8-Year-Old Boy Sleeping In Parked Car Killed After Fishing Trip In South Jersey: Prosecutor 8-Year-Old Boy Sleeping In Parked Car Killed After Fishing Trip In South Jersey: Prosecutor
8-Year-Old Boy Sleeping In Parked Car Killed After Fishing Trip In South Jersey: Prosecutor An 8-year-old boy from Philadelphia died in a crash while sleeping in a car parked along White Horse Pike in Absecon, authorities said. The boy was asleep in the car after a fishing trip with his father when the crash occurred at about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The initial investigation indicates a 2019 Nissan Sentra, operated by Edward Johnston, 25, of Egg Harbor City, was traveling westbound when it went off the roadway to the right and struck a 1995 Honda that was parked on the shoulder, the prosecutor said. The boy&nbs…
Trenton Woman Sentenced In Crash That Killed Police Officer: Prosecutor Trenton Woman Sentenced In Crash That Killed Police Officer: Prosecutor
Trenton Woman Sentenced In Crash That Killed Police Officer: Prosecutor A 31-year-old woman from Trenton has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for a crash that killed a New Jersey Human Services Department police officer, authorities said. Taquaysha M. Bell, 31, was sentenced Thursday, July 13 for the June 19, 2020 vehicular homicide in which 53-year-old  Michael Luko, Sr. was killed while off-duty, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Luko was driving home from work at the time of the head-on crash. Bell was driving west on the White Horse Pike in Mays Landing. Bell was also sentenced to five years New Jersey S…
Four Children Under 13 Sexually Assaulted By South Jersey Man: Prosecutor Four Children Under 13 Sexually Assaulted By South Jersey Man: Prosecutor
Four Children Under 13 Sexually Assaulted By South Jersey Man: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man from Atlantic County has admitted to sexually assaulting four children between the ages of three and 13 years old, authorities said. Jaquan Dublin, of Egg Harbor City pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 16 to four counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Dublin was arrested and charged on Feb. 10, 2021 for sexually assaulting four children all of which occurred in Galloway Township during the summer of 2020, the prosecutor said. Although he was 18 when arrested, Dublin was 17 when the offenses.occurr…
South Jersey Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 33-year-old South Jersey man was indicted on first-degree murder charges, authorities said. Jahlil Boston, of Egg Harbor City, also was indicted Tuesday, April 18 on weapons offenses and drug dealing, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On March 18, 2023, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to the 1900 block of the Boardwalk for a report of a male who suffered from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at he scene.  Information led to the arrest of Boston, who was in possession of a handgun and suspected crack cocaine.  Boston was t…
NJ Park Police Officer Charged With Making Child Pornography: Prosecutor NJ Park Police Officer Charged With Making Child Pornography: Prosecutor
NJ Park Police Officer Charged With Making Child Pornography: Prosecutor A New Jersey Park Police officer has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Patrick Kelly, 37, of Winslow Township, was arrested on Monday, April 17, at New Jersey State Park Police Headquarters in Egg Harbor City, they said. Kelly was serving as an officer with the New Jersey State Park Police, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Kelly is charged with manufacturing child abuse sexual materials and possession of child sexual abuse materials, MacAulay said. Kelly was being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending a detention …
Home Invasion Crime Spree Leads To South Jersey Arrest Home Invasion Crime Spree Leads To South Jersey Arrest
Home Invasion Crime Spree Leads To South Jersey Arrest A 41-year-old man from South Jersey was arrested after trying to enter multiple homes, authorities said. Steven R. Hackett, 41, of Egg Harbor City was charged with burglary, two counts of attempted burglary and two counts of criminal mischief, according to Absecon police. Hackett was arrested after the incidents in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Feb. 15, police said. Officers were called to locations on Showellton Avenue and Marlin Road where they discovered that a male had entered an occupied home and attempted to gain entry into several others. Hackett was located and arrested wi…
Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding
Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding The skier at Camelback Resort who was badly injured in an accident on Sunday, Jan. 15 remains hospitalized and may be at risk of paralysis — just weeks before his wedding. The 25-year-old outdoorsman was "unconscious and bleeding from the head" when he was airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital after losing control on a double black diamond trail at the Tannserville resort, Daily Voice has reported.  Now identified as Dmitry Kinakh, the skier has since been transferred to the intensive care unit at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia with injuries to his back and head.  "He has a fractured sku…
Philadelphia Pedestrian, 28, Killed By SUV On Atlantic City Expressway Philadelphia Pedestrian, 28, Killed By SUV On Atlantic City Expressway
Philadelphia Pedestrian, 28, Killed By SUV On Atlantic City Expressway A 28-year-old pedestrian from Philadelphia was struck and killed by a car on the Atlantic City Expressway Saturday, Oct. 29, authorities said. Donte Horton was struck by a westbound Toyota Rav4 in the left lane around 10:05 p.m. in Hamilton Township near milepost 22.8, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The driver of the Toyota, a 25-year-old male of Egg Harbor City, NJ was not injured, nor was his passenger.  A GoFundMe for Horton's family remembers him as "a wonderful son, brother, father, uncle, and best-friend who solemnly touched the lives of those around him." Th…
6 Arrested In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police 6 Arrested In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police
6 Arrested In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police Citizen complaints about alleged drug-dealing activities led to the arrest of six people in Pleasantville, authorities said. The arrests followed a warranted search at 132 North First St., police said. Arrested were  Messiah Burton, 19, of Pleasantville; Edwin Eaton, 45, of Pleasantville; Natalie Camagna, 39, of Pleasantville; Satrina Watson, 55, of Egg Harbor City; Ronald Holloway, 51, of Atlantic City; and Daniel Ravese, 36, of Somers Point.  All six were being held on multiple drug and weapons charges in the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending detention hearings…
14.6 Pounds Of Pot, Handguns Found By Atlantic City Officers During Welfare Check: Authorities 14.6 Pounds Of Pot, Handguns Found By Atlantic City Officers During Welfare Check: Authorities
14.6 Pounds Of Pot, Handguns Found By Atlantic City Officers During Welfare Check: Authorities A welfare check resulted in the arrest of two people and recovery of more than 14 pounds of marijuana, authorities said. On Monday, Oct. 10 at 5:59 p.m., Officers Aidan Richardson and Dion Liu were flagged down by a concerned citizen in the first block of South Michigan Avenue regarding two individuals inside a parked vehicle possibly experiencing a medical emergency.  The officers approached the parked vehicle and observed Gregory Donzuso in the driver’s seat and Shannon Lockhart in the passenger seat.  The occupants appeared to be sleeping and upon further evaluation the office…
Arrest Made In Hit-Run Crash Near South Jersey School Arrest Made In Hit-Run Crash Near South Jersey School
Arrest Made In Hit-Run Crash Near South Jersey School Bellmawr police arrested an Egg Harbor City man on Tuesday, Oct. 4 after a 9-year-old child was struck while crossing a street in Bellmawr before the start of school. The driver allegedly left on Monday, Oct. 3 after the child was knocked to the ground and injured near E.M. Burke School, police said. Paul Criscione, 66, turned himself in after observing his vehicle on the news, police said. He was later charged with assault by auto, aggravated assault, leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury, and several motor vehicle summonses.  The child was taken to an area h…
Brush Fire Reported In South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Brush Fire Reported In South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Brush Fire Reported In South Jersey (Developing) A large brush fire broke out n Burlington County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire broke out on Tuesday, July 12 along Bulltown Road in Egg Harbor City. Police had closed the road from Batsto fire tower to Route 542. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES