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Beloved South Jersey Vet's Death Investigated As Homicide: 'He Showed So Much Love' Beloved South Jersey Vet's Death Investigated As Homicide: 'He Showed So Much Love'
Beloved South Jersey Vet's Death Investigated As Homicide: 'He Showed So Much Love' The death of a respected veterinarian who owned a Haddon Heights clinic was being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. The homicide investigation into the death of 45-year-old Dr. Michael Anthony of Cherry Hill was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Dr. Anthony was the owner of Haddon Vet, a clinic on Second Avenue. Cherry Hill police responded to a report of an unconscious man on the 100 block of Sharrowvalle Road around 7:09 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Officers found Dr. Anthony and he was pronounced…

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by Chris Spiker
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Shelter In 'Desperate Need' After Rescuing 20 Pets From Suspected Hoarding In South Jersey Shelter In 'Desperate Need' After Rescuing 20 Pets From Suspected Hoarding In South Jersey
Shelter In 'Desperate Need' After Rescuing 20 Pets From Suspected Hoarding In South Jersey An animal shelter in Egg Harbor City is looking for new homes for many cats and dogs after three dozen were rescued from a suspected hoarding situation. Kimmy's Safe Haven Rescue said it's in "desperate need" of adopters and fosters of the pets found in a Galloway Township home on Monday, July 1. Nancy Santos, 57, was charged with 43 counts of animal neglect. Galloway police said officers rescued 29 cats and seven dogs from the Cresson Avenue home. They also discovered four kittens, two adult dogs, and an adult cat dead, with the cat and dogs discovered in a freezer. Kimmy's…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Driver Who Killed North Bergen Dog Walker Nabbed In Long Branch: Prosecutor Driver Who Killed North Bergen Dog Walker Nabbed In Long Branch: Prosecutor
Driver Who Killed North Bergen Dog Walker Nabbed In Long Branch: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Jersey City man believed to have fatally struck a beloved 23-year-old dog walker on his motorcycle then fled the scene was captured at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Julian Palacios was operating a blue Honda Civic when he struck Josh Huayamave around 9 p.m. Friday, May 5, near Granton Avenue and Liberty avenues in North Bergen, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Huayamave was found on 76th Street between Cottage and Tonnelle avenues, several blocks from his bike, Suarez said. The driver, later identified as Palacios, was nowhere to be found, according to the pr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Manchester's K-9 Officer Storm Down But Not Out Manchester's K-9 Officer Storm Down But Not Out
Manchester's K-9 Officer Storm Down But Not Out A South Jersey K-9 officer will be off-duty for a few more weeks because of a battle against cancer. Manchester Officer Storm is a solid black, 6-year-old German Shepherd, and one of two members of the township’s K-9 Unit. “Our entire department’s thoughts are with K-9 Storm, who underwent successful surgery this morning (March 10) to remove his left eye due to a cancer diagnosis," the Manchester Police Department announced on its Facebook page. "Thankfully, Storm is resting comfortable under the care of his partner, Patrolman Marc Micciulla, and testing showed that there are no signs of…

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by Jon Craig