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One Wounded In South Jersey Shooting One Wounded In South Jersey Shooting
One Wounded In South Jersey Shooting One person was wounded in a Salem City shooting on New Year's Day, authorities said. Multiple shots were reported at about 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1 near Long Lane and Carpenter and Hedge streets, Salem City police said. The wounded person sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No arrests had been made but the shooting remains under investigation.
Man, 54, Sentenced In Camden Girlfriend's 2010 Killing: Prosecutor Man, 54, Sentenced In Camden Girlfriend's 2010 Killing: Prosecutor
Man, 54, Sentenced In Camden Girlfriend's 2010 Killing: Prosecutor A Salem City man has been sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2010 killing of his 31-year-old girlfriend from Camden, authorities said. Timothy Simon, 54, will have to serve 51 years of the sentence under the state's No Early Release Act. which requires Simon to serve 85% of the sentence before being eligible for parole, they said. On Feb. 15, 2023, a jury convicted Simon of first-degree murder in the death of 31year-old Lawanda Strickland, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. On July 10, 2010, Camden City police and detectives of the Camd…
13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey 13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey
13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey A 13-year-old child was fatally shot in front of a home in Salem City, authorities said. The shooter remains at large, they said. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30 on 9th Street, according to the Salem County Prosecutor's Office and Salem City Police. The teenager was unresponsive when police arrived. He was pronounced dead at Salem Medical Center, the prosecutor's office said. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact Inv. Johnathan Seidel of the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 935-7510 ext. 8333 or Det. Sean Simpkins of …
Salem Man Convicted In 2010 Strangulation Of Camden Girlfriend: Prosecutor Salem Man Convicted In 2010 Strangulation Of Camden Girlfriend: Prosecutor
Salem Man Convicted In 2010 Strangulation Of Camden Girlfriend: Prosecutor A Salem City man has been found guilty in the choking death of a Camden City woman, authorities said. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, a jury convicted Timothy Simon, 54, of first-degree murder in the strangulation of 31- year-old Lawanda Strickland, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. On July 10, 2010, officers from the Camden City Police Department and the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office responded to the 900 block of Jackson Street in Camden City for a report of a deceased female in her residence, Simon, who was Strickland’s boyfriend at that time, calle…
KNOW ANYTHING? Salem Prosecutor Releases Photos Of Possible Murder Witnesses KNOW ANYTHING? Salem Prosecutor Releases Photos Of Possible Murder Witnesses
Know Anything? Salem Prosecutor Releases Photos Of Possible Murder Witnesses Investigators seek the public's help in identifying possible witnesses to a murder last summer in Salem City. Marquise Coleman, 24, of Salem, was found with multiple gunshot wounds shortly after 7 p.m. on July 5 at Miller and Carpenter streets, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Salem County Prosecutor’s Office released two surveillance photos on Tuesday, including one showing two men sitting in a car.  The vehicle appears to be a tan or gold Chevrolet Impala, model years 2006-2016, the prosecutor said. A second photo shows four possib…
South Jersey Woman Indicted In Kidnapping Of 4-Year-Old Boy: Report South Jersey Woman Indicted In Kidnapping Of 4-Year-Old Boy: Report
South Jersey Woman Indicted In Kidnapping Of 4-Year-Old Boy: Report A woman has been indicted by a grand jury on charges connected with the kidnapping of a 4-year-old boy in South Jersey last May, NJ Advance Media reports. Daishaliz Velez Fernandez, 25, of Salem City, took the boy from Harvest Point Apartments in Salem on May 9 and drove him to a Walmart in Pennsylvania, then headed to Delaware, the outlet said. The woman lived in the same complex as the boy, but had no connection to the child, according to prosecutors. She was indicted on charges of first-degree kidnapping and third-degree endangering. Click here for the complete story by NJ Adv…
Man, 24, Shot Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor Man, 24, Shot Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Man, 24, Shot Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man was shot to death in Salem City, authorities said. Marquise Coleman, of Salem, was killed near Miller and Carpenter streets shortly after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, according to  Salem County Prosecutor Kristin J. Telsey. Coleman was taken to Salem Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Telsey said. Telsey, Salem City Chief of Police John Pelura and Salem County Prosecutor’s Office Acting Chief of Detectives James Gillespie ask for cooperation from anyone with knowledge of this incident. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call the Salem Ci…
Philly Fugitive On US Marshals 'Top 10' List Captured After NJ Standoff: Report Philly Fugitive On US Marshals 'Top 10' List Captured After NJ Standoff: Report
Philly Fugitive On US Marshals 'Top 10' List Captured After NJ Standoff: Report One of the US Marshals' "10 Most Wanted Homicide Fugitives" in Eastern Pennsylvania has been captured in South Jersey, NJ Advance Media reported. Ramonte Foster, 18, of Philadelphia, was arrested Tuesday, May 17 when a Salem City police officer spotted him outside a home on Morrison Avenue at about 7:30 p.m., the outlet said. Foster briefly barricaded himself in a house, then fled into an alley before his capture, the outlet said. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.
28-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Salem County 28-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Salem County
28-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Salem County Authorities seek the public's help locating the person who fatally shot a 28-year-old Salem County man. Quamerre Hall was found unconscious with a gunshot wound at a home on East Broadway in Salem City late Thursday night, NJ Advance Media reported, citing the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office. I love you pookie Quamerre Hall this hurt dawg 😢😢😢😢💔 Posted by Bookie Jackson on Friday, January 14, 2022 Hall died of his injuries, and no further details were released, authorities said. Anyone with information is urged to call Salem Police Detective Sgt. Sean Simpkins at 856-935-0033 or Salem…
Brick Son Faces Life-In-Prison In Father's 'Murder-For-Hire', Ocean County Prosecutor Says Brick Son Faces Life-In-Prison In Father's 'Murder-For-Hire', Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Brick Son Faces Life-In-Prison In Father's 'Murder-For-Hire', Ocean County Prosecutor Says A 30-year-old man from Ocean County has been indicted in connection with his father's alleged murder-for-hire, authorities said. Mark J. Austin, 30, of Brick Township, was charged Thursday with murder and weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The son faces life in prison without parole if found guilty of murder-for-hire, the prosecutor said. Austin allegedly killed his father, Mark Richard Austin, on Sept.  7, 2019, in Brick Township, the prosecutor said. Thursday's Grand Jury "superseding Indictment" charges that Austin "procured the …
South Jersey City Rocked By Fatal Gunfire South Jersey City Rocked By Fatal Gunfire
South Jersey City Rocked By Fatal Gunfire Two men were killed and a woman injured in an early morning Salem City shooting, marking the city's ninth and tenth homicides this year. The shooting occurred just after midnight in a home on Thompson Street in Salem City, Salem Police Chief John Pelura III said in a Facebook post. Authorities have identified a suspect and are pursuing leads with the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police, Pelura said. The investigation is ongoing and this is a developing story.