NJ man charged with killing seagull

Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Tuesday:

⬛ Truck explosion destroys residential sound wall along NJ Route 3

Sound wall destroyed by a truck fire and explosion on Route 3 in Clifton 7/22/24 (CBS New York via Facebook) (@gelo__25 via X)

CLIFTON — A truck explosion obliterated a sound barrier along Route 3 and melted the siding of a house Monday morning.

Route 3 was closed in both directions where the highway meets Route 46 and passes over Valley Road in Clifton after the tractor-trailer went up in flames around 9 a.m. The highway remained closed as of 11:45 a.m.

The front of the truck was burned beyond recognition. Several nearby homes have been evacuated, according to ABC 7 Eyewitness News.

⬛ Driver without license kills NJ pedestrian in hit-run, cops say

John Marrone (Google Maps/Ocean County Jail)

TOMS RIVER — An Ocean County man is charged with running over a pedestrian and driving away, according to authorities.

Ganzalo Jimenez-Hernandez, 48, of Toms River was crossing the street in Toms River on Monday afternoon when he was struck by a Ford-150 pickup truck, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Police got to the scene on Route 166 near Old Freehold Road around 2:50 p.m. First responders took Jimenez-Hernandez to the hospital where he was declared dead.

However, officials say that the driver responsible wasn't there.

⬛ Cops say son found his murdered mom at home in Edison

Horizon Drive in Edison (Google Maps, Canva, Townsquare Media Illustration)

EDISON — A 37-year-old township man has been accused of stabbing a woman to death in her home on Sunday, where her son made the gruesome discovery.

Joan Franklin Polanco was charged with first-degree murder, in connection with the death of 37-year-old Edison resident Lizbeth Benitez-Rivera, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced.

Just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, Edison police received a 911 call reporting a stabbing on Horizon Drive.

⬛ Hackers steal addresses, IDs of pharmacy customers in NJ

Rite Aid in Morrisville (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media) (Canva)

A security breach this year compromised the personal information of millions of people who used Rite Aid several years ago.

The company discovered a "security incident" on June 6 after someone impersonated an employee to gain access to certain business systems. The breach was found within 12 hours.

The data obtained through the breach involved names, addresses, birth dates, driver’s license numbers and other forms of government-issued ID presented by customers who made purchases or attempted purchases from June 6, 2017, to July 30, 2018.

The company said that 2.2 million customers were affected.

⬛ Animal cruelty arrest: NJ man accused of beheading seagull

NJ man animal cruelty charge, accusation beheading seagull (Franklin Zeigler via Facebook Franklin Clair Zeigler III, Moreys Piers via Google Maps, Canva, Townsquare Media Illustration)

A 29-year-old Cape May man has been accused of beheading a seagull at a popular Wildwood location.

On July 6, North Wildwood police responded to Morey’s Pier at 2501 Boardwalk Ave. for a reported incident of animal cruelty.

Witnesses said that a man identified as Franklin Zeigler had decapitated a bird, according to police.

Joe Biden through the years

A look at Joe Biden this century, from the halls of Congress where he served as senator from Delaware, to his time in the White House, first as vice president and then as president himself.

Gallery Credit: Getty Images

Amazing views of Six Flags Great Adventure from high above in 2024

We didn't know at the time that this would be the final year for Kingda Ka and Green Lantern, along with the Parachute Tower. This was taken shortly after the Big Wheel opened during the 2024 operating season.

Gallery Credit: Mike Brant