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DNA evidence solved 16-year Mercer County cold case, police say
EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) -- For the past 16 years, Roger Julious has visited his older brother's grave on birthdays and holidays, but last week he said he stopped at the cemetery to tell his brother two men were charged with his murder."I came out here and said they finally got them bro," Julious said. "I was happy, I'm like wow after 16 years I never thought the case was going to be solved."It was May 9, 2008, when police say Leroy Julious was assaulted near a carport in the 300 block of Hazel Avenue in Ewing Township. His body...
Black bear spotted roaming New Jersey town, residents encourage not to leave out food
Police in one New Jersey town are warning residents after a black bear was spotted roaming around. On Tuesday, the Ewing Police Department posted on Facebook that the animal had been sighted near Somerset Street and Georgia Avenue in Mercer County. Black bears are slowly starting to emerge from their...
Best High Schools: Mercer County Well-Represented In New National Rankings
US News & World report released its annual list on Tuesday, April 23. The rankings were determined by performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare students for college. Two New Jersey schools made the top 50 in the U.S: High Technology High School in Lincroft at No....
Mercer County Executive Engages in Community Discussion on First 100 Days of His Administration
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - The nation’s history goes through Trenton, Mercer County Executive Dan Benson postulated Wednesday. If his Administration is successful at continuing to chart the course it has set in its first 100 days, so too will Mercer County’s future, he predicted. During the evening event, Benson engaged in a discussion with several dozen community members, as well as a smattering of local, county, and state elected officials, and members of his team, at Greater Mt. Zion AME Church, a reflection, he said, of his commitment to remain engaged with those he has been elected...
Update: 11 N.J. counties under a freeze watch Friday
An updated freeze watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 6:07 a.m. valid for Friday between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland and Atlantic counties. The weather service states, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees...
Breyon Goodman Jason Howard Cold Case Arrests
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced the cold case arrests on Monday, April 22 in connection with the death of Leroy Julious of Ewing Township. Breyon Goodman, 36, of Trenton, and Jason Howard, 41, are each charged with murder, felony murder and robbery,...
Hang Up on Telephone Scammers Impersonating Officers, Mercer County Sheriff Urges
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler has once again issued a warning to area residents regarding telephone scammers posing as Mercer County Sheriff’s Officers. Over the past several days, a statement said, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous complaints from the public about suspected phone scams asking residents for personal bank account information and immediate cash payments. The scammers spoofing a 609-area code identify themselves as Mercer County Sheriff’s Officers, sometimes posing as a Sergeant or Lieutenant on the telephone. The callers stated they had an urgent matter involving an arrest warrant...
Black bear spotted in South Jersey. Here's how to keep your home safe.
EWING, N.J. (CBS) -- The Ewing Police Department in Mercer County, New Jersey, is asking the public to keep an eye out after a black bear was spotted Tuesday morning, the department shared on Facebook. Police ask that if you see the bear, which was last spotted between Somerset Street and Georgia Avenue, to steer clear and call 911.Depending on where you live in the Delaware Valley, there's a chance you could see a black bear out this season. According to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, this is the time of year when black bears leave their winter...
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