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Wanted Hammonton Man, Camden Woman Had Crack Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Brigantine: Police Wanted Hammonton Man, Camden Woman Had Crack Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Brigantine: Police
Wanted Hammonton Man, Camden Woman Had Crack Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Brigantine: Police A South Jersey man and woman were accused of having crack cocaine and a loaded gun, authorities said. Christine Sanfelice, 32, of Camden, and Alex Crawford, 27, of Hammonton, were arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 23. The Brigantine Police Department announced their arrests in a news release on Wednesday, May 1. Officers responded to a report of a woman peeing behind a Wawa convenience store at around 10:21 a.m. A woman matching a caller's description denied the accusation, provided a name to police, and refused to answer questions. The woman was allowed to leave but one officer thought she gave a…
Gas Attendant Stole Thousands From Customers At Freehold Township Wawa: Prosecutors Gas Attendant Stole Thousands From Customers At Freehold Township Wawa: Prosecutors
Gas Attendant Stole Thousands From Customers At Freehold Township Wawa: Prosecutors A former Monmouth County gas station attendant was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from customers, authorities said. Patrick Brown, 48, of Newark, was indicted by a grand jury on 52 counts, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced in a news release on Wednesday, Apr. 24. He was charged with 13 counts each of third-degree credit card fraud, third-degree false uttering, third-degree theft, and fourth-degree credit card theft. Freehold Township police said the thefts at the Wawa on Route 9 North happened "during a limited amount of time" in August 2023. Bro…
New Wawa Opens For Business In Bethlehem New Wawa Opens For Business In Bethlehem
New Wawa Opens For Business In Bethlehem A new Wawa location will open its doors at 3608 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem on Thursday, April 25.  The first customers can enjoy free coffee all day to celebrate the grand opening, a spokesperson said. The shop opens at 8 a.m. with a countdown beginning at 7:45 a.m. Free T-shirts are available for the first 100 customers.  As well, police officers and firefighters will face off in Wawa's signature "Hoagies for Heroes" competition, where first responders compete to build the most hoagies in a three-minute lightning round.  A ribbon cutting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. 
SEE ANYTHING? Pre-Dawn Hackensack Carjacking Reported By NY Driver SEE ANYTHING? Pre-Dawn Hackensack Carjacking Reported By NY Driver
SEE Anything? Pre-Dawn Hackensack Carjacking Reported By NY Driver Hackensack police are investigating a New York man's report that he was carjacked at a local Wawa before dawn Monday. The 43-year-old driver told police four male robbers "forcefully took several belongings" with his 2018 Land Rover, outside the South River Street convenience store across from the ShopRite plaza around 4:30 a.m. April 22, said Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department. No injuries were reported, the captain said. Nor were any detailed descriptions provided. City detectives were seeking clues from area surveillance video. ANYONE who might have seen som…
Troopers Investigate 'Terroristic Threats' Toward Monroe County Wawa Troopers Investigate 'Terroristic Threats' Toward Monroe County Wawa
Troopers Investigate 'Terroristic Threats' Toward Monroe County Wawa State police were called to a Chesnuthill Township Wawa when an anonymous caller made "terroristic threats" last week, authorities said in a release.  The Wawa at 1781 Route 209 got the calls around 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, troopers said.  The store was temporarily closed and employees were evacuated while police "conducted a walk-through and assessed the building," according to the release. Nothing suspicious was found and the store reopened, police said.  The matter remains under investigation by PSP's Fern Ridge station.  
