty Party' On The Jersey Shore: ESPN's Marty Smith Named Boat Parade's Grand Marshal
'Marty Party' On The Jersey Shore: ESPN's Marty Smith Named Boat Parade's Grand Marshal The "Marty Party" is coming to a boat parade on the Jersey Shore this summer. ESPN reporter Marty Smith will be the grand marshal of Ocean City's 69th annual Night in Venice on Saturday, July 20, the city said. The theme will be "Summertime Vibes: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett." Smith's wife Lainie is a city native and graduated from Ocean City High School in 1995. "It’s great that the Smith family has such close ties with Ocean City, and I’m honored to have Marty as our grand marshal for this year’s Night in Venice," Mayor Jay Gillian said in a statement. "They’ll be right at home on the wat…

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by Chris Spiker
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MAIL-ORDER METH: NJ Man Who Shipped 100 Pounds Gets 14+ Years In Fed Pen MAIL-ORDER METH: NJ Man Who Shipped 100 Pounds Gets 14+ Years In Fed Pen
Mail-order Meth: NJ Man Who Shipped 100 Pounds Gets 14+ Years In Fed Pen A New Jersey man who shipped more than 100 pounds of crystal meth for sale cross-country through the U.S. mail was sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison as part of a plea deal. Michael Venditti, 39, of Camden, was arrested during a controlled delivery of a package in September 2021. It had been intercepted on its way from Calexico, a Southern California town at the Mexican border, federal authorities said. Inspectors got a warrant to open the package after a drug-detection dog reacted to its arrival at a South Jersey postal facility, they said. Inspectors swapped some of the m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
South Jersey Teen Hospitalized After Crashing Motorbike Into SUV: Police South Jersey Teen Hospitalized After Crashing Motorbike Into SUV: Police
South Jersey Teen Hospitalized After Crashing Motorbike Into SUV: Police An Ocean County teen was rushed to the hospital after crashing his motorbike into an SUV, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash on Commonwealth Boulevard near the intersection with Northampton Boulevard at around 12:46 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, the department said in a news release. Officers found a black 2020 Ford Explorer on fire in the westbound lane of Commonwealth with no one inside it. Police also saw a motorbike under the back of the SUV. Investigators said an 18-year-old Manchester man on the motorbike ran a red light and crashed into the F…

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by Chris Spiker
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Body Pulled From NJ River ID'd As Woman Who Vanished 14 Years Ago, Family Says Body Pulled From NJ River ID'd As Woman Who Vanished 14 Years Ago, Family Says
Body Pulled From NJ River ID'd As Woman Who Vanished 14 Years Ago, Family Says The family of a New Jersey woman who disappeared finally has some closure. The body recovered along with three cars from the Cooper River in Pennsauken last week has been identified by her daughter as Bernadine Gunner, who went missing in July 2010. AFTER 13 LONG YEARS WE HAVE CLOSURE, MY MOM WAS FOUND 💔😢. SIP MOM I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FEEL RIGHT NOW…... Posted by Julia Young on Thursday, May 16, 2024 In a Facebook post shared Saturday, May 18, Julia Young says United Search Corps was behind the recovery operation in Pennsauken on Thursday, May 16, in which dive teams …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver, 32, Airlifted In Garden State Parkway Rollover Crash, Police Say (UPDATE) Driver, 32, Airlifted In Garden State Parkway Rollover Crash, Police Say (UPDATE)
Driver, 32, Airlifted In Garden State Parkway Rollover Crash, Police Say (Update) One person was airlifted in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County on Sunday, May 19, authorities said. A Honda passenger car and Ford pickup truck were both heading south when the two collided near milepost 83.8 around 3:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The crash caused the Ford to run off the right side of the roadway and overturn in Toms River, Lebron said. The Honda driver, a 32-year-old Beachwood resident, was airlifted with serious injuries while the driver and passenger of the Ford suffered minor injuries. 2 medevac helicopters have landed…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEXTORTION: Out-Of-State Fugitive Freed After NJ Senior Looking For Love Loses $20,000 SEXTORTION: Out-Of-State Fugitive Freed After NJ Senior Looking For Love Loses $20,000
Sextortion: Out-Of-State Fugitive Freed After NJ Senior Looking For Love Loses $20,000 A fugitive from Maryland charged with sextorting a New Jersey senior out of $20,000 online after getting him to take compromising selfies was immediately freed by a judge after surrendering to police. Posing as a woman, Ali H. Maman, 59, of Frederick, MD, communicated with an elderly Glen Rock resident through Instagram and WhatsApp, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim was convinced to share the risqué photos, then was contacted by someone else who demanded a $20,000 bank wire transfer in exchange for not posting them online, Ackermann said. The victim wired the money last July to…

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by Jerry DeMarco