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Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Cocaine In Union, Ocean Counties: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Cocaine In Union, Ocean Counties: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Cocaine In Union, Ocean Counties: Prosecutors A Kenilworth man admitted to selling cocaine throughout Ocean and Union counties, authorities said. Pedro Reyes-Sevilla, 32, pleaded guilty on Friday, Feb. 16 to possession of five ounces or more of cocaine with intent to distribute. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the guilty plea in a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Lakewood police officers, and investigators from Union and Ocean counties conducted a two-week-long investigation in January 2021. Investigators said Reyes-Sevilla was distributing cocaine throughout Ocean Co…

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Deer Causes Scare At Central Jersey School After Hitting Glass Door Deer Causes Scare At Central Jersey School After Hitting Glass Door
Deer Causes Scare At Central Jersey School After Hitting Glass Door A shelter-in-place order at a Monmouth County elementary school turned into much a-doe about nothing. Howell Township police said a deer rammed into a glass door at the Griebling School on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The police department shared a picture on Facebook of the damage done to a glass door at the elementary school on Havens Bridge Road. The picture showed cracks in the glass that looked like a "spider web." Griebling School had a "shelter in place" today. All was well... a deer rammed a glass door causing it to spider... Posted by Howell Township Police Department on …

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NJ Police Chief Who Suspended Sergeant During DWI Arrest Center Of Investigation (VIDEO) NJ Police Chief Who Suspended Sergeant During DWI Arrest Center Of Investigation (VIDEO)
NJ Police Chief Who Suspended Sergeant During DWI Arrest Center Of Investigation (Video) A heated interaction between the chief and sergeant of a Jersey Shore police department in November 2023 has become the center of an investigation, Daily Voice has learned.  The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday, Feb. 21 that it's investigated the exchange between Bradley Beach Police Chief Leonard Guida and Sgt. William Major, which transpired on Thursday, Nov. 9. Public information officer Mark Spivey confirmed the investigation to the Daily Voice in an emailed statement. Bradley Beach (NJ) police Chief Leonard Guida. Facebook - Bradley Beach Police …

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Six Flags Great Adventure Sets Opening Date For New Glamping Resort Six Flags Great Adventure Sets Opening Date For New Glamping Resort
Six Flags Great Adventure Sets Opening Date For New Glamping Resort Six Flags Great Adventure has set an opening date for the Jackson Township resort's new luxury camping experience. Savannah Sunset Resort and Spa will open on Friday, June 14, and has begun accepting reservations on its website, according to a news release. The "glamping" resort will be in the middle of the 350-acre Six Flags Wild Safari which is home to more than 1,200 animals. The retreat will offer 20 suites with "world-class amenities" that can house two to six people. A stay at Savannah Sunset will include admission to all three theme parks at the Six Flags Great Adventure Resort. Six…

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Baby Seal Dies After Wandering Streets Of Jersey Shore City Baby Seal Dies After Wandering Streets Of Jersey Shore City
Baby Seal Dies After Wandering Streets Of Jersey Shore City A baby seal has died nearly two weeks after it was rescued while wandering around an Ocean City neighborhood. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) said the grey seal died on Monday, Feb. 19. The male pup received treatment for parasites and a possible respiratory infection from the Brigantine center's veterinarian. MMSC said the seal's death was surprising since his health had begun to improve. "We were hopeful when the pup began showing more interest in food last week, even starting to eat smaller fish on his own in recent days," MMSC said in a Facebook post. "However, on the ev…

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Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey
Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey Police in Absecon are looking for whoever killed a pedestrian and left the scene of a crash, authorities said. The pedestrian died in the hit-and-run crash just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, Absecon police said in a news release. It happened on Route 30 West, just east of Turner Avenue and near the Executive Lodge motel. Investigators said the driver did not stop and left the victim without any help. Traffic was impacted for about five hours as the crash scene was investigated. Police said they were looking for a vehicle with heavy front-end damage that's consistent with the impact fr…

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Plastic From Bottled Water Entangles Seal On NJ Beach Plastic From Bottled Water Entangles Seal On NJ Beach
Plastic From Bottled Water Entangles Seal On NJ Beach A Jersey Shore animal rehabilitation center rescued a baby seal tangled up in plastic wrapping from a case of bottled water. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) said the female grey seal was found on the shore in Beach Haven at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. The pup was brought to MMSC's facility in Brigantine, and the plastic packaging was removed. The center's veterinarian examined the baby seal and found that the plastic had not cut into her neck. The pup was thin, lethargic, and suffered from gastrointestinal issues. The female seal was underweight at 38.2 pounds. She was…

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Violent Home Invasion Suspect Arrested In South Jersey Violent Home Invasion Suspect Arrested In South Jersey
Violent Home Invasion Suspect Arrested In South Jersey A Galloway Township man was arrested after he broke into someone's home and fought the person living there, authorities said. Joseph Aversa, 41, was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree burglary, and fourth-degree criminal mischief, Absecon police said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of a home invasion on the 300 block of Spruce Street just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17. Investigators said Aversa broke into the home, threatened the person living there, and fought that person. The resident secured the door and forced Aversa out of the home. Avers…

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Fugitive Jumps From Third-Floor Apartment, Arrested In Atlantic City Homicide: Police Fugitive Jumps From Third-Floor Apartment, Arrested In Atlantic City Homicide: Police
Fugitive Jumps From Third-Floor Apartment, Arrested In Atlantic City Homicide: Police A man wanted for murder was arrested in Atlantic City after jumping from a third-story apartment to try and get away from police, authorities said. Jamar Jones, 35, of Atlantic City, was arrested at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was wanted in the Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 killing of Luis Rosa-Rodriguez. Jones tried to avoid arrest by jumping out of a third-floor window at the School House Apartments on North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. He suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive.  Rosa-Rodriguez d…

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Three Arrested In Home Burglary In Atlantic City Three Arrested In Home Burglary In Atlantic City
Three Arrested In Home Burglary In Atlantic City Three people were arrested in Atlantic City when police caught them burglarizing a home, authorities said. Sirjackie Bryant III, 36, of Camden, was arrested, along with two Atlantic City residents: 44-year-old Daniel Mack Jr. and 35-year-old Ryshakeda English, the city's police department said in a news release on Monday, Feb. 19. Atlantic City police responded to a home on the 1100 block of Indiana Avenue at around 1:52 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17. Officers were told several people entered the rear of the home and when they arrived, they found the back door was damaged and had pry …

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