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13-Year-Old Made Threats Toward Students, Staff On Social Media: Winslow Police 13-Year-Old Made Threats Toward Students, Staff On Social Media: Winslow Police
13-Year-Old Made Threats Toward Students, Staff On Social Media: Winslow Police A 13-year-old Sicklerville resident was arrested at Winslow Township Media School on Monday, Jan. 27 after making threats on social media, authorities said. The student made threatening social media posts towards Winslow Twp. Middle School students and staff, Winslow Township police said. Officers immediately notified school officials and additional officers were assigned to Winslow Twp. Schools as a precaution, police said. The 13-year-old was charged with false public alarm and terroristic threats. At no point were students, staff, or the community in any immediate danger, police sa…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police
Maple Shade School Bus Driver Fatally Struck By Another Bus: Police A Maple Shade School District employee was killed in a tragic accident after being hit by another school bus at the district's bus depot, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The fatal crash happened at Maple Shade High School when a bus driver stepped outside of his vehicle and was struck by another school bus, sustaining fatal injuries, according to Maple Shade police. The driver of the striking bus, also a district employee, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. No charges have been filed at this time, authorities said. The district is reeling from the loss,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Prison For NJ School Janitor Who Contaminated Food With Bleach, Bodily Fluids: Prosecutor Prison For NJ School Janitor Who Contaminated Food With Bleach, Bodily Fluids: Prosecutor
Prison For NJ School Janitor Who Contaminated Food With Bleach, Bodily Fluids: Prosecutor A 27-year-old former school janitor in South Jersey recently pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 13, to putting bleach and bodily fluids into school items meant for students and staff, authorities said. As part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, Giovanni Impellizzeri, a Vineland resident, is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison. He also faces three years in prison for possessing child pornography, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. The sentences will run consecutively, authorities said. Impellizzeri recorded the videos and uploaded them to an online chat group while w…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In Burlington City Crash, Police Say School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In Burlington City Crash, Police Say
School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In Burlington City Crash, Police Say A Burlington City school crossing guard was killed while shielding two children from an oncoming car, authorities said. Bruce Morlack, 74, died in the crash on Friday, Dec. 6, the City of Burlington Police Department said in a news release. He was escorting two students across Jacksonville Road and James Street in a marked crosswalk when a 2015 Chrysler 200 struck him just after 7:20 a.m. In a letter to the school community, superintendent John Russell praised Morlack's heroic actions and offered support to students and families. "Our thoughts and prayers are with …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Former Kean U Lax Player, School IT Worker Sextorted Girls Into Sending Nudes, Prosecutor Says Former Kean U Lax Player, School IT Worker Sextorted Girls Into Sending Nudes, Prosecutor Says
Former Kean U Lax Player, School IT Worker Sextorted Girls Into Sending Nudes, Prosecutor Says A 24-year-old South Jersey school's IT worker is accused of blackmailing girls he met online into sending him nude pictures, authorities said. Bryce Berger, who is from Delanco and works in Medford's public school system, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. The investigation began after the prosecutor's office received a tip about his online activities. Investigators said Berger used an app to ask for nude pictures from girls between 12 and 17 years old and received some. He then sextorted them, threatening …

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Custodian's Body Found At South Jersey Charter School, Classes Canceled Custodian's Body Found At South Jersey Charter School, Classes Canceled
Custodian's Body Found At South Jersey Charter School, Classes Canceled A South Jersey charter school was closed Wednesday, Sept. 18 after a custodian was found dead as staff arrived, according to authorities. The body was that of a woman maintenance worker at the Mastery High School on Erie Street in Camden, Dan Keashen, a spokesman for Camden County, said on Thursday, Sept. 19 as school reopened. Her body was discovered in the hallway around 7 a.m., he said.  The woman's name and age have not been released pending an investigation by Camden County Police and toxicology reports, Keashen said. Her death is not considered suspicious, he said. Calls to the …

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by Jon Craig
News
10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against NJ District 10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against NJ District
10-Year-Old Charged With Making Threats Against NJ District A 10-year-old child is facing charges after posting a social media video that authorities said posed a threat to a school in Gloucester County. Police were made aware of the video on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that they said threatened a school in Franklin Township. Police "deployed all resources" to ensure the safety of the students, according to a release from the FTPD. All buildings were secured within minutes, and detectives identified the source of the video in ten minutes, police said. The 10-year-old student in the district from Franklinville was removed from the building and brought to p…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
South Jersey Dad Indicted For Trying To 'Knock Out' Daughter's Paulsboro HS Peer: Court South Jersey Dad Indicted For Trying To 'Knock Out' Daughter's Paulsboro HS Peer: Court
South Jersey Dad Indicted For Trying To 'Knock Out' Daughter's Paulsboro HS Peer: Court A South Jersey dad has been indicted by a Gloucester County grand jury for threatening to "knock out" his daughter's peer and grabbing the arm of another student in an apparent attempt to defend her in a high school classroom, court records show. Aaron Thomas, 39, of Gibbstown, went into a Paulsboro High School classroom on Monday, March 11 while signing his daughter out around 11:30 a.m., an affidavit of probable cause previously obtained by Daily Voice says. Thomas was indicted on two charges of third-degree terroristc threats Sept. 4, according to court records obtained Wednesday, Sept. …

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL) Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL)
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (Poll) Atlantic City has a police officer assigned to each school in its district, officials said. The city's government, police department, and school district agreed to put an officer in each K-8 school and two officers in Atlantic City High School throughout the 2024-25 academic year, the city said in a news release. The new officers were funded through a $3.75 million grant in the COPS Hiring Program. The school resource officers were assigned to their new schools on Tuesday, Sept. 10. "This is something city leaders discussed in the past, but none were able to get the job done until now," sa…

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by Chris Spiker
News
3 Juveniles Tracked To Social Media Threats That Closed Deptford, Woodbury Schools, Cops Say 3 Juveniles Tracked To Social Media Threats That Closed Deptford, Woodbury Schools, Cops Say
3 Juveniles Tracked To Social Media Threats That Closed Deptford, Woodbury Schools, Cops Say Three juveniles from Gloucester County were in custody on Monday, Sept. 9 in connection with social media threats made against "numerous" South Jersey schools, authorities said. Schools in Deptford and Woodbury were closed on Monday, Sept. 9 due to the threats, which turned out to be unfounded. "A multi-jurisdictional investigation was immediately conducted and, as a result, all subjects responsible were identified and taken into custody, including one juvenile from Woodbury, one juvenile from Glassboro, and a 15-year-old juvenile from Mullica Hill," Harrison Township police said on Faceboo…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine