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Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching South Jersey Store Manager, Police Say Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching South Jersey Store Manager, Police Say
Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching South Jersey Store Manager, Police Say A man was wanted for assaulting a Burlington Township store's manager after stealing items, authorities said. Officers responded to a store on the 1100 block of Sunset Road at around 10:51 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, the Burlington Township Police Department said in a news release. A picture released of the suspect appeared to be inside a Dollar General. Investigators said the man tried to hide merchandise he was stealing and was confronted by the store manager. The suspect pushed and punched the manager several times, injuring the manager's face and mouth. The man ran away from the sto…

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Customer's Fentanyl/Heroin OD Death, Authorities Say NJ Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Customer's Fentanyl/Heroin OD Death, Authorities Say
NJ Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Customer's Fentanyl/Heroin OD Death, Authorities Say A Trenton drug dealer admit guilty to providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that caused a woman's fatal overdose in 2018, authorities announced Thursday. Daquan Marshall, 30, pleaded guilty to strict liability in the drug-induced death of the first-degree in exchange for a nine-year sentence in New Jersey State Prison on Sept. 14, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Marshall, who pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge John J. Burke III, will be sentenced on Oct. 19. Marshall has been lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since his arrest in April 2019. He…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Man, 29, Faces 12 Years Prison For Sexual Assault In Burlington Alley South Jersey Man, 29, Faces 12 Years Prison For Sexual Assault In Burlington Alley
South Jersey Man, 29, Faces 12 Years Prison For Sexual Assault In Burlington Alley A Burlington County man has admitted to sexually assaulting a woman in a Burlington City alley in late 2019 in exchange for a 12-year sentence in New Jersey state prison, authorities said. John Lewis, 29, of Browns Mills, entered a guilty plea to first-degree aggravated sexual assault on Jan. 27, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Under his plea agreement, Lewis must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. He will be placed on the New Jersey sex offender registry upon release and also be subjected to parole supervision for life, Coffina sa…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-Trenton Detective Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Girls Ex-Trenton Detective Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Girls
Ex-Trenton Detective Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Girls A former Trenton police detective was sentenced to 30 years in state prison for sexually assaulting two girls over the course of several years, authorities said. William Sanchez-Monllor, 39, of Burlington Township, was sentenced on two counts of first-degree sexual assault Friday, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Sanchez-Monllor pleaded guilty to the sex crimes last November, Coffina said. The plea-bargained sentence was handed down in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Presiding Judge Terrence R. Cook who called the defendant’s actions extremely damaging. “He had a role and…

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by Jon Craig
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Video Shows Good Samaritans Pulling NJ Driver From Car Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames Video Shows Good Samaritans Pulling NJ Driver From Car Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames
Video Shows Good Samaritans Pulling NJ Driver From Car Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames A video posted by the Burlington Township Police Department shows a pair of good Samaritans pulling an unconscious driver from a car after a crash -- seconds before it goes up in flames. The dash-cam footage from a BTPD car shows Larry Scott and Domenique Golden helping the driver of a smoking SUV at the Shell Station near Sunset and Salem roads Sunday morning. An officer walks over to the vehicle to help as a cloud of smoke forms around the SUV. Moments later, all three emerge carrying the driver. They lay him on a grassy area next to an American flag away from traffic -- the smoking…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Dog Found In South Jersey UPDATE: Dog Found In South Jersey
Update: Dog Found In South Jersey UPDATE: On Friday, July 10, a Burlington police spokesman said the "found dog" was claimed by its owner. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A small dog was found near Sylvan Lake and 14th Street in Burlington Township, authorities said. If the owner is searching, or if anyone knows where this dog (pictured above) lives, please call the Burlington Township Police Department at 609-386-2019. Burlington police have posted additional photos of the found dog on their Facebook page. 

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by Jon Craig