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Police & Fire
Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In South Jersey Chain-Reaction Crash
An Atlantic County woman was cited after her SUV caused a chain-reaction crash and hit the back of a school bus in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police said officers responded to a crash involving a school bus westbound on the Black Horse Pike. The five-vehicle wreck happened in the West Atlantic City section of the township at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Two cars and an SUV were stopped in the left lane behind the Egg Harbor Township School District bus. The bus was in the right lane with its red lights and stop sign activated to let s…
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Dogs Up For Adoption After Escaping Hoarding Situation In Atlantic County
Several dogs rescued from an Atlantic County hoarding situation are ready to find their forever homes. Some of the 25 dogs saved from a Galloway home are now up for adoption, the township's police department said on Thursday, Feb. 15. The dogs and one cat were found in poor conditions at a Zurich Avenue home on Saturday, Feb. 10. Officers also discovered a dead dog on the property. The animals' owner, 23-year-old Jason Millar of Wildwood Crest, was charged with cruelty to animals and he was released on a summons. Galloway police said a black-and-white Newfoundland dog named "Moo"…
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed In Atlantic City's Latest Shooting
An Atlantic City man was shot and killed on Saturday, Jan. 20, in another incident marking a deadly start to 2024 in the city, authorities said. City police responded to a shooting report at 119 North Virginia Avenue just before 7:30 p.m., the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Sunday, Jan. 21. Officers found 32-year-old Christian Hunter with several gunshot wounds and unresponsive on the sidewalk. Hunter was rushed to AtlantiCare Medical Center, City Division, where he was pronounced dead. The South Regional Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to fig…
Police & Fire
Husband Was Naked In Bed, Watching TV When He Was Shot Dead In South Jersey: Reports
David Wigglesworth was watching TV naked in bed when he was shot to death on Christmas Day in South Jersey, news reports say. Meanwhile, the battered woman accused of killing her husband got unlikely character letters of support from her mother-in-law and brother-in-law, Breaking AC reports. Defense attorneys and Hamilton police say a fight between Marylue Wiggleworth and her violent husband led to the slaying. But that wasn't enough to persuade a judge who ordered Wigglesworth, 51, to remain jailed pending her murder trial at a detention hearing on Tuesday, Jan.…
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Indicted On Animal Abuse Charges After Dogs Found Abandoned For Days: Authorities
An Atlantic County Grand Jury has indicted a South Jersey woman for multiple counts of animal cruelty after she allegedly left five dogs unattended in the woods for days, authorities said. Jodi Wozniak, 45, of Galloway has been indicted on five counts of cruelty to animals, bodily injury, failure to care, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said Friday. On Sept 16, ACPO Investigator Denise Manino received a telephone call from Galloway Township Police Officer David LaSassa regarding five adult dogs of German Shepherd / Belgian Malinois breed that appeared to be abandoned in the woo…
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Who Abandoned Dogs Tethered To Trees Faces Charges In 3 Towns: Prosecutor
A South Jersey woman is facing charges in three different towns after abandoning several dogs in a forest and paying for parvo treatment using a stolen credit card, authorities said. Trouble for 45-year-old Jodi Wozniak began on Sept. 16, when five German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois were found in the woods near N. Pitney Road in Galloway, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. Some of the dogs were tethered to a tree and others were inside kennels with no food or water, police said. The dogs, owned by Wozniak, had been left alone for at least 15 hours, accord…
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Heroes
: Detectives Catch Fleeing Fugitive, Then Save His Life, Atlantic County Sheriff Says
Three sheriff's officers from Atlantic County are credited with saving a wanted fugitive's life after he began overdosing, authorities said. Sheriff’s Detectives Mark Allen, Dalton Rodriguez and Jordan Corona arrested a wanted fugitive in the Town of Hammonton after a brief foot pursuit, according to Sheriff Eric Sheffler. The fugitive, who was not identified, was taken into custody and placed in the rear of their patrol vehicle on Friday, Sheffler said. The suspect was initially alert and talking as he was being transported to the Sheriff’s Office for processing, Shefler…
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Prosecutor: Atlantic County Man Sexually Abused Teenager For 8 Years
A 43-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested for sexually abusing a 19-year-old woman multiple times for eight years, authorities said. The alleged sexual abuse by the Hammonton resident began when the girl was 11, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Dan Bocelle was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and five additional sexual assault-related charges, Tyner said. Atlantic County SWAT members helped take the suspect into custody at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday as he pulled into his driveway, Tyner said. Warranted searches of Bocelle’s house, place…
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FBI Urging
Covid-
19 Retests For Anyone Tested By Jersey Shore Lab
The FBI is urging anyone who got tested for COVID-19 at an Atlantic County lab to get tested again. In a tweet Friday morning, the FBI's Newark office said anyone tested at Infinity Diagnostic Laboratory in Ventnor should be retested as soon as possible. Your response is voluntary but would be useful in a federal investigation. Based on the response provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. Officials did not say why a retest was necessary, only that rapid finger prick blood tests are antibody tests and should not be used for diagnosing act…
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South Jersey Volunteer Fire Department Under Criminal Investigation
A volunteer fire station in Atlantic County has been shut down after the prosecutor’s office began a criminal investigation, an alert said. Hamilton Township announced on Tuesday that Mizpah Volunteer Fire Department has been administratively closed and that its emergency area will be covered by neighboring fire departments in the meantime. “The Township of Hamilton Committee ensures that the fire service delivered to the residents located in Mizpah’s coverage area will not be interrupted,” Hamilton officials said in the statement. The county prosecutor's office has not released any confir…
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