EXCLUSIVE: NJ Man Awaiting Trial For Child Porn Dies By Drinking Kerosene EXCLUSIVE: NJ Man Awaiting Trial For Child Porn Dies By Drinking Kerosene
Exclusive: NJ Man Awaiting Trial For Child Porn Dies By Drinking Kerosene An East Rutherford man awaiting trial on child porn charges took his own life by drinking kerosene in the parking lot of a machine shop in Ringwood, multiple sources told Daily Voice. Building employees found the body of Michael Thomas Scheuerman, 41, in his car around 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, according to a police report. "He burned himself from the inside," a law enforcement source said Wednesday. "He was found hugging another bottle, apparently in case the first didn't do the job." Ringwood officers who responded to Bach Tools on Executive Parkway early Tuesday found Scheuerman's body in…
Pair Of Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Tickets Sold At Same South Jersey Store Win $202K Pair Of Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Tickets Sold At Same South Jersey Store Win $202K
Pair Of Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Tickets Sold At Same South Jersey Store Win $202K Two lucky tickets sold at the same Camden County store matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $201,948 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing. Each ticket from the Tuesday, May 14 drawing is worth $100,974.  The winning numbers were: 05, 06, 09, 27 and 28 and the XTRA number was: 04.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.  Those tickets were both sold at One Stop Shoppe, 802 Turnersville Road in Pine Hill. "While not common, coincidences like this can occur, particularly when the drawn numbers are all below 31 -- popular birthday, an…
NJ's Gregory Van Sciver, Former Pole Vaulting Champion, Dies At 33 NJ's Gregory Van Sciver, Former Pole Vaulting Champion, Dies At 33
NJ's Gregory Van Sciver, Former Pole Vaulting Champion, Dies At 33 Gregory A. Van Sciver, of Mount Laurel, died on May 5, according to an obituary published by Mount Laurel Home For Funerals. He was 33 years old. Greg was a lifelong resident of Mount Laurel and a 2009 graduate of Lenape High School, his obituary said. He was an excellent athlete in high school, excelling in pole vaulting as Burlington County champion and wrestling making it to the regional championships, his obit said. He was a member of the South Park Hunting Club and he enjoyed hunting, fishing and anything to do with the outdoors, his obit said. Greg was a member of the Plumbers &…
Ax-Wielding Deerfield Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To State Slammer, Prosecutor Says Ax-Wielding Deerfield Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To State Slammer, Prosecutor Says
Julio Sigurani Hatchet Sex Assault Home Invasion Deerfield A hatchet-wielding 50-year-old man who forced an ex-girlfriend to have sex was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Julio Sigurani, Jr., of Deerfield, was sentenced on Monday, May 13, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-Mcrae. Sigurani was convicted at a trial of sexual assault and kidnapping, Webb-McRae said. The charges stemmed from a sexual assault that occurred on Aug. 13, 2020, in Deerfield. The defendant and victim had previously been in a relationship, the prosecutor said. Shortly after midnight, Sigurani entered the victi…
'So I Raped You:' NJ Woman's Alleged Rapist Captured In France 3 Years Later, Reports Say 'So I Raped You:' NJ Woman's Alleged Rapist Captured In France 3 Years Later, Reports Say
'So I Raped You:' NJ Woman's Alleged Rapist Captured In France 3 Years Later, Reports Say Almost three years after a warrant was issued for the arrest of a Pennsylvania college student's accused rapist, he was taken into custody in France, numerous outlets reported on Wednesday, May 14.  Ian Thomas Cleary, 31, who apparently has been living in Europe, was taken into custody in Metz a prosecutor told the Associated Press.  Cleary was accused of raping Gettysburg College student, Shannon Keeler, a lacrosse player from Moorestown, NJ, at a party in 2013, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  She confronted him via Facebook Messen…
Car Veers Off I-295 In South Jersey: NJSP Car Veers Off I-295 In South Jersey: NJSP
Car Veers Off I-295 In South Jersey: Njsp A car lost control and veered off Interstate 295 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25 on I-295 south at Exit 36A in Mount Laurel Township, according to New Jersey State Police. A Toyota lost directional control and struck a traffic sign, State Police said. There were no injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
Vehicle Thief Arrested Twice In Eight Hours By Same Atlantic City Officer, Police Say Vehicle Thief Arrested Twice In Eight Hours By Same Atlantic City Officer, Police Say
