Speeding South Jersey Driver Charged In Crash Killing Bicyclist, Injuring Another: Prosecutor Speeding South Jersey Driver Charged In Crash Killing Bicyclist, Injuring Another: Prosecutor
Speeding South Jersey Driver Charged In Crash Killing Bicyclist, Injuring Another: Prosecutor A 32-year-old man from Oaklyn has been charged in a crash that killed one child bicyclist and injured another, authorities said. Troy Kee II was charged on Wednesday, Oct. 25 with death by auto and assault by auto, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Kee was also issued several motor vehicle summonses. On Sept. 25 at 7:53 p.m., Camden County Police officers were dispatched to Mt. Ephraim Avenue and Ferry Avenue for a motor vehicle accident involving two child bicyclists. Officers found that t…
Compulsive NJ Bank Robber From PA Heads Back To Fed Pen For 12½ Years, No Parole Compulsive NJ Bank Robber From PA Heads Back To Fed Pen For 12½ Years, No Parole
Compulsive NJ Bank Robber From PA Heads Back To Fed Pen For 12½ Years, No Parole A man who spent eight years in federal prison for robbing banks in Pennsylvania is headed back for another 12½ years for two subsequent South Jersey holdups in three days. Leon I. Stanford, 54, of Wilkes Barre, PA admitted this past March that he handed tellers notes demanding money at both the TD Bank in Oaklyn on Feb. 22, 2020 and at the Republic Bank in Cherry Hill two days later. Witnesses at both banks described seeing the robber flee the area in the same white Saturn SUV, said U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. Surveillance cameras captured partial license-plate charac…
Philly Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting In Camden: Prosecutor Philly Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting In Camden: Prosecutor
Philly Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting In Camden: Prosecutor A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside of a Camden motorcycle club earlier this month, authorities said. Michael Field, 44, of Philadelphia, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jody Spence, 31, of Camden, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. An investigation determined that Spence was fatally shot on Oct. 6, at 10:24 p.m., outside of the Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club in the 800 block of Princess Avenue in Camden…
18-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Camden: Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Camden: Prosecutor
18-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Camden: Prosecutor An 18-year-old man was shot dead in Camden, authorities said. Jesus Manuel Ortiz-Hernandez, of Camden City. was killed on Wednesday, Oct. 18, according to Camden County Prosecutorj Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. At 4:14 p.m., Camden County Police responded to the 2700 block of Hayes Avenue for a ShotSpotter activation. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim at 22nd Street and River Road who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, and he was pronounced decease…
Driver Killed In Fiery Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Route 130 Burlington County Driver Killed In Fiery Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Route 130 Burlington County
Driver Killed In Fiery Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Route 130 Burlington County A motorist was killed in a wrong-way head-on collision in Willingboro, authorities said. Updated information shows the driver of the wrong-way vehicle was killed in the crash, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The crash occurred on Route 130 at approximately 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, according to the Prosecutor's Office.. The preliminary investigation revealed that a motorist in an SUV was traveling the wrong way along the 4200 block of the northbound lane and collided with a sedan, which then burst into flames.  A third car rear-ended the sedan. The driver…
Passenger, 25, Dies In Collision With Dump Truck In South Jersey Passenger, 25, Dies In Collision With Dump Truck In South Jersey
Passenger, 25, Dies In Collision With Dump Truck In South Jersey A 25-year-old passenger was killed in a collision with a dump truck in Salem County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 5:32 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the intersection of Garden and Centerton roads in Pittsgrove Township, according to New Jersey State Police. A 24-year-old Camden resident was driving a Kia northbound on Centerton Road and the Kenworth dump truck was heading west on Garden Road, police said. As a result of the crash, Alize Fernandez, 24, the car's driver, sustained serious injuries and the passenger, Kayla Dowling, 25, of Blackwood, sustained fatal injuries.  Th…
Camden Shooting Victim's Body Found In Philadelphia: Prosecutor Camden Shooting Victim's Body Found In Philadelphia: Prosecutor
Camden Shooting Victim's Body Found In Philadelphia: Prosecutor The body of a Camden shooting victim was recovered in Philadelphia, authorities said. Jody Spence, 31, of Camden was fatally shot on Friday, Oct. 6, at 10:24 p.m., in the 800 block of Princess Avenue in Camden, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, detectives of the CCPO Homicide Unit were contacted by the Philadelphia Police Department 6th District with information that Spence’s body had been located in the 400 block of North 5th Street in Philadelphia, MacAulay said. Spence …
Former South Jersey Nurse Admits Collecting Porn Of Children As Young As 12 Former South Jersey Nurse Admits Collecting Porn Of Children As Young As 12
Former South Jersey Nurse Admits Collecting Porn Of Children As Young As 12 An Atlantic County man admitted collecting child porn videos and still images, some involving sadistic or masochistic violence against victims as young as 12, federal authorities said. Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark caught Anthony Barbarino, 37, with 108 videos and 93 still photographs of child sexual abuse across three electronic devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. At least one image was of a prepubescent minor, while another "portrayed sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence," Sellinger said. Barbarino, who live…
NJ Attorney Awaits Sentence For Pocketing $2M From Client's Offshore Account, More NJ Attorney Awaits Sentence For Pocketing $2M From Client's Offshore Account, More
NJ Attorney Awaits Sentence For Pocketing $2M From Client's Offshore Account, More UPDATE: A once-prominent attorney from Jersey City is awaiting sentencing after admitting in federal court that he swindled a family he represented out of $2 million and then committed another crime while on pretrial release. The family had retained James R. Lisa, 68, to gather millions that had been moved into offshore bank accounts by relatives decades ago and to resolve any tax issues that arose as a result, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Soon after being retained, he moved more than $6 million back into the United States but told the family the funds still remained offshore, th…
'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say 'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say
'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say A South Jersey police officer admitted in federal court to using excessive force when he twice pepper-sprayed a drunken but cooperative driver while handcuffed in 2017, authorities announced. John Grier III, 51, of Cedarville — who was indicted in 2021 — pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in Camden in federal court on Thursday, Oct. 5, to a superseding information charging him with one count of violating an individual’s civil rights, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. A sworn Bridgeton police officer since 2004, Grier's admission is in connection with an…
Pair Airlifted In South Jersey Dump Truck Collision With Van: Police Pair Airlifted In South Jersey Dump Truck Collision With Van: Police
Pair Airlifted In South Jersey Dump Truck Collision With Van: Police Two passengers were airlifted to an area hospital after a van collided with a dump truck in South Jersey, authorities said. A van traveling south on Stanton Avenue in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, struck a westbound on Coles Mill Road at 6:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, according to Franklin Township police. Both vehicles overturned landing in a field. Two of the van's male passengers,, ages 31 and 42, both of Vineland, were airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden in critical condition, police said. A 55-year-old woman from Vineland driving the van was taken to a local hospit…
UPDATE: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole UPDATE: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole
Update: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole A South Jersey man whom federal authorities said they caught with a do-it-yourself bomb and the materials to make it was sentenced to two years in prison without parole. Thomas Petronglo, 64, had a 5¾-inch diameter metal can filled with potassium perchlorate and aluminum with a fuse sticking out when authorities raided his Vineland home in March 2021, according to a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Camden. The mixture is commonly used in commercial fireworks displays. Authorities seized several other improvised devices -- mostly plastic cylinders and cardboard tubes containing "…