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Six NJ Corrections Officers Indicted For Covering Up Pepper Spray Attack On Inmate, AG Says Six NJ Corrections Officers Indicted For Covering Up Pepper Spray Attack On Inmate, AG Says
Six NJ Corrections Officers Indicted For Covering Up Pepper Spray Attack On Inmate, AG Says Six corrections officers were indicted after an inmate was pepper-sprayed and forcefully removed from his cell at a Burlington County detention center, authorities said. A grand jury indicted a sergeant and five senior corrections officers for the attack and subsequent coverup, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The incident happened at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, a center for adults 18-30 years old in Chesterfield Township. These were the officers charged in the case: Sgt. Michael Emmert, 40, Toms River Ch…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Driver Killed In New Jersey Turnpike Crash Dump Truck Driver Killed In New Jersey Turnpike Crash
Dump Truck Driver Killed In New Jersey Turnpike Crash A 45-year-old dump truck driver was killed when a tire failed and he overturned along the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 10:51 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 on the turnpike southbound on the outer roadway near milepost 55 in Chesterfield Township, New Jersey State Police said. The Peterbilt dump truck overturned, ran off the road to the right, and impacted a guide rail and chain link fence, police said. As a result of the crash, Nelson Gonzalez, of Manville, sustained fatal injuries, police said. The right lane of the southbound outer roadway w…

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by Jon Craig
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Dump Truck Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (DEVELOPING) Dump Truck Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (DEVELOPING)
Dump Truck Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (Developing) A dump truck overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 southbound north of Interchange 7 (Route 206) in Chesterfield Township, according to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. There were no immediate details on injuries. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Car Flips, Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash: Developing Car Flips, Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash: Developing
Car Flips, Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash: Developing A car flipped into a tree in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 4 p.m. on Recklesstown Way in Chesterfield Township, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said a motorist was trying to get out of the vehicle and complaining of chest pain. Chesterfield police were not immediately available for comment.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
News
Wawa To Break Ground In Sussex County Wawa To Break Ground In Sussex County
Wawa To Break Ground In Sussex County Wawa will be breaking ground in Sussex County on Dec. 10 for the opening of their newest location, NJ Advance Media reports. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wawa will happen at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Route 15 and Route 206 in Frankford Township. The store will occupy the former space of The Chatterbox, an iconic New Jersey drive-in restaurant that shut down three years ago and was demolished in March 2021. The latest location for the convenience chain will be the first Wawa in Sussex County. It is expected to open in the summer of 2022 Wawa has seen a massive expansion o…

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by Joe Gomez
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Crash, Possibly Fatal, Reported In South Jersey Pedestrian Crash, Possibly Fatal, Reported In South Jersey
Pedestrian Crash, Possibly Fatal, Reported In South Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a pedestrian crash, authorities said.  The crash may have resulted in a fatality, according to an unconfirmed report. It happened about 11 a.m. Wednesday on Sykesville Road in Chesterfield Township, initial reports said. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Motorist Trapped In Head-On Crash South Jersey Motorist Trapped In Head-On Crash
South Jersey Motorist Trapped In Head-On Crash Burlington County first responders were called to a serious head-on crash in which at least one person was reported trapped, authorities said. The two-car crash occurred on Crosswicks Chesterfield Road in Chesterfield Township, reports said.   Multiple police, fire and EMS crews were requested about 5 p.m., reports said.  One motorist had been extricated by 5:20 p.m., but remained unconscious, according to an unconfirmed report. EMS took one patient to an area trauma facility, and the request for a medevac helicopter had been cancelled, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UP…

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by Jon Craig