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Child Advocacy Gloucester County
A new Child Advocacy Center has opened in Gloucester County to deal with the steady rise in abuse and neglect cases, authorities said. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new center at 432 Glover St. in Woodbury took place on Tuesday, April 23. Local prosecutors said they found the need for a larger space necessary due to a rise in the number of crimes against children during and following the coronavirus pandemic. Child abuse and neglect cases rose from 3,334 cases in 2000 to 4,355 last year in Gloucester County, according to the Rutgers University School of Social Work. Statewi…
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Teacher Accused Of Molesting Girl In South Jersey Dies Weeks Before Trial
A South Jersey teacher accused of molesting a 12-year-old student in 2020 has died just weeks before his trial, according to an obituary published by Farnelli Funeral Home. Paul A. VanHouten Jr., 57, of Williamstown, died on Thursday, Feb. 22. A cause of death was not mentioned in the obit. The story was first reported by NJ Advance Media. His attorney, Robert N. Agre, was in court and unavailable for comment when Daily Voice reached out Monday, Feb. 26. A trial for VanHouten was set to begin on March 4 on charges of second-degree sexual assault, child endangerment and official miscon…
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Serial Arsonist Accused Of Setting 3 Fires Arrested In Woodbury: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old man from Gloucester County has been arrested in connection with three arson fires, authorities said. Michael M. Lopez-Medina of Woodbury was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 11, by the Woodbury City Police Department and Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. Lopez-Medina was linked to a car fire on Salem Avenue on Feb. 1, a shed fire at Carriage House Apartments on Feb. 3 and a fire at a former school used by the Sketch Players Club on Glover Street on Feb. 7. Lopez-Medina has been charged with three counts of aggravated arson and one count of aggravated assault for a fire…
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Home Invader, 19, Charged With Attempted Murder In Westville: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old man from Gloucester County has been charged with attempted murder, authorities said. Raul Leadum has also been charged with weapons offenses in the Wednesday, Jan. 31 incident, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. At approximately 11:05 p.m., officers from the Westville Police Department received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a shooting near the 500 block of Broadway in Westville. Police found the victim, who reported that Leadum forced his way into the residence and brandished a handgun, subsequently discharging the weapon at clo…
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Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years
A drug kingpin who headed a network that slung fentanyl and meth in South Jersey and the suburbs of Philadelphia while he hid from his pursuers was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 18 years in federal prison. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, must serve just about all of the time he received in U.S. District Court in Camden on Jan. 4 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Long – known on the street as “Bless” and “Max” – ran the operation as a fugitive for three years while under a federal indictment for major drug trafficking out of Philadelphia. A second drug conspi…
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South Jersey Man Nabbed With Child Pornography: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old man from Gloucester County has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography, authorities said. Joseph Dalessandro, of Washington Township, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 14, according to the Gloucester County Prosecuror's Office. Detectives from the GCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit and the Washington Township Police Department executed a search warrant at Dalessandro’s residence. During the search, numerous files of child pornography were located, the prosecutor said. Dalessandro was charged with three counts of child endangerment. He was being held i…
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Juvenile Charged In Fatal Shooting In Woodbury: Prosecutor
A juvenile has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Gloucester County resident, authorities said. Two other people were charged with related crimes, they said. On Saturday, Dec. 2, at approximately 1:20 a.m., Woodbury City police were dispatched to Wing-Dickerson Park, at 36 Carpenter St., for the report of a shooting. Woodbury police found 21-year-old Ti’jere K. Jackson with a single gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Woodbury Police Department and the Gloucest…
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Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In West Deptford: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a South Jersey convenience store, authorities said. Jevonte F. Pressley is accused of firing a weapon at a store employee in West Deptford leading to charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, terroristic threats, theft and weapons offenses, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. On Sunday, Nov. 19, West Deptford Police were dispatched to the Heritage Convenience Store at 710 Delaware Street. During the robbery, the suspect brandished a black handgun and aimed it at a Heritage…
