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Couple Rearrested In Case Of 100 Dead Dogs At South Jersey Home
A South Jersey couple has been rearrested on animal cruelty charges as a woman was found to be posing as an animal rescue worker, authorities said.
In August, more than 30 dead dogs were found at a home in Burlington County — and police had said there could be 70 more on the property.
Rebecca Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, also had been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child after the harrowing discovery at their Evesham home on the 600 block of Main Street was made Monday, Aug. 28, police said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, Evesham police said that Halbach had posed as a rescue wor…
Winners: Powerball Players Take Home $50K, Jackpot Rolls To $1.55B
Six New Jersey ticketholders matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn on Saturday, Oct. 7 winning the $50,000 third-tier prize.
These were four winners in South and Central Jersey and on the Jersey Shore:
130 Food Mart at 2900 Route 130 North in Delran, Burlington County,
Kc'S Korner at 100 Oaktree Avenue in South Plainfield, Middlesex County,
Snack Shack at 149 Lower Main St. in Aberdeen, Monmouth County, and,
Soda King at 300 Gordons Corner Road in Manalapan, Monmouth County.
The other $50,000 winners were in Essex and Morris c…
Pair Airlifted In South Jersey Dump Truck Collision With Van: Police
Two passengers were airlifted to an area hospital after a van collided with a dump truck in South Jersey, authorities said.
A van traveling south on Stanton Avenue in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, struck a westbound on Coles Mill Road at 6:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, according to Franklin Township police.
Both vehicles overturned landing in a field.
Two of the van's male passengers,, ages 31 and 42, both of Vineland, were airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden in critical condition, police said.
A 55-year-old woman from Vineland driving the van was taken to a local hospit…
South Jersey Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty To Drug, Weapons Offenses: Prosecutor
A 60-year-old drug dealer from South Jersey has admitted to selling cocaine and possessing several weapons, authorities said.
Kelvin Nixon, of Pleasantville, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 3, to first-degree possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, and second-degree certain persons not to possess a weapon, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
On Dec. 18, 2022, a warranted search was made on one of Nixon’s vehicles in Atlantic City. Detectives found about 1.6 pounds of cocaine packaged in individual glass jars, a Smith & Wesson .38 Spec…
South Jersey Man Sold Fake Health Supplements For $130K Online: Police
A 47-year-old South Jersey man is accused of selling fake health supplements online while pocketing more than $130,000, authorities said.
Brad Snyder of Marlton was charged with counterfeiting, theft by deception and computer criminal activity, Evesham police said.
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Evesham Police detectives, with the assistance of the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, executed a search warrant and arrest warrant in the 100 building of Woodhollow Drive, Marlton, and a separate search warrant at a public storage facility in the first block of Route 70 West, Marlton.
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Suspect In Gas Mask With Pepper Spray Ties Up Worker, Robs Restaurant In South Jersey: Police
A man in a gas mask robbed a South Jersey restaurant after pepper-spraying an employee, authorities said.
On Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10:21 p.m., the Evesham Police Department responded to Mikado Japanese Sushi & Steak House, 793 East Route 70, for a report of a robbery, according to Evesham Police Chief Walt Miller.
An investigation found that a lone male suspect entered the business after closing time, Miller said. The suspect pepper sprayed (possibly bear spray) the victim, bound her hands and feet, and duct taped her mouth, Miller said.
The suspect then access…
South Jersey Repeat Offender Admits Cyberstalking Assault Victim, Obscene Threats: Prosecutor
A 49-year-old man on probation in South Jersey has admitted to cyberstalking an assault victim, authorities said.
John LeVance, of Absecon, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to the charges of stalking as a repeat offender, cyber harassment, contempt of a court order and invasion of privacy, according the the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
LeVance had been detained since January after his arrest for stalking the victim since June 2022, the prosecutor said.
Following his plea, the court released LeVance from the Atlantic County Justice Facility over the State's …
DUI Driver Who Fatally Pinned Atlantic County Worker's Van Gets Time In State Slammer
A 36-year-old South Jersey woman has been sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal crash in which she was found to be using numerous drugs, authorities said.
Bao “Joanna” Huynh, of Brigantine, was sentenced on the charge of vehicular homicide on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. She must serve 85% of the sentence before being eligible for parole.
At 12:17 p.m. on June 26, 2021, Hector Salgado, 54, of Lindenwold was killed when a motor vehicle operated by Huynh struck his Dodge work van in Brigantine, the prosec…
South Jersey Man Guilty Of Sexual Assault On Ex-GF, Threatening Her With A Hatchet: Prosecutor
A 50-year-old man from South Jersey has been found guilty of sexual assault on an ex-girlfriend whom he held captive with a hatchet, authorities said.
Julio Sigurani, Jr., of the Rosenhayn section of Deerfield Township, was convicted on Tuesday, Sept. 19, on eight counts including sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, terroristic threats and weapons offenses, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
The charges stem from a sexual assault that occurred on Aug. 13, 2020, in Deerfield.
Sigurani and the victim had previously been in a relationship, the prosecuto…
