Nicolas Fernandes

Cranford

Breaking and Local News Reporter at The Star-Ledger

Breaking & Local News Reporter @njdotcom Send news tips to [email protected]

Articles

N.J. woman who threatened, beat 2 women working for her family sentenced to prison

5 days ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

A woman who threatened and beat two women, who were coerced to come to the United States and then forced to work non-stop, is headed to prison. Bolaji Bolarinwa, 50, of Moorestown, was sentenced on Friday to three years and nine months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a statement. A jury convicted her last year of two counts of forced labor, two counts of document servitude and one count of alien harboring for financial gain.
Truck smashes through popular Jersey Shore boardwalk

6 days ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

A commercial vehicle partially fell through the Wildwood boardwalk on Thursday, according to a photographer who happened upon the scene. The front tires of the flatbed tow truck, which was loaded with equipment, smashed through the floor of the boardwalk. “I saw the tow truck with two wheels through the boardwalk,” said photographer Dan Robinson, who was on the scene on Thursday afternoon.
Cops make arrest in case of N.J. mother killed in park 6 months ago

1 week ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

Authorities have made an arrest in the killing of a South Jersey mom-of-three that has remained a mystery for six months. Kirk E. Williams, 30, of Wildwood Crest, was charged last week in the murder of 36-year-old Teaoshia Still, of Millville, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Wednesday. Investigators allege that Williams shot Still multiple times at Millville’s Waltman Park on the night of Nov. 8, 2024.
N.J. man tried to sell child sex photos to undercover FBI agent, feds allege

1 week ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

Federal prosecutors have charged a man who allegedly tried to sell photos and videos showing child sex abuse to an undercover FBI agent on an online messaging platform. Dwayne Smalls, 25, of Paterson, was charged by complaint last week with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a statement on Tuesday. He has since made his first appearance in Newark federal court.
N.J. wildfire suspect’s girlfriend said, ‘We caused the fire,’ in Snapchat message, affidavit says

1 week ago | silive.com | Nicolas Fernandes

The girlfriend of one of the Jones Road Wildfire suspects said in a Snapchat message to a classmate that her group of friends started the massive blaze, according to court documents. The girlfriend, who is not identified and not charged, was at the scene of the bonfire when it was lit on or about the night of April 21, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by NJ Advance Media. In the document, she is identified as the girlfriend of the 17-year-old suspect, who was charged last week.
10-year-old dies from gunshot wound in South Jersey, cops say

1 week ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

A 10-year-old boy died from a gunshot wound on a residential South Jersey street on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The boy was shot near the 400 block of Westminster Boulevard in Washington Township, Gloucester County, township police said in a statement. Police responded to the incident at 2:34 p.m. Officers found the child with a single gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. He was pronounced dead on the scene after life-saving efforts were unsuccessful, officials said.
‘We caused the fire,’ girlfriend of wildfire suspect wrote in Snapchat message, affidavit says

1 week ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

The girlfriend of one of the Jones Road Wildfire suspects said in a Snapchat message to a classmate that her group of friends started the massive blaze, according to court documents. The girlfriend, who is not identified and not charged, was at the scene of the bonfire when it was lit on or about the night of April 21, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by NJ Advance Media. In the document, she is identified as the girlfriend of the 17-year-old suspect, who was charged last week.
N.J seeks lifetime ban of public office for former Senator Bob Menendez

1 week ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

The state has filed a lawsuit seeking to ban former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez from holding public office or any government job in New Jersey for life. The suit was filed in Mercer County Superior Court on Monday by the state Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability. It urges the court to permanently disqualify Menendez from running for, applying for or holding any public office or employment in the state, including in municipal government, the office said.
Wildfire in western N.J. is now 75% contained, officials say

1 week ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

The 100-acre wildfire in Warren County that shut down a part of Route 46 for a few hours on Friday is now 75% contained, officials said. The “Route 46 Wildfire” erupted on Friday afternoon and burned 100 acres of woods in Hackettstown near the major highway, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in the update shortly after 8 p.m. The blaze destroyed one outbuilding and damaged another, the agency said. Only one structure remains threatened, down from 25 at the fire’s peak, the agency said.
N.J. forest fire spreads to 100 acres, part of highway still closed, officials say

1 week ago | nj.com | Nicolas Fernandes

The fire burning through a wooded area near Route 46 in Warren County has spread to 100 acres, officials said Friday afteroons. The “Route 46 Wildfire” is currently threatening 25 structures in the area, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in an update. There have not been any evacuations. The blaze, which is still zero percent contained, started earlier this afternoon in a forest near Route 46 in Hackettstown.