$32 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Jackson $32 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Jackson $32 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Jackson
$32 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Jackson It was a lucrative life changing day for a lottery player in Ocean County. A ticket sold in Jackson matched all six numbers in the New Jersey Lottery Pick-6 jackpot in the drawing held on Monday, Jan. 20 winning $32 million. This is the first Pick-6 jackpot of 2025. The ticket was sold at Quick Mart at 665 Bennetts Mills Road. The winning numbers were  04, 11, 12, 15, 27 and 39. 
Brutal Brick Stabbing: Manchester Man Learns His Fate: Prosecutor Brutal Brick Stabbing: Manchester Man Learns His Fate: Prosecutor Brutal Brick Stabbing: Manchester Man Learns His Fate: Prosecutor
Brutal Brick Stabbing: Manchester Man Learns His Fate: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Manchester man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 17, after stabbing a woman in early 2023, authorities said. Harry Bray had previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:30 p.m., a Brick Township police officer was conducting a routine check of the area, when he observed a vehicle with two flat tires, Billhimer said. Upon further examination, the officer found a woman on the ground near the vehicle suffering from multiple stab wounds, Billhimer said. The woman was trans…
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In New Jersey: See The Town By Town Totals Here's Who Got The Most Snow In New Jersey: See The Town By Town Totals Here's Who Got The Most Snow In New Jersey: See The Town By Town Totals
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In New Jersey: See The Town By Town Totals New Jersey experienced a wide range of snowfall from a winter storm that swept through the state on Jan. 19, 2025, with Kinnelon in Morris County topping the charts at a whopping 7 inches, according to reports from the National Weather Service (NWS). Adding to the challenges, a Cold Weather Advisory is now in effect for much of the region from 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 through noon Wednesday, with wind chills expected to drop as low as 7 below zero. Residents are urged to take precautions to avoid hypothermia and frostbite, including wearing proper clothing, keeping pets indoors, and checking o…
Trail Of Terror: Prison For Farmingdale Man In Cross-County Crime Spree Trail Of Terror: Prison For Farmingdale Man In Cross-County Crime Spree Trail Of Terror: Prison For Farmingdale Man In Cross-County Crime Spree
Trail Of Terror: Prison For Farmingdale Man In Cross-County Crime Spree A New Jersey man who left a trail of terror across county lines in a crime spree involving attempted kidnapping, sexual assault, and high-speed police chases has been sentenced to over a decade in state prison, officials announced. Quamel Benton, 36, of Farmingdale (Monmouth County) was sentenced on Jan. 10, to seven years in New Jersey State Prison for attempted kidnapping by Superior Court Judge Kenneth T. Palmer, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  The sentence requires Benton to serve at least 85% of his term under the No Early Release Act. He also received additional se…
Double Murder Gets Toms River Man 30 Years: Prosecutor Double Murder Gets Toms River Man 30 Years: Prosecutor Double Murder Gets Toms River Man 30 Years: Prosecutor
Double Murder Gets Toms River Man 30 Years: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Toms River man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 9 for his role in the murder of two people in 2021, authorities said. Tyshaun Drummond was convicted of two counts of murder following a month long trial, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Drummond was also sentenced to 10 years in prison, to run consecutively, for being convicted of burglary, Billhimer said. On Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7:20 a.m., Lakewood Township police responded to an apartment complex on River Avenue and found Nicholas Hardy and Sergio Chavez-Perez, who were killed after bein…
Vehicle Overturns On Garden State Parkway: NJDOT Vehicle Overturns On Garden State Parkway: NJDOT Vehicle Overturns On Garden State Parkway: NJDOT
Vehicle Overturns On Garden State Parkway: Njdot A crash caused a vehicle to overturn on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 7, authorities said. The crash occurred on the Garden State Parkway southbound north of Exit 91B in Brick Township, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said. The right shoulder is blocked, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said.
Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Lacey Fire Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Lacey Fire Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Lacey Fire
Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Lacey Fire A 75-year-old man has died after suffering serious burns in a house fire in Ocean County, authorities said. First responders from the Lacey Township Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the reported structure fire on Signal Street at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Upon arrival, they found the homeowner, identified as Edward Teixeira, outside the residence with severe burns. Teixeira was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where he succumbed to his injuries on Jan. 4, the prosecutor said. A j…
6 To 8 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA: Here's The Latest Winter Storm Forecast 6 To 8 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA: Here's The Latest Winter Storm Forecast 6 To 8 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA: Here's The Latest Winter Storm Forecast
6 To 8 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA: Here's The Latest Winter Storm Forecast The first significant snowstorm of 2025 is expected to hit the region Sunday night, Jan 5, bringing up to 8 inches of snow to parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is expected to begin late Sunday night, continuing through Monday, Jan. 6 before tapering off into Monday night.  Snow accumulations are forecast across the region, with the highest totals predicted in South Jersey (Vineland, Atlantic City, Cape May) and Philadelphia, where snowfall could reach 6 to 8 inches, new weather maps show.  Greater Philadelphia could see 3 t…
Decomposed Body Update: 5th Suspect Charged In Murder Of Man Found Dead In Manchester Woods Decomposed Body Update: 5th Suspect Charged In Murder Of Man Found Dead In Manchester Woods Decomposed Body Update: 5th Suspect Charged In Murder Of Man Found Dead In Manchester Woods
Decomposed Body Update: 5th Suspect Charged In Murder Of Man Found Dead In Manchester Woods A fifth person has been charged in the killing of a 35-year-old man from India whose body was found in a wooded section of Ocean County last month. On Friday, Jan. 3, Sandeep Kumar, 34, was taken into custody and processed at the New Jersey State Police Barracks in Holmdel, on accusations he'd been involved in the murder of Kuldeep Kumar, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.  Kumar was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Kuldeep Kumar had been reported missing by family members in Ozone Park, NY on Oct. 26,…
DUI Driver Wanted In Deadly Berkeley Twp Crash Arrested At JFK Airport, Prosecutors Say DUI Driver Wanted In Deadly Berkeley Twp Crash Arrested At JFK Airport, Prosecutors Say DUI Driver Wanted In Deadly Berkeley Twp Crash Arrested At JFK Airport, Prosecutors Say
DUI Driver Wanted In Deadly Berkeley Twp Crash Arrested At JFK Airport, Prosecutors Say A Long Island man accused of driving drunk in a deadly Garden State Parkway crash has been captured nearly 15 years after he jumped bail and became a fugitive, authorities said. U.S. Marshals arrested 52-year-old Chaudhry Yousaf at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 30. Yousaf's last known address was in Valley Stream, New York. Yousaf was originally charged in the crash that happened on the southbound side of the parkway on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Troopers responded to …
Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor
Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor An elderly woman was found dead in a lagoon behind a residence on North Boom Street in Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced on Sunday, Dec. 29. Officers from the Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to a report of a female floating in the lagoon at approximately 7:45 a.m., Prosecutor Billhimer said. Upon arrival, officers removed the woman’s body from the water. The incident is being investigated by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Major Crime Unit, Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Cr…
Multi-Vehicle Route 70 Crash In Brick Leaves Driver Critical: Prosecutor Multi-Vehicle Route 70 Crash In Brick Leaves Driver Critical: Prosecutor Multi-Vehicle Route 70 Crash In Brick Leaves Driver Critical: Prosecutor
Multi-Vehicle Route 70 Crash In Brick Leaves Driver Critical: Prosecutor A four-vehicle crash on Route 70 left one man critical the day after a fatal accident caused by a wrong-way DUI driver on the same roadway, officials said. The collision occurred on Saturday, Dec. 28, around 8:30 a.m., when a Volkswagen Mini Van struck a Hyundai Sonata from behind at a red traffic signal near Duquesne Boulevard, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The impact forced the Sonata into a Ford F250 Pickup Truck and a Dodge Ram Pickup Truck, both of which were also stopped at the light, according to investigators. The driver of the Hyundai Sonata was transport…