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Traumatized By Break-In, NJ College Student Develops Emergency App Traumatized By Break-In, NJ College Student Develops Emergency App
Traumatized By Break-In, NJ College Student Develops Emergency App An MBA fellow at Rowan University has designed an app to enhance the security of students at the Glassboro campus. Siena Rampulla was a victim of an off-campus break-in in March 2022, as reported by Daily Voice.  Jorge L. Navaheredia, 29, of Sicklerville, had broken into several women's homes including Rampulla's, according to Glassboro police. He was caught hiding under a kitchen sink with panties, police said. A search of the suspect's vehicle turned up additional panties and mail from burglary victims, police said at the time. A pre-trial conference for Navaheredia is set for Feb. …

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by Jon Craig
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3 Stabbed During Fight In South Jersey, Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor 3 Stabbed During Fight In South Jersey, Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor
3 Stabbed During Fight In South Jersey, Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of three Ocean County men in Gloucester County, authorities said. New Jersey State Police found Michael Hill, of Cherry Hill, walking along the shoulder of Route 55 in Glassboro after a fight on Friday night, Oct. 27, according to Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.  Hill was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and two weapons offenses, Gilbert said. Police responded to Oakwood Avenue in Glassboro shortly before 11:30 p.m. for a reported stabbing and found …

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by Jon Craig
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5 Charged After Rowdy Party Rattles South Jersey Town 5 Charged After Rowdy Party Rattles South Jersey Town
5 Charged After Rowdy Party Rattles South Jersey Town Five people including a homeowner were charged in connection with a raucous party attended by hundreds in a Gloucester County town. Glassboro Police responded to a residence on the 200 block of Dickinson Road around 10 p.m. on Aug. 5 for a report of a large, noisy party, police said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Police found a few hundred partiers, loud music and illegally parked cars, they said. When police tried to break up the crowd, partiers became unruly and ignored orders to leave, police said. Attendees gathered in the street, took items from neighbors’ yards and continued blaring music, p…

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by Jon Craig
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Shooting Investigated Near Rowan University Campus Shooting Investigated Near Rowan University Campus
Shooting Investigated Near Rowan University Campus Police are investigating a shooting that took place Sunday night near the Rowan University campus. The school issued an advisory at about 7:30 p.m. stating: “Please avoid the area of Church and Wilmer Streets while Glassboro Police are investigating a shots fired call that occurred OFF CAMPUS.” No students were involved in the incident or another Glassboro shooting that occurred more than a mile from campus on April 13.

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Who Drove Car Into Crowd Of Fighting NJ Teens Was Not Involved In Argument: Police Woman Who Drove Car Into Crowd Of Fighting NJ Teens Was Not Involved In Argument: Police
Woman Who Drove Car Into Crowd Of Fighting NJ Teens Was Not Involved In Argument: Police A woman was arrested after she drove her car into a crowd of teenagers during a fight that she allegedly had no part in at a South Jersey apartment complex, authorities said. The incident reportedly began with a fight between the driver, Mikayla Rodriguez-Green, 20, of Pilesgrove, and others at the Hollybush Apartments at 4:28 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, according to Glassboro police. As police arrived, Rodriguez-Green began to drive off, over a curb and intentionally hit a crowd of teens that had no involvement in the fight, according to police. Three girls, ages 13, 15 and 16, were injured b…

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by Jon Craig
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Glassboro Public Schools Locked Down Glassboro Public Schools Locked Down
Glassboro Public Schools Locked Down UPDATED: All Glassboro Public Schools were reported to be locked down during a police investigation, authorities said. Glassboro Police confirmed a shelter-in-place was lifted by early afternoon Thursday, Sept. 22. An undisclosed threat was made to one of the schools, police said, without naming which one. No students have been injured and all staff and students are safe, police said on Facebook. "Our department will continue to have officers present outside each of the schools for the remainder of the day, again as a precautionary measure," police said. The investigation was reportedly…

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by Jon Craig
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Shooting Investigated During House Party Near Rowan University Shooting Investigated During House Party Near Rowan University
Shooting Investigated During House Party Near Rowan University A large house party turned rowdier when shots rang out near the Rowan University campus, authorities said. Glassboro police already were at the scene of an off-campus house party on Georgetown Road — trying to clear crowds from the street — on Sunday when gunfire was heard at about 2 a.m. Police said the shots were fired near Dickinson and Pennsylvania roads, but that no one had been hurt or showed up at area hospitals. This area was secured as a crime scene and the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office Crime Scene Unit responded to assist with the investigation.  If anyone witnessed…

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by Jon Craig
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Facebook Marketplace Seller Robbed At Gunpoint In South Jersey: Police Facebook Marketplace Seller Robbed At Gunpoint In South Jersey: Police
Facebook Marketplace Seller Robbed At Gunpoint In South Jersey: Police A South Jersey resident selling a laptop computer using social media was robbed at gunpoint, authorities said. At 9:06 p.m. Tuesday, Gloucester County Communications received a 911 call from a Glassboro resident who reported that he had just been robbed at gunpoint. The caller relayed to police dispatch that he had been communicating with someone through Facebook Marketplace to sell them an Apple iPad, Glassboro police said. Once the caller and suspect met in person, the suspect briefly inspected the iPad, produced a black handgun and threatened the victim before running away with the iPad…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Police Seek Endangered, Missing Teen South Jersey Police Seek Endangered, Missing Teen
South Jersey Police Seek Endangered, Missing Teen Authorities in South Jersey are seeking the public's help in finding a teen who they described as missing and endangered. Silvia Abarca-Velasquez, 15, was last seen March 9, Glassboro police said. She is Hispanic, 5"3', approximately 115 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion, police said. Anyone with information as to Siliva's whereabouts is urged to call police at 856-881-1500 or text GLASSPD to 847411.

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by Cecilia Levine