Inmate Dies Of Suicide At Cumberland County Jail, Authorities Say Inmate Dies Of Suicide At Cumberland County Jail, Authorities Say
Inmate Dies Of Suicide At Cumberland County Jail, Authorities Say An inmate in the Cumberland County Jail died of suicide earlier this week, authorities said. The 54-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, according to a release from the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Officers and medical staff responded and attempted life saving measures with negative results. An exact cause of death was pending autopsy results.  Notification was made to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office with detectives responding. Simultaneous notification was made to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. …
WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In South Jersey WINNER: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In South Jersey
Winner: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In South Jersey One lucky New Jersey Lottery player matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn on Saturday, Feb.19,  The winning ticket took home a $50,000 third-tier prize.  The ticket was sold at Mand Petroleum, 5312 Route 49, Millville in Cumberland County. The winning numbers for the Saturday, Feb.19, drawing were: 03, 10, 15, 33, and 42. The Red Power Ball number was 11. The Power Play was 2X.  The Double Play drawing results for the Saturday, Feb. 19, drawing were: 21, 22, 30, 41, and 67. The red Double Play Power Ball number was 03.
'Earthquake'-Like Rumbling Rattles South Jersey, Shaken Residents Take To Twitter 'Earthquake'-Like Rumbling Rattles South Jersey, Shaken Residents Take To Twitter
'Earthquake'-Like Rumbling Rattles South Jersey, Shaken Residents Take To Twitter A rumbling of the earth that was not an earthquake left residents of South Jersey shaken and confused. More than 150 people reported feeling a tremblor starting at 1:22 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, according to volcanodiscovery.com, which reports on such events. The website said an “unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event,” occurred 18 miles east of South Vineland, Cumberland County. Many people took to social media to report the shaking. Marios Wallace wrote on Twitter: "Friend of mine in Southern New Jersey felt significant shaking, anyone else in Southern NJ feel it, any confirmed earthq…
Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead
Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead New Jersey State Police say the body of a man missing from Cumberland County has been found. "The body of Jonathan Morris II, 23, has been located and identified," Trooper Brandi Slota said Tuesday morning.   Morris had last been seen early Friday morning in the Bridgeton area, according to State Police. “NJSP Bridgeton Station considers him missing and possibly in harm’s way,” State Police had posted on social media. Morris reportedly went out with friends after work on Thursday night, and then communication suddenly stopped, his family said at a Sunday afternoon news conference in Hope…
2 NJ Deer Test Positive For COVID-19 2 NJ Deer Test Positive For COVID-19
2 NJ Deer Test Positive For Covid-19 A pair of deer in New Jersey have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. The free-ranging deer who tested positive were in Atlantic and Cumberland counties, the NJDEP said.  Deer in six states (including New York and Pennsylvania) also tested positive, and were tested as part of an ongoing surveillance project, the NJDEP said. While the virus has been shown to be prevalent in deer, they have not been reported to exhibit any clinical signs, officials said There is no evidence to suggest that wildlife, including white-tailed deer, are a source of COVID-19 illness for people in t…
Fatal Police Shooting Reported In South Jersey Fatal Police Shooting Reported In South Jersey
Fatal Police Shooting Reported In South Jersey A man was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in Millville, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Officers responding to a 911 call for an emergency at a Burns Road home encountered the man outside the Cumberland County house, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Bruck continued: "During the encounter, one officer discharged his service weapon, fatally wounding the man. Officers and emergency medical personnel rendered first aid to the man, and he was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 10:56 p.m." The man's identity was t…
NJ Man Was Using Hijacked Backhoe To Flip Patrol Cars Before He Was Killed By Police (VIDEO) NJ Man Was Using Hijacked Backhoe To Flip Patrol Cars Before He Was Killed By Police (VIDEO)
