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Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate
Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate A former Philadelphia police officer convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed black man will spend 11 to 23 months in prison, multiple outlets report.   A jury convicted ex-cop Eric Ruch, 34, of voluntary manslaughter in September for the killing of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in Germantown in 2017, as Daily Voice has reported.  Ruch was also charged with third-degree murder, but the jury found him not guilty, reports indicate.  It's the first time in Philadelphia's history that a jury convicted a police officer for an on-duty killing, according to District Attorney Larr…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police ID Victim, Car Thief In Central Jersey Pursuit-Crash That Left Innocent Bystander Dead Police ID Victim, Car Thief In Central Jersey Pursuit-Crash That Left Innocent Bystander Dead
Police ID Victim, Car Thief In Central Jersey Pursuit-Crash That Left Innocent Bystander Dead Authorities have charged two people and identified the innocent victim killed by car thieves during a wild police pursuit in Old Bridge on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Samuel Villar, 19, of Somerset, was using the vehicle stolen last month to burglarize cars in Marlboro when police began to pursue the car around 2:15 a.m. up Route 9, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief Donald F. Fritz, Jr. said. Villar ended up crashing the vehicle near the Spring Valley Road intersection, killing Arturo Tlapa Luna, 33, of Freehold, who was in his vehicle with other mem…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Was Going 120 MPH In Fatal Crash With South Jersey Restaurant Owner: Prosecutor DWI Driver Was Going 120 MPH In Fatal Crash With South Jersey Restaurant Owner: Prosecutor
DWI Driver Was Going 120 MPH In Fatal Crash With South Jersey Restaurant Owner: Prosecutor Homicide charges have been filed against a 45-year-old Marlton man who is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of a popular Mount Laurel restaurant owner, authorities said. Desmond Newberry also was charged with aggravated manslaughter and drug possession, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener. The investigation began on Sept. 3 when officers from the Mount Laurel Police Department were dispatched to Hainesport Road in the area of the Cucina Carini restaurant for a report of a motor…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Believed Killed By Son Remembered As Doting Mom NJ Woman Believed Killed By Son Remembered As Doting Mom
NJ Woman Believed Killed By Son Remembered As Doting Mom Sandra Richman spent much of her life looking after her two sons, her obituary says. On May 23, it was one of them who police say killed her. Gary Richman, 36, is facing a manslaughter charge for the death of his mom 65-year-old mom, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. The pair had left their Pedricktown home and went to the Cramer Hill section of Camden that day, police said. Sometime during the drive, Sandra suffered a blunt force head injury, MacAulay and Rodriguez said. Gary took his mom to Cooper University Hospit…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report
NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report An 80-year-old woman told police her 65-year-old daughter from South Jersey beat her with a broomstick three days before she died of her injuries in the attack, NJ Advance Media reports. The alleged assailant's defense attorney, though, says she was acting in self-defense. Florence Dicriscio told officers arriving at the Woodmont Circle in Washington Township on Aug. 6 that Loretta A. Barr struck her in the head with a broom and beat her up, then locked her out of the apartment, NJ.com says. Barr's attorney, Mark Bernstein, said Dicriscio suffered Alzheimer's and dementia, and of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Juvenile Charged In 'Accidental' Fatal Shooting Of Another Teen In South Jersey: Prosecutor Juvenile Charged In 'Accidental' Fatal Shooting Of Another Teen In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Juvenile Charged In 'Accidental' Fatal Shooting Of Another Teen In South Jersey: Prosecutor A juvenile has been arrested in the fatal discharge of a firearm that killed another teenager, authorities said. On Monday, Aug. 8, at approximately 11:53 a.m., officers from the Gloucester Township Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Gable Court in Gloucester Township for the report of a person shot.  Police found a 14-year-old boy suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside his residence. The victim was taken to Cooper University Hospital for treatment, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 1:07 p.m. During the investigation, detectives determined a 15-y…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Daughter Beat Mom Dead With Broomstick: Report NJ Daughter Beat Mom Dead With Broomstick: Report
NJ Daughter Beat Mom Dead With Broomstick: Report A 65-year-old woman is facing multiple charges including manslaughter after she beat her 80-year-old mother dead with a broomstick, CBS reports. Florence Dicriscio was rushed to the hospital after police responded to Woodmont Circle in Washington Township for a dispute on Aug. 6, various outlets say citing the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Neighbors told CBS they heard screams. DiCriscio Florence J. "Peggy" passed away peacefully on August 9, 2022. Devoted wife of the late Alfonso "Sonny"... Posted by Grasso Funeral Home on Thursday, August 11, 2022 Dicriscio's daughter, Loret…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Gets 20 Years State Prison In Shooting Death: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Cumberland County was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a shooting death, authorities said. Raheem Jacobs, of Bridgeton, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 5 in connection with the Aug. 11, 2015 homicide of Keon Butler, also of Bridgeton, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. A Cumberland County jury previously returned a guilty verdict on May 26 for second-degree reckless manslaughter following a two-and-a-half-week trial.  The sentence is also subject to the No Early Release Act requiring the defenda…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Toddler With Drugs In Her System Was Badly Burned: Report Toddler With Drugs In Her System Was Badly Burned: Report
Toddler With Drugs In Her System Was Badly Burned: Report A 2-year-old girl who died after being found unresponsive in a Cherry Hill home was badly burned and had a discharge coming out of her mouth and nose, NJ Advance Media reported. The girl later tested positive for heroin and fentanyl, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in charging Walter H. Clark, 27, of Cherry Hill in connection with her death. Cherry Hill police said they found numerous small plastic bags of cocaine and used wax heroin folds around the girl, the outlet reported, citing charging documents. Clark faces manslaughter charges in the child's death after police foun…

