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Police & Fire
Imani Goodman Of Lower Township Arrested
A Cape May County man wanted in a stabbing was caught in Mississippi nearly three weeks later, authorities said. Imani Goodman, 26, from the Villas section of Lower Township, was arrested in Wayne County, Mississippi, on Tuesday, Apr. 23. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced his arrest in a news release on Wednesday, Apr. 24. Lower Township police responded to a home on Oregon Avenue where someone was stabbed several times on Wednesday, Apr. 3. The victim was rushed to Cape Regional Medical Center in Middle Township and was listed in critical but stab…
Police & Fire
Three Buildings Damaged In Early Morning Fire In Avalon
Three buildings were damaged by an early morning fire in Cape May County, officials said. Avalon firefighters responded to the house fire on the 100 block of 32nd Street just before 1 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 12, the borough said in a Facebook post. The fire began in a single-family home under construction and a photo from the borough showed extensive damage to the house's second floor. The fire was under control by about 1:50 a.m. and no one was injured. Two neighboring buildings were also damaged by the fire. Firefighters from Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, Ocean View, Cape May Court Hous…
Traffic
Car Veers Off Garden State Parkway
A vehicle veered off the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1 p.m. Thursday, March 28 northbound North of Exit 6 in Middle Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Based on a preliminary investigation, two vehicles were traveling north In the area of milepost 70, New Jersey State Police said. One vehicle collided with the rear of the other, they said. No injuries were reported, State Police said.
Police & Fire
Heroin, Fentanyl Dealer Arrested In Wildwood: Prosecutors
A Cape May County man was accused of selling heroin mixed with fentanyl, authorities said. Christian Ramos, 29, of Wildwood, was arrested on Friday, Mar. 15, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced in a news release. Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations helped police search Ramos, his vehicle, and several locations throughout Wildwood and Middle Township. Officers seized about 1,000 bags of heroin and $5,450 in cash. Laboratory analysis determined that previously seized heroin tested positive for fentanyl and xyl…
Police & Fire
Rio Grande Man Found With More Than 2,000 Heroin Bags: Prosecutors
A Cape May County man was charged after police found him with more than 2,000 bags of heroin, authorities announced. Kelvin Claudio, 35, of Rio Grande, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 23, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced in a news release. His arrest came after an investigation that included agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations. Police executed a search warrant on Claudio and several locations throughout Middle Township. Officers seized about 2,100 bags of suspected heroin and $1,373 in cash. Suspected h…
Police & Fire
Wildwood Man Accused Of Abusing Child: Prosecutor
A Wildwood man is accused of physically abusing a child, authorities said. Middle Township police received a report about the abuse accusation on Sunday, Jan. 14, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced. After a joint investigation by the special victims unit for the prosecutor's office and township police, 33-year-old Calvin Crawley Sr. was arrested on Monday, Jan. 15. Crawley Sr. was charged with third-degree aggravated assault, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree possession of a weapon, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unla…
Police & Fire
Cape May County Man Busted With Child Pornography: Prosecutor
A Cape May County man is facing charges after he's accused of having pictures and videos of child pornography, according to authorities. Patrick Grace, 35, of Middle Township, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 5, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced. Grace is charged with second- and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The second-degree charge is for distributing child sexual abuse materials and the third-degree charges is for possession. Investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of someone uploading pictu…
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Girls Drugged Into 'Zombie-Like' State, Beaten, Burned In Cape May: Affidavit
Court documents revealed disturbing details about the abuse suffered by five girls for more than five years at the hands of the three adults they had been living within Cape May. The Department of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) was contacted by a youth partial care program with concerns about two children living with Irene Becica, 71, Thomas Becica, 57, and Christina VonColln, 45, on Oct. 24, 2023, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. The two children were later identified as girls, and only referred to by their initials NV and MV, in the court documents…
