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New Mugshot: 5-Year-Old Girl Dies, Robbinsville Woman Charged, Prosecutor Says A 5-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a New Jersey home and later died at the hospital, prompting felony charges against a township woman, authorities said. Raphaelle Register, 36, was arrested Monday, April 28, and charged with four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey and Robbinsville Police Chief William G. Swanhart. Police responded to a Robbinsville home on the evening of Sunday, April 27, after receiving a report of an unresponsive five-year-old girl, authorities said. The child was taken to Robert W…

by Cecilia Levine

04/29/2025

News

DNA Confirms Body Of Camden Woman Who Disappeared 14 Years Ago Was Pulled From River: Officials Fourteen years after she was last seen, the body of a Camden woman reported missing in 2010 has been identified, authorities said. DNA results confirmed the remains pulled from a submerged car in the Cooper River in Pennsauken last year were those of Bernadine Gunner, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said Tuesday, April 29. Camden County Prosecutor's Office (inset)/Bernadine Waters Gunner Facebook photo Gunner, 52, was last seen on July 11, 2010, driving her 2006 blue Hyundai Elantra after threatening to take her own life, police said. On May 16, 2024, human remains were found …

by Cecilia Levine

04/29/2025

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Big Black Snake Slithers Out Of Water During Family's Trip To Ocean City Beach (Video) A Maryland mom’s beach day took a wild turn when her daughter spotted something slithering out of the ocean — and it wasn’t seaweed or a stick. It was a big, black snake (scroll for video). Roxy Flanagan, 32, of Annapolis, was in Ocean City, MD, over the weekend with her family and coworkers from Brooklyn Park Dental for Springfest. It was Saturday afternoon, April 26, when the kids asked to dip their toes in the water. Flanagan stayed back in the parking lot chatting with a friend while her mother took the kids to the shoreline. “I heard my daughter scream so I run down, and all I hear h…

by Cecilia Levine

04/29/2025

Police & Fire

Gang-Linked Teen Shot By Trooper After Fleeing Cops In Fairfax County: State Police A teen with gang ties was shot by a Virginia State Trooper after fleeing police in Fairfax County, authorities said. The incident happened at 12:43 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, after a vehicle fled a Fairfax City Police Department traffic stop near Burke Station Road and Main Street, according to the Virginia State Police. A trooper responded to the address connected to the suspect vehicle's registration. Two Fairfax County K-9 units joined him, according to a release from the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Fairfax Field Office. At the home, they saw a juvenile male nea…

by Cecilia Levine

04/29/2025

Police & Fire

Irvington Man Killed, Woman Seriously Hurt In Multi-Vehicle NJ Turnpike Crash: State Police A man was killed and a woman seriously injured in a crash involving five vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. The crash happened at 4:46 a.m. Saturday, April 26, on the inner roadway southbound at milepost 70.1 in Cranbury Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. A Ford F-250 was traveling south when it was struck from behind by a Ford E-350 driven by a 45 Irvington resident, police said. The F-250 stopped on the right shoulder, while the E-350 remained in the travel lanes. Ruis Parral Antonio, 38, also of Irvington, was driving a Mercedes SUV south…

by Cecilia Levine

04/29/2025

Obituaries

College Student From Totowa Dies Suddenly: Remembering Paul Yannarelli The sudden death of a 20-year-old New Jersey resident, college sophomore, and EMT is sending shockwaves through multiple communities. Paul Edward Yannarelli died in Waco, Texas, on April 22, according to his obituary from Festa Memorial Funeral Home. A Totowa native, Paul was a student at Baylor University in Texas where he was a member of the wakeboarding team, his obituary says. View this post on Instagram A post shared by baylorwake (@baylorwake) "Paul loved to surf and spent his summers in Seaside Park," his obituary reads. "He was…

by Cecilia Levine

04/29/2025

Police & Fire

Saddle Brook Cops Rescue Dogs As Patio Blaze Spreads To Home Who let the dogs out? In this case, a couple of heroes. A fire that started on a patio quickly spread to a Saddle Brook home Sunday afternoon, prompting a rescue by two police officers and a multi-town emergency response. Patrol officers responded to 306 John Ochs Drive around 4:27 p.m. on Monday, April 28 after receiving reports of a patio fire, Chief John Zotollo said. When Officers Skordinsky and Reece arrived, they learned the flames had already spread to the structure — and that the homeowner’s dogs were still inside. The officers immediately ran to the front door to enter the home, Z…

by Cecilia Levine

04/28/2025

Police & Fire

Off-Duty Toms River Officer Arrested; Charged With Resisting Arrest, Burglary, More: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Toms River police officer has been arrested following a domestic disturbance over the weekend, authorities said. Berkeley Township officers responded to a home on Evernhan Avenue for a domestic disturbance where they discovered that Rebecca Sayegh, an off-duty Toms River officer, had smashed the front glass door of the residence, entered the residence, and then assaulted and threatened two victims inside at approximately 11:20 p.m. Friday, April 25, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Sayegh also damaged the hood of a vehicle belonging to one…

by Cecilia Levine

04/28/2025

News

Deptford Twp Files Motion To Dismiss Suit Filed By Estate Of Officer Bobby Shisler The Township of Deptford and Mayor Paul Medany have moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the estate of late Deptford Police Officer Robert J. Shisler, who was killed in 2023 after a shootout with a civilian. The estate filed the civil suit in March 2025, alleging that Mayor Medany's political interference and deliberate underfunding of the police department created unsafe conditions that led to Shisler’s death. According to the complaint filed by The Vigilante Law Firm, the estate accuses Medany of "reckless disregard" for the safety of officers, claiming he withheld funds, slashed staffing…

by Cecilia Levine

04/28/2025

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8 More Neglected Dogs Found After 11 Rescued In Somerset County: Police Just after 11 neglected dogs were rescued from a park in Somerset County, police say eight more have been found — and they're asking for the public’s help. Bound Brook Police said they are actively investigating a growing case of animal neglect involving eight dogs found abandoned in Bound Brook and more than a dozen others located in nearby towns. The first group of dogs was found around 1 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, when Animal Control Officer Chris, two Branchburg police officers, and shelter Vet Tech Gretchen captured 10 small dogs in poor condition, officials said. An 11th dog was capt…

by Cecilia Levine

04/28/2025

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