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Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals
Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals The man accused of dragging a Temple University student more than a mile beneath an SUV before fleeing the scene has been identified as a suspect already wanted in a child rape case, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Derek Reid, 48, was arrested Thursday, July 31, in the 7200 block of Briar Road in Philadelphia after becoming the primary suspect in the fatal June 24 hit-and-run that killed 20-year-old Bryce Wolfe, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Philadelphia police had asked the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for help locating Reid after investigators identified him as the suspect …

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Man Hospitalized After Ejected From Construction Tractor: Pleasantville PD Man Hospitalized After Ejected From Construction Tractor: Pleasantville PD
Man Hospitalized After Ejected From Construction Tractor: Pleasantville PD A 24-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was hospitalized after he was ejected from a construction tractor on Thursday, July 30, authorities said. At 6:29 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Church Street after the tractor equipment tipped onto its side, ejecting the driver, who was leveling the ground as part of demolition work, Pleasantville police said. The driver sustained injuries to his lower body and he was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. The injuries are non-life-threatening, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron
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Two PA Residents Assaulted Two Cops: Sea Isle City PD Two PA Residents Assaulted Two Cops: Sea Isle City PD
Two PA Residents Assaulted Two Cops: Sea Isle City PD Two Pennsylvania residents were arrested and charged with assaulting police in Sea Isle City, authorities announced. At 11:17 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, police responded to a fight in progress at the Sea Isle Inn after Patrick McStravog, a 31-year-old Audubon resident was involved in a fight with other patrons inside the business, having instigated the altercation, Sea Isle City police said.  As first responders tended to McStravog, Robert McMonagle, a 60-year-old Norristown resident, became irate and struck an officer in the chest while trying to go after the people who were involved …

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by Sam Barron
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14-Year-Old Brandished Gun On School Bus: Township Of Hamilton PD 14-Year-Old Brandished Gun On School Bus: Township Of Hamilton PD
14-Year-Old Brandished Gun On School Bus: Township Of Hamilton PD A 14-year-old Mays Landing resident was arrested and charged after he brandished a gun on a school bus in Township of Hamilton on Wednesday, July 29, authorities said. The student displayed the handgun to other students while riding home on the bus, Township of Hamilton police said. He was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and numerous weapons offenses, police said. The firearm had not been properly secured inside his residence, leading to John Mutcherson, a 39-year-old Mays Landing resident to be charged with allowing a…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor NJ Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor
NJ Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor A 38-year-old lifeguard in Atlantic City was arrested and charged with trying to meet an underage girl for sex, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Tuesday, July 28, Stephen Pagnoni, an Egg Harbor Township resident, began chatting with online with who he thought was a 15-year-old girl was actually an undercover detective from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief John Ostermueller said. Pagnoni arranged to meet at a park in Cherry Hill to have sex with the girl in exchange for …

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by Sam Barron
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Philly Man Who Stole Pokémon Cards From Gloucester County Store At Large: Police Philly Man Who Stole Pokémon Cards From Gloucester County Store At Large: Police
Philly Man Who Stole Pokémon Cards From Gloucester County Store At Large: Police Police in Washington Township are hoping to catch em all. A 31-year-old Philadelphia man is at large after he stole Pokémon cards from a card shop in Washington Township, Washington Township police said. Frank's Card Shop on Route 42 was burglarized on Wednesday, July 1 after two suspects broke the front window to gain entry to steal the cards, police said. On Friday, July 10, the same suspects returned armed with a hammer and again attempted to break the front window to gain entry, police said. Their attempt was unsuccessful, and no entry was made into the business, police said. An invest…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Man Threatened To Kill Mom, Sister While In Jail: Prosecutor NJ Man Threatened To Kill Mom, Sister While In Jail: Prosecutor
NJ Man Threatened To Kill Mom, Sister While In Jail: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Mays Landing man pleaded guilty to threatening his mother, sister and brother-in-law, authorities announced Thursday, June 30. Douglas Shuster faces three years in prison after pleading guilty to terroristic threats per the terms of a plea agreement, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, a man told Mullica Township police his mother-in-law had received threats over the phone from Shuster, who was incarcerated at the Salem County Jail, authorities said. Shuster told his mother that if she sold the house he was staying in and if his belon…

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by Sam Barron
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Female Fort Dix Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate: Feds Female Fort Dix Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate: Feds
Female Fort Dix Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate: Feds A 27-year-old corrections officer at FCI Fort Dix was charged with having sex with an inmate, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. Jordan Pensak, a New Brunswick resident, had a consensual relationship with an inmate at the facility, having sex with him in January, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Pensak and the inmate also exchanged sexually explicit photographs and messages over social media and electronic applications, facilitated by the inmate’s use of two contraband cell phones while in custody at Fort Dix, Frazer said. Pensak admitted to having a sexual relationship with th…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor
NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Atlantic City man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Monday, Feb. 2, officers responded to an apartment in Atlantic City and found the 1-year-old unresponsive, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The child was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The child had blunt force trauma  to the head and neck and an autopsy documented a contusion on the child’s forehead and abrasions on both sides of her neck, bilaterial retinal hemorrhages and had absent …

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Burglar Busted Breaking Into Vehicle: Northfield PD Burglar Busted Breaking Into Vehicle: Northfield PD
Burglar Busted Breaking Into Vehicle: Northfield PD A 30-year-old Northfield man was arrested and charged with breaking into a vehicle, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. At 11:11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, a residence on Pincus Avenue noticed a man, later identified as Yuma White, opening the door of a parked vehicle, Northfield police said. Officers detained White and reviewed surveillance footage showed White breaking into a motor vehicle, police said. He is charged with two counts of burglary and five counts of criminal activity to commit burglary, police said.

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Glassboro woman was arrested and charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend in Winslow Township Wednesday, July 29, authorities said. Amelia Wilmore-Nozil is charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Winslow Township Police Chief Donald Lemons. At 2:03 p.m. officers responded to Bromley Court and found 33-year-old Dominicio Fuhrtz, a Winslow Township resident, inside his parked vehicle with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Fuhrtz was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor
NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor A 36-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested after sending a 7-year-old girl naked videos of himself and soliciting explicit photos of her in return, authorities announced Thursday, July 29. The investigation began on Monday, July 20, after the girl said a man had been sending her messages by text and over TikTok, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Elmer Lao, a Camden resident, engaged in online conversations with the girl, whom he knew to be seven years old, MacAulay said. During those messages, Lao sent nude videos of himself to her and requested she send nude …

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