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Fugitive Wanted In South Jersey Stabbing Arrested In Mississippi: Prosecutors Fugitive Wanted In South Jersey Stabbing Arrested In Mississippi: Prosecutors
Fugitive Wanted In South Jersey Stabbing Arrested In Mississippi: Prosecutors A Cape May County man wanted in a stabbing was caught in Mississippi nearly three weeks later, authorities said. Imani Goodman, 26, from the Villas section of Lower Township, was arrested in Wayne County, Mississippi, on Tuesday, Apr. 23. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced his arrest in a news release on Wednesday, Apr. 24.  Lower Township police responded to a home on Oregon Avenue where someone was stabbed several times on Wednesday, Apr. 3. The victim was rushed to Cape Regional Medical Center in Middle Township and was listed in critical but stab…

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by Chris Spiker
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Wooly Wranglers: Police Return Sheep Herd To Its South Jersey Home Wooly Wranglers: Police Return Sheep Herd To Its South Jersey Home
Wooly Wranglers: Police Return Sheep Herd To Its South Jersey Home A police squad made a wooly rescue in Cape May County, authorities said. Lower Township police received a call about a loose herd of sheep on Breakwater Road on Tuesday, Apr. 9, the department posted on Facebook. Squad No. 3 was able to return the sheep to their home. Facebook commenters appreciated the police mission that seemed like it was out of a nursery rhyme. "Thank ewe for a great job! 😊," one person joked. Today, the Lower Township Police Department received a report of a herd of sheep on Breakwater Road, that accidentally... Posted by Lower Township Police Department on&…

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by Chris Spiker
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SWAT Team Seizes 1,000 Child Porn Images, Videos From South Jersey Man: Prosecutor SWAT Team Seizes 1,000 Child Porn Images, Videos From South Jersey Man: Prosecutor
SWAT Team Seizes 1,000 Child Porn Images, Videos From South Jersey Man: Prosecutor A search involving a county SWAT team and the the U.S. Department of Homeland Security turned up more than 1,000 images and videos of child porn in a South Jersey man's home, authorities said. Jason Brown, of the Villas section of Lower Township, became the center of an investigation thanks to a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (N.C.M.E.C.), Cape May County Prosecutor, Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Lower Township Police Chief Kevin Lewis said. The tip said Brown had downloaded, possessed, and distributed videos/images of Child Sexual Abuse Material …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Police Welcome 'No Shave' Months In Tribute To Brain Cancer Patient Jersey Shore Police Welcome 'No Shave' Months In Tribute To Brain Cancer Patient
Jersey Shore Police Welcome 'No Shave' Months In Tribute To Brain Cancer Patient Police in Lower Township are participating in “No-Shave November & December” to raise money for cancer patients including an employee of the Cape May County Sheriff's Office. Beginning on Nov. 1, and for the entire months of November and December, the Lower Township Police Department, along with many other agencies across the county, will be participating. One of the goals of “No-Shave November” is to raise cancer awareness by embracing our hair (which many cancer patients lose), and letting it grow wild and free. Another goal is to use the money you typically would spend on shaving an…

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by Jon Craig
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Details Released In Crash That Killed Sunset Watcher In Cape May Details Released In Crash That Killed Sunset Watcher In Cape May
Details Released In Crash That Killed Sunset Watcher In Cape May A driver apparently suffered from a medical episode before striking and killing a 75-year-old woman on a bench in Cape May County, authorities said. On Sunday, May 29, at 7:38 p.m., Lower Township police responded to a motor vehicle crash near Lincoln Boulevard and Beach Drive.  Police found a 2015 Hyundai Elantra had struck another vehicle and then a pedestrian seated on a bench before coming to rest in the Delaware Bay, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland alongside Chief Kevin Lewis of the Lower Township Police Department. The pedes…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Found Dead After House Fire In Cape May County: Prosecutor Woman Found Dead After House Fire In Cape May County: Prosecutor
Woman Found Dead After House Fire In Cape May County: Prosecutor Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose remains were found after a house fire in Cape May County. The unidentified woman was found Sunday, Feb. 6 in a home destroyed by fire at 224 Suzane Road in North Cape May, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Kevin Lewis of the Lower Township Police Department.  Once the fire of the fully-involved structure was extinguished, the remains were found in a bedroom at the residence, they said. An autopsy was conducted on Sunday, and the cause of the fire is being investigated by …

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Officer Arrested On Burglary, Assault Charges Jersey Shore Officer Arrested On Burglary, Assault Charges
Jersey Shore Officer Arrested On Burglary, Assault Charges A Jersey Shore police officer has been arrested on several charges including burglary, authorities said. Dylan J. Keenan-Hannum, 30, of the Del Haven section of Middle Township, was charged Sunday with burglary, simple assault and making terroristic threats, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office. Keenan-Hannum is an officer with the West Wildwood Police Department.  Hannum was being held at the Cape May County jail.  Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135, the Lower Township Police Department…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Officer Charged With Terroristic Threats, Burglary: Prosecutor South Jersey Officer Charged With Terroristic Threats, Burglary: Prosecutor
South Jersey Officer Charged With Terroristic Threats, Burglary: Prosecutor A South Jersey police officer has been arrested on charges of burglary and terroristic threats, authorities said Monday. Dylan J. Keenan-Hannum, 30, of the Del Haven section of Middle Township, was also served a disorderly persons offense and charged with simple assault following his Nov. 14 arrest, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office announced. The West Wildwood police officer was lodged in the Cape May County Jail pending court proceedings. No further details were released. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to the case is urged to call the Cape May County…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Atlantic City Bomb Squad Removes Unexploded Grenade From Yard Sale Atlantic City Bomb Squad Removes Unexploded Grenade From Yard Sale
Atlantic City Bomb Squad Removes Unexploded Grenade From Yard Sale Police in South Jersey were called to Shore Drive in North Cape May on Saturday on a report of a hand grenade found at a yard sale.  Lower Township Police determined that the hand grenade was unexploded and immediately evacuated the area of Shore Drive between Racetrack Drive and Folsom Drive, according to an alert. Once the area was safely evacuated, officers maintained a secure perimeter until the arrival of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Bomb Squad Unit.  The Atlantic City Bomb Squad was safely able to remove the device and transport it to a secure location, police said…

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by Jon Craig