$50K Powerball Ticket Purchased At Wawa In Egg Harbor Township $50K Powerball Ticket Purchased At Wawa In Egg Harbor Township
$50K Powerball Ticket Purchased At Wawa In Egg Harbor Township A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store in Atlantic County, officials said. The ticket was purchased at the Wawa on Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. It matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing on Saturday, Apr. 20. The winning numbers were 4, 35, 41, 44, and 58. The Powerball was 25. No one won the estimated $103 million jackpot. Tickets sold in Ohio and Puerto Rico matched five numbers to win $1 million. The next Powerball drawing is on Monday, Apr. 22, and the jackpot is an estimated $115 millio…
Where Is Central Jersey? Monmouth U. Poll Finds Answers To NJ's Tricky Regional Debate Where Is Central Jersey? Monmouth U. Poll Finds Answers To NJ's Tricky Regional Debate
Where Is Central Jersey? Monmouth U. Poll Finds Answers To NJ's Tricky Regional Debate Monmouth University pollsters have tried to answer a question that has been hard to solve for many in the Garden State: Where is Central Jersey exactly? The Monmouth University Polling Institute released a survey on Tuesday, Apr. 16 that asked New Jerseyans what region they live in and if they believe their region gets a fair share of state resources. The pollsters also asked people to pick their favorite convenience store. According to the poll, 41 percent of New Jerseyans said they live in North Jersey, 34 percent said they're in Central Jersey, and 23 percent said they're from South…
Masked Carjackers Rip Trenton Driver, 64, From Acura Sedan At Falls Township Wawa: Cops Masked Carjackers Rip Trenton Driver, 64, From Acura Sedan At Falls Township Wawa: Cops
Masked Carjackers Rip Trenton Driver, 64, From Acura Sedan At Falls Township Wawa: Cops Police in Falls Township are looking for three carjacking suspects who stole a sedan from a Trenton woman at a Pennsylvania Wawa. On Thursday, April 11, at approximately 3:55 a.m., police were dispatched to the Wawa, West Trenton Avenue, Morrisville, to investigate a carjacking. The preliminary investigation determined that minutes earlier, a 64-year-old female resident of Trenton was accosted by three suspects after leaving the store and returning to her gray 2017 Honda Civic with New Jersey Registration ZBU 34C. During the incident, they forcibly removed her from the vehicle and struck…
Langhorne Lotto Player Wins Million-Dollar Prize Langhorne Lotto Player Wins Million-Dollar Prize
Langhorne Lotto Player Wins Million-Dollar Prize For the second time in a week, a Pennsylvania Lottery player in Bucks County became a millionaire.  A Mega Millions player in Langhorne matched all five white balls pulled in the Friday, April 5 drawing to win $1 million, said state gaming officials.  The Wawa at 639 East Lincoln Highway will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the lucky slip.  The win came just days after a Cash 5 player in Perkasie won $1.6 million on Tuesday, April 2.  Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. All winners have up to one year from the …
Man Tried To Rob Egg Harbor Township Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police Man Tried To Rob Egg Harbor Township Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police
Man Tried To Rob Egg Harbor Township Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police An Ocean County man was accused of trying to rob a convenience store and someone in a parking lot, authorities said. Mark Stackhouse, 30, of Tuckerton, was arrested on Saturday, Apr. 6, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. He was charged with two counts of robbery. Officers responded to an armed robbery report at the 7-Eleven on Tilton Road at around 6:28 p.m. Stackhouse ran away from the 7-Eleven and went toward a nearby Wawa. Investigators said Stackhouse went into the 7-Eleven, told the female cashier that he had a gun, and threatened to shoot her if she did…
WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K
Winner: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K A New Jersey Powerball Lottery player won $50,000 in South Jersey in the Wednesday, April 4 drawing. The winning numbers were 11, 38, 41, 62, and 65 and the Powerball was 15. The Powerplay was 3x. That winning ticket was sold at: (Gloucester County) Wawa #961, 1700 Center Square Rd., Logan Township.
WINNERS: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K
Winners: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K A pair of New Jersey Powerball Lottery players won $50,000 in the Wednesday, April 4 drawing. The winning numbers were 11, 38, 41, 62, and 65 and the Powerball was 15. The Powerplay was 3x. Those winning tickets were sold at: Middlesex County, Quick Buy, 1950 Route 27, Edison; Middlesex County, Wawa #8366, 3222 Rt. 27, Kendall Park;
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Purchased At Point Pleasant Convenience Store Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Purchased At Point Pleasant Convenience Store
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Purchased At Point Pleasant Convenience Store A convenience store in Ocean County sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000, lottery officials said. The New Jersey Lottery said the $50,000 ticket was purchased at Hometown Market on Bridge Avenue in Point Pleasant Borough. The ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing on Wednesday, Mar. 3. The winning numbers were 11, 38, 41, 62, and 65. The Powerball was 15. No one matched all six numbers in the drawing with an estimated jackpot of $1.13 billion. A ticket sold in Camden County was one of nine across the country that won $1 million. Jersey Shore lotto players ha…
$150K Powerball Ticket Sold At Bradley Beach Convenience Store $150K Powerball Ticket Sold At Bradley Beach Convenience Store
$150K Powerball Ticket Sold At Bradley Beach Convenience Store A convenience store in Monmouth County sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000, lottery officials said. The New Jersey Lottery said the $150,000 ticket was purchased at Speedy Mart on Main Street in Bradley Beach. The Power Play ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing on Wednesday, Mar. 3. The winning numbers were 11, 38, 41, 62, and 65. The Powerball was 15 and the Power Play was a multiplier of three. No one matched all six numbers in the drawing with an estimated jackpot of $1.13 billion. A ticket sold in Camden County was one of nine across the country that …
Woman Who Stashed Wawa Business Phone In Pants Arrested For Drunken Tirade: Stafford Sheriff Woman Who Stashed Wawa Business Phone In Pants Arrested For Drunken Tirade: Stafford Sheriff
Woman Who Stashed Wawa Business Phone In Pants Arrested For Drunken Tirade: Stafford Sheriff Four Loko got the better of a 34-year-old Woodbridge woman who took out her wrath on employees during a late night disturbance at Wawa in Stafford, the sheriff says. Hope Serebotseng is behind bars following a strange scene that played out when she badgered employees and refused to return a business phone amid a drunken tirade over the weekend, according to officials. The incident was reported at approximately 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 30 at Wawa on Garrisonville Road in Stafford. Wawa at 105 Garrisonville Road in Stafford Google Maps street view According to investigators, sta…
$15M Lotto Ticket Sold In Freehold Amid Hot Streak For New Jersey $15M Lotto Ticket Sold In Freehold Amid Hot Streak For New Jersey
$15M Lotto Ticket Sold In Freehold Amid Hot Streak For New Jersey Another lottery ticket worth millions of dollars was sold in Monmouth County, officials said. The New Jersey Lottery said a Pick-6 ticket worth $15 million was sold at the Wawa convenience store on Highway 33 in Freehold. The $30 million jackpot was split with another winning ticket in Morris County. The winners were in the Pick-6 drawing on Thursday, Mar. 28. The winning numbers were 13, 27, 32, 36, 37, and 43. This is the latest winner of a massive lotto prize in Monmouth County. The winning ticket in the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, Mar. 26 was sold at ShopRite W…
Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say
Bucks Wawa Shopper Threatened Employees With Gun, Police Say A Warrington man is in police custody for allegedly threatening to bring a weapon into a Wawa, according to Plumstead police.  Glenn Scott Cuthbert, 63, is charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment, said authorities.  Police were called to the store around 9:30 on March 8. Employees said Cuthbert didn't display a firearm, but said he would go home and get one, police wrote.  Cuthbert was arrested days later on March 15 when police spotted his car on Easton Road, authorities said. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bail and has a preliminary hearing s…
$10K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Wawa In Eatontown $10K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Wawa In Eatontown
$10K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Wawa In Eatontown A Quick Draw lottery ticket worth $10,000 was sold at a Monmouth County gas station's convenience store, officials said. The New Jersey Lottery said the winning ticket was bought at the Wawa on Route 35 in Eatontown. The ticket was in a Quick Draw drawing on Sunday, Mar. 3. This was the second $10,000 winner in less than a week in Central Jersey after a Mega Millions ticket was purchased at a grocery store in Lakewood on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $51K In Delco Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $51K In Delco
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $51K In Delco Three lucky Pennsylvania Lottery players each won the jackpot prize in the "Treasure Hunt" game over the weekend, according to state gaming officials.  All three winners matched the five numbers pulled in the Sunday, March 3 drawing to win the $153,831 prize, lotto reps said in a release.  The trio will split the jackpot and take home $51,277 each, minus withholding.  The lucky tickets were sold at:  Pantry 1 Food Mart, 629 South Avenue, Clifton Heights, Delaware County. Wawa, 631 South 25th St., Palmer, Northampton County; Hayes Market, 686 Roosevelt Highway, Wa…
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Wins $1.2M At Wawa In Hamilton WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Wins $1.2M At Wawa In Hamilton
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Wins $1.2M At Wawa In Hamilton A lucky Jersey Cash 5 player won $1,160,018 at a Wawa, state Lottery officials said. The winning numbers from the Friday, March 1, drawing were: 13, 19, 20, 24 and 27 and the XTRA number was: 03.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.  The winning ticket was sold at Wawa #8357, 1200 State Highway 33, Hamilton in Mercer County.
