Find Your Daily Voice
Burlington
Your Local News for Burlington County, New Jersey
Saturday, apr 27
48°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Burlington
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
48°
Saturday, apr 27
Tag:
Bordentown Township, NJ
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Becomes Fully Engulfed In Flames On NJ Turnpike In Bordentown (
Updated
)
A tractor-trailer caught fire on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 to a vehicle fire on the New Jersey Turnpike south outers, milepost 53.7 in Bordentown Township, according to spokesman Trooper Troy McNair. Upon troopers' arrival, a Wabash tractor-trailer was found fully engulfed in flames, McNair said. There were no injuries reported and the cause remains under investigation, he said. The right shoulder remained blocked as of 11 a.m., 511nj.org reported.
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Flips Blocking NJ Turnpike In Bordentown
A tractor-trailer overturned blocking the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. The crash occurred at 8:24 a.m. near Interchange 7 (Route 206) in Bordentown Township, according to New Jersey State Police. "A tractor-trailer lost control and overturned but the driver did not report any injuries," Sgt. Phillip Curry, a State Police spokesman said. The scene is still active awaiting vehicle removal, Curry said at 10 a.m.. All lanes were blocked, 511nj.org reported. Entering traffic was being diverted to the northbound inner roadway.
Police & Fire
Crash With Injuries Reported On Route 130 South Jersey
There was a crash with injuries in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 23 on Route 130 southbound north of route 662 in Bordentown Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. A right lane remained closed as of 3:15 p.m., 511nj.org said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
4 Seriously Hurt In Double NJ Turnpike Crashes (
Photos
)
Four people were hospitalized with serious injuries in two crashes on the New Jersey Turnpike just hours apart on Thursday, Oct. 6, first responders said. Robbinsville and Bordentown Township firefighters responded to the first crash near milepost 59.2 south of exit 7A and found that a person had a severe head injury after a truck had overturned in the outer lanes around 9:20 a.m., the Robbinsville Fire Department said. The victim was put into an advanced life support ambulance as a trauma alert was called and rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, the department said…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Crash Knocks Down Utility Pole On Route 130
A crash that knocked down a utility pole and traffic signal shut down part of Route 130 in South Jersey, authorities said. Drivers were experiencing heavy delays. The crash was at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 at Dunns Mill Road in Bordentown Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Two right lanes of three lanes were closed as a result, the DOT said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Trenton Officers Arrested In Motel Incident: Report
A Mercer County sheriff’s officer and a Trenton detective were charged with assault after a physical altercation at a motel in Burlington County, NJ.com reports. A Pennsylvania man was also charged with simple assault following the Saturday, Aug. 20 fight at the Route 206 Best Western motel in Bordentown Township, the outlet reports citing police. Sheriff’s Officer Matt Sickler, 35, was checking in with Trenton detective Tara Dzurkoc, 45, when he reportedly started fighting with a 60-year-old Langhorne man. As a female hotel employee tried to break up the scuffle, Dzurkoc kicked her and yan…
News
South Jersey Police Chief Was Lying In Road With Pants Down Before DWI Arrest (
Video
): Reports
A South Jersey police chief charged with drunken driving in April can be seen lying in the road next to his pickup truck with his pants down, according to a police body cam video. Responding Hamilton police are heard making fun of Bordentown Township Police Chief Brian Pesce until they find his badge and ID, NJ Advance Media reported. Their tone then turns more serious, the video shows. NJ Advance Media was the first news outlet to report the new detail about the April arrest. A shorter version of the hour-long video obtained by nj.com can be watched at the end of this Police Tribune r…
News
Volunteer Firefighter From NJ Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old volunteer firefighter from South Jersey has been arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. Jay J. Howe of Bordentown Township was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Bordentown Township Police Chief Brian Pesce. Howe, who is a member of a volunteer fire department in Bordentown City, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 9 Howe was taken into custody at his residence after a warranted search, the prosecutor said. Electronic devices seized during the search will be examined by…
Police & Fire
Ex-Physician Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Opioid Pills In South Jersey: Prosecutor
A former physician from South Jersey has been indicted for illegally prescribing highly-addictive opioid pills, authorities said. Morris “Moishe” Starkman, 62, of Yellowstone Road in Cinnaminson, has been indicted on 21 counts of narcotics distribution and fraud charges for the alleged activity out of his Bordentown Township practice, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Starkman simultaneously engaged in an unlawful medical billing scheme over a three-year period, Coffina alleged. Starkman was indicted by a grand jury on 15 counts of distribution of a controlled d…
