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School Bus Carrying Students Bursts Into Flames On Garden State Parkway School Bus Carrying Students Bursts Into Flames On Garden State Parkway
School Bus Carrying Students Bursts Into Flames On Garden State Parkway Ten students and their bus driver were uninjured when their school bus burst into flames on the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County Wednesday, April 17, firefighters said. Firefighters and EMS units were dispatched to mile marker 20.8 south in Upper Township around 2:30 where the bus had erupted in flames, according to Seaville Fire Rescue. Heavy flames were shooting out of the bus when responders arrived, and all 10 students and the bus driver had already safely exited. The Marmora Fire Department was requested for extra water and manpower.  Crews operated for approximately two hours …

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by Cecilia Levine
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20-Year-Old Killed When Driver Rear-Ends Tractor Trailer In Pennsauken: Prosecutor 20-Year-Old Killed When Driver Rear-Ends Tractor Trailer In Pennsauken: Prosecutor
20-Year-Old Killed When Driver Rear-Ends Tractor Trailer In Pennsauken: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man was killed in a Pennsauken crash Tuesday, April 16, authorities said. The two-car crash happened just after 3:20 p.m. on the 9000 block of Crescent Boulevard south, where a Chrysler rear-ended a tractor-trailer, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Phil Olivo said. A passenger in the Chrysler, identified only as a 20-year-old man from Pennsauken, was entrapped and later pronounced dead on scene. The driver of the Chrysler was identified as a 20 year-old-man from Pennsauken and he was taken to Cooper University Hospital in stable condi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: NJ Longshoreman Gets 2½ Years For Ducking Taxes On $2.5M Of Income Feds: NJ Longshoreman Gets 2½ Years For Ducking Taxes On $2.5M Of Income
Feds: NJ Longshoreman Gets 2½ Years For Ducking Taxes On $2.5M Of Income A Port Newark mechanic who was convicted of ducking taxes on $2.5 million of income was sentenced to nearly 2½ years in federal prison. Jonathan Michael, 55, of Springfield had filed returns and paid his taxes without fail for decades, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release. In 2014, however, he gave his employer in the machine shop at the Port Newark Container Terminal a bogus W-4 form, claiming that he was exempt from any federal income tax withholding from his pay, federal authorities said. The IRS notified Michael in 2016 that he wasn't entitled to exempt status, but he wrote…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Fatally Shot In Camden County: Prosecutor Man Fatally Shot In Camden County: Prosecutor
Man Fatally Shot In Camden County: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from Gloucester Township was shot and killed on Tuesday evening, April 16, authorities said. Nasir Tart died of an apparent gunshot wound, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers were dispatched to a residence of the La Cascata development in Gloucester Township for a report of a person shot.  Tart was pronounced deceased at the scene at 5:50 p.m. This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with inform…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Shot Dead, Another Injured In Camden: Prosecutor Man Shot Dead, Another Injured In Camden: Prosecutor
Man Shot Dead, Another Injured In Camden: Prosecutor Detectives are investigating a shooting in Camden that killed one man and injured another man, authorities said. On Monday, April 15, at approximately 7 p.m., Camden County Police officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Carl Miller Boulevard in Camden City, for a report of a person shot.  Police found two males suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. One male victim, Desmond Mark Williams, 56, of Camden City was transported to Cooper University Hospital by a Camden County Police patrol vehicle. He was pronounced deceased at 7:36 p.m. The second guns…

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by Jon Craig
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Body Found Floating In Delaware River In Camden: Report Body Found Floating In Delaware River In Camden: Report
Body Found Floating In Delaware River In Camden: Report A body was found floating in the Delaware River near the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, 6abc.com reported The discovery was made directly behind the aquarium around 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, the outlet said. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office said it is investigating. Click here to read 6abc.com's complete report.

