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Demolition on one of New Jersey's "saddest" shopping centers began in August 2015. The Beachwood center has been an eyesore in Berkeley Twp. for decades and will be replaced with commercial and residential development. STAFF VIDEO BY BOB BIELK STAFF VIDEO BY BOB BIELK

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BERKELEY A 26-year-old Barnegat man was shot and killed Saturday while hunting for deer with his father and two friends in a wooded area of the township near what is known locally asJohnson's Pit, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

On Sunday morning, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office released the name of the deceased, Richard Pereira, 26, of Barnegat, via a post on its Facebook page.

A preliminary investigation determined that the victim died from shotgun wounds after one of his friends a 41-year-oldman from Lacey discharged his weapon in the course of the hunt, said Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the Prosecutor's Office.

After hearing the gunshot blast,the victim's father immediately attempted to render aid to his dying son, Della Fave said.

The Berkeley Township Police Department and paramedics from the MONOC ambulanceservice were dispatched to the scene on Locker Street at 8:46 a.m. Saturday, after a 911 call was received, he said.

The identities of the other men involved were not released as of Sunday morning.

The victim was pronounced dead at 9:08 a.m. Saturday by a physician at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center via telemetry transmitted to Newark from the scene, Della Fave said.

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The body of the Barnegat man was then taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River.

The scene and the shotgun weresecured byDetectivesMatthew Scutti and Ralph Laudicinaofthe Crime Scene Investigation Unit ofthe Ocean County Sheriff's Department, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

Ocean County Major Crimes Unit DetectiveJohn Carroll and John Murphy of the Prosecutor's Office, along with Berkeley police DetectiveJoseph Santoro, have been assigned to lead the investigation, Della Fave said.

The woodswhere the shooting occurred is behind where the Beachwood Shopping Center once stood. Farther back, Johnson's Pit was used for years inan asphalt-manufacturing operation, and it is the future site of the Berkeley-Beachwood segment of Ocean County'sBarnegat Branch Trail, a 15.6-mile long rail trailthat eventually will extend from Barnegatto Toms River.

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JOLIET TOWNSHIP Police from Rolling Meadows and the Cook County Sheriffs Office were still at 1113 Barber Lane in an unincorporated area near Joliet on Friday.

They are looking for the remains of Michael Mansfield, a Rolling Meadows man who disappeared 41 years ago.

Mansfield was the college roommate of Russel Smrekar, a Joliet man who confessed to Mansfields murder in 2011 when he was dying in prison while serving a sentence for two other murders.

Smrekar, however, did not tell police where Mansfield's body was, and its unclear what led police to Barber Lane. Rolling Meadows police Cmdr. Tom Gadomski said Friday afternoon there were no new details to report.

Detectives are examining the home for the possibility that evidence or the remains of Mansfield may be located there, according to a Rolling Meadows Police Department news release. Rolling Meadows police are working in conjunction with the Cook County Major Case Assistance Team, with the logistical assistance of the Will County Sheriffs Department.

Will County Deputy Chief Tom Budde also said Friday afternoon there is nothing new to report. He said the sheriffs office lent a large Crime Scene Investigation vehicle to Rolling Meadows police as a warming up station for their officers.

The news release stated more details regarding the investigation would be released at a later date.

In the late morning, two men could be seen returning to the site in a van with multiple sheets of plywood that were then carried toward the home.

Several people wore yellow or white crime scene investigation suits and footwear. Some exited the house from time to time with dirt on the suits. Tents were still set up behind the house and the lot was blocked off with yellow tape.

One neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said no one has lived in the home in seven to 10 years.

Jovy Vincent, who lives nearby, said theres been a noticeable increase of joggers and dog walkers on Barber Lane since news broke Wednesday that police were on location there.

Vincent, who has lived in the neighborhood since second grade, grew up with the family that once lived in the home.

As a child, Vincent said she slept over there many times, and vice versa.

I spent several nights over there, Vincent said. [The parents] were a second mom and dad to me, and their kids are like my siblings.

She said as an only child, she enjoyed being around a bigger family. The home was loud, in a good way.

They would come over here, too, because it was quiet, Vincent said.

Shes worried what her childhood friends may be dealing with now.

Im sure its very hard on them, she said. If something happened at the house they grew up in.

Smrekar was serving a sentence of 200 to 600 years at the time for the murders of two people, who, like Mansfield, were going to testify against him.

Mansfield was on break from Lincoln College when he disappeared from his Rolling Meadows home Dec. 31, 1975, and he was never seen again.

Six days later, he was set to testify against Smrekar, who was accused of stealing a guitar and some records from a dorm room.

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1113 Barber Lane, Joliet.

1113 Barber Lane, Joliet.

The Will County Sheriffs Department is providing assistance to the Rolling Meadows police department at 1113 Barber Lane near Ingalls Avenue in Joliet in the search for human remains.

