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Vehicle Veers Off I-295 In Florence Township (DEVELOPING) Vehicle Veers Off I-295 In Florence Township (DEVELOPING)
Vehicle Veers Off I-295 In Florence Township (Developing) A vehicle veered off Interstate 295 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 3:20 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19 on I-295 southbound south of Exit 52 (Columbus Road) in Florence Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. A left lane was closed, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Police ID Pickup Driver Killed In I-295 Florence Twp. Crash Police ID Pickup Driver Killed In I-295 Florence Twp. Crash
Police ID Pickup Driver Killed In I-295 Florence Twp. Crash State police are investigating a fatal crash on I-295 in Burlington County. Frank C. Parolari, 64, of New Egypt, was heading north near milepost 51 in a Dodge pickup truck when he ran off the roadway to the left and struck multiple trees, around 5:50 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 in Florence Township, NJSP Detective I Jeffrey Lebron said. Parolari died as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tractor-Trailer Flips, Route 130 Ramp Closes Off NJ Turnpike (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Flips, Route 130 Ramp Closes Off NJ Turnpike (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Route 130 Ramp Closes Off NJ Turnpike (Developing) A tractor-trailer overturned closing a Route 130 ramp off the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 11  in Florence Township, according to the NJ Department of Transportation. The exit to Route 130 southbound off the Turnpike Pennsylvania Extension was closed about noon, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 130 Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 130
Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 130 An overturned tractor-trailer closed all lanes on Route 130 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 8:20 a.m. on Route 130 southbound at the New Jersey Turnpike-Pennsylvania Exit in Florence Township, according to the NJ Department of Transportation. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Fourth Arrest Made In Easter Sunday Murder In Trenton Fourth Arrest Made In Easter Sunday Murder In Trenton
Fourth Arrest Made In Easter Sunday Murder In Trenton A fourth suspect has been arrested in an Easter Sunday murder in Trenton, authorities said. Bayshawn Brown, 22, of Ewing, was taken into custody on Thursday, April 20, in Florence Township, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Brown is charged along with Joseph Fayson, Justin Malkin and Darrin Eutsey with first-degree murder, third-degree theft by receiving stolen property and weapons offenses, Onofri said.  At 6:56 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, 2023, Trenton police responded to a ShotSpotter notification reporting multiple shots fired in the area of Lambe…

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Firefighters Battle Massive Church Blaze In Florence Firefighters Battle Massive Church Blaze In Florence
Firefighters Battle Massive Church Blaze In Florence A fire ravaged a Florence Township church on Monday evening, March 20, and burned into the following morning. Firefighters worked to put out the 8-alarm blaze at the Fountain of Life Center, on the 2000 block of Columbus Road. Fire officials tell 6abc that kids playing basketball behind the church noticed smoke on Monday evening. The blaze climbed to eight alarms bringing fire companies from across New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the scene. Responders remained at the scene controlling hot spots as of 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 21. Fountain of Life Center Academy, a school next door, was not dam…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Flipped Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 130 In Florence Flipped Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 130 In Florence
Flipped Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 130 In Florence An overturned tractor-trailer and fuel spill closed Route 130 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8 near the New Jersey Turnpike Pennsylvania extension in Florence township, according to the NJ Department of Transportation. Southbound traffic was using the right shoulder, 511nj.org reported.

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Driver, 31, Killed In Burlington County Crash With Freightliner Driver, 31, Killed In Burlington County Crash With Freightliner
Driver, 31, Killed In Burlington County Crash With Freightliner A 31-year-old driver was killed and another seriously hurt in a crash on I-295 overnight. Stanley Altidor, 31, of Florence Township, was operating a Chevrolet Equinox behind a Freightliner when he struck the back of the truck near milepost 46.6 around 3:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes in Burlington Township, New Jersey State Police said. Altidor was taken to Virtua Mount Holly Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The passenger, a 27-year-old woman of Hampton, VA suffered serious injuries and was taken to Cooper Trauma Center. The driver…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Suspicious Death' Probed In Burlington County 'Suspicious Death' Probed In Burlington County
'Suspicious Death' Probed In Burlington County Authorities have launched what they say is a "suspicious death" investigation after a woman's body was found in a Burlington County home, they said. The unidentified woman's body was found sometime in the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 29 in a home on the 200 block of Birch Hollow Drive in Florence Township, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. No arrests have been made, however, the general public was not believed to be at risk. No further information was being released.