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HER? Concerns Grow Following Bogus Call That Missing NJ Woman Had Died SEEN HER? Concerns Grow Following Bogus Call That Missing NJ Woman Had Died
Seen HER? Concerns Grow Following Bogus Call That Missing NJ Woman Had Died 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚: A caller's claim that a missing single mom had died hasn't been confirmed, said authorities in Englewood who've stepped up their search for her. Concerns initially were raised when Cynthia Anderson, 33, who'd recently been homeless, stopped communicating with friends, police said. They became extremely worried when none of them could find her, Lt. Fred Pulice said. "No one's been in touch with her for a while," the lieutenant said on Wednesday, April 17, nine days after Anderson was last heard from. "There's genuine concern." One of the friends got a call from a masked number tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey Shore Reservist Admits Scamming Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.7M In Death Benefits Jersey Shore Reservist Admits Scamming Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.7M In Death Benefits
Jersey Shore Reservist Admits Scamming Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.7M In Death Benefits UPDATE: A ruthless now-former military reservist from Monmouth County admitted scamming the survivors of soldiers killed in war out of $3.7 million. Caz Craffy, 41, of Colts Neck, used his role as a counselor with the United States Army to pocket $1.4 million by exploiting the grief of Gold Star families, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Craffy – who’s also known as “Carz Craffey” – “used lies and deception” to defraud two dozen families of what he told them were investments, the U.S. attorney said. For many, it was the only money they had. Whenever a member of the a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fugitive Found With Suspected Heroin, Knife, BB Gun On Jersey Shore: Police Fugitive Found With Suspected Heroin, Knife, BB Gun On Jersey Shore: Police
Fugitive Found With Suspected Heroin, Knife, BB Gun On Jersey Shore: Police A wanted man in Cape May County was accused of having drugs, a knife, and a pistol-style BB gun, authorities said. Jonathan Duerr, 30, of Wildwood, was arrested on Sunday, Apr. 14, the Wildwood Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Apr. 16. His arrest came while officers were investigating a burglary at a home on the 200 block of East Cresse Avenue at around 9:45 p.m. Police spotted Duerr near the corner of Oak Avenue and the city's boardwalk, and he was identified as the burglary suspect. Duerr ran away from officers when he was told he was under arrest but he was taken into…

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by Chris Spiker
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11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash 11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash
11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash Thirteen people were injured, including 11 students on their way to school, after a luxury car and a van crashed in Ocean County, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash at the intersection of county routes 571 and 547 at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 16, the department said in a news release. Officers found a white 2020 Acura TLX and a black 2023 Ford Transit Passenger Van with damage on the property of nearby Ridgeway Plaza Wines & Liquor. The van was facing west and had extensive front-end damage. The Acura was facing north and had extensive …

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by Chris Spiker
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Willingboro Man Validates $9,300 In Lotto Tickets Stolen From Convenience Store: Cops Willingboro Man Validates $9,300 In Lotto Tickets Stolen From Convenience Store: Cops
Willingboro Man Validates $9,300 In Lotto Tickets Stolen From Convenience Store: Cops A 41-year-old man has been arrested for stealing $9,300 worth of lottery tickets and then validating them, police in Somerset County said. Joseph Holman, of Willingboro, broke the glass door of a convenience shop on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township sometime overnight Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 14, and snatched the New Jersey Lottery tickets, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Holman was later identified as a suspect, and it was discovered he'd validated the stolen tickets, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Det…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Scooter Rider Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Involving Police Officer, State AG Says Scooter Rider Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Involving Police Officer, State AG Says
Scooter Rider Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Involving Police Officer, State AG Says A man riding a motorized scooter was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 35 in Monmouth County that involved a local police officer, state authorities said. The crash occurred on the highway's southbound side near Sunset Avenue in Ocean Township shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, April 15, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday. The identity of the scooter rider, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was temporarily being withheld, as was the name of the on-duty Ocean Township officer, Platkin said. Neither the officer nor anyone else involved in the crash was injured, …

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by Jerry DeMarco