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Trio Arrested For Abuse Of 5 Children In Cape May County: Prosecutor
Three adults have been charged with the abuse of five children in Cape May County, authorities said. Irene Becica, 71; Thomas Becica, 57; and Christina VonColln, 45; all of Cape May Court House have been charged with child endangerment concerning the abuse in Middle Township, they said. On Dec. 8, with the assistance of Cape May Regional SWAT, a court-authorized search warrant was executed at the residence of Irene Becica, Thomas Becica, and Christina VonColln located on Goshen Road in the Middle Township. They also were charged with conspiracy, aggravated assault and weapon…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Middle Township
A 61-year-old man was struck and killed as he crossed Route 9 in Middle Township on Wednesday, Nov. 15, authorities said. Lee Nelson, of Rio Grande in Cape May County, was heading east when he was hit by a northbound vehicle at 6:29 p.m., at the intersection with Route 47, Middle Township police said. The victim was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City where he was pronounced dead at 7:52 p.m., police said. The driver, 68, from Mays Landing, Atlantic County, stopped after the crash, police said. He was not issued a summons, they said, and his n…
Police & Fire
DWI Driver, 21, Leaves West Wildwood Pedestrian Critical In Middle Township Hit-Run: Police
A 21-year-old Wildwood Crest man is facing multiple charges after a hit-and-run crash that left a 48-year-old pedestrian critical, police said. Elijah Bethel is believed to have struck the West Wildwood woman at the intersection of Route 47 and 5th Street in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Middle Township police said. Then, he fled the scene in a Nissan Altima, police said. Bethel was later found and arrested for Driving while Intoxicated, Assault by Auto, Knowingly Leaving a Motor Vehicle Accident with Serious Bodily Injury and was issued…
Police & Fire
Missing Middle Township Teen Found In Georgia; 2 Men Charged With Luring
Two men were charged with luring after a missing 14-year-old New Jersey girl was found in Georgia, authorities said. The girl was reported missing around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30, to Middle Township police, the department said. Through an extensive investigation by the Middle Township Police Department Major Crimes Unit, the Cape May County Prosecutors Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI, the teen was safely located in Acworth, GA, shortly after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 3. Yester R Montecillos-Vazquez and Sergio Gomez were charged with luring a child and conspirac…
Police & Fire
Police ID Homeowner Killed In North Wildwood Fire
Authorities have identified the Cape May County resident killed in a house fire. Joanne Nessen died of possible asphyxia from the fire at her home in North Wildwood, NJ on Thursday, July 6, according to Cape May County Prosecutor, Jeffrey H. Sutherland and North Wildwood Police Chief John Stevenson. Authorities received a call at 4:16 p.m. reporting a person trapped in a burning home at 2203 New York Avenue in North Wildwood, according to city Fire Chief Dominick McClain. Within minutes of arrival, firefighters found a person in a rear bedroom of the home. The victim,…
Police & Fire
Resident Killed In South Jersey House Fire
A Cape May County resident died of injuries from a house fire, authorities said. Authorities received a call at 4:16 p.m. Thursday, July 6 reporting a person trapped in a burning home at 2203 New York Avenue in North Wildwood, according to city Fire Chief Dominick McClain. Within minutes of arrival, firefighters found a person in a rear bedroom of the home. The victim, who was not identified, was removed through a side window and taken to Cape Regional Medical Center, McClain said. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital at 5:05 p.m. Thursday, the fire chief said in a stateme…
Traffic
Truck Flips Dumping Sand Across Garden State Parkway: State Police
A dump truck overturned on the Garden State Parkway spilling sand across the road in Cape May County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11 a.m. on the parkway southbound at milepost 7.2 in Middle Township, according to New Jersey State Police. Based on preliminary information, the dump truck struck the guardrail and overturned into the median spilling sand across the roadway, State Police said. No injuries were reported and the roadway was reopened at approximately 1 p.m. but the left lane was closed and hour later for approximately two hours for guardrail repair, police …
Police & Fire
Trio Arrested On Meth Charges In South Jersey
