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Kevin Shea’s Biography

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I report, write and edit for the NJ.com Crime and Breaking News team. I'm usually in Trenton, NJ during the work week, where I have reported since 1998. Before that I was at the Asbury Park Press, at the Jersey Shore.

Kevin Shea’s Journalist Portfolio

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Mercer County and beyond mourns the loss of a sheriff's officer. So do I.

Mercer County and beyond mourns the loss of a sheriff's officer. So do I.

Mercer County Sheriff's Detective Pablo Santiago took his own life in late 2018. He was a friend.

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How N.J. man went from prison incarceration to college graduation

How N.J. man went from prison incarceration to college graduation

The last time Ean Polke was featured in local newspapers was 2004. He was the defendant in a murder trial, ch…

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Police, family of missing man now say he's likely dead. What happened to Mikey?

Police, family of missing man now say he's likely dead. What happened to Mikey?

For the past five years, almost everyone from East Trenton arrested for a serious crime that finds themselves…

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He pushed for marijuana legalization for nearly 20 years. Now the Weedman feels sidelined.

He pushed for marijuana legalization for nearly 20 years. Now the Weedman feels sidelined.

Ed "NJ Weedman" Forchion triumphantly walked out of Mercer County's jail last May, riding a high fueled by a …

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On 1 day, another 2 die from heroin addiction

On 1 day, another 2 die from heroin addiction

They just keep happening, and there's no rhythm to the awful news. First there are phone calls, then word spr…

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'Mar Mar' will always be 15. Teens who gunned him down get 15 years in prison

'Mar Mar' will always be 15. Teens who gunned him down get 15 years in prison

If they serve the full stretch, three Trenton men will be in their mid 30s when they're released from prison …

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NJ Weedman speaks out after fatal shooting in front of his restaurant: You’re on camera

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Authorities on Tuesday identified the young man who was fatally shot on East State Street in Trenton early Sunday as a Ewing man. The shooting of Jemear Miller, 32, occurred during an altercation in front of NJ Weedman’s Joint at about 3:45 a.m., the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said. The investigation is ongoing and a spokesperson announced no charges or arrests. A second man was wounded in the gunfire and survived.
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Black bear near N.J. elementary school puts town on high alert Original

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Bergen County Published: Aug. 02, 2026, 8:53 p.m. Hillsdale police told residents in the west side of town to stay indoors Sunday night due to a black bear sighting. The bear was near Ann Blanche Smith Elementary School, police in the Bergen County borough said in a Facebook post. Animal control officers were responding, police said in the 6:20 p.m. post. Police advised residents to keep children and pets inside and not to approach or attempt to follow the bear.
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N.J. corrections officer had sex with inmate who paid lookouts to hide it, feds say

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By Kevin Shea | NJ.com nj.com FORT DIX, N.J. — Authorities have charged a prison officer with having sex with an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix in Burlington County, court records show. Corrections Officer Jordan Pensak had sex with an inmate several times in an office, starting in 2024, and the inmate paid other inmates to act as lookouts during the encounters, the federal charge against her alleges. The FBI served Pensak with a criminal summons at the prison on Monday.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Baltimore Sun, photo assistant

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

it's making it faster