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Jersey Shore Reservist Admits Scamming Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.7M In Death Benefits Jersey Shore Reservist Admits Scamming Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.7M In Death Benefits
Jersey Shore Reservist Admits Scamming Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.7M In Death Benefits UPDATE: A ruthless now-former military reservist from Monmouth County admitted scamming the survivors of soldiers killed in war out of $3.7 million. Caz Craffy, 41, of Colts Neck, used his role as a counselor with the United States Army to pocket $1.4 million by exploiting the grief of Gold Star families, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Craffy – who’s also known as “Carz Craffey” – “used lies and deception” to defraud two dozen families of what he told them were investments, the U.S. attorney said. For many, it was the only money they had. Whenever a member of the a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash 11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash
11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash Thirteen people were injured, including 11 students on their way to school, after a luxury car and a van crashed in Ocean County, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash at the intersection of county routes 571 and 547 at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 16, the department said in a news release. Officers found a white 2020 Acura TLX and a black 2023 Ford Transit Passenger Van with damage on the property of nearby Ridgeway Plaza Wines & Liquor. The van was facing west and had extensive front-end damage. The Acura was facing north and had extensive …

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by Chris Spiker
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Burglar Validates $9,300 In Lotto Tickets Stolen From Convenience Store In NJ: Cops Burglar Validates $9,300 In Lotto Tickets Stolen From Convenience Store In NJ: Cops
Burglar Validates $9,300 In Lotto Tickets Stolen From Convenience Store In NJ: Cops A 41-year-old man has been arrested for stealing $9,300 worth of lottery tickets and then validating them, police in Somerset County said. Joseph Holman, of Willingboro, broke the glass door of a convenience shop on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township sometime overnight Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 14, and snatched the New Jersey Lottery tickets, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Holman was later identified as a suspect, and it was discovered he'd validated the stolen tickets, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Det…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Scooter Rider Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Involving Police Officer, State AG Says Scooter Rider Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Involving Police Officer, State AG Says
Scooter Rider Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Involving Police Officer, State AG Says A man riding a motorized scooter was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 35 in Monmouth County that involved a local police officer, state authorities said. The crash occurred on the highway's southbound side near Sunset Avenue in Ocean Township shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, April 15, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday. The identity of the scooter rider, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was temporarily being withheld, as was the name of the on-duty Ocean Township officer, Platkin said. Neither the officer nor anyone else involved in the crash was injured, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Teacher Admits Having Unprotected Sex With Student 5X Or More: Affidavit NJ Teacher Admits Having Unprotected Sex With Student 5X Or More: Affidavit
NJ Teacher Admits Having Unprotected Sex With Student 5X Or More: Affidavit A Mercer County high school teacher admitted to sexually assaulting a student multiple times times in a vehicle at a Monmouth County wildlife preserve, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. Jessica Sawicki, 37, of Point Pleasant, was arrested on Monday, Apr. 8, and charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. New Jersey Fish and Wildlife officers found Sawicki and the victim "in states of undress" in the back of the victim's car at Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in Upper…

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by Chris Spiker
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Small Plane Crashes Off Runway In Sussex County (UPDATE) Small Plane Crashes Off Runway In Sussex County (UPDATE)
Small Plane Crashes Off Runway In Sussex County (Update) A pilot got out OK after his Cessna crashed nose-first off the runway Tuesday morning at Sussex Airport, the FAA confirmed. The single-engine 150 crashed at the privately-owned 96-acre airport on County Road 629 in Wantage around 11:45 a.m. April 16. Only the pilot was aboard. Only the pilot was aboard. Colesville Fire Company New Jersey State Police and local firefighters responded. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause. Colesville Fire Company took the photos and contributed to this story. Colesville Fire Company

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hunterdon County Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutors Hunterdon County Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutors
Hunterdon County Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutors A 34-year-old Alexandria Township resident was arrested and charged on Friday, April 12  with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Eduardo Duran-Carrasco was arrested after an investigation by the New Jersey Internal Crimes Against Unit, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Law enforcement executed a search warrant of Duran-Currasco's residence, seizing his hard drives and other computer equipment and taking him into custody, Robeson and Ciccone said.  Duran-Carrasco was charged with endangering the wel…

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by Sam Barron
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Police ID College Student Killed In I-295 Crash Police ID College Student Killed In I-295 Crash
Police ID College Student Killed In I-295 Crash Authorities have identified the 20-year-old driver killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Mercer County. Samuel Beale, of the Kenvil section of Roxbury, was driving a Nissan SUV northbound near milepost 60.6 in Hamilton shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, when he veered off the highway to the left and struck a concrete bridge support and guardrail, New Jersey State Police said. Beale was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. Beale was a sophomore economics major at Rider University in Lawrenceville, according to his LinkedIn.com profile.

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by Jon Craig
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Motorcyclist Identified In Deadly Route 18 Crash In Central Jersey Motorcyclist Identified In Deadly Route 18 Crash In Central Jersey
Motorcyclist Identified In Deadly Route 18 Crash In Central Jersey Authorities have identified the Monmouth County motorcyclist who was killed in a crash on Route 18 in Colts Neck, authorities said. Vladimir Gorelov, 20, of Eatontown, died in the wreck on Tuesday, Apr. 9, a Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson said. Colts Neck police responded to the crash on Route 18 North near milepost 17.0 at around 6:02 p.m. Gorelov was driving his 2017 Honda CBR motorcycle when it crashed into the back of a 2011 Ford F350 Utility truck driven by a 27-year-old man. He was thrown from his motorcycle, which slid to an "uncon…

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by Chris Spiker
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KNOW HIM? Police Seek Owner Of Dog In Mercer County KNOW HIM? Police Seek Owner Of Dog In Mercer County
Know HIM? Police Seek Owner Of Dog In Mercer County Police in West Windsor are looking for the owner of a dog. The dog was found on Bayberry Drive in the Princeton Greens section of town. Call 609-799-1222 if you know the owner.

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by Jon Craig
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Somerset Armed Robber Gets 50 Years For Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car Somerset Armed Robber Gets 50 Years For Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car
Somerset Armed Robber Gets 50 Years For Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car A 37-year-old Somerset man was sentenced to 50 years in state prison on Friday, April 12, after being convicted of planning an armed robbery in Dec. 2021 that resulted in the victim being robbed of $100,000 worth of jewelry and cell phones at gunpoint, authorities said. On Dec. 4, 2021, Melvin Banks was scheduled to return a Mercedes S580 to the owner of a luxury car rental service in Riverdale at 9 p.m. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Riverdale Police Chief Charles Quant Jr. said. At 9:31 p.m.…

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by Sam Barron
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Franklin Park Man Snuck Onto Impound Yard, Fled From Cops: Fairfield PD Franklin Park Man Snuck Onto Impound Yard, Fled From Cops: Fairfield PD
Franklin Park Man Snuck Onto Impound Yard, Fled From Cops: Fairfield PD A 25-year-old Franklin Park resident was arrested broke into a tow yard in Fairfield trying to retrieve items from his car on Friday April 12, authorities said. At 1:30 p.m., police responded to Criger's Services on Lane Road on a report of two men who had arrived at the tow yard, which contains impounded vehicles, officers said in a release. The two men had arrived at the impound yard to retrieve personal belongings from a car that had been towed there, police said. When they were told they could not enter the facility, one of the men, Cleveland Franklin, entered through the locked gates i…

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by Sam Barron