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Persons Of Interest Sought In 7-Eleven Robbery In South Jersey: Police (PHOTOS) Persons Of Interest Sought In 7-Eleven Robbery In South Jersey: Police (PHOTOS)
Persons Of Interest Sought In 7-Eleven Robbery In South Jersey: Police (Photos) The subjects in these surveillance photos are "persons of interest" in a robbery, authorities said. On Monday, Oct. 23, at approximately 9:10 p.m., a male and a female entered the 7-Eleven store at 2 E. Main St., Evesham police said. After nearly 30 minutes of shopping in the store, the male allegedly went behind the counter and began to take boxes of cigarettes, while the female attempted to distract the 7-Eleven employee, police said. The employee attempted to stop the theft and was assaulted by the male. The male punched the 7-Eleven employee multiple times before bo…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City Felon Sentenced On Assault, Handgun Offenses: Prosecutor Atlantic City Felon Sentenced On Assault, Handgun Offenses: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Felon Sentenced On Assault, Handgun Offenses: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Atlantic City was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for assault and weapons offenses, authorities said. Tajideen Austin was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 23, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On July 23, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting. Officers located a victim who had been shot several times in his lower back and extremities. Through surveillance video and witness statements, the police identified Austin as the shooter, the prosecutor said. A subsequent car stop on a vehicle driven by Au…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
4 Teens Arrested In String Of Robberies, Assaults In Cumberland County 4 Teens Arrested In String Of Robberies, Assaults In Cumberland County
4 Teens Arrested In String Of Robberies, Assaults In Cumberland County Four youths have been arrested in connection with 11 robberies and assaults in Cumberland County since Sunday, authorities said. On Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 5:19 p.m., Bridgeton police were dispatched to the area of Bank Street and Marion Street for an assault. According to reports, the victim, a 59-year-old Bridgeton resident, was walking on Bank Street and was assaulted by a group of four juveniles. The juveniles removed property from the victim and fled the area on foot. The victim sustained minor injuries and refused medical attention. At 5:55 p.m., while police were investi…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Groups Of Youths Commit Robberies, Assaults In South Jersey: Police Groups Of Youths Commit Robberies, Assaults In South Jersey: Police
Groups Of Youths Commit Robberies, Assaults In South Jersey: Police Police in Bridgeton are investigating a series of robberies and assaults involving groups of juveniles, authorities said. Between Sunday and Monday, Bridgeton Police said they had nine reports of groups of young people assaulting victims. In some cases, the juveniles allegedly stole hundreds of dollars in cash. In several cases, the suspects were wearing all black. In another case, one black male was wearing a gray hoodie, a second black male was wearing a white sweatshirt, a third black male was wearing a black sweater, and another was an unknown dark-colored hoodie.  Seve…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed In Chest After Suspect Refuses To Leave Party In South Jersey: Police Man Stabbed In Chest After Suspect Refuses To Leave Party In South Jersey: Police
Man Stabbed In Chest After Suspect Refuses To Leave Party In South Jersey: Police A man who refused to leave a party stabbed another man in the chest, authorities said. The clash occurred on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1:05 a.m. at 500 Whirney Ave. in Glassboro, police said. A suspect, Jahee Nixon, was immediately taken into custody.  Nixon reportedly was asked to leave the party for "making multiple females feel uncomfortable," police said. He stabbed a victim in the arm and chest, police said. The victim was taken to Cooper Hospital to be treated for his injuries.  Nixon was taken to lnspira Hospital for minor injuries and was then processed, charged and lodged at …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Repeat Offender Admits Cyberstalking Assault Victim, Obscene Threats: Prosecutor South Jersey Repeat Offender Admits Cyberstalking Assault Victim, Obscene Threats: Prosecutor
South Jersey Repeat Offender Admits Cyberstalking Assault Victim, Obscene Threats: Prosecutor A 49-year-old man on probation in South Jersey has admitted to cyberstalking an assault victim, authorities said. John LeVance, of Absecon, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to the charges of stalking as a repeat offender, cyber harassment, contempt of a court order and invasion of privacy, according the the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. LeVance had been detained since January after his arrest for stalking the victim since June 2022, the prosecutor said. Following his plea, the court released LeVance from the Atlantic County Justice Facility over the State's …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: South Jersey Ex-Con Who Shot NJSP Detective Gets 28 Years Without Parole UPDATE: South Jersey Ex-Con Who Shot NJSP Detective Gets 28 Years Without Parole