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Man Found Shot Dead A Week After Killing His Wife In South Jersey: Prosecutor
A man wanted in the Nov. 3 killing of his wife in Gloucester County died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, Nov. 10, authorities said. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, a warrant was issued for Laurence D. Conner, 67, of Franklin Township, charging him with homicide and weapons offenses in the death of his 62-year-old wife, Karen, according to Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. "Wide-ranging efforts to locate and arrest Conner commenced without delay once charges were filed," Gilbert said in a press release. Conner was discovered dead from a self-inflict…
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3 Stabbed During Fight In South Jersey, Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of three Ocean County men in Gloucester County, authorities said. New Jersey State Police found Michael Hill, of Cherry Hill, walking along the shoulder of Route 55 in Glassboro after a fight on Friday night, Oct. 27, according to Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Hill was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and two weapons offenses, Gilbert said. Police responded to Oakwood Avenue in Glassboro shortly before 11:30 p.m. for a reported stabbing and found …
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Patrol Car, K-9 Stolen In Gloucester County Prompts 'Shelter-In-Place': Police
A Harrison Township police car with a K-9 aboard was stolen prompting a "shelter in place" in another Gloucester County community, authorities said. On Facebook, West Deptford police said there was a suspect but no arrests had been made early Thursday, July 13. The patrol car theft occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, in Paulsboro. The patrol car was later recovered and the K-9 was safe, according to West Deptford Deputy Police Chief Michael Franks. All other questions were referred to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Messages were left at the prosecutor's …
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South Jersey Man Sentenced In Road Rage Death
A South Jersey man convicted of slashing a driver to death during a road rage incident has been sentenced to 24 years in New Jersey State Prison. Everett E. Moore Jr., 59, of Clayton, was convicted in February for the 2018 slaying of Joseph Pirri, 32, of Blackwood. Moore, originally charged with murder, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter. A jury also found Moore guilty of two weapons offenses after a trial that began Jan. 3. Moore attacked Pirri in March 7, 2018, as he sat in his car on Tanyard Road near Mail Avenue in Deptford, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Off…
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14-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In Clayton: Police
A 14-year-old boy has gone missing in South Jersey, authorities said. Gloucester County Search and Rescue, area Police Officers, and Gloucester County Prosecutors Office are currently deployed to Clayton Borough searching for Xavier Nutter of Clayton, who may be endangered. He was last seen in the area of Autumn Pasquale Memorial Park in Clayton on Monday June 26, Clayton police said. Search efforts by Police, OEM, Search and Rescue, and other Fire Department personnel have increased Thursday, June 29, police said. Xavier is a Hispanic male, 5’5” tall, weighing about 120 pounds and was la…
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'Wanna Meet?' Ex-Jersey Shore High School Sportswriter Takes Plea In Underage Sex Luring Case
A former high school sportswriter from Ocean County admitted on Wednesday that he trafficked child porn off his cellphone and repeatedly pressed a minor to send him sexually explicit images, authorities said. Kevin Van Pelt, 33, of Lakehurst, was originally arrested in May 2019 after Gloucester County prosecutor's detectives and police in Woolwich Township said they found that he'd sought a meeting with a 14-year-old girl for sex through Snapchat and Instagram. Van Pelt, who worked part-time for NJ Advance Media – the parent company of NJ.com and the Star-Ledger – told the girl he’d been a …
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Gloucester County Man Charged With Luring What He Thought Was A Child Online
A 27-year-old man from Gloucester County has been arrested for trying to lure a child online, authorities said. Todd Merinuk of West Deptford was charged with two counts of attempted sexual assault, three counts of attempted endangering the welfare of a child and one count of attempted luring, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. About three weeks ago, detectives with the prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit investigating individuals trying to exploit children online connected with a subject via an anonymous social media plat…
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Officer Shot, Suspect Dead In Deptford Police Shooting: Reports
