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Man Caused False Public Alarm Trying To Get Into South Jersey High School: Police Man Caused False Public Alarm Trying To Get Into South Jersey High School: Police
Man Caused False Public Alarm Trying To Get Into South Jersey High School: Police A man was arrested after trying to enter multiple doors of the Burlington County Institute of Technology in Medford, authorities said. There was heightened concern after a K-9 detected possible explosives in the van he drove to campus, Medford police said on Facebook. A search of the van and high school turned up nothing dangerous, police said. They turned out to be construction materials including sealants. Gregory T. Nicholas, 34, of Medford, arrived at the school on Hawkin Road at 3:59 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 when students participating in after-school clubs were still inside,  Nicho…

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by Jon Craig
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Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death
Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death A Burlington County man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for causing the death of a 21-year-old college student who overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin that she purchased from him, authorities said. Terrance D. Walker, 38, of the Browns Mills section of Pemberton, pleaded guilty last August to strict liability for the drug-induced death of Tessa McCullough. Walker must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The investigation began in May 2019, when McCullough overdosed in her Pemberton Township home. She w…

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by Cecilia Levine