News
South Jersey Driver Killed In Route 130 Collision With Tractor-Trailer
A 58-year-old man from South Jersey was killed when his van collided with a tractor trailer, authorities said. The crash occurred at 8:08 p.m. on Monday, according to Bordentown Township police. David Jenkins of 3rd Ave. in Pemberton was traveling northbound on Route 130 near Taconic Road when his 2005 Dodge Caravan collided with a tractor trailer, police said. The truck was operated by Eugene Mercer Jr., 58, of West Ave. in Bridgeport, CT. Jenkins sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision, police said. Bordentown police continue to investigate the cause of the collisio…
News
South Jersey Suspect Nabbed With Brick Of Heroin In His Butt, Police Say
A 25-year-old Trenton man was arrested with the equivalent of 50 doses of heroin wedged in his buttocks, authorities said. Johmir Harris, of the 100 block of Hancock Street, was charged with first-degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and several other offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Bordentown Police Chief Brian Pesce Harris was charged with selling narcotics after an investigation led to the discovery of a brick of heroin wedged in his buttocks, Coffina and Pesce said. He was taken into custody on Nov. 4 in Bordentown To…
Police & Fire
'The Realest': NJ Motorcyclist, 27, Killed After Being Struck By Elderly Driver, Police Say
A 27-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a South Jersey crash on Friday, authorities said. Brandon Agron was heading north on a Kawasaki motorcycle on Route 206 near Amboy Road when he was struck from behind by a 2016 Kia Sedan around 9:45 p.m., Bordentown Township police said. Agron, of Jobstown, was pronounced dead at the scene while the Kia driver -- John Tozzi -- 82, of Hamilton -- was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. Agron sustained severe injuries as a result of the collision and was declared deceased at the scene. Condolences poured in for Agron. …
Police & Fire
South Jerseyans Busted On Child Porn Charges, Prosecutor Says
Five men and two juveniles have been arrested on child porn charges, authorities in Burlington County announced. The new defendants join 46 people apprehended for similar crimes as part of an investigation launched by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office during the COVID-19 pandemic called "Operation Safe Quarantine." The operation targeted individuals engaged in the online exploitation of children, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. However, the charges below were not part of any special operation. Matthew Reiss, 38, of Maple Shade, charged July 16 with Enda…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Admits Trying To Meet Teenager For Sex
A 36-year-old man from Camden County has admitted trying to meet a teenage girl for sex at a Burlington County park, authorities said. In a plea-bargained exchange for a three-year state prison sentence, Jason McCann of Blackwood pleaded guilty to attempt to commit endangering the welfare of a child - impairing or debauching the morals of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. McCann attempted to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex at a park in Bordentown Township, Coffina said. McCann will also be placed on the New Jersey sex offender r…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Brooklyn 'Farmer' Illegally Grew $725K Worth Of Marijuana In Burlington County
A 57-year-old man from Brooklyn has been charged with running a large-scale marijuana-growing operation at a Burlington County farm, authorities said. The pot farm was discovered on rented property by a township assessor after the owner sought a tax break. Weiming Liu, 57, was charged with first-degree manufacturing marijuana in a quantity of 25 pounds or more and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Chesterfield Police Chief Kyle Wilson. More than 500 mature marijuana plants and more than 1,000 seedlings were discovere…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Burlington County Man, 34, Admits Trying To Kill Girlfriend
A 34-year-old man from Burlington County has admitted to trying to kill his girlfriend four years ago, authorities said. Akil Herbert of Florence Township pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Under Herbert's guilty plea, he agreed to serve 12 years in state prison, Coffina said. Herbert was additionally charged with violating a restraining order, Coffina said. His plea was entered on Sept. 22 before Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines, and he is due to be sentenced on Nov. 5. An investigation began…
Police & Fire
'We Know How To Find You': 8 Busted With Child Porn In South Jersey Investigation
Eight men were charged with possession and distribution of child pornography during a continuing South Jersey investigation dubbed “Operation Safe Quarantine." A dramatic rise in internet activity was spurred by the COVID-19 quarantine -- increasing chances of child exploitation online, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Coffina's office received 52 cyber tips between March 17 and July 16. Last year, his office only had 29 during the same time period. “Those who believe the anonymity of cyberspace will mask their illegal activity could not be more mistaken," said Coffina, not…
48°
