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South Jersey Woman Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Teenager: Prosecutor South Jersey Woman Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Teenager: Prosecutor
South Jersey Woman Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Teenager: Prosecutor A 58-year-old woman from Shamong has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a high school senior, authorities said. Theresa McElvarr was charged with vehicular homicide and four counts of assault by auto in the head-on-collision, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Medford Lakes Police Chief Robert Dugan Jr. An investigation began June 13 just after midnight when officers from the Medford Lakes Police Department were called to Stokes Road and Pawnee Trail for a report of a two-vehicle collision. The investigation revealed th…

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by Jon Craig
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MURDER: Woman Found Dead In South Jersey Motel, Authorities Say MURDER: Woman Found Dead In South Jersey Motel, Authorities Say
Murder: Woman Found Dead In South Jersey Motel, Authorities Say A woman was found dead in an apparent homicide at a South Jersey motel, authorities said. The unidentified victim's body was found inside a room at the Bel-Air Motor Lodge in Maple Shade, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The investigation began just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, when police were called to the motel in the 2800 block of Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive female, Coffina said. An autopsy will be performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood to determine the cause and manner of death. No arrests have been made. No additional i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Dead, 1 Critically Hurt In South Jersey Double-Shooting: Prosecutor 1 Dead, 1 Critically Hurt In South Jersey Double-Shooting: Prosecutor
1 Dead, 1 Critically Hurt In South Jersey Double-Shooting: Prosecutor One person was killed in a shooting overnight, authorities ssid. A second man was in critical condition after the shooting at the Fox Meadow Apartment Complex off of Route 73 in Maple Shade, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher.  The investigation began after Maple Shade police were called to the first block of Laurel Drive at 3:30 a.m. Friday, April 15  for a shooting. Police ound a 26-year-old man outside who had been shot in the face. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he un…

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Drug Dealer Caused South Jersey Woman's Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Death: Prosecutor Drug Dealer Caused South Jersey Woman's Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Death: Prosecutor
Drug Dealer Caused South Jersey Woman's Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Death: Prosecutor A 36-year-old woman from Burlington County has been found guilty of selling a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to another woman, authorities said. A jury convicted Shannon McGuigan of Pemberton Township of strict liability for drug-induced death as well as drug possession and distribution charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Sentencing is set for April 29, Coffina said on Wednesday, March 16. McGuigan was being held in Burlington County Jail.  An investigation began on May 30, 2017, after the overdose victim, 25, was discovered in her Pemberton Tow…

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19-Year-Old Man Shot In Front Of Burlington County Pizza Shop: Prosecutor 19-Year-Old Man Shot In Front Of Burlington County Pizza Shop: Prosecutor
19-Year-Old Man Shot In Front Of Burlington County Pizza Shop: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man from Burlington was shot at a shopping center, authorities said. An investigation began after Willingboro police were called to the Kennedy Plaza in the 400 block of John F. Kennedy Way just after 7:30 p.m. Friday for a shooting. Police found the body of Adam Janson in the parking lot in front of a pizza shop, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Police Department Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs. Janson was known to reside in the Burlington City/Burlington Township area. An autopsy will be performed by Burlington …

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NJ High School Teacher Indicted For Sexual Relationship With Student NJ High School Teacher Indicted For Sexual Relationship With Student
NJ High School Teacher Indicted For Sexual Relationship With Student A former high school teacher in Burlington County has been indicted on charges of having a sexual relationship with a student, authorities announced. Gary Jiampetti, 44 -- formerly a teacher at at Rancocas Valley Regional High School -- was indicted by a Burlington County Grand Jury on two counts of official misconduct, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The indictment was returned Aug. 31 and signed by First Assistant Prosecutor Philip S. Aronow. An arraignment will be held soon in Superior Court. The investigation began after the BCPO and the Mount Holly Township Polic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Victim ID'd In Fatal 5-Car Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Crash Victim ID'd In Fatal 5-Car Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Crash
Victim ID'd In Fatal 5-Car Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Crash UPDATE: Authorities have identified the driver killed Monday night in a five-car collision on the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.  Gerardo Francisco Perez Martinez, 35, of Camden died in the head-on crash, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.  The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing. Two cars heading west towards Philadelphia appeared to be speeding and one car clipped the other sending it into the eastbound lane, where it struck a Honda Civic head-on, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington County Bridge Commission D…

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by Jon Craig