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Woman Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet, Ex-BF Gets Federal Prison Time NJ Woman Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet, Ex-BF Gets Federal Prison Time
NJ Woman Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet, Ex-BF Gets Federal Prison Time UPDATE: A New Jersey woman who helped pull a scam that conned 14,000 GoFundMe donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown got a far lighter sentence under the terms of her plea deal with the government than did her former boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, who concocted the cruel scheme. McClure was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Camden on Thursday to a plea-bargained year and a day in a federal penitentiary. D’Amico, the "mastermind," earlier this year got 27 months in a fed pen in exchange …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole UPDATE: A South Jersey man who concocted a GoFundMe scheme with his then-girlfriend that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, must serve just about all of his plea-bargained 27-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He also must pay restitution and undergo gambling, drug and mental-health counseling under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden on Friday, April 1. Three years of supervision will als…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Men Arrested On Child Pornography Charges: Prosecutor South Jersey Men Arrested On Child Pornography Charges: Prosecutor
South Jersey Men Arrested On Child Pornography Charges: Prosecutor Authorities in Burlington County announced a pair of arrests for the possession of child pornography. Roger A. Eichinger, 58, of Browns Mills, was charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters.   Eichinger was taken into custody on Feb. 1 and released following a first appearance in Superior Court in Mount Holly. An investigation began in November 2021 after the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit received information regarding Eichinger’s online activities from the N…

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Fatal Overdose In South Jersey Blamed On Fake Prescription Drug, 1,000 Pills Seized: Prosecutor Fatal Overdose In South Jersey Blamed On Fake Prescription Drug, 1,000 Pills Seized: Prosecutor
Fatal Overdose In South Jersey Blamed On Fake Prescription Drug, 1,000 Pills Seized: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested in connection with selling counterfeit prescription drugs (CPDs) that contained fentanyl, authorities said. Marques A. Palmer, of Burlington Township, was charged with first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death and the possession and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Florence Township Police Chief Brian Boldizar. An investigation began in April 2021, when Florence Township police were dispatched to the 200 block of Fifth Avenue in the Roebling s…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam
NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam The mastermind of a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran admitted in federal court in New Jersey on Monday that he and his ex-girlfriend pocketed most of the money. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, admitted concocting a bogus feel-good story about the supposed victim coming to the rescue of Katelyn McClure after she ran out of gas on Route 95 on her way home to New Jersey from Philadelphia. Both McClure and the homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., were in on the scheme, authorities said. Together, D’Am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Man, 34, Gets 12 Years In State Prison For Brutally Stabbing Girlfriend South Jersey Man, 34, Gets 12 Years In State Prison For Brutally Stabbing Girlfriend
South Jersey Man, 34, Gets 12 Years In State Prison For Brutally Stabbing Girlfriend A 34-year-old man from Burlington County has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for a brutal attack on his girlfriend, authorities said. Akil Herbert of Florence Township pleaded guilty in September to first-degree attempted murder and  violating a restraining order in 2016, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Herbert must serve 85 percent of the term before becoming eligible for parole, Coffina said. He was sentenced on Thursday by Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines in Mount Holly. An investigation began on Sept. 7, 2016 when patrol officers from the …

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities: Burlington County Man, 34, Admits Trying To Kill Girlfriend Authorities: Burlington County Man, 34, Admits Trying To Kill Girlfriend
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…

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by Jon Craig
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UPDATE: Florence Firefighters Respond To Blaze -- Twice UPDATE: Florence Firefighters Respond To Blaze -- Twice
Update: Florence Firefighters Respond To Blaze -- Twice UPDATED: Florence Township firefighters and EMS crews responded to a house fire on Tuesday afternoon -- and again early Wednesday. The fire was contained to the rear of the home at 628 W. 2nd St., officials said on Facebook.  Smoke could be seen from several blocks away about 4:30 p.m. About 1 a.m. Wednesday, the fire rekindled and firefighters were called back to extinguish the blaze.

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by Jon Craig