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Kevin Shea

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Crime Guy at NJ.com / Also did this: theprincetonmurder.com / I surf, love DKM, root for the Fightin' Irish & Orioles. Rum & Ting plz.

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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.

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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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N.J. woman guilty of harboring a baby deer she rescued and named Rudy

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By Kevin Shea 
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Kevin Shea Thu, June 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A judge has found a Lawrence woman guilty of illegally possessing a deer she took in as a baby and raised for five years before wildlife police were tipped to its presence on her farm in 2024. Cammy Lowe named the baby deer Rudolph, Rudy for short, after rescuing the fawn in 2019.
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N.J. woman guilty of harboring a baby deer she rescued and named Rudy

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By Kevin Shea 
| NJ.com
A judge has found a Lawrence woman guilty of illegally possessing a deer she took in as a baby and raised for five years before wildlife police were tipped to its presence on her farm in 2024. Cammy Lowe named the baby deer Rudolph, Rudy for short, after rescuing the fawn in 2019. She was the only mother the animal had known and called him her “baby.” Despite her good intentions, Lowe broke the law regarding wild animals, Municipal Court Judge Louis Sancinito wrote in a Monday, June 8, decision.
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4 young men who escaped Delaney Hall have all pleaded guilty

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By Kevin Shea 
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Kevin Shea Wed, June 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The four young men who broke out of the Delaney Hall immigration jail in Newark last year have all pleaded guilty to the federal charge of escape. The last, Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez, 23, did so in federal court Wednesday, records show. A judge sentenced him to time served. He is originally from Honduras.
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Baltimore Sun, photo assistant

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

it's making it faster

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