NJ fire chief gives post-mortem on 170-acre Lakewood forest fire

BRICK, NJ – The massive 170-acre fire that destroyed commercial buildings in Lakewood and threatened one of Ocean County’s busiest retail corridors has been brought completely under control. As of 2 p.m.…

Two men carjacked after stopping to help a guy fix a flat tire

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Montgomery County Sherrif’s Deputies reported a man posing as a motorist in distress, in his previously stolen car, carjacked a good samaritan who stopped to help. MCSO reported…

Florida Man Sentenced To Probation For Stealing school Grant money

HARRISBURG, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 12, 2021, Eliseo Sierra, age 43, of Stuart, Florida, was sentenced to five years…

Former San Diego Sheriff’s Captain Gets Two years for Illegal gun trade

SAN DIEGO, CA – In articulating sentence, U.S. Area Judge Gonzalo Curiel said that Former San Diego County Sheriff’s Captain Marco Garmodirect exhibited egotism arriving at a level where Garmo was “practically…

Here’s what Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher said about Mo Hill in his final interview

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two months before the passing of Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher, I decided to give him a call and see how things were going since he left office. …

10 Arrested for gun and drug charges in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A two-month investigation into the distribution of narcotics from two Atlantic City residential buildings resulted in the arrest of 10 individuals and the recovery of multiple handguns and…

Tractor trailers full of smuggled humans caught crossing U.S. border

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station apprehended 111 individuals during three separate human smuggling attempts involving commercial trailers north of Laredo, Texas. The first incident…

Lakewood is one of the most important communities in our state, Murphy says on one year pandemic anniversary

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Township of Lakewood was one of the hardest-hit Jersey Shore communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and year-long business and social lockdown enacted by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.…

Two years after major beach replenishment at Ortley Beach, it’s all gone and Army Corps refuses to help

ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – Ortley Beach was ground zero for Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and six years, later, in 2018, the New Jersey Army Corps of Engineers engaged in a months-long beach…

Women’s History Month: This World War II Nazi killer is still going strong

You won’t see her name pop up in any World War II documentaries and when the lists of World War II warriors are read off, she probably won’t be included. Outside of her…

Schepisi introduces bill requiring doctors to identify and coordinate emergency care needs during telehealth visits

Holly schepisi TRENTON, N.J. – Addressing emergency health care needs virtually during telehealth visits has become increasingly necessary during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi. The lawmaker introduced a bill this…

First Residential Component in Redevelopment of Fort Monmouth Nears Sell Out

Historic Fort Monmouth has a definite success on its hand at East Gate, the luxury collection of 68 one-of-a-kind homes created in Office Housing on the 1,126-acre former U.S. Army post. The…

Breaking Bad: Fireman caught operating meth lab out of mobile home

SELLS, Ariz. – A Tohono O’odham Nation member and active firefighter was one of two people arrested Monday for operating a methamphetamine lab at a mobile-home located in the remote area of…

1978 movie was about a convoy of trucks heading for the Jersey Shore, now a real non-stop convoy is headed this way

JACKSON, NJ – It’s been nearly 42 years since the Rubber Duck led a convoy of hundreds of tractor-trailers across the country en route for the Jersey Shore. A contentious new building…

Man admits role in smuggling 149 undocumented immigrants from Laredo

LAREDO, TEXAS – A 54-year-old resident of Fort Meade, Florida, has pleaded guilty in Laredo federal court to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Joseph Winslow…

13 Dead After Brazen Human Traffickers Cut Hole in Border Wall, Crash Overloaded Truck

EL CENTRO, Calif. – On the morning of March 2, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, at the request of the California Highway Patrol and Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, responded to two separate critical…

Border agents stopped human trafficking tractor-trailer just miles away from Tuesday’s fatal crash that killed 13

SALTON CITY, Calif. – Five hours before the fatal crash that claimed 13 lives in nearby Holtville on Monday morning, U.S. Border patrol agents stopped a tractor-trailer full of illegal aliens 30…

Fiat Chrysler pleads guilty to violating Labor Relations Act

DETROIT, MI – FCA US LLC (FCA, a/k/a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), one of the big three American automobile manufacturers, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Labor Management Relations Act, also known as…

Harlem man sentenced for fatal ATV crash

GREAT FALLS , MO – A Harlem man who admitted to drinking and driving a four-wheeler when it crashed, killing his passenger on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, was sentenced on Thursday…

Jacklin Seed Company GM Charged for Defrauding Customers

PORTLAND, OREGON – U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that Christopher Claypool, 52, of Spokane, Washington, the former general manager of the Jacklin Seed Company, a producer and marketer of grass…

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