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Deptford Township Police Department

Seen Him? Man Goes Missing In Deptford Seen Him? Man Goes Missing In Deptford
Seen Him? Man Goes Missing In Deptford A 30-year-old man from Deptford has been missing for about a month, authorities said. Jareel Carter was reported missing by family members on Feb. 23, according to Deptford Township police. Jareel is 5'11" tall and weighs about 160 pounds. He is known to frequent the Centerville section of Camden City, police said. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Jareel Carter, please contact the Deptford Township Police Department at 856-845-2220 or email Detective Michael Tirado at mtirado@Deptford-nj.org.
16-Year-Old Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured In Deptford Crash: Police 16-Year-Old Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured In Deptford Crash: Police
16-Year-Old Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured In Deptford Crash: Police A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 17-year-old boy seriously injured a South Jersey crash on Friday, March 22, police said. The girl, a Washington Township (Gloucester County) resident, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Gibbstown boy, according to police in Deptford. The two-car collision occurred at the intersection of Hurffville Road and Deptford Center Road just after 8 p.m. The 17-year-old driver was seriously injured and taken to Cooper University Hospital, Deptford police said. The other driver, a 27-year-old woman from Deptford, was taken to Jefferson Hospit…
Woodbury Motorcyclist, 39 Pinned Under Car Dies In Deptford Woodbury Motorcyclist, 39 Pinned Under Car Dies In Deptford
Woodbury Motorcyclist, 39 Pinned Under Car Dies In Deptford A 39-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash over the weekend in South Jersey. The motorcyclist, from Woodbury, was pinned under a vehicle just before 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, at the intersection of Deptford Avenue and Tacoma Boulevard in Deptford, police said. Several Deptford Township Police Officers, with the aid of several bystanders, were able to lift the vehicle off the motorcyclist and pull the male out.  The motorcyclist was taken to Cooper University Hospital, but died just before arrival. The motorcyclist has been identified as a 39-year-old male from Woodbu…
Deptford Officer Bobby Shisler Dies Nearly 2 Months After Shootout With Civilian Deptford Officer Bobby Shisler Dies Nearly 2 Months After Shootout With Civilian
Deptford Officer Bobby Shisler Dies Nearly 2 Months After Shootout With Civilian Robert "Bobby" Shisler fought hard for nearly two months. But the Deptford police officer, who was wounded during a shootout with a civilian on March 10, died on Sunday, May 7, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Deptford police officer Robert "Bobby" ShislerGoFundMe photo/NJSPBA "His passing in the line-of-duty illustrates the risks facing law enforcement, and how every day when they put on the uniform, New Jersey’s police officers also put their lives on the line to make their communities safer," the attorney general said.  "I am grateful for the service and sacrifice o…
CHILLING VIDEO: Sharp-Shooting Officer Downs Rifle-Wielding NJ Madman Who Threatened Woman CHILLING VIDEO: Sharp-Shooting Officer Downs Rifle-Wielding NJ Madman Who Threatened Woman
Chilling Video: Sharp-Shooting Officer Downs Rifle-Wielding NJ Madman Who Threatened Woman Gripping video shows an irate man with a rifle threatening to kill a female homeowner before a steady-nerved local New Jersey police officer takes him down from a distance with a single shot. The fatal encounter from earlier this year plays out in a collection of video -- including one from the hero officer's body cam and another from a surveillance camera pointed directly at the house -- that was released by state Attorney General Matthew Platkin. The video is part of a state-mandated investigation into the police-involved death of Daniel Nevius Sr., 55, of Sicklerville this past January.…
Use Of Force Justified In South Jersey Police Shooting: Prosecutor Use Of Force Justified In South Jersey Police Shooting: Prosecutor
Use Of Force Justified In South Jersey Police Shooting: Prosecutor Camden County authorities, after an investigation, have concluded that the use of force was justified in a police shooting last year. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office has completed its investigation into the Aug. 23, 2021, use of force by Officer Vincent Leonetti of the Monroe Township Police Department and Sergeant James Graham of the Deptford Township Police Department. CCPO determined that it is not necessary to present this matter to the Grand Jury because there were no material facts in dispute regarding the lawfulness of the use of force, the prosecutor said. The incident occurr…
South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report
South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report A 37-year-old South Jersey police officer has been indicted for trying to strangle a woman while off-duty, NJ Advance Media reported. Myron V. Ford, with the Deptford Township Police Department since 2009, was indicted by a Gloucester County grand jury last week on a charge of aggravated assault/strangling a domestic violence victim, the outlet said. He was arrested by Deptford police at his apartment on Sept. 30, 2021. He was accused of forcefully shoving the woman against a door at her apartment, scratching her right arm and chin, and “placing his hands around the victim’s neck in a…
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Pedestrian In Critical Condition After South Jersey Hit-Run Crash
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Police seek the public’s help in locating a hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian hospitalized with "substantial” injuries, authorities said.  The crash occurred on Saturday at 6:36 p.m. in Gloucester County.  Deptford Township police officers responded to Delsea Drive, between Kohler and Lexington avenues on a report of a struck pedestrian and found a 33-year-old township man lying in the roadway, police said.  He was seen crossing Delsea Drive when he was struck in the southbound lane, police said. The man was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden  where h…
Purported Pagan's Motorcycle Club Member Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Break-In Purported Pagan's Motorcycle Club Member Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Break-In
Purported Pagan's Motorcycle Club Member Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Break-In A purported member of a the Pagan's Motorcycle Club was charged with attempted murder after breaking into a home and firing a gun Saturday night in South Jersey. Michael F. Dorazo, 41, was armed with a pair of handguns and a high-power, high-capacity assault weapon when he broke into a Pasadena Avenue in Deptford around noon, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. The Gloucester Township resident last December was released from federal prison to home confinement pending a trial stemming from a firearms charge, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The charges apparently ste…
South Jersey Teens Arrested In Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Near-Fatal Shooting South Jersey Teens Arrested In Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Near-Fatal Shooting
South Jersey Teens Arrested In Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Near-Fatal Shooting Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with this week's carjacking, armed robbery and near-fatal shooting in a market parking lot, Gloucester County authorities said. On Monday at about 6:50 p.m., police officers from Deptford Township responded to Rastelli’s Market, 1276 Clements Bridge Road in Deptford on a report of a 42-year-old victim who was seriously injured during an attempted carjacking, according Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.  Deptford Township parol officers found the victim in his pickup truck, which had travelled …
Authorities ID Couple Killed In Gloucester County Crash Authorities ID Couple Killed In Gloucester County Crash
Authorities ID Couple Killed In Gloucester County Crash Authorities have identified the couple killed in a single-car crash in Gloucester County. The vehicle crashed into a tree on Caulfield Avenue in Deptford on Tuesday afternoon.  The driver of the vehicle, Charyle Martell-Trombetta, 50, of Deptford and a passenger, Joseph Menta, 50, of Williamstown, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Witnesses said that the Subaru suddenly veered off the road and hit the tree. An autopsy by Gloucester County Medical Examiner Dr. Gerald Feigin ruled the cause of death of both occupants as …