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Police Hunt Peter Cottontail After Inflatable Easter Bunny Gees Missing In South Jersey Police Hunt Peter Cottontail After Inflatable Easter Bunny Gees Missing In South Jersey
Police Hunt Peter Cottontail After Inflatable Easter Bunny Gees Missing In South Jersey Police in Gloucester County are hunting for Peter Cottontail after their department’s inflatable Easter bunny went missing. The blow-up bunny and giant egg were last seen on Sunday, March 24 outside the Washington Township Police Department. The 8-foot-tall decoration went missing during a rain and wind storm, so it could have blown away, police said on Facebook. Officers unsuccessfully searched the area, they said. "His whereabouts remain unknown," they said. He weighs 10 pounds and is 1 year old with blue eyes and white hair, the Facebook post said. Anyone with information is asked to…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Nabbed With Child Pornography: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Nabbed With Child Pornography: Prosecutor
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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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Police Department Hands Out 'Bomb Pops' From New Ice Cream Truck South Jersey Police Department Hands Out 'Bomb Pops' From New Ice Cream Truck
South Jersey Police Department Hands Out 'Bomb Pops' From New Ice Cream Truck A police department in Gloucester County is enhancing community relations by handing out "bomb pops." The Washington Township Police Department has a new mobile ice cream truck to spread the good cheer, it announced on Thursday, May 25. "It has been a difficult secret to keep, but the BIG day is finally here!!!!" they wrote. Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik ecstatically announced their new tool to continue the department’s "priority of positively engaging members of our Washington Township Community." The idea was born, before COVID-19 when the Chief’s cousin Joey, a retired NYPD officer, se…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Mansion Party With 100 Rowdy Guests Busted By Police South Jersey Mansion Party With 100 Rowdy Guests Busted By Police
South Jersey Mansion Party With 100 Rowdy Guests Busted By Police A South Jersey homeowner is facing a criminal charge and several violations after a rowdy crowd of more than 100 people trashed his residential home during a Labor Day event, authorities said. The Washington Township and Gloucester Township Police Departments responded to the pool party on Bells Lake Road near School House Lane Monday night. There, they found trash strewn on the streets and yards, intoxicated people, loud music and party-goers cars parked throughout this typically quiet residential neighborhood, Washington Township police said.  Officers spoke with security …

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist
South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist Police in Gloucester County seek the public's help locating a hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck a teenage bicyclist, authorities said. "We are investigating a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash from last evening on Ganttown Road," Washington Township police said on their Facebook page. The 13-year-old bicycle rider, who police did not identify, suffered non-life threatening injuries, they said. Township police posted a photo of the damaged bike (shown above) which has a bent front wheel. The teenager and a dark-colored SUV were reportedly traveling west about 10 p.m., near Washing…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Camden Man Fatally Stabbed Woman Found In Fire Prosecutor: Camden Man Fatally Stabbed Woman Found In Fire
Prosecutor: Camden Man Fatally Stabbed Woman Found In Fire A 31-year-old man from Camden has been arrested with the help of U.S. Marshals in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said. Kacheim Davis of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the homicide of Christine Pierce, 41, of Camden, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. About 9 p.m. on Saturday, Camden City firefighters were dispatched to an apartment on the 800 block of Haddon Ave. on a report of smoke detectors going off.  Once inside, they located and extinguished a small stove fire befo…

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by Jon Craig