A police officer was injured and a suspect shot dead in a shootout on Friday afternoon in South Jersey, March 10, according to multiple reports. Early reports indicate that the shooting happened at about 1 p.m. on Doman Drive in Deptford Township. CBS News quoted sources saying the officer involved in the shooting was in surgery at Cooper University Hospital. The extent of the officer's injuries was unknown. A CBS News reportTwitter The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office says the situation is contained and there is no threat to the public. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office …
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Neighbor Indicted In Fatal Dispute Over Loose Dog In Turnersville: Prosecutor
A Gloucester County man has been indicted for allegedly shooting a neighbor dead during a dispute over a loose dog, authorities said. Zachary A. Lahneman, 27, of Turnersville, is accused of killing Victor Marrero, Jr., 39, in the Birches apartments' parking lot on Nov. 16, 2022, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Lahnerman was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses. He was being held in the Salem County Correctional Facility
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Philly Felon Charged In Fatal Shooting In Woodbury
A Philadelphia man has been charged in a fatal daytime shooting in Gloucester County, authorities said. Tyler L. McKinney, 22, allegedly shot Brandon L. Blanton, 21, of Woodbury multiple times near Franklin and Wallace streets in Woodbury at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. Blanton was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was later pronounced dead, Woodbury police said. McKinney was charged with murder, felony murder, robbery and several weapons offenses, authorities said.
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Carbon Monoxide Kills Pair In Gloucester County: Report
Two people in South Jersey were found dead of what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning on Tuesday, Dec. 13, NJ Advance Media reports. The bodies were apparently found in a home on Monroe Street in Paulsboro. An official cause of death awaits completion of an investigation by the medical examiner’s office, the outlet said, quoting Tom Gilbert, chief of detectives with the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. No further information was provided. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.
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Authorities ID 22-Year-Old Victim Of Fatal Gloucester County Shooting
Authorities have identified the 22-year-old victim of a shooting in Gloucester County. The gunman remained at large. The preliminary investigation indicated that at 1:06 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, Glassboro police officers responded to the 200 block of University Boulevard for a report of gunshots. According to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office, units arrived and cleared several occupants from the residence and located a male deceased in a bedroom on the second floor. Authorities identified the victim as Travon A. Barker-Bordley, of Glassboro. An autopsy of Barker-Bordley ru…
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Shooter In Murder-Suicide Was Retired Atlantic City Police Officer
The man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend before killing himself was a retired Atlantic City police officer, authorities confirmed. William Beattie, 47, retired from the police force on Feb. 1, 2010, according to public records. Police were called to Ogden Road in Deptford at 6:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. They found the bodies of the resident, Erin Gatier, 47, and Beattie, of Landisville, inside, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. On Facebook, Gatier's older sister, Salena Schwegel, wrote, "This is another example of abusive men leading to the worst possible outcome.…
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: Boyfriend Kills Girlfriend Then Himself In South Jersey, Authorities Say
An Atlantic County man killed himself after fatally shooting his Gloucester County girlfriend, authorities said. Police were called to Ogden Road in Deptford at 6:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. They found the bodies of the resident, Erin Gatier, 47, and William Beattie, also 47, of Landisville, inside, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Autopsies performed on their bodies by the Gloucester County Medical Examiner’s Office found the incident was a murder-suicide, investigators said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brandon Cohen of the Gloucester County P…
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South Jersey Sports Coach Touched Child Inappropriately: Report
A sports coach from Gloucester County faces new charges of sexual assault on a child, NJ Advance Media reports. Frank L. Natanni, 41, of Washington Township, lived near the child and was the victim’s sports coach, the outlet said, quoting the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. The original criminal complaint in 2020 said that the coach would hug, kiss and cuddle the victim and that Natanni sent text messages referencing sex, the outlet said. The new charges include claims that Natanni touched the victim’s genitals in 2019 and 2020, according to the report. Click here for the comp…
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18-Year-Old Gloucester County Man Sentenced In Shooting
