Marine's Body Found / Teacher Dies In Wreck / Pet Store Raided / Fire Destroys Historic Church: This Week on Patch

Here’s a look at the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in New Jersey:

Missing Marine’s Body Found

The body of a U.S. Marine who was missing for a week was located in Burlington County.

N.J. Girl Missing Since Christmas Has Been Found

A missing 15-year-old N.J. girl who disappeared just after Christmas has been found safe. Police reported that she was located in Brick nearly a week after she disappeared.

Beloved N.J. Teacher Dies In Car Wreck

A N.J. teacher who “touched generations” of students was ID’d as the victim in one of several fatal car wrecks that happened this week.

First Winter Storm Expected To Hit N.J.

Winter weather threatened parts of New Jersey earlier this week.

Gymnastics Gym Owner Faces Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor

The owner of Galaxy Gymnastics in Howell had “multiple images” of child pornography on his computer, prosecutor says.

10 New N.J. Laws That May Change Your Life In 2016

Here are 10 of the most significant and interesting changes to laws governing PARCC, car seat usage, drugs, voting, guns and other issues.

Pet Store Raided, Shut Down on Christmas Eve for Selling Sick Puppies

The Fancy Pups owner then tried to sell the dogs out of his auto body shop down the road, police say, and was arrested Sunday.

Drunk N.J. Teen, 16, Slams SUV Into Wall, Tree, Fence: Cops

A drunk 16-year-old teen slammed an SUV into a wall, a tree and a fence in Spring Lake Heights on Monday, police said.

Off-Duty Cop From N.J. Killed in Highway Crash

An off-duty police officer from N.J. was killed in an early morning crash Tuesday, police said.

N.J. Mall Store Discovers Child Porn While Fixing Computer: Cops

A store at the Willowbrook Mall discovered “disturbing” child pornography images while trying to fix a laptop computer, police said.

Massive Fire Destroys N.J. Church On New Year’s Day (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

The fire happened at the nearly 200-year-old Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal Church in West Orange.