NJ News Update – November 11, 2025

November 10, 2025

A Newark police captain who was pulled over in Readington has been charged with drunk driving. Elvis Perez was driving south on Route 202, when officers noticed we wasn’t maintaining a single lane. He was suspended from the force and is due in court next month.

Police are investigating, after a man was fatally struck by a car in Little Egg Harbor. Officers found 68-year-old Domenico Russano Jr. at Center Street and Oak Lane. They say the driver did not remain at the scene.

Police say Owen Kinney, the 19-year-old from Tinton Falls who went missing in South Carolina on Halloween night, died by suicide according to video evidence. Kinney was a student at the College of Charleston.

Local officials attended the Westminster Presbyterian Field of Flags ceremony in Middletown. The 7,000 flags represent those who have fought and died in the Middle East. This year’s event supports the Alpha Wave Project.

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