An 18-year-old man from Gloucester County was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a shooting, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, Swedesboro resident Noah Hess was sentenced subject to the No Early Release Act, whereby the defendant must serve 85% of his sentence prior to becoming eligible for parole, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Hess was a juvenile when the charges were incurred and was subsequently waived for prosecution as an adult. The defendant ultimately entered a plea of guilty to one count of accusation…
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Glassboro Public Schools Locked Down
UPDATED: All Glassboro Public Schools were reported to be locked down during a police investigation, authorities said. Glassboro Police confirmed a shelter-in-place was lifted by early afternoon Thursday, Sept. 22. An undisclosed threat was made to one of the schools, police said, without naming which one. No students have been injured and all staff and students are safe, police said on Facebook. "Our department will continue to have officers present outside each of the schools for the remainder of the day, again as a precautionary measure," police said. The investigation was reportedly…
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South Jersey Man Sentenced For Trying To Buy Child Porn Off 12-Year-Old Girl: Authorities
A 25-year-old South Jersey man was sentenced to time behind bars for trying to purchase sexual images from a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl, authorities said. Nicholas D. Coffin, of West Deptford, was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison and must serve five years before he's eligible for parole, Swansea Police Chief Marc Haslam said. Coffin is also under a no-contact order, subject parole supervision for life, Megan’s Law restriction, must pay restitution to victims, and is subject to fines. He was convicted in Gloucester County Superior Court of Endangeri…
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4-Year-Old Child Rescued From Backyard Pool In South Jersey Leaves Hospital: Report
A 4-year-old child pulled from an outdoor swimming pool in South Jersey was expected to be released from a hospital on Thursday, Aug. 18, NJ Advance Media reported. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, the child and a 2-year-old relative were found unresponsive in the pool at a home on Malus Court in Harrison Township, Gloucester County, and rushed to hospitals before the 2-year-old was pronounced dead, DailyVoice.com reported. The investigation remains active, though the incident appears to be a "tragic accident," the outlet reports citing a Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson. …
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NJ Daughter Beat Mom Dead With Broomstick: Report
A 65-year-old woman is facing multiple charges including manslaughter after she beat her 80-year-old mother dead with a broomstick, CBS reports. Florence Dicriscio was rushed to the hospital after police responded to Woodmont Circle in Washington Township for a dispute on Aug. 6, various outlets say citing the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Neighbors told CBS they heard screams. DiCriscio Florence J. "Peggy" passed away peacefully on August 9, 2022. Devoted wife of the late Alfonso "Sonny"... Posted by Grasso Funeral Home on Thursday, August 11, 2022 Dicriscio's daughter, Loret…
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Boy, 5, Drowns In Swimming Pool In South Jersey: Report
A 5-year-old boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media reported. The drowning occurred in the evening on Monday, July 25 on Hampshire Drive in Deptford Township, the outlet said. The child was rushed to Cooper University Hospital in Camden and pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m., the report said, quoting the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.
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Teenager Accused Of Driving 100 MPH Before Fatal Crash: Police
A 19-year-old driver from Gloucester County has been charged with death by auto in connection with a fatal crash, authorities said. Police say an investigation found that the driver was traveling more than 100 mph just before the crash. On Monday June 27, Monroe Township Police charged Tyler Proffitt of Turnersville, in connection with the crash that occurred on Feb. 25 on North Black Horse Pike at Maxine Avenue. Proffitt is accused of traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour just prior to impact. He was additionally charged with assault by auto and endangering the welfare of a chil…
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Explosion Victim Identified As Cumberland County Man
A 47-year-old man from Cumberland County was killed in an explosion at a truck repair shop. Authorities identified the victim as Bruce A. Cheese of Cedarville. At approximately 10:40 a.m., on Wednesday June 15, Harrison Township police and fire departments were dispatched to Timberlane Welding, 413 Swedesboro Road, Mullica Hill, for a report of a loud explosion. Cheese was located on the Timberlane property, deceased as a result of the blast. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, Gloucester County Fire Marshal’s Office,and …
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