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Son Finds Mom, 37, Stabbed Dead In Edison, Prosecutor Says
A 37-year-old man from Edison was charged in the fatal stabbing of a woman he knew, authorities said.
Joan Franklin Polanco, 37, was detained by NYPD hours after the Sunday, July 21 stabbing, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan.
Lizbeth Benitez-Rivera, 37, of Edison, was found with multiple stab wounds by her son, they said.
Benitez-Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene.
At about 4:40 p.m., Edison police received a 911 call reporting a stabbing on Horizon Drive.
The investigation determined that Polanco …
Burlington Man Convicted In Fatal Camden Shooting
A jury has convicted a Burlington man for the 2021 fatal shooting of a man in Camden, authorities said.
Lesure Funari, 25, of Burlington City, was found guilty on Thursday, June 6, of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Takwail Bailey of Camden.
Funari was also found guilty of second-degree weapons offenses.
On Nov. 28, 2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Camden County Police Department received a ShotSpotter activation for 10 rounds in the area of the 1000 block of Lois Avenue in Camden. Officers responded and located a male, later identified as Ba…
South Jersey Fugitive Arrested By US Marshals In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
U.S. Marshals have arrested a 21-year-old fugitive from Camden in connection with a fatal shooting, authorities said.
Isaac Santiago was charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 27, 2023, death of Esterlin Torres, 35, of Pennsauken, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
He also was charged with weapons offenses.
Santiago was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 3 in Camden by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division, they said.
On Dec. 27, 2023, at about 6 p.m., Ca…
Camden County Teens Charged With Drug Dealing, Weapons Offenses: Winslow PD
A pair of teenagers from Camden County was charged with drug dealing and weapons offenses after a traffic stop, authorities said.
The stop occurred Wednesday, Jan. 3 at about 1:40 p.m. at Sicklerville Road and Chews Landing Road in Sicklerville, according to Winslow Township police.
The driver, Christopher Saint-Pierre, 19, of Sicklerville, was charged with drug dealing after marijuana bagged for sale was found in his car, police said.
A passenger, Brandon Osborne, 18, of Sicklerville, had an active warrant for a weapons offense and was found with a loaded handgun stolen out of Philadelphi…
Woman, 25, Shot Dead In Cumberland County: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Vineland woman was shot and killed, authorities said.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, Shanelle Stewart of Vineland was found dead inside a vehicle in the 2000 block of Wheaton Avenue, Millville having succumbed to her injuries, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
Alex Blocker, 34, of Bridgeton, was arrested by members of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office and Millville Police Department. Blocker has been charged with murder and weapons offenses, the prosecutor said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone …