Cleaning Argument Sparked Housemate Killing: 5 Must-Read NJ Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. Police accused a pediatrician, who lives in New Jersey, of hitting a man and his 6-year-old daughter and then fleeting the scene on Staten Island. Officials said the little girl was on her dad's shoulders when they were hit, and she fell, fracturing her skull. (Read more on Patch.)

2. With freezing temperatures and snow-covered woods, the task of finding a missing Robbinsville boy was a difficult one. But police were able to dispatch a drone with thermal imagine that helped bring him home. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Multiple cars parked in Rutgers University parking lots have been broken into in the past two days, university police are warning the community. The victims are all either Rutgers students or professors, authorities added. (Read more on Patch.)

4. State police confirmed that a transit van with 10 children and the driver aboard caught fire Monday on the Garden State Parkway. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A South Jersey teen faces murder charges after his housemate was found dead, and court records show they were arguing over cleaning a dog crate before the fatal shooting. (Read more on Patch.)