Men Wanted For Putting ATM Skimmers In Galloway Township Wawa Men Wanted For Putting ATM Skimmers In Galloway Township Wawa
Men Wanted For Putting ATM Skimmers In Galloway Township Wawa Police in an Atlantic County township have released pictures of suspects wanted for adding skimming devices to ATMs in a gas station's convenience store. Galloway police said two men entered the Wawa on West White Horse Pike in the Pomona section of the township at around 7:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27. They were in the store for a "short period of time" and installed the skimmers on two ATMs, according to the Friday, Mar. 1 Facebook post. The devices were found by an ATM mechanic while performing routine maintenance. Police received a report about the skimmers on Thursday, Feb. 29. …
'Be Diligent': ATM Skimmers Found In Wawa In Galloway Township 'Be Diligent': ATM Skimmers Found In Wawa In Galloway Township
'Be Diligent': ATM Skimmers Found In Wawa In Galloway Township Police in an Atlantic County township are looking out for skimming devices after two were found on ATMs in a gas station's convenience store, authorities said. Galloway police received a report of skimmers on two ATMs at the Wawa on West White Horse Pike in the Pomona section of the township, the department said in a Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 29. The devices were found by an ATM mechanic while performing routine maintenance. Investigators said it wasn't clear how long the skimmers were on the ATMs. "Thank you to the Pomona Wawa for quickly reporting this incident to law enforcement, …
WILD RIDE: Driver Drags Police Officer, Strikes Pedestrian At Wawa In South Jersey WILD RIDE: Driver Drags Police Officer, Strikes Pedestrian At Wawa In South Jersey
Wild Ride: Driver Drags Police Officer, Strikes Pedestrian At Wawa In South Jersey A 40-year-old Cumberland County took police on a wild pursuit that included dragging a police officer with his car and striking a pedestrian at a Wawa, authorities said. The driver, Jacob D. Griffiths, 40, of Bridgeton, ultimately was charged with multiple counts of eluding, aggravated assault, obstruction and hindering apprehension, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. The pursuit started on Bluebird Lane in Millville at about 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 when an officer was investigating a report of a robbery in Vineland. Griffiths sped off with a woman in the car, the pr…
Weekend Warriors: These Drivers Led Police Pursuits Through Stafford Hours Apart, Sheriff Says Weekend Warriors: These Drivers Led Police Pursuits Through Stafford Hours Apart, Sheriff Says
Weekend Warriors: These Drivers Led Police Pursuits Through Stafford Hours Apart, Sheriff Says Two drivers have been arrested after leading police pursuits through Stafford over the weekend, police said. The first began around 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, and involved a Maryland man named Timothy Clark, 56, was wanted out of Stafford, Prince William, and Fredericksburg, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a release. The incident involving Clark began when Deputy E.T. Osborn responded to Wawa, located at 9 South Gateway Drive, for a larceny. Staff said a man, later identified as Clark, stole a crate of Marlboro cigarettes.  The grand total of stolen merchandise …
WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Wawa WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Wawa
Winner: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Wawa There was a $50,000 winner in the Saturday, Feb. 10 Powerball Lottery drawing. The winning numbers for Feb. 10 were 27, 28, 34, 37 and 44 and the Powerball was 08. The Powerplay was 2x. The winning ticket was sold at Wawa, 2720 Woodbridge Ave. in Edison Township.
