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Gloucester County Man Admits Fatally Shooting Camden Driver After Argument Gloucester County Man Admits Fatally Shooting Camden Driver After Argument
Gloucester County Man Admits Fatally Shooting Camden Driver After Argument A 33-year-old Glassboro Township man faces 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for shooting another man after an argument in Camden, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 16, Angel Torres pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Michael Giancola in 2021, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. At 5:58 a.m., on Jan. 2, 2021, Torres encountered Giancola, 24, of Collingswood, on the 1800 block of South 6 Street in Camden City, MacAulay said. The two men had a verbal exchange, then Giancola got into the driver’s seat …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Fugitive, 31, In Maryland For Camden Murder US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Fugitive, 31, In Maryland For Camden Murder
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Fugitive, 31, In Maryland For Camden Murder A Gloucester County man has been arrested by U.S. Marshals at a Baltimore, Maryland, hotel in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man in Camden earlier this month, authorities said. Angel Torres, 31, of Glassboro was charged on Monday with first-degree murder after he was taken into custody in Baltimore by the U.S. Marshals Service Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Torres was awaiting extradition to New Jersey. Police were called to the 1800 block of South 6th Stree…

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by Jon Craig
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'Love You Always': Support Surges For Daughter Of Collingswood Man, 24, Killed In Shooting 'Love You Always': Support Surges For Daughter Of Collingswood Man, 24, Killed In Shooting
'Love You Always': Support Surges For Daughter Of Collingswood Man, 24, Killed In Shooting Support is surging for the young daughter of a 24-year-old Collingswood man who was killed in a shooting last week. Michael Giancola was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot multiple times behind the wheel of his car near the 1800 block of South 6th Street in Collingswood on Jan. 2, authorities said. More than $6,300 had been raised as of Thursday afternoon on a GoFundMe dedicated to support Giancola’s young daughter, Avalyn. “They say it takes a village to raise a child but what are you supposed to do when you lose an important member?” reads the fundraiser, launched by Ka…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Michael Giancola Of Collingswood, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds Michael Giancola Of Collingswood, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds
Michael Giancola Of Collingswood, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds A 24-year-old Collingswood man was behind the wheel of his car when he was shot multiple times and killed early Saturday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the 1800 block of South 6th Street for a ShotSpotter activation found a vehicle that had struck a pole, the driver still inside, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. The driver, Michael Giancola was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.  The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information that could help police is…

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by Cecilia Levine