NJ Man Was Using Hijacked Backhoe To Flip Patrol Cars Before He Was Killed By Police (Video) A New Jersey man shot and killed by police was "bent on destruction" when he hijacked a backhoe and then flipped it over police cars and other vehicles Saturday, the New Jersey State Police PBA confirmed. Vineland resident Aida Morales was woken up by loud noises outside when she saw the backhoe flipping cars over around 5 a.m. at the Penn Lincoln Mobile Home Park, she said in an interview with Fox News. Posted by NJ State PBA on Sunday, December 19, 2021 Morales saw the backhoe flip an ambulance, and then she started recording, she told reporters. "It looked like something out of a mo…
South Jersey Man Shot, Killed In Encounter With Police South Jersey Man Shot, Killed In Encounter With Police
South Jersey Man Shot, Killed In Encounter With Police A man was shot and killed during an encounter with police early Saturday in South Jersey, authorities confirmed. Three Vineland police officers sustained minor injuries during the 5:30 a.m. incident at the Penn Lincoln Mobile Home Park in Cumberland County, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. One of the officers "fired his service weapon, fatally wounding the man," Bruck said. "First aid was rendered by officers and emergency medical personnel. The man was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 5:48 a.m." The identities of the man and the officers were being wit…
Feds: NJ Ex-Con Caught With 33 Guns, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer, Ammo Takes Plea Feds: NJ Ex-Con Caught With 33 Guns, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer, Ammo Takes Plea
Feds: NJ Ex-Con Caught With 33 Guns, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer, Ammo Takes Plea UPDATE: A South Jersey ex-con found with dozens of guns, high-capacity magazines and ammo admitted having others buy guns for him, federal authorities said. Darick Nollett, 32, who lives in Cumberland County near the Delaware Bay, caught the attention of law enforcement when he bought a “fuel filter” – a device commonly used to silence firearms -- from China, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. As a convicted felon, Nollett was prohibited from having weaponry, Honig said. So he got straw purchasers to buy guns for him, she said. A court-approved search of his Heislerville home in …
South Jersey Man Found Guilty In Dad's Stabbing Death South Jersey Man Found Guilty In Dad's Stabbing Death
South Jersey Man Found Guilty In Dad's Stabbing Death A jury found a 41-year-old South Jersey man guilty of manslaughter in his father's fatal 2019 stabbing, NJ Advance Media reported. Michael N. Tedesco, 41, of Millville in Cumberland County was convicted Friday in the slaying of Gary Tedesco, 66. Prosecutors previously stabbed his dad multiple times after a fight, then stole cash and left in the elder man's SUV. Tedesco was apprehended later that day and charged with murder, robbery, burglary, theft, tampering with evidence and weapons offenses, authorities previously announced. The jury dismissed a first-degree felony murder count, t…
NJ Fugitive Wanted For Murder Tried Concealing Body In Mowed Grass, Report Says NJ Fugitive Wanted For Murder Tried Concealing Body In Mowed Grass, Report Says
NJ Fugitive Wanted For Murder Tried Concealing Body In Mowed Grass, Report Says An accused South Jersey killer wanted by police tried to hide the victim's body in grass clippings after the attack, authorities and court documents show. Brandon Dennis, 29, of Vineland, is wanted on numerous charges including murder, desecration, aggravated assault, terrorist threats and several weapons offenses, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Dennis broke into a home on West Main Street in Millville and got into a fight with Patrick Trotter, 32, of Penns Grove, NJ Advance Media reports citing police papers. Dennis apparently shot Trotter before trying to …
NJ Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Baby, Parents NJ Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Baby, Parents
NJ Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Baby, Parents A New Jersey driver was indicted by a grand jury on 15 counts in a crash that killed a baby and his parents last year. Modesto Pino was under the influence and speeding when he ran a stop sign in Vineland, colliding with an SUV on Nov. 1, 2020, authorities said. The occupants of the SUV were identified as Iban Garcia-Ruiz, 30, his wife, Elisa Perez-Hernandez, 32, and their two children, of Bridgeton, police said. The children were hospitalized with injuries suffered in the crash, and 1-year-old Ivan later died. More than $40,600 had been raised on a GoFundMe in memory of the fam…