Update: South Jersey Ex-Con Who Shot Njsp Detective Gets 28 Years Without Parole An ex-con was sentenced to 28 years in prison without parole for shooting a New Jersey State Police detective during an ambush. Tremaine Hadden, 30, of Bridgeton, was one of three men who opened fire on NJSP Detective Richard Hershey as he investigated a home invasion at the Harding Woods mobile home park in the Salem County town of Pittsgrove on April 25, 2020. Five women had been accused of forcing their way into a trailer and assaulting the owner – breaking a rib and lacerating a lung -- while stealing her iPhone. Sometime after Hershey arrived, a hostile group of 15 people connected t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hoboken Woman Charged With Slashing Stranger Threatens To Do Same To NY Judge Hoboken Woman Charged With Slashing Stranger Threatens To Do Same To NY Judge
Hoboken Woman Charged With Slashing Stranger Threatens To Do Same To NY Judge UPDATE: A Hoboken woman charged with randomly slashing an innocent bystander in the face on a busy midtown Manhattan street reportedly threatened to do the same to a judge when she was brought into court. “I’m going to slash you in the face too if you put me in the cell for a long time,” Ola Albanni warned the Manhattan Criminal Court judge during her Labor Day arraignment, according to published reports. It turns out Albanni, 52, had previously been charged with punching another stranger on a city sidewalk this past May before skipping her court date. The corner of West 38th Street at Ei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hoboken Woman Charged With Bloody Broad-Daylight Slashing On Busy Manhattan Street Hoboken Woman Charged With Bloody Broad-Daylight Slashing On Busy Manhattan Street
Hoboken Woman Charged With Bloody Broad-Daylight Slashing On Busy Manhattan Street A Hoboken woman slashed a bystander in the face with a large kitchen knife in what appeared to be a random attack outside a Manhattan pizzeria, authorities said. The corner of West 38th Street at Eighth Avenue was teeming with people when the 65-year-old victim was slashed just beneath her left eye a few steps from 2 Bros Pizza shortly after 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. She was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. Authorities issued surveillance video of her fleeing assailant, who wore a short furry black coat, sparkly pink shorts, buckled shoes and a bucket hat – some of which appeare…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teenagers Arrested For Robbery At Atlantic City Hotel-Casino: Police Teenagers Arrested For Robbery At Atlantic City Hotel-Casino: Police
Teenagers Arrested For Robbery At Atlantic City Hotel-Casino: Police A pair of 16-year-old boys was arrested for robbing a woman at the Tropicana hotel-casino in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at 3:41 a.m., patrol officers responded to the Tropicana Atlantic City in reference to a robbery.  Officers learned that two suspects had assaulted a woman and stole her pocketbook that held the keys to her vehicle. The suspects located the victim’s vehicle in the parking garage and stole it. The victim sustained a minor injury during the assault. Tropicana security personnel were able to locate pictures of the suspects. On Wednesd…

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by Jon Craig
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Fox29 Anchor Punched By Man Pouring Beer On Him At Jersey Shore Bar In TikTok Challenge: Report Fox29 Anchor Punched By Man Pouring Beer On Him At Jersey Shore Bar In TikTok Challenge: Report
Fox29 Anchor Punched By Man Pouring Beer On Him At Jersey Shore Bar In TikTok Challenge: Report Fox29's Bob Kelly wore a black eye to work on Tuesday, Aug. 1, he says due to a TikTok challenge gone wrong at the Jersey Shore. The Emmy Award-winning traffic anchor was emceeing an event at Oar House Pub on Sunday, July 30, when someone poured beer on his shoulder and head, and filmed it as apart of a TikTok Challenge, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. THANK YOU ALL for the messages, texts, phone calls and concerns. LIVE from Margate this morning! pic.twitter.com/aAIXrDw08l — Bob Kelly (@BobKellyFOX29) August 1, 2023 Kelly, who has appeared on "Good Day Philadelphia" since 2014…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Convicted Of Murder In Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City: Prosecutor Man Convicted Of Murder In Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
Man Convicted Of Murder In Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from South Jersey has been found guilty of murder in an armed home invasion robbery, authorities said. An Atlantic County jury convicted Oshshakkur Derrick, of Somers Point, on Tuesday, June 27, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Derrick was convicted of murder, assault, armed robbery, kidnapping and other offenses, they said. The conviction stems from a Nov. 22, 2020 home invasion on the 100 block of N. Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City.  The jury found that Derrick, and another unidentified male, broke into the house in an atte…

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