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DUI Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed 1, Critically Injured 4 In South Jersey: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old man was killed and four others were left critical following a head-on collision with a drunken driver in Camden County, authorities said.
Gerard Norum, 51, of Blackwood, was behind the wheel of the crash on White Horse Pike in Somerdale that killed Walter Lopez-Arevalo, of Lindenwold, just before midnight Thursday, March 14, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.
Norum was heading west when he struck the eastbound vehicle occupied by Lopez-Arevalo near Cedar Avenue, MacAulay said alongside Somerdale Police Chief James J. Walsh. …
Pennsylvania Man Convicted Of Groping South Jersey Woman Gets Probation: Prosecutor
A 59-year-old man from Delaware County, Pennsylvania who posed as a termite inspector to enter a Camden County victim's home was sentenced to probation, authorities said.
Edward Knox, of Aston, PA, owner of Hard Knox Waterproofing out of Upper Chichester, PA, was convicted of criminal sexual contact on Nov. 1, 2023, after a jury trial, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
On Friday, Jan. 12, Knox was sentenced to three years probation, the prosecutor said.
The charge arose out of an incident in Somerdale, NJ, on Jan. 7, 2019, the prosecutor said.
Knox, a basement water…
Winners: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K+
There were three Mega Millions players with winning tickets in New Jersey on Tuesday, Dec. 27, according to state Lottery officials.
One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $20,000.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Hudson County ($20,000): Lotto.com, 111 Town Square Place, Jersey City;
Camden County ($10,000): Ricks Farm, 428 N. Warwick Rd., Somerdale; and;
Ocean County ($10,000): News Plus, 620 Mule Rd., Toms River.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Dec. 27, drawing were: 09, 13, 36, 59, and 61. The Gold Mega…
South Jersey Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Second Driver Sought
A Camden County woman has been charged in connection with a motor vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian in Lindenwold, authorities said.
Raquel M. Syvertson, 52, of Atco, was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 21, with knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael P. McCarthy, Jr.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, at 5:42 p.m. Lindenwold police were dispatched to the 600 block of South White Horse Pike.
The pedestrian who was struck was identified as Dal B. …
Grand Jury Indictment Returned In 1999 South Jersey Rape, Attempted Murder, Prosecutor Says
A Camden County grand jury has returned an indictment in a decades-old rape, robbery and attempted murder case, authorities said.
The "cold case" remained unsolved until last year, according to acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Somerdale Police Chief James J. Walsh.
For details on last year's arrest of a fugitive suspect in South Carolina, previously reported by Daily Voice, click here.
Sanika Adams, 46, and formerly of Lawnside, was indicted for his involvement in the April 15, 1999, home invasion robbery, Mayer and Walsh said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
This i…
Video: DNA Matches South Carolina Fugitive, 47, With 1999 South Jersey Rape. Attempted Murder
With the help of DNA, South Jersey authorities believe they have cracked a 21-year-old rape and attempted murder case.
A fugitive from South Carolina was arrested on Friday in connection with the 1999 robbery, rape and attempted murder of two women in Somerdale, NJ, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Somerdale Police Chief James Walsh.
Sanyika L. Adams, 47, of Summerville, South Carolina, has been charged with:
One count of first-degree Attempted Murder
Two counts of first-degree Kidnapping
Four counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault
Two counts of fir…
