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Hammonton Police Department

Off-Road Motorcyclist Killed By Truck In South Jersey Crash, Police Say Off-Road Motorcyclist Killed By Truck In South Jersey Crash, Police Say
Off-Road Motorcyclist Killed By Truck In South Jersey Crash, Police Say A Delaware man was killed when his off-road motorcycle drifted into the path of a truck in Atlantic County, authorities said. Hammonton police responded to the crash on the 900 block of Eighth Street at around 4:56 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, the department said in a news release. Dalton Hunter Nicastro, 28, of Rehoboth Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said Nicastro was driving a Honda XR80R south near the shoulder on Eighth Street when his motorcycle drifted into the southbound travel lane. A silver 2019 Mack truck's passenger side and its wheels struck Nicas…
South Jersey Man Killed In Crash After Running Stop Sign: Police South Jersey Man Killed In Crash After Running Stop Sign: Police
South Jersey Man Killed In Crash After Running Stop Sign: Police An Atlantic County man was killed when his car crashed after driving through a stop sign, authorities said. Erick Barahona-Pinedo, 32, of Hammonton, died in the crash on Friday, Apr. 19, town police Chief Kevin Friel said in a news release. Officers responded to a call at around 9:59 p.m. of an erratic driver who almost caused a crash by running a stop sign at the intersection of North Egg Harbor Road and East Orchard Street. Officers found a 2007 Acura four-door sedan overturned in an embankment off North Egg Harbor near the intersection of North Chew Road. Barahona-Pinedo was identified …
Fugitive Wanted For Setting HUMC Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide Fugitive Wanted For Setting HUMC Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide
Fugitive Wanted For Setting Humc Co-Worker On Fire Found Dead Of Suicide UPDATE: A contract nurse who fled after authorities said he set a 54-year-old colleague at Hackensack University Medical Center on fire was found dead of suicide in South Jersey, authorities said. The body of Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford was found in a wooded area of Waterford Township, in Camden County, a two-hour drive of more than 100 miles from Hackensack, early Tuesday, Feb. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd shot himself once in the chest, apparently with a gun that had been stolen from his brother's home, law enforcement sources said. HUMC employees were n…
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged A woman has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in a June 2020 crash that left a New Jersey police officer heading home from work dead. Taquaysha Bell, 29, of Trenton, was heading west on White Horse Pike on June 19, when she swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle head-on,  Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The other driver, Michael Luko, 53, of Mays Landing. He was an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department, and was traveling home from work. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced …
SEEN HIM? Hammonton PD Seek Man Wanted In Child Luring Incident SEEN HIM? Hammonton PD Seek Man Wanted In Child Luring Incident
Seen HIM? Hammonton PD Seek Man Wanted In Child Luring Incident Police in Hammonton are seeking a man wanted in connection with a child luring incident. The incidents occurred around 5:45 p.m. on April 15, authorities said. The vehicle and man in the photographs is being sought for questioning in reference to the incident, police said. Anyone with information, please contact HPD at (609) 561-4000.
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad A 53-year-old police officer died on his way home from work when another driver crossed into his lane and hit his car head-on in Mays Landing, authorities said. Taquaysha Bell, 28, of Trenton, was heading westbound on the White Horse Pike in a  2010 Chevy Silverado when she crossed into the eastbound lane near Moss Mill Road, hitting a 2003 Honda Civic around 11:05 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The Civic driver, Michael Luko Sr. -- who was driving home from his job as an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department -- was airlifted to  Atlan…