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Homeless Death

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Locally Known Homeless Man Found Dead At Campsite In Toms River

Cause of death on Billy Clayton pending autopsy results

  A homeless Toms River man was found dead by police at his 'campsite' early Thursday evening. Billy Clayton, 57, was found in his tent in the woods across from the 7-Eleven store between Fischer Boulevard and Hooper Avenue. The cause of death is yet to be determined pending autopsy results, according to Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. An acquaintance of Clayton's contacted police around 5 p.m. Thursday to alert officers that Clayton hadn't been seen in a while, according to Mastronardy. Dennis Galante, former owner of Nature Fair on Hooper Avenue, was one of many residents who knew Clayton over the years. "A lot of us befriended and took care of him," Galante said. "We did the best we could." "He was a long-time recognized figure by …

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Mattie

8:11 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Illegals do not get food stamps, welfare or unemployment. http://blog.chron.com/immigration/2008/01/illegal-immigrants-on-welfare-fact-or-fiction/ http://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/cost-of-illegal-immigrants/ http://www.theicosamagazine.com/the-broken-system   more ›

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