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Gunman Stole $5,100 From South Jersey Walgreens Pharmacy: Police Gunman Stole $5,100 From South Jersey Walgreens Pharmacy: Police
Gunman Stole $5,100 From South Jersey Walgreens Pharmacy: Police Police are looking for an armed man in a tan Nike hoody who allegedly stole $5,100 from a South Jersey Walgreens pharmacy, authorities said. The robbery took place on Sunday, May 29 at 10:14 p.m., Bridgeton police said. Police responded to the Walgreens at 25 E. Broad St. for a report of a robbery. According to police reports, the suspect entered the store near closing time and requested to use the restroom. Shortly after, the suspect brandished a firearm and demanded money from the cashier, police said. The alleged gunman directed store employees to open the safe while holding them at g…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 74, Killed By Car Making U-Turn In South Jersey Motorcyclist, 74, Killed By Car Making U-Turn In South Jersey
Motorcyclist, 74, Killed By Car Making U-Turn In South Jersey A 74-year-old motorcyclist from South Jersey was killed when he struck a car making a U-Turn, authorities said. Thomas Pitt of Clayton was operating a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle when the fatal crash occurred, Clayton police said. On Saturday, May 6 at 7:41 p.m., Clayton police were dispatched to North Delsea Drive at Earl Avenue for a report of a crash. The initial investigation revealed that a 2003 White Honda Civic, driven by a 25-year old Deptford resident, was traveling south on Delsea Drive. The driver of the Civic attempted to make a U-Turn in the roadway and collided with the …

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
NJ's Jake Bongiovi Engaged To Millie Bobby Brown And They're Not Too Young, Rocker Dad Says NJ's Jake Bongiovi Engaged To Millie Bobby Brown And They're Not Too Young, Rocker Dad Says
NJ's Jake Bongiovi Engaged To Millie Bobby Brown And They're Not Too Young, Rocker Dad Says At 20 and 19 years old, Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown are looking at forever together. Bongiovi, who graduated from Pennington High School in South Jersey and is son of rocker Jon Bon Jovi, announced his engagement to the "Stranger Things" actress last month after just more than a year of dating. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @jakebongiovi The news sparked debate among fans who felt that the couple is too young to be locking it down. But according to Bon Jovi, of Middletown — who married his high school sweetheart — ag…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Year After Student's Suicide, Elite NJ Boarding School Admits 'Falling Tragically Short' Year After Student's Suicide, Elite NJ Boarding School Admits 'Falling Tragically Short'
Year After Student's Suicide, Elite NJ Boarding School Admits 'Falling Tragically Short' On the anniversary of one of its beloved student's suicide, a prestigious boarding school in South Jersey is taking responsibility for what it could've done to help prevent his death. Jack Reid, 17, was a victim of bullying and other forms of cruel behavior at the Lawrenceville School over the course of a year, including in the form of false rumors in person and online, school officials said. On April 30, 2022, he died by suicide. In a statement Sunday, April 30, 2023 the Lawrenceville School said it had reached an agreement with  William and Elizabeth Reid, parents of Jack Reid, noti…

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by Jon Craig
Weather
When Will The Rain Stop? Flood Watch Issued Across Region When Will The Rain Stop? Flood Watch Issued Across Region
When Will The Rain Stop? Flood Watch Issued Across Region The second of two weekend storms was in full swing Sunday afternoon, April 30, with heavy rains pouring down and a flood watch in effect across New Jersey and greater Philadelphia. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain were expected to come down Sunday, and up to four total for the weekend. Flooding was the main concern with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms possible in the evening, the National Weather Service said.  The flood watch will be in effect until 10 p.m. After that, rain was expected to taper off and stop sometime between midnight and daybreak. "The primary hazard is expe…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
South Jersey Grandma Of 10 Wins $1M Powerball Prize With Jackpocket South Jersey Grandma Of 10 Wins $1M Powerball Prize With Jackpocket
South Jersey Grandma Of 10 Wins $1M Powerball Prize With Jackpocket A South Jersey grandma of 10 is celebrating after winning $1 million using the Jackpocket app. The 50-year-old Gloucester County resident bought the $2 Quick Pick ticket from her phone for the Saturday, April 15 drawing and matched all but the red Powerball number, lottery officials said. The giddy grandma gasped as she awoke before dawn the next morning to an email from the app stating that she’d won, initially thinking it may have been some type of hoax — it wasn’t. “I didn’t believe it at first. I thought it was a scam,” she said. “But when I realized it was for real, I was pretty happy…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Fleeing Police Dies, Passenger Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash Motorcyclist Fleeing Police Dies, Passenger Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash
Motorcyclist Fleeing Police Dies, Passenger Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash A motorcyclist was killed and a passenger seriously injured in a crash following an attempted police stop in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred on Route 687 West after a Pemberton Township police officer tried to stop the cyclist, who crashed into a civilian's vehicle near the intersection of Davis Street in Pemberton shortly after 5:16 p.m. last Thursday, April 20, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The as-yet unidentified motorcyclist was killed and a passenger -- also not yet identified -- was seriously injured in the crash, Platkin said. State law and his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Flipped Vehicle Closes Roadway In South Jersey Flipped Vehicle Closes Roadway In South Jersey
Flipped Vehicle Closes Roadway In South Jersey A major roadway was partially closed after a vehicle overturned in South Jersey. Route 47 in Deptford Township northbound was closed after the crash which knocked down a utility pole, the New Jersey Department of Transporation reported.  The crash occurred at about 6 a.m. Monday, April 17 south of Route 55, the DOT said. All northbound lanes remained closed at about noon, 511nj.org said.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Driver, 29, Seriously Hurt In Route 80 Rollover Crash Driver, 29, Seriously Hurt In Route 80 Rollover Crash
Driver, 29, Seriously Hurt In Route 80 Rollover Crash A 29-year-old South Jersey woman was seriously injured when her vehicle was struck by a box truck and overturned on Route 80 in Morris County early Saturday, April 15. Sheryl A. Burg, of Florence, was heading west near milepost 31.6 in Roxbury when she slowed down in the right lane and was struck from behind by the International box truck around 2:55 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Burg's vehicle overturned, leaving her seriously injured. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2nd Arrest Made In Fatal Apartment House Shooting In South Jersey 2nd Arrest Made In Fatal Apartment House Shooting In South Jersey
2nd Arrest Made In Fatal Apartment House Shooting In South Jersey A 22-year-old man from South Jersey has become the second person charged in the fatal shooting of a tenant in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Gregory Berry, of Glassboro, was charged with murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. Berry was taken into custody Thursday, April 13 at a residence in West Deptford by the U.S Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was being held  in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly. The investiga…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Inmate Jailed For South Jersey Killing Dies Inmate Jailed For South Jersey Killing Dies
Inmate Jailed For South Jersey Killing Dies An 81-year-old South Jersey man sentenced to 12 years in state prison in December for killing his wife has died, a state prison spokeswoman said. Stanley C. Wilson of Glassboro died on Feb. 23 at Cooper University Hospital, where he was transferred from South Woods State Prison after an illness, according to Amy Quinn of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Wilson was indicted for first-degree murder in the 2020 killing of his wife, Sarah Wilson, 76, who died of blunt force trauma to the chest. Wilson pleaded guilty in October 2022 to an amended charge of first-degree aggravated mansl…

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by Jon Craig
News
Fresh Start Stolen From Single NJ Mom Severely Burned By Wood-Burning Stove Fresh Start Stolen From Single NJ Mom Severely Burned By Wood-Burning Stove
Fresh Start Stolen From Single NJ Mom Severely Burned By Wood-Burning Stove Jessica Ancello's new South Jersey home was supposed to be a fresh start. The 29-year-old Williamstown newly-divorced mom of two toddlers hadn't been living there for even a month when tragedy struck. Ancello was trying to light the wood-burning stove in her living room on Saturday, March 25, when someone in the home poured gas onto the wood — shooting flames shot back at Ancello's legs. A neighbor heard her screams and called 911. Since then, Ancello has been unable to walk, sidelining her from her job at a Walmart warehouse with second- and third-degree burns covering her legs. She will…

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by Cecilia Levine