Scott Slocum of WJOL was on the sceneas investigators cordoned off the area.

The remains are tied to the 1977 murder conviction of Russell Smrekar,a 1974 graduate of Joliet West High School, who died in 2011 inMenard Correctional Center. Smrekar was convicted of the brutal shotgun slayings of Lincoln shop owner Jay Fry and his pregnant wife, Robin. Smrekar was sentenced to two 100- to 300-year prison sentences.

According to The State Journal Register, on his deathbed Smrekar also confessed to killingRuth Martin of Lincoln and burying her remains under a section of I-55 which was then under construction.He also confessed to killing Michael Mansfield of Rolling Meadows, who had been Smrekars classmate at Lincoln College.

The home on Barber Lane was once owned by a relative of Smrekar but has been empty for two years.

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HEMET Very few details have been released afterHemet police officials responded toreports of a dead body discovered in a back yard of a homeTuesday morning, Jan. 24. The body was reportedly found in the 800 block of W.Wright Avenue near Felipe Place in Hemet.

In spite of multiple inquiries, police officials have not released any details or information about how the victim diedor what might have led up to or caused the deadly incident.

By early Tuesday morning, W. Wright Avenue was cordoned off with crime scene tape. The area remained closed to through traffic between Felipe Place and Gilbert Street while authorities investigate to determine the cause of the victims death as well as how the man ended up in the back yard where his body was found.

Numerous crime scene markers could be seen in front of a home and in the homes driveway, as well as in the street in front of the home.

Several residentswho live in the area said they areworried and nervous, wondering if there is any immediate danger to those who live in the neighborhood.

One neighbor who declined to be identified, said the victim appeared to be that of a middle-aged man with a buzz-style haircut.

Some residents who were interviewed by police officials reported hearing severalgunshots the previous evening or early this morning.

As of 2 p.m., numerous marked and unmarked police vehicles, including a crime scene investigation truck, could be seen parked along W. Wright Avenue, as detectives and forensic technicians photographed, documented, and collected evidence.

Evidence collected at the scene included several shell casings, according to neighbors who live in the neighborhood where the body was found.

By late afternoon, authorities had obtained a search warrant for one of the homes on Wright Avenue. It was not immediately known if the search warrant was for the residence where the body was discovered or another, nearby home.

A Hemet police volunteer at the scene said no details would be available until officials issued a press release, possibly later in the day.

Anyone one with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Hemet Police Department at (951) 765-2400. Callers can remain anonymous.

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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff Department in 1998. During his time with the sheriff's department, he worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula and the Lake Elsinore Station along with many other locations. His assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and PWC based Lake Patrol, Problem Oriented Policing Team and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator. Montgomery was a foster parent to nearly 60 children over 13 years and is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 7 grandchildren.

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Catawba Valley Community College students Abbie Kincaid and LaToya Williams were recently awarded the Brian R. Porter Memorial Scholarship through the CVCC Foundation Inc.

The scholarship honors the memory and career of Porter, who served as a deputy sheriff for the Gallia County Sheriffs Office in Gallia County, Ohio. The scholarship was founded by Porters friend and Catawba Valley Community College faculty member Kristy Wooten to benefit students pursuing a career in criminal justice or law enforcement.

Kincaid is enrolled in the Basic Law Enforcement Training program. She earned an associate degree in Criminal Justice Latent Evidence at CVCC in 2015 and an associate degree in Criminal Justice Technology last May. She also holds certificates in law enforcement, retail-industrial security, court administrator, correctional-probation and parole, and latent evidence crime scene investigation she earned at CVCC.

She served as president and vice president of the Criminal Justice Club and now serves as treasurer. She is an active member of SkillsUSA and won first place at the state level and first place at the national level in the crime scene investigation competition in 2015. In the same category, she also placed first in the 2016 state competition and took third in the nation in 2016. She was awarded the Student Government Association award for Academic Excellence in Criminal Justice Latent evidence. She is a member of the Student Leadership Academy and Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.

A native of Iowa, she volunteers with the Catawba County Humane Society and works as an officer at the rank of corporal for Allied Universal security company. She and her husband and family live in Maiden.

A Catawba County native, Williams is enrolled in the Criminal Justice Latent Evidence associate degree at CVCC. She attended Bandys High School and completed her high school diploma through the GED program at CVCC. Williams has achieved high honors for the past two semesters and has been invited to join Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. She is a member of the Criminal Justice Club and plans to graduate in early 2018.

Williams has been employed by Republic Service for nine years. She started out as a receptionist, and was later promoted to customer service. She has served as the maintenance shop administrator for the past two years. She and her three children live in Conover.

The mission of the CVCC Foundation, Inc. is to foster and promote the growth, progress, and welfare of CVCC. For more information on giving, contact Teresa Biggs, executive director of the CVCC Foundation, 828-327-7000, ext. 4288, tbiggs@cvcc.edu.

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