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Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery
Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery A 70-year-old man from Burlington threatened to shoot and kill a cashier during an armed robbery at an Ace Hardware store in Hamilton, authorities said. Michael Swift is accused of passing a note to a cashier at the Route 33 store while keeping his other hand in his pocket around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, Hamilton Police said. The note allegedly stated that Swift had a gun in his pocket aimed at the cashier and that he would shoot her unless she handed over the money inside the cash register. After the cashier told Swift that she didn’t have a key to the cash register, he repeated t…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Arrested In South Jersey Shooting: Police Man Arrested In South Jersey Shooting: Police
Man Arrested In South Jersey Shooting: Police A 42-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested in a shooting, authorities said. On Wednesday, March 30, at aboiut 3:14 p.m., Willingboro police were dispatched to Pheasant Lane and Princeton Lane for a shooting. Darelle Riddick, of Westampton, was found walking nearby and was seen holding a firearm in his right hand, police said. Police said Riddick was given multiple verbal commands to drop the weapon, which he did, and was taken into custody without incident. A 34-year-old resident of Willingboro was located on Pheasant Lane with a gunshot wound and was taken to Cooper Unive…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HIM? South Jersey Man With Alzheimer's, 72, Missing SEEN HIM? South Jersey Man With Alzheimer's, 72, Missing
Seen HIM? South Jersey Man With Alzheimer's, 72, Missing Police in South Jersey seek the public's help locating a man in the early stages of Alzheimer's who has gone missing. The Willingboro Police Department said Jimmie Crosby is described as a black male, 72 years old, 5-feet, 10-inches tall, and weighing approximately 180 pounds. Crosby was driving a silver 2011 Chevrolet Malibu with NJ registration H71MAX. He was last seen on Monday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. on Charleston Road.  Anyone with information please contact Willingboro police at 609-877-3001 and/or dial 9-1-1.

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by Jon Craig
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School Fire Quickly Doused In South Jersey: Developing School Fire Quickly Doused In South Jersey: Developing
School Fire Quickly Doused In South Jersey: Developing Firefighters responded to a fire in a school classroom in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire broke out before 9 a.m. at 20 South John F. Kennedy Way in Willingboro, initial reports said.  The school had been evacuated and the fire appeared to be extinguished quickly, according to an unconfirmed report. Willingboro police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Firefighters Battle Serious Blaze In South Jersey: Developing Firefighters Battle Serious Blaze In South Jersey: Developing
Firefighters Battle Serious Blaze In South Jersey: Developing Firefighters, police and EMS crews were called to a serious fire in South Jersey, authorities said. The fire broke out before noon Wednesday at 51 Pinafore Lane in Willingboro, reports said. At least one person was seriously injured and had to be airlifted by a medical hospital to an area hospital, according to an unconfirmed reports. The female victim was being flown to Temple Burn Unit, the unconfirmed report said about 1 p.m. Willingboro police could only confirm that there was an active fire.  The Willingboro fire was reported under control at 12:20 p.m. Willingboro's f…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Who Climbed Through Neighbors' Bedroom Window Apprehended, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Who Climbed Through Neighbors' Bedroom Window Apprehended, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Who Climbed Through Neighbors' Bedroom Window Apprehended, Prosecutor Says A 44-year-old man who climbed through his elderly neighbors' window and demanded their car keys in the middle of the night has been apprehended, authorities said. Rhys Lershe broke into the couple's Winstead Drive home in Westampton through a bedroom window and demanded the keys to their 2014 black Kia Optima around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Rhys Lershe stole his elderly neighbors' 2014 black Kia Optima, authorities said.Izmo cars/Burlington County Prosecutor's Office Lershe assaulted the couple before leaving in the car, Coffina said alongsi…

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by Cecilia Levine