Arrest In Decade Old Murder Mystery: 5 NJ Stories You Need To Read Now

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

Here are the top five stories from around New Jersey:

1. The body of a missing New Jersey swimmer has been found on a Maryland beach. The 21-year-old was reported missing on Saturday out of Ocean City, police said. Lifeguards were not on duty at the beach at the time. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Are New Jersey's best chicken wings at a South Jersey dive bar? A few media outlets have been tipping their hats to chicken joints in Cinnaminson Township, and The Jug Handle Inn has the top chicken wings in the state according to one radio host (Read more on Patch.)

3. A man said his five-month-old puppy was stolen after he met with another French bulldog owner to potentially breed the dogs. The victim, an Orange resident, said the people tried to extort $8,000 from him after fleeing with the puppy from a Woodbridge apartment complex. (Read more on Patch.)

4. A 15-year-old girl was crossing a Lakewood street Tuesday night when a driver struck her and caused fatal injuries, police said. An officer was at a nearby convenience store and rushed to begin lifesaving measures. The girl was with her mother and younger sister, said police. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Ten years after a South Jersey woman was found dead, detectives have charged someone with her murder using DNA evidence. Officials arrested 59-year-old Joseph Grisoff of Mount Laurel on a first-degree murder charge in the 2013 death of Carol Reiff of Gloucester Township. Grisoff, a maintenance (Read more on Patch.)