Kaele Principato and Lucas Pyle, both 18, shot the flare gun through the window, causing curtains to catch fire, before fleeing, cops say.
The girl was shot in the torso and her father is now facing charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced Sunday.
George Rutz, 50, was charged with aggravated assault after he confronted and assaulted an 81-year-old who was getting his mail, cops said.
Ethan Salter stole a handheld radio used by Walmart employees to make a fake bomb threat and set a house on fire, authorities say.
The 76-year-old man gave nearly $200K in gold bars to the scammers and almost gave an additional $550K before police intervened.
A man was working on the car in the garage when the gas tank exploded, igniting both the vehicle and the house, police said.
The Jones Road Wildfire has been 40 percent contained as of Wednesday afternoon, but authorities are still investigating its exact cause.
Smoke from the Jones Road wildfire was expected to continue to cause air quality issues all day Wednesday, possibly longer, officials said.
The Jones Road Wildfire had burned 12,000 acres by Wednesday afternoon, prompting evacuations and road closures.
The governor's office declared a state of emergency in response to the Jones Road Wildfire, which has burned 12,000 acres in South Jersey.
The Jones Road Wildfire has grown to 13,250 acres and is 50 percent contained as of 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The fire grew to 3,200 acres and 5 percent containment as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Thousands have been evacuated.
Reuben Tallman, 62, was charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
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The 80-year-old woman was killed Thursday afternoon when her car stopped in the left lane and was rear-ended, police said.
Jackson's Shawn Garretson assaulted a man in Barnegat and was found with cocaine and a gun in his car in Tuckerton on separate occasions.
Several staff members are on leave following the investigation into the incident involving a special education child, officials said.
The Manahawkin man was caught in all black and a ski mask, trying to break into homes in Stafford Park, police said.
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Joelene Leck of Waretown, Thomas Rotella of Bayville and Danny Skinner of Seaside Heights were charged in the drug investigation.
A Mays Landing man is wanted in a check washing investigation in Manahawkin, Stafford police said.
Juliette Tournier, 29, set the home on fire and fled from police in a SUV that had a stolen license plate, authorities said.
A New York man tried to pay for two PlayStations with counterfeit bills, police said. In another incident, two stole thousands from shops.
Fabian Lugo, 27, had several items of child pornography on his devices, authorities said.
Michael Marto, a paraprofessional at Pinelands High School, exposed himself and propositioned girls between 10- and 17-years-old: officials.
The two Long Island men were caught stealing about $1,600 worth of merchandise from the Manahawkin Lowe's, Stafford police said.
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Nicholas Santiago of Barnegat robbed OA Convenience at knifepoint, and also shoplifted several times at ShopRite, authorities say.
A 34-year-old woman crashed into two parked cars in a driveway before striking the garage shortly after 12 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
The Forked River man stole about $1,800 worth of merchandise in 43 trips over the span of about two months, police said.
Robert Sprague Jr. was operating a home improvement business but he wasn't properly licensed by the state, police said.
Two sawed-off shotguns, hollow point bullets, methamphetamine and more were discovered at the Little Egg Harbor business, authorities said.
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Danielle Bolstad admitted that she helped dismember and dispose of a body, which was uncovered following a police standoff in Toms River.
Sabrina M. Surita, of Manahawkin, was one of three people killed in a head-on collision in New York state in December, police said.
Authorities are investigating an apparent drowning after the body of an elderly woman was found floating in a lagoon Sunday.
A Forked River man is accused of stealing the tip jar in November, which was full of cash meant to support a homeless veteran, police say.
A Navy Lane family was displaced from their home on Christmas following an early morning house fire, authorities said.
Volunteer firefighters were on the scene from just after 4 a.m. to around 8 p.m. as the bayfront LBI home was destroyed by flames.
One person was injured when there was an explosion inside of a plumbing/heating utility work van, Stafford police said.