MANCHESTER — A woman has been charged in the death of a township man, who authorities say succumbed to smoke inhalation as a result of a fire that the woman ignited at a neighbor’s home, according to NJ101.5.
N.J. man alleged to have killed mom 2 days after prison release
Convicted murderer Steven Pratt faces prison time in the death of his mother.
ATLANTIC CITY – Steven Pratt allegedly killed his mother two days after completing a 30-year prison sentence for a 1984 murder conviction, according to reports.
Woman killed by car at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
TEANECK – A woman was struck and killed by a car Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 in front of Fairleigh Dickinson University, according to NJ.com.
The woman, whose name was not released, was found shortly before 7 a.m. lying in the road near the school, which is located on River Road, said Teaneck Deputy Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly.
N.J. accused murderer gouges out eyes
Victor Razumov Jr.
A New Jersey man charged with the murder of a 73-year-old woman gouged out both of his eyes in prison while awaiting his trial. Story here.
Deaths of hospital CEO and his wife ruled murder-suicide
The deaths of John and Joyce Sheridan were a murder-suicide, report says
SOMERVILLE – A hospital executive who spent decades as an important figure in New Jersey politics and policy killed his wife, set their house ablaze, then killed himself, a prosecutor ruled, finally giving an explanation six months later for the mysterious deaths, according to CBSNews.com.
Woman jumps 12 stories to her death from New Brunswick parking deck
A woman jumped to her death from this parking deck in New Brunswick, NJ.
A 50-year-old nurse jumped to her death from a parking deck in New Brunswick on June 5, 2014.
The woman, who is from Crosswicks in Burlington County, “fell to her death as the result of an apparent suicide,” police Capt. J.T. Miller said in a statement.
Bear kills Rutgers student out for a hike
Darsh Patel took this photo with his phone moments before he was attacked by the bear. (police photo)
WEST MILFORD – Rutgers University student Darsh Patel of Edison was attacked and killed by a 299-pound black bear in Apshawa Preserve – about 45 miles northwest of New York City.
Officials say the attack was the first fatal bear-human encounter on record in New Jersey.
Hazlet couple’s death investigated as murder-suicide
Motorcycle rider Rebecca Malter of Millstone killed in crash
Rebecca Malter
MONROE TWP — Veterinary technician Rebecca Malter was killed after the motorcycle she was riding collided with a car Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, according to media reports.
NJ couple killed in Virginia when tornado topples tree
Lord Balatbat and Lolibeth Ortega.
Lord Balatbat and Lolibeth Ortega, both 38, and from Jersey City were killed in Virginia when a tornado ripped up a tree that crashed into their tent, according to the Jersey Journal newspaper. Read the full story here.