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NJ Hotel Worker Brilliantly Foils FL Bus Driver's Plan To Have Sex With Teen: Prosecutor NJ Hotel Worker Brilliantly Foils FL Bus Driver's Plan To Have Sex With Teen: Prosecutor
NJ Hotel Worker Brilliantly Foils FL Bus Driver's Plan To Have Sex With Teen: Prosecutor A New Jersey hotel employee helped arrest a Florida bus driver who confided in them that he was hoping to have sex with a boy or girl while in the area for work, authorities said. Gregory P. Tibbetts, 59, of Ocoee, was under the impression that he was texting with a teen girl, but in reality, he was communicating with detectives who were aware of his intentions, Burlington County Prosecutor Lachia L. Bradshaw and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent said. The investigation began on June 5 when Tibbets, who was traveling through the area as part of his employment responsibilitie…

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by Cecilia Levine
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5 Hurt When Jeep Runs Off Bypass In South Jersey 5 Hurt When Jeep Runs Off Bypass In South Jersey
5 Hurt When Jeep Runs Off Bypass In South Jersey Five people were hospitalized after their Jeep Liberty ran off the roadway, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at 2:24 p.m. Westampton Township police responded to East Pennington Drive. A Jeep had run off the road and into a backyard. Investigation at the scene revealed that a 48-year-old woman was traveling southbound on the Mount Holly Bypass, when she lost control of the vehicle, traveling onto the shoulder of the road, then off the road, striking a wooden fence and then striking a large tree before the vehicle came to rest in the backyard of a residence in the 400 block …

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by Jon Craig
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Home Depot Shoplifter In Bulletproof Vest Waved Knife, Carried Loaded Shotgun: South Jersey PD Home Depot Shoplifter In Bulletproof Vest Waved Knife, Carried Loaded Shotgun: South Jersey PD
Home Depot Shoplifter In Bulletproof Vest Waved Knife, Carried Loaded Shotgun: South Jersey PD A 37-year-old South Jersey man wearing a bulletproof vest was arrested after he allegedly waved a knife at a Home Depot employee, authorities said. Mark C. Payne was suspected of shoplifting and had brandished a knife at a loss prevention worker at 7:02 p.m. Sunday, according to Westampton Township police. The incident occurred at the Home Depot store at 2703 Burlington-Mt. Holly Road in Westampton. Arriving patrol officers were flagged down by a loss prevention worker and pointed in the direction of a suspect fleeing in the parking lot. Police reportedly took Payne into custody without inc…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Shoplifting Suspect Busted With Fully Loaded Shotgun: Police South Jersey Shoplifting Suspect Busted With Fully Loaded Shotgun: Police
South Jersey Shoplifting Suspect Busted With Fully Loaded Shotgun: Police An alleged shoplifter was arrested over the weekend after police found him with multiple weapons, including a fully loaded shotgun in South Jersey, authorities said. Westampton Township police officers were dispatched to the Home Depot on Burlington Mount Holly Road around 5 p.m. Sunday, police said. Employees told responding officers that the suspect, Mark C. Payne, pointed a knife at a loss prevention officer and then fled the store, according to police. Officers were able to de-escalate the situation and took Payne into custody without further incident, police said. On him, they discov…

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by Nicole Acosta
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It's A Simple Stabbing At Hellish South Jersey Hotel It's A Simple Stabbing At Hellish South Jersey Hotel
It's A Simple Stabbing At Hellish South Jersey Hotel A 19-year-old Burlington County resident has been indicted for trying to fatally stab a man at a Westampton hotel, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Michael Warder, of Salvia Street, in Pemberton Township, on one count of first-degree attempted murder and several weapons charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The indictment was returned on Friday and signed by Coffina. An arraignment will be held soon in Superior Court. Warder remains held in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, the prosecutor said. The investigation began on Aug. 7 a…

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by Jon Craig