New Drive-Thru Wawa In Allentown Opens This Week New Drive-Thru Wawa In Allentown Opens This Week
New Drive-Thru Wawa In Allentown Opens This Week The first 100 customers to stop by the new Wawa location in Allentown will get a free T-shirt, the company says.  The 6216 Hamilton Boulevard store will hold a grand opening at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, Wawa reps said in a release.  The new, 2,200-square-foot shop will feature a 12-car drive-through lane and a "built-to-order, fresh food kitchen," the company says. Management expects to employ about 25 associates at the Hamilton Boulevard location.  The festivities begin with the T-shirt giveaway at 8 a.m. sharp, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:30 a.m. The drive…
Gas Station Employee Saves Wawa Manager From Scam Before Attempted Robbery In Annapolis: Police Gas Station Employee Saves Wawa Manager From Scam Before Attempted Robbery In Annapolis: Police
Gas Station Employee Saves Wawa Manager From Scam Before Attempted Robbery In Annapolis: Police A gas station employee in Annapolis prevented the manager of a neighboring Wawa from a scam just moments before the manager was targeted during an attempted robbery with cash still in hand, authorities said. Officers responded to investigate the back-to-back attempted robbery and fraud reports at the Wawa at 321 Buschs Frontage Road in Annapolis around 8:55 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5. The victim, who is the manager, told police that she received a phone call around 3:30 a.m. from a man claiming to represent Wawa. The caller told the manager that Wawa had an overdue bill that needed to be paid …
Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Wawa Worker In Old Bridge: Prosecutor Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Wawa Worker In Old Bridge: Prosecutor
Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Wawa Worker In Old Bridge: Prosecutor A 17-year-old boy from Old Bridge has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a hit-and-run crash that followed a fight with a Wawa worker, authorities said. The crash occurred on Dec. 4, 2023, and the victim died of his injuries on Jan. 23, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief, Donald F. Fritz, Jr. The teenager's name has not been released. On Dec. 4, 2023, at approximately 7:40 a.m., Old Bridge Police responded to the Wawa on Route 34 in Old Bridge for a report of a pedestrian struck. Police found And…
DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff
DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff A DUI driver wanted out of Prince William County led a police pursuit at nearly 90 miles per hour, and ended the night in an hour-long stand-off in Stafford, local authorities said. Allen Stone, of King George, was spotted by a deputy failing to maintain lane in a Toyota Scion xB around 6:25 p.m. Jan. 21 on Barrett Heights Road in Stafford, Sheriff David Decatur said. Stone ran the stop sign and turned onto westbound Garrisonville Road, police said. Deputy Bates followed the vehicle as it turned onto Eustace Road. He tried to conduct a traffic stop on Rocky Way Drive, but Stone sp…
Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff
Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff A man cursing and screaming at hotel and Wawa employees is behind bars, police in Stafford County said. A man later identified as Michael Fauntleroy, 55, of Fredericksburg, brought police to the Excel Inn & Suites on Warrenton Road around 1:50 a.m. Jan. 18, for cursing and screaming at an employee, the county sheriff's office said. Fauntleroy was removed from the property, and authorities hoped that was the end of that. It wasn't. Ten minutes later, Fauntleroy went to the Wawa on South Gateway Drive and did the same, authorities said. There, Fauntleroy threatened d…
Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In Willingboro: Prosecutor Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In Willingboro: Prosecutor
Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In Willingboro: Prosecutor A 60-year-old man from Burlington County harassing Wawa employees was found to have fatally stabbed his wife, authorities said. Stanley Martin of Willingboro was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the death of 56-year-old Dierdra Martin, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said on Friday, Jan. 19. The investigation began just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 when officers from the Westampton Township Police Department were called to the Wawa convenience store on Springside Road for a report of a man threatening employees. The man, who was later iden…