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Ambulance Plows Through Mount Holly Home With Patient, EMT On Board; 4 Hurt: Chief
An ambulance slammed into a Mount Holly home Thursday afternoon, July 3, injuring four people, officials said.
The crash happened around 3:36 p.m. on the 900 block of Woodlane Road, according to Police Chief Clifford Spencer. Two vehicles were involved, and the ambulance ended up hitting a residential property, he said.
Four people were hurt: a person inside the home, the ambulance driver, an EMT treating a patient, and the patient, according to Spencer. All injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening, he said.
“There are no signs of criminal activity associated with this crash,” Spen…
New Haven Woman Who Hit Man, Drove Off With Rideshare Customers In Car Sentenced To Prison
A New Haven woman who left a pedestrian permanently injured after hitting him while driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle with two ride-share passengers in the back seat will spend more than five years in prison, authorities said.
Jamira Perry, 27, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with the sentence suspended after 66 months served, followed by five years of probation, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said Thursday, July 3. Perry pleaded guilty to evading responsibility, a felony that covers fleeing the scene of a serious crash.
Perry hit Kevin Coleman, 63, as he cros…
Video: Dentist Who Won Racial Profiling Case Caught Drawing Swastika On Tesla, Closter PD Says
A dentist once involved in a landmark racial profiling case against the New Jersey State Police is now facing a hate crime charge after police say he drew a swastika on a Tesla Cybertruck parked in Closter Plaza.
Elmo Randolph, 68, of Orange, turned himself in on Thursday, July 3, and was charged with bias intimidation, a fourth-degree offense, Closter Police Chief James Buccola said.
The incident happened at 3:02 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, in the parking lane between Lululemon and Gary’s Liquors. The vehicle’s owner reported the vandalism the next day, and Tesla surveillance video showed a m…
Man Sends Nude Photos, Sexts Minor In Carlisle, Middlesex Twp. Police Allege
A man is accused of contacting a child and sending sexual photos and messages in Cumberland County, Middlesex Township Police announced in a release issued on Thursday, July 3.
Timothy Seibert, 42, of Carlisle, was arrested after a joint investigation with the Cumberland County Criminal Investigation Division, according to the department.
Seibert used sexually explicit language and sent photos to a minor, investigators say. The operation, which ended with his arrest on Tuesday, July 1, was part of an effort to address crimes against children, police detailed.
He was charged with the follow…
Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says
A 32-year-old Garfield man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child porn depicting pre-pubescent victims, according to authorities.
Christopher B. Bentos was taken into custody on Wednesday, July 2 following a search of his home, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release issued Thursday, July 3.
The investigation was led by the Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and revealed that Bentos “used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubes…
PA Woman Killed By Estranged Husband, Who May Be Hiding In NJ Or Mexico: FBI
A woman who vanished the morning after her birthday was found dead in the garage of her Philadelphia home — and now federal agents are hunting her estranged husband, the FBI announced on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
Miguel "Cara Gorda" Angel Aguilar Ojeda, 34, of Philadelphia, has been identified as a "person of interest" in the death of Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street, on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
She was last seen with Ojeda, who was believed to be driving a 2006 Chevy Express van with Pennsylvania plate ZRR-4023, according to Philadelphia P…
Teens Critically Hurt After Truck Slams Into Moving Freight Train, Sparks Fire In Lansdale: PD
A pickup truck carrying two teens slammed into a moving freight train in Montgomery County, bursting into flames and partially derailing a tank car, Lansdale police announced on Thursday, July 3.
The fiery crash happened on South Broad Street just before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, police said. A 2023 white Chevrolet Silverado collided with the train at the active crossing, where both the gate arms, lights, and alarms were fully functioning at the time of the crash.
The impact was so powerful it caused one of the tank cars to derail, according to authorities. The pickup caught fire, but by t…
Brick Man Fled Scene After Crashing 69 Chevy Camaro: Prosecutor
A 54-year-old Brick Township man was arrested after he crashed a 1969 Chevy Camaro and fled the scene on Wednesday, July 2, authorities said.
At 8 p.m., Brick Township police responded to Schoener Drive and Brick Boulevard and found the Camaro had crashed into a utility pole and Nicholas Lotito, the driver, left the scene on foot, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
Lotito lost control of the Camaro before crashing, Billhimer said. Two passengers in the car also left the scene, with one later checking into a nearby hospital, where he was treated and released, Billhimer said.
Lo…
DNA On Victim’s Underwear Leads To Arrest In 1991 Mullica Township Murder, Prosecutor Says
After more than 30 years, a 55-year-old Mullica Township man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 2 for a 1991 murder and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman, authorities said.
Eddie Sykes is charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated murder in the death of Evelyn Caez, a Mullica Township woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
On Oct. 12, 1991 at 7:30 a.m., Mullica Township police responded to 1 W Lakeview Dr. and found Caez dead in her kitchen from stab wounds, authorities said.
In September 2023, the N.J.S.P. Office of Forensic Sciences reexamined foren…
Man Inappropriately Touched Young Boys For Decades In Clarkstown, Police Say
A 57-year-old Orange County man is facing serious charges following allegations that he sexually abused multiple juvenile boys over a span of more than 20 years in Rockland County, police announced.
James Valentine, of Cornwall, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, after an investigation uncovered evidence that he had inappropriately touched several underage male victims, with incidents dating back more than two decades, New York State Police said.
The case began on Wednesday, June 4, when investigators learned that two 15-year-old boys reported inappropriate contact with Valentine at h…
