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South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims
South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims A woman from South Jersey has been indicted for raising money for her dead husband's cremation, but then allegedly left his body in the morgue, authorities said. The widow then spent GoFundMe campaign donations on her own "living expenses," Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Monday. The indictment alleges that Patricia Clark, 49, of Pemberton Township, created the online GoFundMe page to raise money for her disabled husband’s funeral before spending the money on herself, Coffina said. A grand jury indicted Clark on one count of fheft by failure to make disposition…

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF
Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF An 18-year-old Pemberton Township man was charged with attempted murder for stabbing a man who he believed was his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, authorities said. An investigation began on Aug. 7 when Westampton Township police officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 2000 block of Burlington-Mount Holly Road for a report of a stabbing, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent said in a release. Officers discovered a man who was bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds to his abdomen and arms, authorities said. He was ai…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Suspected Trenton Drug Dealer Indicted In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says Suspected Trenton Drug Dealer Indicted In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says
Suspected Trenton Drug Dealer Indicted In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says A 34-year-old alleged drug dealer from Trenton has been indicted for causing the fatal overdose of a Pemberton Township man, authorities said. A Burlington County Grand Jury on Aug. 3 returned the indictment against Marvin Montoya, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Montoya was arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl last summer, Coffina said. An investigation began in August 2020 after a relative discovered the victim -- 23-year-old Michael Williams --- in their Brown Mills home the morning of Aug. 11, the prosecutor said. The relative told investigators Williams fai…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Burlington County Man Charged For Shooting Cousin During Dispute Burlington County Man Charged For Shooting Cousin During Dispute
Burlington County Man Charged For Shooting Cousin During Dispute A Burlington County man was charged Tuesday for fatally shooting his older cousin during an argument earlier this year, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Antwian Warthen, 29, on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Officers were initially dispatched to Warthen's Pemberton Township home around 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 19 for a report of a man severely bleeding, possibly as a result of a stab wound, authorities said. Whe…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Jury Convicts Burlington County Man, 25, In Fatal 'Payback' Shooting, Prosecutor Says Jury Convicts Burlington County Man, 25, In Fatal 'Payback' Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Jury Convicts Burlington County Man, 25, In Fatal 'Payback' Shooting, Prosecutor Says A jury in South Jersey found a 25-year-old man from Pemberton Township guilty in a 2017 fatal shooting, authorities said. The jury deliberated for about eight hours over two days before returning a guilty verdict against Douglas Lewis of Fort Dix Road for first-degree murder, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The jury concluded that Lewis fatally shot Shaquille Williams, 24, from Browns Mills in the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township four years ago,  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Wednesday.. Pemberton police were called to Kinsley …

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Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says A 27-year-old man from Monmouth County has been indicted in connection with a drive-by shooting, authorities said. Joseph M. Galli of Whiting was indicted Thursday by a county grand jury on several charges of unlawfully possessing a firearm, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Galli allegedly used the illegally-owned firearm last year to shoot at a house and vehicle in Marlboro, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. No one was reported hurt during the shooting, Linskey said. At 3:37 a.m. on April 7, 2020, Marlboro police were called to Dutch Lan…

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7 Sex Offenders From South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Did Not Report New Addresses, Prosecutor Says 7 Sex Offenders From South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Did Not Report New Addresses, Prosecutor Says
7 Sex Offenders From South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Did Not Report New Addresses, Prosecutor Says Seven convicted sex offenders from South Jersey and Pennsylvania have been indicted for moving without telling law enforcement, authorities said. Four of the seven registered sex offenders (shown above) have been newly charged and are in custody, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. Three of the men remained at-large as fugitives on Friday. While not yet in custody, the trio also were charged with the new offense of failing to notify law enforcement of their new current addresses. The seven sex offenders indicted by a Burlington County grand jury, and charged, …

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Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Possessing 1,000+ Child Porn Images Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Possessing 1,000+ Child Porn Images
Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Gets 7 Years State Prison For Possessing 1,000+ Child Porn Images A 57-year-old man from Burlington County has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for possessing more than 1,000 child pornography images and sharing them on the internet, authorities said. Guy Valachovic of Pemberton Township was sentenced on Friday in Mount Holly by Superior Court Judge Christopher J. Garrenger, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Valachovic pleaded guilty in August 2020 to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Coffina said.  An investigation began after the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit received information in 2019 regard…

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REWARD: $5,000 Offered For Solid Tips In South Jersey Fatal Shooting REWARD: $5,000 Offered For Solid Tips In South Jersey Fatal Shooting
Reward: $5,000 Offered For Solid Tips In South Jersey Fatal Shooting Authorities in Burlington County are offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in a fatal shooting last fall. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a $5,000 reward has been posted in an effort to gain the public’s help in solving the homicide of a 27-year-old man in Pemberton Township. The shooting occurred in the Sunbury Village section of the township on Nov. 3, 2020.  Shaimere Turner was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that was struck by gunfire just after 4 a.m. along the 100 block of Kinsley Road, Coffina said. Shaimere…

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Trio Arrested In Burlington County Double-Shooting Trio Arrested In Burlington County Double-Shooting
Trio Arrested In Burlington County Double-Shooting Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a double shooting last month in Burlington County, authorities said.  Todd McKinney, 19, of Trenton; Damier Smith, 20, of Pemberton Township; and Marlon Sutton, 22, of Camden, each were charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit attempted murder,  aggravated assault and several weapons offenses,  according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King. Smith was taken into custody last week in North Carolina and is awaiting an extradition…

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SEEN ANYTHING? South Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Shooting SEEN ANYTHING? South Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Shooting
Seen Anything? South Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Shooting Police in Burlington County are seeking the public's help in locating suspects in a recent shooting. Pemberton Township police seek any tips in a shooting last Tuesday night in the 100 block of Phillips Ave. in the Browns Mills section of town. At 8:26 p.m. on Dec. 15, Pemberton Township Police Department was dispatched to Phillips Avenue on a report of gunshots fired.  Responding patrol officers found empty casings from a firearm. Witnesses said an unknown person in a dark-colored sedan shot multiple rounds at an unknown white sedan. Both vehicles left in differen…

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Body Of Missing 24-Year-Old Found In Burlington Cranberry Bog, Family Friends Say Body Of Missing 24-Year-Old Found In Burlington Cranberry Bog, Family Friends Say
Body Of Missing 24-Year-Old Found In Burlington Cranberry Bog, Family Friends Say The body of a missing 24-year-old man was found Wednesday in a cranberry bog in Burlington County, authorities said. Family friends announced the unexpected death on this GoFundMe page and in a news report by NJ Advance Media.  The man found in the Pemberton Township cranberry bog had been missing for more than a week. Workers in the Whitesbog section of town found the body, according to Pemberton Township police. Matthew Nyhammer was found about a mile from the Whitesbog General Store, where we was last seen when his girlfriend dropped him off on Nov. 2, NJ.com reported. Pemberton …

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