Three people have been arrested on various drug-related charges in Cape May County, authorities said. James O’Conner, 33, of Wildwood; Sean Reinek, 48 and Gina McCaffery, 34, of Middle Township were arrested, they said. The arrests followed an investigation of methamphetamine sales by O'Conner, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland said. On Wednesday, May 23, authorities made warranted searches on the residence and vehicle of O’Conner's in the 300 West block of Pine Ave Wildwood as well as the residence of Gina McCaffery on Lafayette Avenue in the Del Ha…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 60, From Wildwood Killed In Crash
A 60-year-old pedestrian from Wildwood was killed in a crash in Cape May County, authorities said. On Wednesday, May 17, at approximately 6:40 a.m., the Middle Township Police Department responded to Fulling Mill Road (Route 654) in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Investigation revealed the pedestrian was crossing Fulling Mill Road and was struck by a motor vehicle that was traveling south, police said. The pedestrian, Mark Bowers, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the motor …
Police & Fire
Armed Carjackings Reported In Cape May County
Police in Lower and Middle townships are investigating separate armed carjackings. The first incident was reported to the Lower Township Police Department at 3:36 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 when officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Irving Avenue. The suspects displayed a handgun, Lower Township police said. In the first case, the victim refused to hand over her keys and the suspects fled the area in a gray four-door sedan. At 4:34 p.m., Middle Township Police were dispatched to the 2900 block of Route 9. The victim handed over his keys at gunpoint and the suspects fled in the stole…
News
Stuffed Animals In Nooses: Bias Incident Against Congressional Candidate Probed In South Jersey
Authorities are investigating a bias incident that took place in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township. On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 8, Middle Township Police Department was notified of stuffed animals hanging in rope nooses above a political sign for Tim Alexander, a black candidate for Congress. Alexander, a Democrat, lost to Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the Republican incumbent. A subsequent investigation by the Middle Township Police Department and Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office revealed video footage of a white female with blond hair exiting a late mo…
News
Fentanyl-Heroin Worth $750K Seized, Pair Arrested In Cape May County Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Fentanyl-laced heroin with a street value of $750,000 was seized as part of an investigation into drug deals in Cape May County, authorities said. The probe culminated in the arrest of Pedro Rodriguez-Lopez, 32, and Jose Roman-Maysonet, 25, of Maple Avenue in Wildwood, they said. This investigation originated from an incident in May of 2021 in the City of Wildwood where multiple kilograms of drugs and approximately $65,000 cash was seized, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto. During this investi…
Police & Fire
Driver, 44, Killed In Head-On South Jersey Crash: Report
A 44-year-old South Jersey driver was killed in a head-on crash, NJ Advance Media reported. A Honda Accord was heading north on Route 9 near Eagle’s Way in Middle Township when it crossed the center line and struck a southbound Nissan Versa head-on at about 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, the outlet said citing police. The Honda driver, Theodore O’Donnell Jr., of Millville, was pronounced dead at Cape Regional Medical Center, the report says. The Honda also hit a Ford F-150 pickup truck that was driving behind the Nissan, leading to hospitalization of the driver for unspecified injuries, t…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Accused Of Sex With A Minor, Making Child Pornography: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old man from Cape May County is accused of having sex with a minor, and other crimes, authorities said. Abdul Blackmon, a resident of the Whitesboro section of Middle Township was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 3 and charged with manufacturing child pornography and sexual assault, among other charges, according to Cape May Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland. The charges stem from Blackmon having a sexual relationship with a minor which was investigated by the Middle Township Police Department and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit. Blackmo…
News
Murder-Suicide Investigated In South Jersey: Prosecutor
An apparent murder-suicide is being investigated in Cape May County, authorities said. Thursday morning, July 21, the Middle Township police responded to a residence on West Atlantic Avenue to check the well being of the occupants. Police found two deceased individuals, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Christopher Leusner of the Middle Township Police Department. Detectives from the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office and the Middle Township Police Department are conducting an investigation. Sutherland said, "This …
