Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Man Faces Weapons Charge As Authorities Make Murder Arrest In Trenton Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Man Faces Weapons Charge As Authorities Make Murder Arrest In Trenton
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Man Faces Weapons Charge As Authorities Make Murder Arrest In Trenton A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Trenton last fall, and a man who was with him at the time was charged on a weapons offense, authorities said. Killed in the shooting was Chron Jenks, 34, of Ewing, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trayvon Stokes, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree murder and multiple weapons offenses. Stokes was taken into custody Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Trenton.  A subsequent warranted search was made at Stokes' residence by members of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer&nb…
Accused MSU Shooter Had Note In Pocket Threatening Ewing Schools: Police Accused MSU Shooter Had Note In Pocket Threatening Ewing Schools: Police
Accused MSU Shooter Had Note In Pocket Threatening Ewing Schools: Police Ewing schools on Tuesday, Feb. 14, as a note with threats to two area schools was found in the pocket of accused Michigan State University killer Anthony McRae, police said. Officers will be deployed to all public and private schools while the threat is investigated. See attached Press Release regarding a school threat leading to the closing of Ewing Public Schools today. Posted by Ewing Police Department on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 "The safety and security of our students is always paramount," police said. "This action is being done out of an abundance of caution. Please do not call…
Elderly Man Struck Dead Near Ewing Intersection Elderly Man Struck Dead Near Ewing Intersection
Elderly Man Struck Dead Near Ewing Intersection An elderly man died after being struck by a vehicle near an intersection in Ewing Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed. The man was struck near the intersection of Pennington Road and Somerset Street shortly before 5:50 p.m., Ewing Police said in a press release. He was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. His identity was not released. The driver stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, which remained ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Justin Quinlan at (609) 882-1313 ext. 7512, send an ema…
Escaped, 'Violent' Psych Patient Sought In Mercer County Escaped, 'Violent' Psych Patient Sought In Mercer County
Escaped, 'Violent' Psych Patient Sought In Mercer County A 54-year-old man being held on a burglary charge was being sought after he escaped from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, authorities said. Roger Brown left the hospital around 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, Ewing police said. Police dispatch was notified by NJ Human Services Police about 25 minutes later. Authorities believe Brown walked away from the pharmacy area of TPH towards Stuyvesant Avenue. He was last seen wearing black pants, a blue hooded sweatshirt, and black shoes.  Brown was being held at TPH on a criminal hold stemming from a burglary charge. Brown has violent tendencies and has…
Trio Selling Heroin Busted In Hunterdon County Parking Lot, Prosecutor Says Trio Selling Heroin Busted In Hunterdon County Parking Lot, Prosecutor Says
Trio Selling Heroin Busted In Hunterdon County Parking Lot, Prosecutor Says Three men from Mercer County were arrested and hit with drug charges for allegedly selling heroin in a Hunterdon County parking lot, authorities said Thursday. Khyzir Davis, 18, of Trenton, was charged with one count of third-degree distribution of heroin, while Malik Wade, 25, of Trenton, and Garfield Anderson, 20, of Ewing, were charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The three men were arrested Wednesday in the parking lot of a business on Route 202 northbound in Raritan Township, Robeson added. They were being h…
Wawa Shootout: Police Release Details In Terrifying Mercer County Incident Wawa Shootout: Police Release Details In Terrifying Mercer County Incident
Wawa Shootout: Police Release Details In Terrifying Mercer County Incident Police have release some details in a shootout that occurred inside of a Mercer County Wawa store early Sunday, Jan. 15. An argument broke out between patrons at the Silvia Street store in Ewing around 3:25 a.m., at which point workers asked them to leave, police said. One person stayed inside of the store and shot at someone who had left but was coming back inside, police said. The person re-entering returned fire, however, no one was struck. The incident remains under police investigation.
NJ Apartment Complex Manager Was Renting Some Units On Her Own, Pocketing Cash: Prosecutor NJ Apartment Complex Manager Was Renting Some Units On Her Own, Pocketing Cash: Prosecutor
NJ Apartment Complex Manager Was Renting Some Units On Her Own, Pocketing Cash: Prosecutor A Somerset County property manager was renting out apartments without her boss's knowledge and pocketing the "rent" for herself, authorities claim.  Yessica Gonzalez, 44, of Ewing, is held at the county lockup on multiple charges of theft and forgery related to the scam that Prosecutor John P. McDonald says she ran for years.  From 2019 to 2022, investigators say Gonzalez was "leasing" units at the Montgomery Township property where she worked without actually informing her employer about the new tenants.  Prosecutors say she forged the property owner's name on the leasing d…
$5 Becomes $13.5K For Ewing NJ Lottery Player $5 Becomes $13.5K For Ewing NJ Lottery Player
$5 Becomes $13.5K For Ewing NJ Lottery Player A $5 New Jersey Lottery Fast Play ticket made $13,508 for one lucky player in Ewing. The ticket is 50% of the progressive jackpot on Thursday, Dec. 22. Fast Play Progressive tickets are sold at any retailer and offer a fast way for players to see if their ticket is a lucky winner.  The winning ticket was sold at Lucky Mart, 1867 Olden Ave., Ewing in Mercer County.
Collapse Of Ewing Restaurant Staircase Traps Sysco Worker During Delivery (VIDEO) Collapse Of Ewing Restaurant Staircase Traps Sysco Worker During Delivery (VIDEO)
Collapse Of Ewing Restaurant Staircase Traps Sysco Worker During Delivery (Video) The Monday afternoon rescue of a Ewing delivery driver who was carrying too heavy a load and fell through a local restaurant staircase that collapsed was captured in an action-packed video clip. Ewing Township firefighters were called to Metro Bar & Grill on Scotch Road around 1 p.m. and found the man, a delivery driver from Sysco Restaurant Supply, trapped within the stairs at the establishment, a video from Transmit the 1075 shows. The staircase had apparently collapsed under the weight of the man and the supplies he was delivering, causing him to fall down toward the basement of the…
Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police
Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police A Ewing man was arrested and charged with burglary after he broke into a Rider University dormitory and tried to look into a female room, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a suspicious male at the campus around 12:35 Monday heard from two female students that the male in question had entered behind them and followed them into their residence hall. Once inside, the male allegedly stayed in the hallways and approached their room door before standing directly in front, bending over, and trying to look under the door and inside the room. Students then contacted Rider Univers…
Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water
Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water Bacteria that causes a certain type of pneumonia was found in a majority of water samples from about 30 Central Jersey homes, authorities announced. Legionella bacteria — which causes Legionnaires' disease — was found in water samples collected from more than half of 30 homes within several municipalities served by Trenton Water Works (TWW), the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) said Saturday, Oct. 15.  The samples were taken from homes in Trenton, Ewing, and parts of Lawrence and Hopewell Township served by TWW. The testing was conducted in September 2022 following the detectio…
NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting
NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting A 25-year-old New Jersey track star was shot and killed while behind the wheel of a vehicle Monday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Daveigh Brooks, of Ewing, was found having suffered gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a black Ford fusion parked in the middle of Greeley Alley in Trenton around 9:25 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. Brooks was a clear star on the track ever since he was a child, those who knew him tell Daily Voice. In high school, Brooks won races and titles for Burlington City High School. He went on to run at Bloomfield…