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Man Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Downtown Bridgeton, Police Say Man Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Downtown Bridgeton, Police Say
Man Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Downtown Bridgeton, Police Say A Bridgeton man was found dead from a stabbing early in the morning, authorities said. Wilbert Pace, 59, died on Friday, Oct. 11, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to East Commerce Street between Laurel Street and Mayor Aitken Drive at around 3:30 a.m. Police found Pace suffering from several stab wounds behind a downtown building. Officers tried to save his life but he was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived at the scene. Pace's last known address was on Pamphylia Avenue. Anyone with information about the stabbing should call Bridgeton po…
Two Men Threw Bottles, Pulled Knife On Three People Along South Jersey Riverfront: Police Two Men Threw Bottles, Pulled Knife On Three People Along South Jersey Riverfront: Police
Two Men Threw Bottles, Pulled Knife On Three People Along South Jersey Riverfront: Police Two Cumberland County men were accused of assaulting three people on the Bridgeton riverfront, authorities said. Geovanni Justice of Bridgeton and Christopher Perez of Vineland were arrested, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 30. Officers responded to a report of an active fight on the riverfront at around 2:17 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Investigators said Justice and Perez threw rocks and bottoms at the three victims. The two men also pulled out a knife at one point in the fight. Perez and Justice were taken into custody and brought to Brid…
Woman Charged For Breaking Into Tiger Enclosure At South Jersey Zoo, Police Say Woman Charged For Breaking Into Tiger Enclosure At South Jersey Zoo, Police Say
Woman Charged For Breaking Into Tiger Enclosure At South Jersey Zoo, Police Say A Millville woman was accused of hopping a fence at a Bridgeton zoo and trying to pet a Bengal tiger, authorities said. Zyair Dennis, 24, was charged with one count of defiant trespassing, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Aug. 26. She was also cited for two violations of city ordinances about people climbing fences at Cohanzick Zoo. Investigators said Dennis went into the restricted area near the zoo's tiger and bear enclosures on Sunday, Aug. 18. Police began investigating after the city's recreation department received video from other …