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Drugs, Fake Guns Found In South Jersey Home Where Assault Victim Suffered Brain Injury: Police Drugs, Fake Guns Found In South Jersey Home Where Assault Victim Suffered Brain Injury: Police
Drugs, Fake Guns Found In South Jersey Home Where Assault Victim Suffered Brain Injury: Police Two men were accused of having several types of drugs at the same home where an assault victim suffered a serious brain injury, authorities said. Elijah Knight-Stevenson and Mohamed Sesay were arrested in the case, the Glassboro Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 16. Ages and hometowns for the two men weren't available as of press time. Glassboro police executed a search warrant on the 300 block of Carpenter Street on Friday, Dec. 6. The raid was part of an investigation into an aggravated assault at the home on Saturday, Oct. 19 that left the victim needing emergency …

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by Chris Spiker
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Police Hunting For Suspects In South Jersey Armed Robbery Police Hunting For Suspects In South Jersey Armed Robbery
Police Hunting For Suspects In South Jersey Armed Robbery Police were searching for two men involved in an armed robbery in Glassboro that left a 21-year-old man shaken and without his belongings, authorities said. In a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Glassboro Police Department said the men robbed the victim at gunpoint on Sunday, Nov. 24. The robbery happened near the circle on Route 322 at around 4:30 p.m. Investigators said the suspects—one tall and thin, the other shorter—approached the victim and initially asked about buying marijuana. When the victim said he didn’t know, the conversation shifted to personal items he w…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man, 62, Killed Striking Utility Pole, Flipping South Jersey Man, 62, Killed Striking Utility Pole, Flipping
South Jersey Man, 62, Killed Striking Utility Pole, Flipping A 62-year-old driver died after striking a utility pole and overturning in Gloucester County, authorities said. The man from Glassboro was driving a Toyota Camry westbound on the 200 block of East High Street/Route 322 when he lost control at 4:06 p.m. on Monday, May 1, Glassboro police said. The car ran off the roadway to the right, struck the utility pole and overturned, police said. The driver was pronounced dead after being flown to Cooper Hospital.  If anyone witnessed this crash or has any information, please contact Crash Investigator Cpl. Derek Walton #9110 of the Glass…

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities ID 22-Year-Old Victim Of Fatal Gloucester County Shooting Authorities ID 22-Year-Old Victim Of Fatal Gloucester County Shooting
Authorities ID 22-Year-Old Victim Of Fatal Gloucester County Shooting Authorities have identified the 22-year-old victim of a shooting in Gloucester County. The gunman remained at large. ​The preliminary investigation indicated that at 1:06 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, Glassboro police officers responded to the 200 block of University Boulevard for a report of gunshots. According to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office, units arrived and cleared several occupants from the residence and located a male deceased in a bedroom on the second floor. Authorities identified the victim as Travon A. Barker-Bordley, of Glassboro. ​An autopsy of Barker-Bordley ru…

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by Jon Craig
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Motorcyclist Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Burlington County: Police Motorcyclist Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Burlington County: Police
Motorcyclist Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Burlington County: Police A motorcyclist with a fake license plate was arrested after a high-speed chase, authorities said. On Thursday, Nov. 3 at about 2:45 p.m., an officer conducting traffic enforcement on Route 73, near Route 70, observed a motorcycle being operated with a fictitious license plate, Evesham police said.  The officer attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop, however, the rider of the motorcycle failed to pull over.  The rider accelerated at a high rate of speed, putting his life and the life of other motorists at risk, as he traveled north on Route 73 at …

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by Jon Craig
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Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged in the fatal shooting of another man in an apartment complex parking lot, authorities said. Teon Macklin-Goodwine, of the Tory Estates apartments in Clementon, was charged with murder, robbery and weapons offenses in connection with the killing, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. Macklin-Goodwine was taken into custody Monday, June 27 by officers from the Camden County Sheriff’s Department and lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holl…

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by Jon Craig
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Shooting Investigated, SWAT Team Responds In Gloucester County Shooting Investigated, SWAT Team Responds In Gloucester County
Shooting Investigated, SWAT Team Responds In Gloucester County Gloucester County SWAT Team was called on a report of a shooting late Tuesday, authorities said. At 8:42 p.m., Gloucester County Communications received a 9-1-1 call from a man reporting he had been shot on South Academy Street, according to Glassboro police. A perimeter was established while officers assessed the scene and gathered additional information. A short time later, police located the victim who was suffering a head injury. The victim was evaluated by EMS and refused any further medical treatment, police said. Several witnesses, unrelated to the investigation reported hearing o…

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by Jon Craig
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Report: Former South Jersey Police Chief Arrested For Strangling Woman Report: Former South Jersey Police Chief Arrested For Strangling Woman
Report: Former South Jersey Police Chief Arrested For Strangling Woman A retired police chief from Gloucester County has been arrested on charges including aggravated assault for allegedly strangling a woman and threatening to kill her in an alleged domestic violence incident, according to media reports.  Franklin S. Brown Jr., 53, of Glassboro retired from the police force in 2019 and most recently worked as administrator of the city of Woodbury, a job he resigned from on Tuesday, Mayor Peg Sickel told NJ Advance Media. The former Glassboro police chief was arrested and charged on Sunday with aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim, simple assau…

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by Jon Craig