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Westampton Township, NJ

Elizabeth Woman Ejected, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash In Westampton: Police Elizabeth Woman Ejected, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash In Westampton: Police
Elizabeth Woman Ejected, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash In Westampton: Police A 45-year-old woman was killed when she was ejected from a vehicle she was riding in, in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday morning, Feb. 13, authorities said. Troopers responded to the crash at 7:15 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway in Westampton, where the driver of a Chevrolet lost directional control, ran off the roadway to the right, traveled down an embankment and subsequently overturned, Trooper Troy McNair said. Angela Claros Antonio, of Elizabeth, was ejected near milepost 42.1, and died, McNair said. The driver and two other passengers suffered minor injurie…
Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In Willingboro: Prosecutor Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In Willingboro: Prosecutor
Stanley Martin Willingboro Arrest A 60-year-old man from Burlington County harassing Wawa employees was found to have fatally stabbed his wife, authorities said. Stanley Martin of Willingboro was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the death of 56-year-old Dierdra Martin, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said on Friday, Jan. 19. The investigation began just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 when officers from the Westampton Township Police Department were called to the Wawa convenience store on Springside Road for a report of a man threatening employees. The man, who was later iden…
Tractor-Trailer Flips Closing NJ Turnpike In South Jersey Tractor-Trailer Flips Closing NJ Turnpike In South Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Flips Closing NJ Turnpike In South Jersey A tractor-trailer overturned, closing the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County. The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21 southbound near the xxit ramp to Interchange 5 - (Route 541) in Westampton Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transporation. The truck hit the guardrail and overturned, according to New Jersey State Police. The crash did not result in any serious injuries, State Police said. All lanes and the left shoulder were blocked, 511nj.org reported.
Devoted Central Jersey Dad, Tech Support Manager Matthew Zorner Dies After Brief Illness, 39 Devoted Central Jersey Dad, Tech Support Manager Matthew Zorner Dies After Brief Illness, 39
Devoted Central Jersey Dad, Tech Support Manager Matthew Zorner Dies After Brief Illness, 39 Central Jersey technical support manager and devoted father Matthew James Zorner died at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia following a brief illness on Friday, May 5. He was 39. Born in Hackensack, Matthew grew up in Wood Ridge and Tinton Falls, where he graduated from Monmouth Regional High School in 2000, his obituary says. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, History, and Political Science from Monmouth University in 2008 before working as a technical support manager at Rees Scientific, where he was known for both his skill and friendly demeanor amongst h…
South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor A Burlington County man admitted to killing three people in 2019, authorities said. Terrance J. Matthews, 26, of Willingboro pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 7 to the murders in two separate incidents, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw. The murder victims included Matthews' ex-girlfriend’s grandmother and brother and a.man sitting inside a parked car on a residential street, Bradshaw said. Under a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Matthews will be sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey state prison for each homicide, to run concurrently. …
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey high school graduate and championship basketball player Claushawn D. Pennerman died unexpectedly at Virtua Willingboro Hospital on Jan. 8. He was 23. Pennerman went to school in Hamilton, where he graduated from Hamilton High School West in 2017, his obituary says. Pennerman then attended Rowan University and became a member of the Hamilton PAL Basketball Championship team, according to his memorial. He had been working as a cashier at Family Dollar and living in Westampton Township at the time of his death, his obituary and social media pages say. Pennerman was remembered f…
Burlington County Parolee Charged With Possession, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor Burlington County Parolee Charged With Possession, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor
Burlington County Parolee Charged With Possession, Sharing Child Porn: Prosecutor A 35-year-old parolee from Burlington County has been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Myles T. Doyle, of the first block of Fieldcrest Drive in Westampton Township, was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent. Doyle had been under parole supervision for life due to an unrelated conviction last year arising from the Prosecutors Office’s Operation Safe Quarantine initiative. In that case, he received a su…
