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Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By South Jersey Police Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By South Jersey Police
Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By South Jersey Police A beloved K9 officer with the Egg Harbor Township Police Department has died at the age of 11, authorities said. "It is with heavy heart that we report the passing of Egg Harbor Township Police K9 Neiko," the department announced on Facebook on Friday, July 21. Neiko was a Belgian Shepherd that started his service with the Township in May 2014, after graduating from the John “Sonny” Burke K9 Patrol Academy.  "It was not in the line of duty. He had a lot of health problems," Lt. Brian Keane, a police department spokesman, told Daily Voice. K9 Neiko died at the age of 11Egg Harbor Towns…

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by Jon Craig
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Suspect Tosses Gun Just Before Traffic Stop, Crack Recovered: Pleasantville PD Suspect Tosses Gun Just Before Traffic Stop, Crack Recovered: Pleasantville PD
Suspect Tosses Gun Just Before Traffic Stop, Crack Recovered: Pleasantville PD A .38-caliber handgun was tossed out of a moving vehicle just before a police officer stopped it, authorities said. On March 1, at approximately 9:30 a.m, Pleasantville Police Officer Danny Aparicio initiated a motor vehicle stop near West Windsor and Linden avenues.  The driver of the vehicle allegedly was observed throwing an object out of the driver-side window just prior to complying with the stop, police said. Officer Aparicio made contact with the driver — identified as Angel Pereira 26 of Pleasantville — as Sergeant Craig Dennis, Officer Rackelli Fontan…

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by Jon Craig
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PA Driver Busted With Meth In Routine Traffic Stop, Police Say PA Driver Busted With Meth In Routine Traffic Stop, Police Say
PA Driver Busted With Meth In Routine Traffic Stop, Police Say A Bucks County man was busted with methamphetamine in a routine traffic stop, police said. William Sweeney, 50, was pulled over for a traffic violation near Pennsylvania Avenue and Street Road when around 9:10 p.m. on May 4, Upper Southampton Township Police Department said. An officer made contact with Sweeney, who seemed hunched towards the steering wheel, police said. When officers saw drugs and drug paraphernalia, a K9 officer was called to the scene to sniff out the vehicle, authorities said. Sweeney was found in possession of drug paraphernalia and methamphetamines. He was take…

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by Cecilia Levine