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Police & Fire
2 Dead, 2 Children Burned, 2 Missing In Atlantic County Home Explosion
Two people died, two children were seriously burned and two people remain unaccounted for in a South Jersey home explosion Thursday morning, Aug. 3, authorities said. Police responded to the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in the Landisville section of Buena around 10:35 a.m. on reports of a fire caused by an explosion, Franklin Township Police Chief Matthew DeCesari said. #ICYMI A neighbor recorded the scene outside of the Buena Borough home minutes after the explosion ignited a raging fire. @ThePressofAC pic.twitter.com/xu45vvYkyD — Eric Conklin (@ACPressConklin) August 3, 2023 A ba…
Police & Fire
Victim Rescued From 20-Foot Well In South Jersey Flown To Hospital (
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A woman was flown to the hospital after being rescued from a South Jersey well. New Jersey State Police troopers responded to a location on Woodstown-Daretown Road in Pilesgrove just after 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 31, on reports of a woman who fell into the well, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. This afternoon just before 4:00, the New Castle County High Angle/Confined Space Rescue Team was dispatched to assist... Posted by Cranston Heights Fire Company on Monday, July 31, 2023 This afternoon just before 4:00, the New Castle County High Angle/Confined Space Rescue Team was dispatched to …
Police & Fire
3 Hospitalized As Fire Destroys Home In South Jersey: Police
Three people were hospitalized when a fire destroyed a home early Monday, July 31 in South Jersey, authorities said. The fire at Villanova Court In Sicklerville also caused smoke damage in two adjoining dwellings, displacing a total of eight residents, according to Winslow Township police. The fire broke out at 1:30 a.m. The dwelling was fully engulfed with flames when first responders arrived, but was quickly extinguished, police said. Three people escaped the main dwelling, one through a second-floor window. All three were hospitalized with unspecified injuries, police said. The America…
Police & Fire
Woman Dead, Man Critical After Being Flown In South Jersey Double Stabbing
A woman died and a man was critical after both were stabbed overnight this week in South Jersey, authorities said. Vineland police responding to the 600 block of Ridgewood Avenue found Sharon Taylor, 60, and James Taylor, 51, both suffering stab wounds in their home around 1:45 a.m. Friday, July 28, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb McRae said. Sharon was pronounced dead at the scene while James was flown to Cooper Hospital and was last listed in critical condition. Their relationship was not immediately clear. Further details were not released. Anyone with information is as…
Traffic
Fiery Crash Shuts NJ Turnpike In Salem County
A fiery car crash closed the New Jersey Turnpike in South Jersey Saturday morning, July 22. The crash happened on the northbound side entrance near Interchange 1, near the toll plaza in Carneys Point, at 9:50 a.m., the DOT website says. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash
A motorcyclist lay dead and his passenger seriously injured in the middle of a South Jersey intersection following a crash during a police chase, footage released by state authorities shows. Despite the obvious circumstances, state law and administrative guidelines require New Jersey Attorney Matthew Platkin to investigate the death of John R. Nutt, 41, of Mount Laurel in Pemberton Township that early April evening. Platkin's office released video from both the dashcam of the pursuing officer and the bodycam of a colleague who arrived from the opposite direction after the crash. Also rele…
News
Support Grows For South Jersey Mom Critically Hurt In Crash
Community support is growing for a mother of six from South Jersey critically hurt in a crash. Qadirah Lewis was a backseat passenger in the deadly car accident. Salem Middle School teacher Sharon Montgomery has organized a GoFundMe page for her former student. Two people were killed in the crash and two others seriously hurt, Montgomery said. Other details about the crash were not immediately available. Qadirah's six children are being cared for by their grandmother. "They could use any help and support possible during this devastating time," Montgomery wrote. "Please consider supp…
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14-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In South Jersey: Police
A 14-year-old boy has gone missing in South Jersey, authorities said. Gloucester County Search and Rescue, area Police Officers, and Gloucester County Prosecutors Office are currently deployed to Clayton Borough searching for Xavier Nutter of Clayton, who may be endangered. He was last seen in the area of Autumn Pasquale Memorial Park in Clayton on Monday June 26, Clayton police said. Search efforts by Police, OEM, Search and Rescue, and other Fire Department personnel have increased Thursday, June 29, police said. Xavier is a Hispanic male, 5’5” tall, weighing about 120 pounds and was la…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old woman from South Jersey has pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said. Rollie Ellis, of Pleasantville, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Her plea calls for a sentence of 13 and one-half years in New Jersey State Prison, with eighty-five percent of the term to be served before parole eligibility pursuant to the No Early Release Act. Ellis originally pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in January 2020 and was sentenced in February 2020 to a 20-year te…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Girl: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to sexually assaulting a girl when she was 14, authorities said. Taron Thomas, of Ocean View, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree sexual assault on a minor on Tuesday, June 27, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. His plea calls for a sentence of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, with 85% to be served before parole eligibility. Thomas admitted during his plea that in April 2021, he committed an act of sexual penetration of the 14-year-old girl at a home in Galloway Township, the prosecuto…
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Man Convicted Of Murder In Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old man from South Jersey has been found guilty of murder in an armed home invasion robbery, authorities said. An Atlantic County jury convicted Oshshakkur Derrick, of Somers Point, on Tuesday, June 27, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Derrick was convicted of murder, assault, armed robbery, kidnapping and other offenses, they said. The conviction stems from a Nov. 22, 2020 home invasion on the 100 block of N. Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City. The jury found that Derrick, and another unidentified male, broke into the house in an atte…
Weather
Storms With Possibility Of Isolated Tornadoes To Threaten East Coast
Severe storms with the possibility of isolated tornadoes will be threatening the East Coast Monday, June 26, and will be followed by at least two more days of stormy weather, meteorologists say. Damaging winds, flash flooding, and hail are all possible by late in the afternoon Monday, forecasters are predicting. Hail could be around 1 inch in diameter, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement issued early Monday morning. A moderate threat was issued across North Jersey, the Poconos, and Central Pennsylvania, while a high threat was issued in South Jersey,…
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