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Female Substitute Teacher Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl In South Jersey: Prosecutor Female Substitute Teacher Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Female Substitute Teacher Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 27-year-old substitute teacher from Burlington County has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Camden County, authorities said. Rebecca Coddington, of Browns Mills, sexually assaulted the girl multiple times between September 2019 and December 2023 at a home in Gloucester Township, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Coddington is a substitute teacher in the Runnemede Public School District, but no allegations have been brought forward involving students, MacAulay said. Coddington was arrested in Gloucester Township on Feb. 5 by t…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Driver Who Struck Student At School Bus Stop Charged With Assault By Auto In South Jersey Driver Who Struck Student At School Bus Stop Charged With Assault By Auto In South Jersey
Driver Who Struck Student At School Bus Stop Charged With Assault By Auto In South Jersey The driver of a car that struck at student crossing the street to a school bus has been charged with assault by auto in Gloucester Township, authorities said. The 15-year-old student from Camden County Technical School was seriously injured by the driver who allegedly ignored the bus' extended stop bar and warning lights, according to Gloucester Township police. The driver's name has not been released. The crash occurred at about 6:40 a.m. on Jan. 18 at Hickstown Road and Heatherwood Drive. "Several children had already crossed the road when the driver recklessly continued forward," …

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by Jon Craig
Traffic
Vehicle Veers Off Route 55 In Gloucester County (Developing) Vehicle Veers Off Route 55 In Gloucester County (Developing)
Vehicle Veers Off Route 55 In Gloucester County (Developing) Police and EMS crews were at the scene of a crash after a vehicle veered off Route 55 in Gloucester Township, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 northbound near Exit 48 (Ellis Mill Road) in Glassboro, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.  The right shoulder was closed, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Neighbor Rescues Critically Injured Resident From South Jersey House Fire: Police Neighbor Rescues Critically Injured Resident From South Jersey House Fire: Police
Neighbor Rescues Critically Injured Resident From South Jersey House Fire: Police An alert neighbor rescued a critically injured person from a house fire in Gloucester Township, authorities said. Arriving police officers found heavy smoke and the lone occupant of the home outside. The fire broke out at 10:04 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 on the 500 block of Pasadena Drive in the Magnolia section of Gloucester Township, police said. Firefighters quickly contained the fire to the rear of the one-story home, they said. Paramedics from Virtua treated the injured person who was airlifted to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia by PENN STAR. The fire remains under investigat…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Student Struck By Driver Who Ran School Bus Stop Sign, Warning Lights In South Jersey: Police Student Struck By Driver Who Ran School Bus Stop Sign, Warning Lights In South Jersey: Police
Student Struck By Driver Who Ran School Bus Stop Sign, Warning Lights In South Jersey: Police A 15-year-old girl from Gloucester Township was struck by a vehicle while crossing the road to a school bus, authorities said. The student, from Camden County Technical School, was seriously injured by the driver who allegedly ignored the bus' extended stop bar and warning lights, according to Gloucester Township police. On Thursday, Jan. 18, at about 6:30 a.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to the intersection of Hickstown Road and Heatherwood Drive for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.  Police found the student who had crossed Hickstown Road to get on her school bu…

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by Jon Craig
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Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years
Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years A drug kingpin who headed a network that slung fentanyl and meth in South Jersey and the suburbs of Philadelphia while he hid from his pursuers was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 18 years in federal prison. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, must serve just about all of the time he received in U.S. District Court in Camden on Jan. 4 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Long – known on the street as “Bless” and “Max” – ran the operation as a fugitive for three years while under a federal indictment for major drug trafficking out of Philadelphia. A second drug conspi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle
US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle U.S. Marshals arrested a porch pirate who rammed a South Jersey police officer with her vehicle while fleeing from him, authorities said. Ebony E. Gomez of Jacksonville, FL, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 11 in Monroe Township and turned over to Gloucester Township police. Gomez was wanted on various charges including second-degree eluding, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Gomez fled police in a white Dodge Journey on Jarvis Road in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, loca…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops
NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops A porch pirate who rammed a South Jersey police officer with her vehicle while fleeing from him is being sought on multiple charges, officials say. Police spotted Ebony E. Gomez's white Dodge Journey on Jarvis Road in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, local police said. The vehicle had been identified in a series of package thefts, and so officers conducted a motor vehicle stop. The license plate, NJ-F64PSY, was listed as stolen. Officers saw juveniles inside the vehicle unrestrained before it fled at a high rate of speed, officials said…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Porch Pirate Captured On Camera Stealing Packages In South Jersey SEEN HIM? Porch Pirate Captured On Camera Stealing Packages In South Jersey
Seen HIM? Porch Pirate Captured On Camera Stealing Packages In South Jersey Gloucester Township police are circulating photos of a man suspected of stealing packages from porches. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the pictured male suspect wearing a two-tone blue Amazon Jacket stole a package in the Valleybrook Development, police said. The suspect then returned to his blue sedan parked across the street. The package contained $1,229 worth of Apple Watches, police said. If you can identify the suspect in the photo call the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500, or call our GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line: 856-842-5560. To send an Anonymous Tip via Text Message to …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Concern Grows For Missing 12-Year-Old In South Jersey Concern Grows For Missing 12-Year-Old In South Jersey
Concern Grows For Missing 12-Year-Old In South Jersey Police in South Jersey are searching for a 12-year-old girl missing since the weekend. Luna Camacho left her Sicklerville home in Winslow Township around 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, and hasn't returned since, local and county police said. Authorities believe she may be around the Lacascata Apartments in Gloucester Township or an unknown destination in Atlantic City. Luna was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black leggings, and red and white Air Jordan sneakers.  Anyone who sees her is urged to contact Winslow Township Detective Smith at 609-567-0700 x1226 or Camden County Pr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Man, 27, Goes Missing In South Jersey SEEN HIM? Man, 27, Goes Missing In South Jersey
Seen HIM? Man, 27, Goes Missing In South Jersey A 27-year-old man has gone missing in Gloucester Township, authorities said. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Michael Sites was reported missing from the Laurel Springs section of Gloucester Township.  He is described as being 6' tall and weighing 130 pounds. He has brown eyes, brown hair, and tattoos of a Wolf and Skull on his chest. He also has a curse word tattooed on his upper back. Last clothing description he was wearing gray pajama pants, a short-sleeved shirt (unknown color) and carrying a black/green backpack. His destination is unknown, however, he is possibly in the area of the Kensingt…

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by Jon Craig
Traffic
Serious Crash Jams Traffic On Route 42 In Camden County (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Jams Traffic On Route 42 In Camden County (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Jams Traffic On Route 42 In Camden County (Developing) A serious crash was delaying traffic on Route 42 in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 on the southbound side of Route 42 north of Exit 10A in Gloucester Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. One right lane of three lanes was closed, 511nj.org reported.

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