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Police & Fire
Serious Fire Closes Route 77 In Bridgeton
There was a serious three-alarm fire in a commercial building in Bridgeton, authorities said. The fire, which broke out shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, had closed all lanes on Route 77 (Bank Street), according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. It was located south of Route 656 and Penn Street, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds
UPDATE: Police in Long Branch were justified in taking out a gunman who wounded a detective, started a fire and then came out shooting while trying to flee with an infant in his arms, a grand jury has found. New Jersey law requires that all civilian deaths involving police be investigated and presented to a grand jury no matter the circumstances. Grand jurors in this case had plenty of evidence supporting the Nov. 6, 2021 shooting death of Mark D. Walker II, 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, after a nine-hour standoff. A Monmouth County prosecutor's detective was trying to serve a warrant that …
Lifestyle
Neighbors Support Military Family After 6-Alarm Blaze Deems Burlington County Home 'Total Loss'
A military family stationed at a Burlington County base is getting an outpour of support after a devastating six-alarm fire deemed their home a “total loss.” Bob and Kim Dotson purchased their home in December 2020 on assignment to Joint Base MDL, according to a GoFundMe launched by neighbors. The Dotsons — as well as their two young daughters — “suffered a devastating and life-altering event” on Monday, May 15 as a fire that would soon grow into a massive six-alarm blaze ignited as Bob was asleep. “While Kim was coming home from work, Bob awoke on the couch to their family home on fire,”…
Police & Fire
Girl, 7, Succumbs To Injuries Suffered In NJ Apartment Fire That Killed Brother
A 7-year-old girl has died nearly two weeks after an apartment fire that also claimed the life of her 12-year-old brother, authorities said. Hope Marles had been critically injured in the May 7 blaze at the Fox Meadow apartments that left her brother AJ dead, according to a GoFundMe page launched for the family. The siblings' 35-year-old mother remains in an area hospital and is in stable condition, Maple Shade police said. The children’s organs and tissues were donated to the “Gift of Life” donor program, police said, "giving others the opportunity to live." The fire broke out …
Police & Fire
Massive 5-Alarm Fire Guts Abandoned Trenton School
Firefighters were battling a massive five-alarm fire at a vacant school building in Trenton, authorities said. The fire started mid-afternoon Monday, May 15 at a building on Southard Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. That's the former location of MLK Middle School. A tweet from Trenton Public Schools said the fire engulfed the old Junior No. 1 Building. The current MLK Middle School Building was not impacted by the fire. A tweet from Trenton Public SchoolsTwitter/ TrentonPublicSchools There was heavy smoke and fire billowing from the building. No injuries had been reported…
Police & Fire
Boy Killed In Apartment Fire, 22 Families Displaced In Burlington County
A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother and sister are in critical condition after a fire in Maple Shade that displaced 22 families, authorities said. This GoFundMe page has been organized to raise money for Shannon Dupell and her family. The son was identified as AJ on the GoFundMe page. The fire broke out at Fox Meadows apartments on Adams Drive at 10:26 p.m. Sunday, May 7, police said. Three other people were injured. Firefighters from Maple Shade and numerous adjoining towns brought the fire under control in about an hour. The Red Cross New Jersey Disaster Team provided fo…
Police & Fire
Dogs Woke Fire Victim But Home Destroyed In Central Jersey
A Central Jersey woman and her dogs are recovering after their home was heavily damaged by fire last week. Friends have come to the aid of Valentina Mejia who was asleep when she was abruptly woken up by her dogs barking. A fire had broken out Wednesday, April 26, on the first floor of her house, Alex Errico of Piscataway wrote on this GoFundMe page. Fortunately she was able to escape and her two dogs were soon rescued by first responders.Valentina was hospitalized for the following five days in the ICU. Her dogs were taken to the animal hospital and stayed several nights to heal…
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South Jersey Fire Guts Former College Building
Rowan College's former campus in Pemberton Township was ravaged by a fire, authorities said. The two-alarm fire broke out Wednesday, April 12 at the vacated campus’ former Academic Building on Pemberton Browns Mills Road, according to Pemberton Township police. At about 6:20 a.m., firefighters found a blaze in a classroom and the lobby of the first floor of the former college building, police said. Smoke spread throughout the building. The fire was under control about 30 minutes after the firefighters arrived. The college, which has been closed for more than six years, was vacant at the ti…
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Home, Displaces Residents In Camden County
A fire destroyed a home leaving several Camdenb County residents homeless over the weekend, authorities said. On Sunday, April 9, at approximately 12:36 p.m., Gloucester Township police responded to 59 Oak Ave. located in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township for a dwelling fire. Arriving officers found heavy smoke coming from the rear of the residence. As Gloucester Township Fire Departments were arriving, officers ensured that the residence and neighboring homes were evacuated as a precaution. Gloucester Township Fire Departments from Chews Landing, Glendora, Blenheim…
Obituaries
Twins Died In Fire Days After Philly Uncle Killed In Shooting: Report
A pair of 5-year-old twin girls killed in an Upper Darby fire earlier this month had been mourning the loss of their 24-year-old uncle, killed last month in a Philadelphia shooting, CBS reports. Eva and Ava Brown Williams died April 4, when flames erupted at their Margate Road home, according to a GoFundMe launched by their grandmother, Christina Brown. The girls' mom escaped by jumping out of a window, and suffered injuries — as did two firefighters at the scene. Christina Brown tells CBS News that she had been working on arrangements for her son, Denzel Brown, at the time of the fire. He…
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Woman Killed In Vineland House Fire: Reports
A woman and a dog were killed in a fire in Vineland on Friday, April 7 according to numerous reports. The fire occurred at 745 E Grape St. and started just after 9 a.m. Another person was injured in the blaze, News12 New Jersey reports. The Vineland Fire Department declined to confirm any information when contacted by Daily Voice.
Police & Fire
Fire Investigated At Quaker Meeting House In Mercer County
The cause of a fire at a centuries-old Quaker meeting house is under investigation in Mercer County, authorities said. No one was hurt in the fire that broke out at 3:25 a.m. Monday, April 3 at the Stony Brook Meeting House on the campus of Princeton Friends School, Princeton police said. "The cause and origin are under investigation," Casey DeBlasioi, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, said Tuesday, April 4. A wooden awning and wooden porch on the west side of the building were actively burning when firefighters arrived at the stone building at 470 Quaker Road, Prin…
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