TAKE 5 Top-Prize Tickets Sold in Brooklyn and Ridgewood
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – The New York Lottery today announced multiple top-prize winning tickets were sold for the Jan 12 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The tickets were sold at: • W AND L KINGS…
Suspect in 2021 Lakewood Township shooting indicted for murder
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A suspect in a February 2021 shooting murder has been indicted. On January 12, 2022, Jahvontae Debose, 25, of Lakewood, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in…
Englewood man wins $50K on 40th Anniversary Millions
ENGLEWOOD, OHIO – Zachary Wright of Englewood won $50,000 on the Ohio Lottery Scratch-Off, 40th Anniversary Millions. After mandatory state and federal tax totaling 28 percent, Zachary will receive $36,000. He purchased…
$1 Million Powerball tickets Sold in Brooklyn and Ridgewood
BROOKLYN, NY – The New York Lottery today announced multiple second-prize tickets were sold for the Jan 5 Powerball drawing. Each ticket is worth a guaranteed $1,000,000. The tickets were sold at:…
Pedestrian struck and killed by NJ Transit bus hit and run in Lakewood
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 3, 2022, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Officers from the Lakewood Township Police Department responded to the entrance of the New Jersey Transit…
Toms River Mayor Hill says town is seeking to purchase land to stop overdevelopment along Lakewood border
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill took a sharp turn on Monday and announced the township is now seeking to purchase property in the township’s northern section along the…
Dallas police discover major chop shop hidden in woods
DALLAS, TX – On December 31, 2021, the Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter tracked a stolen vehicle near the 800 block of JJ Lemmon Road. Multiple vehicles were seen from the…
Hollywood man charged for manslaughter for death of bicyclist
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit have arrested a Hollywood resident, Lidor Lahiani, for the death of a bicyclist in Weston. According to investigators, the incident occurred…
Wildwood’s 2022 Polar Bear Plunge is on
WILDWOOD, NJ – Ready for a beach day in January? Dig out your bathing suit and join in the fun! Special Olympics New Jersey returns to the Wildwoods to kick off 2022…
Toms River man charged for double murder, after shooting two men in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A man who entered an apartment and shot two men in the head, killing them. Tyshaun Drummond, 39, of Toms River, was charged with two counts of Murder on…
Prosecutor offers few details in Lakewood double homicide
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Township woke up to a double homicide early Sunday morning, but the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is releasing few details of the incident at this time. “We have…
Toms River High School North theatre troupe helps Beachwood PTO collect 170 toys for children in need
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Students from Toms River High School North’s theatre troupe rolled up their sleeves for the holidays and helped spread holiday cheer in the community. The Toms River School…
Former West Hollywood Doctor and Company Associated with 1-800-GET-THIN Guilty of Massive Fraud Against Health Insurers
LOS ANGELES – A former doctor and his company were found guilty today by a federal jury of scheming to defraud private insurance companies and the Tricare health care program for…
Jackson carjacker arrested in Lakewood
JACKSON, NJ – A man suspected of allegedly armed carjacking in Jackson Township headed eastward on County Line Road before being caught by police in Lakewood Township as a crowd, one person…
Woodbridge Resident Who Embezzled from Family Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that MATTHEW V.…
Lakewood apartment fire displaces multiple families
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A fire on Saturday afternoon raged through an apartment building in Lakewood’s Crestwood Manor leaving twenty families without homes for the holidays. The first call came in at 1:17…
Police investigating drive-by shooting in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Police in Lakewood are investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred at 11 pm on Saturday. The incident took place near Vine Avenue and Oak Street. The suspect vehicle is…
Woman indicted for abandoning 5 dogs in the woods for days
MAYS LANDING— An Atlantic County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a Galloway Township woman for multiple counts of animal cruelty after she left 5 dogs unattended in the woods for…
Fort Leonard Wood Pharmacist Charged with Knife Attack
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was charged in federal court today with assaulting his supervisor with a knife and stabbing him multiple times. Robert E. Sapp,…
Hollywood Woman Wins $5 Million on LUCK Scratch-Off
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Reshena Clark, 29, of Hollywood, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose…