According to federal prosecutors, a Jersey City woman who had previously worked for the USPS acknowledged in federal court that she had broken into post offices six times in order to steal mail. U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said that Zyeama Johnson, 31, entered a guilty plea to six counts of post office burglary before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court on July 28. The burglaries were carried out by Johnson in January and February of 2023.
Spring Break Dates
A new rule approved by Governor Mikie Sherrill last week may make Spring break dates more predictable for families in New Jersey. The S-170 law mandates that the state commissioner of education suggest spring break dates for each school district each year. Districts must take the state's suggested schedule into account when planning next school years, even if they will still create their own schedules.
Human Remains Case
The public is being asked to assist State Police in identifying human remains that were found in the marshy region near Golden Hammock Thorofare in Brigantine in 1982. On May 14, 1982, the skeletal remains of an unnamed male were found in a swampy meadow near the thorofare, according to State Police. The unidentified male died sometime in 1981 or 1982. The deceased is thought to have been a Caucasian male between the ages of 35 and 45 who weighed roughly 165 pounds and stood about 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
Mays Landing Man Handed Five Year Prison Term
A Mays Landing man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State prison for committing two separate domestic violence strangulation attacks.A judge sentenced 27-year-old Jerry Vargas-Perez on Friday following his February guilty plea to two counts of second-degree aggravated assault.The charges stem from a November 2022 incident in Atlantic City and a July 2024 incident in Hamilton Township, both involving different female victims whom Vargas-Perez physically assaulted and strangled.Under the state's No Early Release Act, Vargas-Perez must serve at least 85% of his five-year sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
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