News
Three Arrested On Multiple Drug-Dealing Charges In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Three men were arrested on multiple drug-dealing charges in Cape May County, authorities said. Charged with the distribution of drugs were Joel Quintana-Medina, 42, Frankie Sola, 39, and Zulmarie Arroyo, 20, all from the Rio Grande section of Middle Township, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland. On Monday, June 27, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force concluded narcotics investigation into the distribution of heroin and cocaine throughout Cape May County. The target of this investigation was Joel Quintana…
Police & Fire
Serious Fire Reported In Cape May (
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Firefighters, police and EMS crews were called to a serious fire in Cape May County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire was reported before noon on Wednesday, June 29 on West Third Avenue in Middle Township. There was an unconfirmed report that people were possibly inside the burning structure. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Tried Running On Foot After Deadly Hit-Run Route 9 Crash: Report
A South Jersey man was arrested in a crash that killed a 59-year-old man on Route 9 in Cape May County earlier this month, authorities said. Glenn Dunleavy, of Del Haven, in Middle Township, was driving at a "high rate of speed" when he struck Richard Geere, of Burleigh, who was in the crosswalk around 9:20 p.m. June 20, NJ Advance Media says citing township police. Geere was pronounced dead at the scene — the intersection of Route 147, the outlet said. Meanwhile, Dunleavy drove for another 1.5 miles until he crashed on Indian Trail Road and fled on foot, police said. Click here for more f…
News
Car Flips, Catches Fire In South Jersey (
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A car overturned and struck a utility pole before catching fire, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 9 a.m. on Friday, June 10 on Route 47 at Cardinal Drive in Middle Township. Route 47 was closed in both directions. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
News
Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Collision With Unlicensed Motorist
A 53-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he struck the side of a car driven by an unlicensed driver, authorities said. On Sunday, May 29, at 4:23 p.m., Middle Township police responded to the Dias Creek section of Middle Township for a report of a motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed the passenger vehicle was stationary waiting for traffic to pass to make a left turn from Route 47 North into the driveway of the Delsea Woods Community, police said. The motorcycle operated by Thomas Conroy of Franklinville was traveling north on Route 47, Conroy attempted to make evasive maneuvers w…
News
Motorist, 31, Veers Into Woods, Killed In Fiery South Jersey Crash: Police
A 31-year-old driver was killed when his car veered into trees and burst into flames, authorities said. On Sunday, May 1, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Middle Township police responded to the Burleigh section of Middle Township for a vehicle that had crashed near Shunpike and Oyster roads, police said. Police found the vehicle had struck multiple trees, overturned and was now on fire, they said. The driver was entrapped and unable to be removed from the vehicle. The driver, Jordan Lee, of Burleigh, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The cause of the crash is still under …
Police & Fire
Cape May Man, 21, Busted On Child Porn Charges
A 21-year-old Cape May County man was arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), authorities investigated David He, of Route 47 in Cape May Court House, Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland said. A search warrant executed April 18 turned up child pornography on electronic devices, authorities said. He was arrested that day and remanded to the Cape May County Correctional Facility, pending court. Homeland Security Investigations (Atlantic City - Division), Middle Township …
News
East Coast Ring Stole High-End GPS Devices From Boatyards In NJ, Elsewhere, State Police Charge
An ex-con with a previous history of boat-related thefts was part of a Miami-based ring that stole GPS systems from boatyards along the East Coast, including more than $300,000 worth in New Jersey, authorities said. Mizael Alfonso, 47, and co-defendant Marie Frometa Rodriguez, 41, were captured at a motel in Plymouth, MA, New Jersey State Police said. A third defendant, Manuel Barbosa Mendiluza, 58, was arrested by Miami police, while a fourth, Ciro Perez Martinez, 29, was nabbed by the Miami-Dade Marine Theft Task Force. All were extradited to New Jersey, NJ State Police said. Troopers f…
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