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Sayreville nightclub destroyed by fire: This week in Central Jersey history, May 13-19
An hour-long blaze engulfed and destroyed d'Scene discotheque on Route 9 in Sayreville on Friday, May 17, 1974. The controversial but popular night spot with five bars and huge bandstand burned to the ground. There were no injuries. ...
Kevin Morris Of Staten Island Found Dead
Kevin Morris was recently identified from the remains discovered in Galloway Township on Monday, June 7, 2021, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, May 13. He was reported missing at 32 years old in Staten Island in October 2011. The skeletal remains were found...
Rahway Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Target Asian Small Business Owners in Residential Burglaries
NEWARK, NJ — A Rahway man was sentenced on Monday to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that targeted residences belonging to Asian small business owners, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Kevin Jackson, 57, of Rahway, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. Judge Padin imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: "From Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019, Jackson participated in a conspiracy to burglarize the residences of certain Asian small business owners living in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, stealing large sums of money, valuable jewelry, and other items and transporting the stolen goods in interstate commerce, including to residences in New Jersey and Pennsylvania." In addition to the prison term, Judge Padin sentenced Jackson to three years of supervised release and ordered restitution of $294,586. [Don’t miss any TAPinto Rahway news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.] For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Donna Ongsiako Speaks To CBS's "48 Hours"
Brennan Doyle, now 28 years old, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for attempted murder and carjacking, according to state Department of Corrections records. He pleaded guilty to the Tuesday, July 7, 2015 stabbing of Donna Ongsiako in her Colts Neck home. In an interview with CBS's "48...
Ex-Howell police chief Andrew Kudrick pleads guilty to lying about affair with subordinate
FREEHOLD - Retired Howell police chief Andrew Kudrick pleaded guilty Monday to obstruction of justice, admitting he lied to a special counsel about an extramarital affair he was having with a subordinate. Kudrick, 50, appeared before Superior Court Judge Paul X. Escandon and admitted giving false information regarding a relationship with a subordinate,...
Union County to honor first responders who go above and beyond the call of duty
On March 29, 2023, Union Township Fire Capt. Kenneth DeHart and Firefighter Cody Mendoza-Ryals were called to a blaze at a three-story building on Chestnut Street. As they rushed up the stairs with a hose and other tools, forced their way into one second-story, smoke-filled apartment and navigated their way toward the fire, they spotted the feet of a man lying on the kitchen floor who was unconscious, but still breathing.
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