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Pine Hill, NJ

Family Therapist Killed In Crash Mourned By Rowan Sorority Sisters Family Therapist Killed In Crash Mourned By Rowan Sorority Sisters
Family Therapist Killed In Crash Mourned By Rowan Sorority Sisters A 29-year-old mother and therapist killed in a New Jersey crash earlier this month is being remembered by her sorority sisters. Karina Castillo, of Pine Hill, died in the accident that left five others hurt on Black Horse Pike in Hamilton Township on Wednesday, April 3. More than $23,000 had been raised for her daughter, Graciela, and partner Joe on a GoFundMe launched by her sorority sisters of Lamda Tau Omega's Rowan University chapter. The campaign says Castillo was a family therapist and marriage counselor in Vineland, who also worked for NJ's Department of Child &a…
Woman Killed, Five People Injured In Three-Car South Jersey Crash Woman Killed, Five People Injured In Three-Car South Jersey Crash
Woman Killed, Five People Injured In Three-Car South Jersey Crash A Camden County woman was killed and five other people were injured in a crash on a busy road in western Atlantic County, authorities said. Karina Castillo, 29, of Pine Hill, was killed in the crash on Black Horse Pike near High Bank Road on Wednesday, Apr. 3, the Township of Hamilton Police Department said in a news release. Four adults and a child were hospitalized after the wreck. Township of Hamilton police responded to a three-car crash at around 2:15 p.m. Investigators said a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox driven by a 30-year-old Voorhees man and a 2011 Honda Civic driven by Castillo "made co…
NJ Man Who Stabbed PA State Trooper 'Numerous Times' In Berks County ID'd NJ Man Who Stabbed PA State Trooper 'Numerous Times' In Berks County ID'd
NJ Man Who Stabbed PA State Trooper 'Numerous Times' In Berks County ID'd A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was stabbed while serving a warrant for a New Jersey man in Berks County on Saturday, according to multiple releases by Trooper David Beohm.  Two troopers were sent to serve a 302 warrant, which is for involuntary mental health commitment, for 27-year-old Bradley Odenath of Pine Hill, NJ. They arrived at 293 Bachmoll Road, Tilden Township at 8:42 a.m. on Dec. 30, Beohm detailed.  "During their interaction with the male one of the troopers was stabbed numerous times in the leg," Beohm stated in the release.  Troopers were able to subd…
WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K
Winners: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, August 9, drawing. The winners matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.  Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Camden County: Quick Food Mart, 1023 Erial Rd., Pine Hill; and, Somerset County: Express Food Mart LLC, 2013 Route 27, Somerset. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, August 9, drawing were: 01, 08, 10, 25, and 32. The Gold Mega Ball was 13, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
Firefighter, Police Officer Recklessly Drove Fire Truck In Double-Fatal NJ Crash: Prosecutor Firefighter, Police Officer Recklessly Drove Fire Truck In Double-Fatal NJ Crash: Prosecutor
Firefighter, Police Officer Recklessly Drove Fire Truck In Double-Fatal NJ Crash: Prosecutor A 29-year-old firefighter and police officer from Camden County has been arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of a Pine Hill man and woman, authorities said. On Thursday, July 28, John Gibson, of Lawnside, also was charged with operating a vehicle recklessly -- a fire truck -- in the deaths of 68-year-old John Bishop and 75-year-old Marie Endicott, they said. Gibson also was charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. On Jan. 19, officers responded to a motor vehicle crash that occurre…
South Jersey Man Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Man Walking His Dog: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Man Walking His Dog: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Man Walking His Dog: Prosecutor A Camden County man has been charged with death by auto in connection with a DWI crash that killed a man walking his dog, authorities said. Darius Wade, 28, of Pine Hill was charged on Thursday, June 2 in connection with the May fatal crash, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay alongside Pine Hill Chief of Police Chris Winters. On May 6, 2022, at 12:02 a.m. the Pine Hill Police Department, Pine Hill Fire Department, and EMS personnel, were dispatched to the 200 block of East 11th Avenue for a pedestrian crash. An unconscious pedestrian was found in the roadway, along wi…
Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination
Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination A male-dominated South Jersey golf club kept women from becoming members, prevented them from owning homes on its property and handicapped those employed there, state authorities charged. As of last July, only three of the Pine Valley Golf Club’s 700 members were women, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in announcing a state Division of Civil Rights complaint against the historically male-dominated club in Camden County on Wednesday, April 27. It took a DCR investigation to get the club to relax restrictions on women to golf and access its facilities, Platkin said. Pine Valle…
State Police ID Driver Killed On I-295 In South Jersey State Police ID Driver Killed On I-295 In South Jersey
State Police ID Driver Killed On I-295 In South Jersey Authorities have released the name of a Camden County man killed when his car struck a concrete barrier in Salem County. Anthony Joy Jr., 58, of Pine Hill, was driving a Nissan Sentra south on Interstate 295 in Carneys Point Township shortly before 8 a.m. on March 20, according to Trooper Charles Marchan, a New Jersey State Police spokesman.  In the area of milepost 1.3 the Nissan struck a curbed median and concrete barrier, Marchan said. Joy was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
Authorities ID Victims In Collision With Camden County Firetruck Authorities ID Victims In Collision With Camden County Firetruck
Authorities ID Victims In Collision With Camden County Firetruck Authorities have identified the two people killed when their car collided with a South Jersey firetruck. John Bishop, 68, of Pine Hill and Marie Endicott, 75, also of Pine Hill died in the 9:54 a.m. crash Wednesday in Magnolia, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Detectives are continuing their investigation, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Magnolia Police Chief Scott Paris said. A Lawnside firetruck responding to a cardiac arrest call in Magnolia collided with their vehicle at the intersection of White Horse Pike and Warwick Road, they said. Three firefight…
Fugitive Accused Of Fatally Beating, Stabbing Pine Hill Hunter Captured In Pennsylvania Fugitive Accused Of Fatally Beating, Stabbing Pine Hill Hunter Captured In Pennsylvania
Fugitive Accused Of Fatally Beating, Stabbing Pine Hill Hunter Captured In Pennsylvania The fugitive accused of murdering a hunter in Pine Hill two days before Christmas has been arrested, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Pine Hill Police Chief Christopher Winters. Shawn Massey, 38, of Gibbsboro, was taken into custody in Bensalem, P.ennsylvania about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, they said. Detectives said a Bensalem Police officer was driving in Bensalem Township when he recognized Massey as being wanted for the homicide of Joseph Bottino, 54, of Gloucester Township. Massey was captured without incident, according to Mayer and Winters. Massey (shown bel…
SEEN HIM? Search Under Way For Man Apparently On Lam After Camden County Homicide SEEN HIM? Search Under Way For Man Apparently On Lam After Camden County Homicide
Seen HIM? Search Under Way For Man Apparently On Lam After Camden County Homicide A massive search is under way for a 38-year-old New Jersey man wanted in the brutal killing of a 54-year-old man, authorities said Monday. Shawn Massey of Gibbsboro is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the Dec. 23, 2020 killing of Joseph Bottino of Gloucester Township, in Pine Hill, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Pine Hill Police Chief Christopher Winters. Police were called to the 100 block of Watsontown-New Freedom Road around 6:30 p.m. after Bottino was found dead with visible traumatic injuries, Mayer and Winters said.  Bottino was known to h…