Vehicle Thief Arrested Twice In Eight Hours By Same Atlantic City Officer, Police Say A man was accused of stealing a vehicle twice in about eight hours and getting caught by the same police officer in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Tuesday, May 14, the Atlantic City Police Department arrested 33-year-old Adam Ross of Absecon. He was charged with two counts each of theft and receiving stolen property. An officer found an empty and stolen minivan on the first block of Tennessee Avenue at around 6:57 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Shortly before police arrived, surveillance video showed two people leaving the minivan, which had been reported stolen earlier in t…
Bridgeton's Carlo J. DeMore Saved Lives With His Organs, 54 Bridgeton's Carlo J. DeMore Saved Lives With His Organs, 54
Carlo DeMore Obituary Carlo J. DeMore, of Bridgeton, died on Tuesday, May 7 at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, according to an obituary published by Padgett Funeral Home. He was 54 years old. Carlo had been employed at the Vineland Produce Auction for many years, according to his obituary. He had been a Bridgeton resident for the past three years and had lived in Brotmanville before that. Carlo was able to help others after his passing because of his gifts as an organ donor, his obit said. He also was an avid fisherman. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 16 at 11 a.m. at the Padgett Funeral Ho…
Emaciated Dog Among 120 Rescued From NJ Compound, New Litter Of 6 Almost Ready For Adoption Emaciated Dog Among 120 Rescued From NJ Compound, New Litter Of 6 Almost Ready For Adoption
Emaciated Dog Among 120 Rescued From NJ Compound, New Litter Of 6 Almost Ready For Adoption Kirsten Peek remembers the first time she laid eyes on Janet Jackson. "She was very friendly, eager for attention," said Peek, the public informations officer for the Humane Society of the United States.  "She was standing at the edge of this baron kennel [in Cumberland County] wagging her tail, giving 'pet me' eyes. I could see everyone one of her vertebrae and hip bones over a huge, pregnant belly." Janet Jackson was among 120 abused dogs rescued from a large-scale nationally-known dogfighting enterprise run by a convicted Atlantic County druglord on April 3, as previously repo…
NJ District To Cut 51 Teachers, Staff In 'Most Difficult' Budget Of Superintendent's Career NJ District To Cut 51 Teachers, Staff In 'Most Difficult' Budget Of Superintendent's Career
NJ District To Cut 51 Teachers, Staff In 'Most Difficult' Budget Of Superintendent's Career In his 31 years of leading school districts, East Brunswick Public Schools Superintendent Victor Valeski said he'd never had to craft a school budget as difficult as the one for 2024-25. There was an $7.8 million rise in costs and $1.3 million reduction in state aid in next year's school budget.  "This is by far the hardest and most impactful," Valeski told Daily Voice. A total of 51 staff members had to be eliminated, Valeski said. The cuts included 15 teachers, 10 instructional coaches, seven school counselors and the assistant superintendent of student activities and services. Th…
Man Crashed Stolen Vehicle, Stabbed Another Man In Atlantic City Crime Spree: Police Man Crashed Stolen Vehicle, Stabbed Another Man In Atlantic City Crime Spree: Police
Man Crashed Stolen Vehicle, Stabbed Another Man In Atlantic City Crime Spree: Police An Atlantic City man was accused of stabbing another man and crashing a vehicle he stole from someone else, authorities said. Chreshull Rucker, 34, was arrested on Sunday, May 12, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, May 14. Officers responded to the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue at around 9:06 a.m. and a person said their vehicle was stolen when they left it running while going into a store. Police found Rucker driving the stolen vehicle but he sped away when an officer tried to stop him. Rucker then crashed into a vehicle when he ran a red light at t…
Central Jersey Fugitive Shot In Atlantic City, Found With Cocaine Bags: Police Central Jersey Fugitive Shot In Atlantic City, Found With Cocaine Bags: Police
Central Jersey Fugitive Shot In Atlantic City, Found With Cocaine Bags: Police A Mercer County fugitive was accused of having bags of cocaine after he was shot in Atlantic City near Boardwalk Hall, authorities said. Luis Mateo, 41, of Ewing, was arrested on Sunday, May 12, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, May 14. He was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Police responded to a report of a man bleeding near the intersection of Georgia and Pacific avenues at around 5:39 a.m. Officers found Matteo with a gunshot wound and he refused to cooperate with police. Mateo was brought to AtlantiCare Regional Med…