South Jersey Man Indicted For Attacking Elderly Neighbors, Stealing Their Car South Jersey Man Indicted For Attacking Elderly Neighbors, Stealing Their Car
South Jersey Man Indicted For Attacking Elderly Neighbors, Stealing Their Car A South Jersey man has been indicted for attacking his elderly neighbors and then stealing their car, authorities said. A grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging Rhys R. Lershe, 44, of Westampton Township with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, burglary, theft, terroristic threats and endangering another person, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Lershe remains in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly. An investigation began on Aug. 4, 2021, when the couple called police at approximately 12:30 a.m…
South Jersey Shoplifting Suspect Busted With Fully Loaded Shotgun: Police South Jersey Shoplifting Suspect Busted With Fully Loaded Shotgun: Police
South Jersey Shoplifting Suspect Busted With Fully Loaded Shotgun: Police An alleged shoplifter was arrested over the weekend after police found him with multiple weapons, including a fully loaded shotgun in South Jersey, authorities said. Westampton Township police officers were dispatched to the Home Depot on Burlington Mount Holly Road around 5 p.m. Sunday, police said. Employees told responding officers that the suspect, Mark C. Payne, pointed a knife at a loss prevention officer and then fled the store, according to police. Officers were able to de-escalate the situation and took Payne into custody without further incident, police said. On him, they discov…
Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For  Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For  Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF
Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF An 18-year-old Pemberton Township man was charged with attempted murder for stabbing a man who he believed was his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, authorities said. An investigation began on Aug. 7 when Westampton Township police officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 2000 block of Burlington-Mount Holly Road for a report of a stabbing, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent said in a release. Officers discovered a man who was bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds to his abdomen and arms, authorities said. He was ai…
South Jersey Stranger Arrested For Touching 4 Young Utah Girls At Burlington Hotel, Police Say South Jersey Stranger Arrested For Touching 4 Young Utah Girls At Burlington Hotel, Police Say
South Jersey Stranger Arrested For Touching 4 Young Utah Girls At Burlington Hotel, Police Say Four sleeping teenagers were sexually assaulted by a 54-year-old stranger at a South Jersey hotel, authorities said. The high school graduates, ages 17 and 18, from Utah, were asleep during a two-week religious history retreat, Westampton Township police said. The youths were traveling from Washington,, D.C., to NYC this week with an overnight stay in Burlington County, police said on Friday. The man allegedly accosted them about 4 a.m., according to police, who reviewed hotel security video before the arrest. William Wise of Winslow Township, was arrested in a separate room at the Red Ro…
Jersey Shore Couple Charged In Catalytic Converter Thefts Worth $25K Jersey Shore Couple Charged In Catalytic Converter Thefts Worth $25K
Jersey Shore Couple Charged In Catalytic Converter Thefts Worth $25K A man and woman from Manchester have been arrested in connection with stealing catalytic converters from vehicles, authorities said. Joseph Cook, 35, and Anna Hardy, face various charges of theft and criminal mischief, according to police. These thefts, which occurred over the past three months throughout Manchester Township, as well as surrounding areas, resulted in an estimated collective financial loss to the victims in excess of $25,000, police said. Detectives began conducting surveillance, and on Saturday, they observed Cook and Hardy in Barnegat and Tabernacle townships. In both loc…
Trio Who Abandoned Convertible On NJ Turnpike, Including 1 Struck By Truck Face Drug Charges Trio Who Abandoned Convertible On NJ Turnpike, Including 1 Struck By Truck Face Drug Charges
Trio Who Abandoned Convertible On NJ Turnpike, Including 1 Struck By Truck Face Drug Charges Three people from Central and South Jersey including one who was hit by a tractor trailer had been drinking when they abandoned their convertible on the NJ Turnpike to go for walks, authorities said. NJSP Trooper Kyle Morley was on heading northbound on the highway in Westampton Township when he saw a man and woman walking away from a Chrysler Sebring on the southbound side near milepost 40.7 around 8:30 p.m. May 26, State Police said in a release. Mount Laurel police helped locate the couple -- later identified as Charles Goodema, 41, of Mount Laurel, and Megan Winters, 27, of Av…