Forked River Man Dies After Rip Current Sweeps Him Away Off LBI Beach
A 28-year-old man died after being caught in a rip current off a Long Beach Island beach, authorities said.
Police, firefighters, and EMS crews responded to East 21st Street in Ship Bottom at approximately 2:28 p.m. on Friday, June 5, after receiving reports that four people were caught in a rip current, according to the Ship Bottom Police Department.
Three of the four people had already made it safely to shore when first responders arrived, police said.
David Maldonado-Ocelotl, of Forked River, remained missing in the surf, authorities said. Fire rescue personnel, assisted by local s…
3 Found With Heroin In Saddle Brook Traffic Stop: Police
Three people were charged with drug offenses after a traffic stop in Saddle Brook, police said.
Patrol officers stopped a gray Honda Accord at approximately 10:49 a.m. on Friday, June 5, according to Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr.
Further investigation revealed all three occupants were in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, the chief said.
Driver Allison Sorbo, 37, of Woodcliff Lake, and passenger Kayla Talmadge, 33, of Dover, were each charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia, a disorderly persons offense, according to police.…
Child Among 5 Hurt In Fiery DUI Crash On Route 80 In Teaneck: Cops
A 23-year-old New York man was arrested after a fiery crash on Route 80 in Bergen County that injured five people, including a child, on Friday, June 5, New Jersey State Police said.
Blake D. De Los Santos, of New York City, was heading east in an Acura sedan when he lost directional control, veered off the roadway to the right, and struck a concrete barrier just before 6:10 a.m. at milepost 68 in Teaneck, State Police said.
The Acura became fully engulfed in flames following the impact, authorities said. De Los Santos and his four passengers, including a juvenile, suffered minor …
CT Man Sentenced In Kidnapping, Killing Of Massachusetts Father In Somers
A Connecticut man will spend 43 years in prison for the kidnapping and killing of a Massachusetts father whose body was found bound inside a car in a Somers field.
Timothy Lange, 36, of New Britain, was sentenced June 3 to 48 years in prison, suspended after 43 years to serve, followed by five years of probation, according to Tolland Judicial District State's Attorney Craig P. Nowak.
The sentence stems from the kidnapping and death of Jason Comes, a Massachusetts father.
A Tolland Superior Court jury in Rockville found Lange guilty March 5 of second-degree kidnapping, felony murder, and ta…
Fugitives Wanted In 3 Jurisdictions Arrested In Routine Saddle Brook Traffic Stop, Police Say
A pair wanted on extraditable warrants in multiple states were arrested during a traffic stop in New Jersey, police said.
Officers stopped a black 2020 Lincoln SUV in Saddle Brook at approximately 11:23 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, according to Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr.
The two initially provided fake driver's licenses that appeared to originate overseas, and an investigation identified them as Sena Miclescu, 29, of Newburgh, NY, and Edera Miclescu, 27, of Baltimore, MD.
Police found that Sena Miclescu was wanted on full extradition warrants from Las Vegas, NV, …
Sister Of Former Fitchburg State Senator Avoids Jail After Lying To Grand Jury: Feds
A business owner has been sentenced after admitting she lied to a federal grand jury investigating her brother, former Massachusetts State Sen. Dean Tran.
Tuyet T. Martin, 56, of Pelham, New Hampshire, was sentenced in a Boston federal court on Friday, June 5, to two years supervised release and a $40,000 fine, according to the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.
Martin pleaded guilty in January 2026 to one count of obstruction of justice, the prosecutor said. She was charged alongside her brother in June 2024.
The sentencing stems from a federal investigation that gr…