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by Jon Craig
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Dead Toddler Had Drugs In Her System, 27-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Charged: Police Dead Toddler Had Drugs In Her System, 27-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Charged: Police
Dead Toddler Had Drugs In Her System, 27-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Charged: Police Police in New Jersey say a 27-year-old man is to blame for the death last month of a 2-year-old girl who had cocaine and fentanyl in her blood when she died.  Walter H. Clark of Cherry Hill faces manslaughter charges in the child's death after police found her at a home in the 300 block of Evergreen Ave. on July 23, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.  Cherry Hill police said someone called them to the home just after 7:30 p.m. because the 2-year-old girl had stopped breathing, the prosecutor said. Responders rushed the unconscious toddler to Cooper University Hospita…

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by Josh Lanier
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Accessory From North Bergen Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Fairview Robbery Victim Accessory From North Bergen Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Fairview Robbery Victim
Accessory From North Bergen Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Fairview Robbery Victim A construction worker from North Bergen who'd previously been accused of hiding a gun used to kill a Fairview man is now charged with felony murder by authorities who say he actually supplied the murder weapon. Dylan E. Rodriguez, 21, lied on the stand in the murder trial of Lexie Burke, the alleged mastermind of an armed robbery that left David Duque-Soto dead, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. Burke, of Jersey City, ended up taking a deal from prosecutors during the trial, pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter, among other counts. Rodriguez, meanwhile, drew scrutin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Cumberland County Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter: Prosecutor Cumberland County Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter: Prosecutor
Cumberland County Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Cumberland County has been found guilty of manslaughter, authorities said. Raheem Jacobs, of Bridgeton, was found guilty of the Aug. 11, 2015, homicide of Keon Butler, also of Bridgeton, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. A Cumberland County jury returned the verdict Thursday, May 26, finding Jacobs guilty of second-degree reckless manslaughter following a two-and-a-half week trial. The homicide occurred while Butler was driving a minivan near the intersection of North Laurel and Myrtle Streets in Bridgeton, the prosecutor said.  …

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by Jon Craig