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NYPD Officer Charged In South Jersey Road Rage Shooting, Prosecutor Says NYPD Officer Charged In South Jersey Road Rage Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Nypd Officer Charged In South Jersey Road Rage Shooting, Prosecutor Says An NYPD officer has been charged in a South Jersey road rage incident in which a motorist was shot, authorities said. Hieu Tran, 27, of Yonkers, — an officer with the NYPD — was charged on Thursday, June 6 with first-degree attempted murder and other charges for the shooting of a 30-year-old Voorhees Township man.  On Friday, May 17, at approximately 11 p.m., officers from the Voorhees Township Police Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of Route 73 and Cooper Road.  Police found one of the drivers was suffering from a&nbs…

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by Jon Craig
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Road Rage Incident, Fight With Weapons Leads to Arrest Of 4 Suspects In South Jersey: Police Road Rage Incident, Fight With Weapons Leads to Arrest Of 4 Suspects In South Jersey: Police
Road Rage Incident, Fight With Weapons Leads to Arrest Of 4 Suspects In South Jersey: Police Four Camden County men were arrested after a road rage incident prompted a fight in the street with weapons, authorities said. On Thursday, Feb. 29, shortly after 2 p.m., a detective with the Gloucester Township Police Department was traveling on Blackwood Clementon Road by Emerson Drive when he observed a Voorhees Police Officer (K9) stopped in the roadway with his emergency vehicle lights activated giving orders to four men to get on the ground.  The detective stopped to assist the Voorhees officer who said all four men were engaged in a physical confrontation in …

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by Jon Craig
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Widespread Power Outages, Downed Lines Affect 20K Customers In South Jersey Widespread Power Outages, Downed Lines Affect 20K Customers In South Jersey
Widespread Power Outages, Downed Lines Affect 20K Customers In South Jersey Utility crews continued to grapple with downed power lines that left nearly 20,000 homes and businesses without power in South Jersey after the storm. Scattered power outages totaling 18,000 customers persisted throughout Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties, according to Atlantic City Electric on Wednesday, Jan. 10. And nearly 1,400 homes and businesses remained without power early Wednesday in Burlington County, according to Jersey Central Power and Light. The other largest area power outages included Camden (950 customers), Bridgeton and surrounding areas (nearly 4,900), De…

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by Jon Craig
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Navy Vet From NJ Unmasked As Pro-Russian Propagandist Donbass Devushka Navy Vet From NJ Unmasked As Pro-Russian Propagandist Donbass Devushka
Navy Vet From NJ Unmasked As Pro-Russian Propagandist Donbass Devushka Donbass Devushka is not who she appears to be. According to the Wall Street Journal, a popular pro-Russian social media account is actually run by Sarah Bils, a former Naval officer and native of Camden County. Bils, who was born in Voorhees Township, now lives in Washington near the Naval Station Whidbey Island, according to numerous reports. On social media, Donbass Devushka regularly celebrated the deaths of Ukrainian soldiers and posted videos to YouTube.  On Telegram, she helped share US intelligence information that the government claims was recently leaked by Jack Teixeira, accord…

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by Sam Barron
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SEEN HER? 85-Year-Old Woman With Dementia Left Without Shoes, Purse, Phone SEEN HER? 85-Year-Old Woman With Dementia Left Without Shoes, Purse, Phone
Seen HER? 85-Year-Old Woman With Dementia Left Without Shoes, Purse, Phone An 85-year-old woman from South Jersey has been missing since Wednesday, Nov. 30. Josephine Haas of Voorhees Township left her home without a purse, phone, keys or shoes, New Jersey State Police said. Josephine is described as a white female, 5'11", 160 pounds, with brown eyes and gray/white hair. Josephine suffers from dementia and does not drive a vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Voorhees Township Police Department at 856-428-5400 or the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons & Human Trafficking Unit at 609-882-2000 ext. 2893. Anonymous tips are welcomed.

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by Jon Craig
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Suspects In South Jersey Verizon Store Theft Caught In Philadelphia, One Still At Large: VIDEO Suspects In South Jersey Verizon Store Theft Caught In Philadelphia, One Still At Large: VIDEO
Suspects In South Jersey Verizon Store Theft Caught In Philadelphia, One Still At Large: Video UPDATED: A tracking device helped South Jersey police nab three suspects in a Verizon store robbery, though one remains at large, authorities said. Four suspects stole $40,000 in cash and electronic devices during the armed robbery at the Route 73 store in Voorhees Township around 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, Voorhees police said. The Verizon employees were restrained with duct tape, they said. A tracker within one of the stolen electronics led officers to a sedan with Florida plates in Philadelphia, where three suspects were nabbed with help from a Philadelphia police helicopter, and a fourt…

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by Jon Craig
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Firefighters Battle House Fire In South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Firefighters Battle House Fire In South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Firefighters Battle House Fire In South Jersey (Developing) Firefighters were battling a serious house fire in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire broke out before 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25 on Whitehall Drive in Voorhees Township, initial reports said. The fire was between solar panels and roof decking,, an unconfirmed report said. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Indicted In Wife's Strangulation, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Indicted In Wife's Strangulation, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Indicted In Wife's Strangulation, Prosecutor Says A 49-year-old man from Camden County has been indicted on murder charges in connection with his wife's strangulation, authorities said.   Shawn Lichtfuss of Voorhees Township was charged with first-degree murder for the death of 38-year-old Stefanie Caraway, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. Caraway allegedly was found dead on Aug. 3  in a bedroom inside Lichtfuss’ residence, Mayer said on Friday. Lichtfuss was arrested that same day and said he "just snapped," reports said. , the prosecutor said. The medical examiner found that his wife's death w…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Dad, Philly Son Arrested By US Marshals After Armed Bank Robbery, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Dad, Philly Son Arrested By US Marshals After Armed Bank Robbery, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Dad, Philly Son Arrested By US Marshals After Armed Bank Robbery, Prosecutor Says A father from South Jersey and his son, from Philadelphia, have been arrested by U.S. Marshals in connection with an alleged bank robbery, authorities said. The alleged heist of an undisclosed amount of cash occurred on April 26 at Fulton Bank in Voorhees Township, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Voorhees Township Police Chief Louis Bordi. One of the suspects was arrested at his home in Camden County last month, while the second was arrested in Philadelphia on Monday, Mayer and Bordi said in a statement. Jermaine Johnson, 43, of Haddonfield, NJ, was arre…

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by Jon Craig
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Missing South Jersey Teen Found Unharmed Missing South Jersey Teen Found Unharmed
Missing South Jersey Teen Found Unharmed A teen girl reported missing out of South Jersey was found unharmed, authorities announced Wednesday. Jaqueil Vazquez, 14, had been reported missing from Voorhees Township last Sunday, Newark police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Attorney General: South Jersey Driver On Meth, 39, Apparently ODs After Crash Attorney General: South Jersey Driver On Meth, 39, Apparently ODs After Crash
Attorney General: South Jersey Driver On Meth, 39, Apparently ODs After Crash A driver who ran from police after crashing his car in the parking lot of a South Jersey shopping center died of an apparent overdose after telling them he was high on meth, authorities said. A Voorhees Township police officer reported seeing the 39-year-old driver’s vehicle speed through the Voorhees Town Center lot and crash into a curb around 3 p.m. Sunday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The driver got out and ran after seeing the officer, Grewal said Wednesday. After chasing him down, the officer “struggled to restrain and handcuff him,” the attorney general said. “A ba…

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by Jerry DeMarco