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Two More Suspects Arrested In Bridgeton Killing: Prosecutor Two More Suspects Arrested In Bridgeton Killing: Prosecutor
Two More Suspects Arrested In Bridgeton Killing: Prosecutor Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Sunday,, Jan. 29, in Bridgeton, authorities said. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, two 17-year-old juveniles from Bridgeton were charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. As previously announced, Iban Perez, 21, of Bridgeton, has also been charged in the shooting.. At approximately 12:37 a.m. Sunday,  members of the Bridgeton Police Department responded to 300 block area of North Pearl Street for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, off…

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by Jon Craig
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MURDER: Arrest Made In Bridgeton Shooting That Killed One Teen, Injured Another MURDER: Arrest Made In Bridgeton Shooting That Killed One Teen, Injured Another
Murder: Arrest Made In Bridgeton Shooting That Killed One Teen, Injured Another A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder and related offenses in a shooting that left a  17-year-old boy dead and a 17-year-old girl wounded in Bridgeton, authorities said. Iban Perez faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and  aggravated assault in the shootings on the 300 block of North Pearl Street, sometime around 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene while the girl was flown to Cooper Hospital for medical treatment and is reported to be in stable condition.&nbs…

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Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Bridgeton Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Bridgeton
Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Bridgeton A 66-year-old Cumberland County man has been indicted for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run pedestrian crash, authorities said. Steven Clark was unlicensed at the time of the crash, Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. His minivan was traveling on North Pearl Street in Bridgeton around 8:40 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2022, when prosecutors say the vehicle struck Leonardo Sanchez-Salas as he crossed the street, the prosecutor said. Sanchez-Salas, 34, of Bridgeton died of his injuries at a hospital. Two other vehicles then hit the victim while he was lying in the roadway and both of those drivers re…

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South Jersey Man Threw Another Man Down Stairs Causing Brain Injury: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Threw Another Man Down Stairs Causing Brain Injury: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Threw Another Man Down Stairs Causing Brain Injury: Prosecutor A 63-year-old man from Bridgeton was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a brutal assault, authorities said. Calvin Clark of North Pearl Street was sentenced in connection with an aggravated assault charge, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae Clark was found guilty on Aug, 6, by a jury following a trial that lasted three days, she said. The State alleged that on October 8, 2021, Clark repeatedly beat and threw a man down two flights of stairs that connected to an apartment located at the same North Pearl Street address.  The m…

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South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police
South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police A 34-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Cumberland County. Bridgeton police responded to North Pearl and Myrtle streets at about 8:40 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.  Leonardo Sanchez-Salas, of Bridgeton, was found lying in the southbound lane of North Pearl Street, according to Bridgeton police. He was taken to Inspira Medical Center Vineland, where he was pronounced dead. Sanchez-Salas was crossing the roadway when he was struck by a dark-colored Dodge minivan traveling south on Pearl Street, police said. The victim was struck by two additional southbound vehicles,…

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SEEN THIS CAR? South Jersey Police Seek Help Finding Hit-Run Driver SEEN THIS CAR? South Jersey Police Seek Help Finding Hit-Run Driver
Seen This CAR? South Jersey Police Seek Help Finding Hit-Run Driver A hit-and-run driver left a pedestrian seriously hurt in South Jersey, authorities said. Bridgeton police seek the public's help finding a Chevy Equinox that left the scene of a crash on Friday, June 24 at 1:43 a.m. on North Pearl Street. After striking the man, the car continued east on Irving Avenue, police said. The man suffered a serious head injury, police said. The car was described as a late model Chevy Equinox missing its front registration plate.  Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Matt Rammell at 856-451-0033. 

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by Jon Craig