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South Jersey Man Indicted In Double Fatal Drive-By Shooting South Jersey Man Indicted In Double Fatal Drive-By Shooting
South Jersey Man Indicted In Double Fatal Drive-By Shooting A 33-year-old South Jersey man has been indicted in connection with a double shooting that left two men dead in their car while parked outside an Edgewater Park apartment house, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Andre Price of Willingboro on two counts of first-degree murder and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina  The indictment was returned Thursday. An arraignment is expected soon in Superior Court.  Price has been held at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly since being extradited to New Jersey two months ago after…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Man Found Dead Behind Convenience Store Was With His Killer Hours Before, Authorities Say NJ Man Found Dead Behind Convenience Store Was With His Killer Hours Before, Authorities Say
NJ Man Found Dead Behind Convenience Store Was With His Killer Hours Before, Authorities Say A man whose body was found earlier this week behind a Mount Holly convenience store had been stabbed to death by a local resident, authorities said Friday. Jimir Wynn, 29, stabbed Sean Reynolds, 31, of Brick Township, multiple times the night of Sept. 6, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler said. Reynolds had been at Wynn's home earlier that evening, they said. The following day, a child found Reynolds' body behind Millerie’s Market & Deli at the corner of Rancocas Road and King Street. Wynn was charged with Murder …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose
Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose A Burlington County drug dealer was indicted on charges stemming from a woman's fatal overdose in 2019, authorities said. Antoine Crawley, 35, of Pemberton's Sunbury Village section, was charged by a grand jury in the death of 27-year-old Brittney Wallace, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. An autopsy found that the fentanyl level in Wallace's system was more than five times the lethal dose, authorities said. The indictment returned June 24 charges Crawley with strict liability for drug-induced death, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled …

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by Cecilia Levine
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2nd Suspect Surrenders In South Jersey Double Fatal Shooting, Burlington Prosecutor Says 2nd Suspect Surrenders In South Jersey Double Fatal Shooting, Burlington Prosecutor Says
2nd Suspect Surrenders In South Jersey Double Fatal Shooting, Burlington Prosecutor Says A 34-year-old fugitive from Burlington County has become the second person charged in connection with a fatal double shooting, authorities said. Two people were shot dead during a birthday party in January, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess. David Armstrong, of Beaverdale Lane, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder,  conspiracy to commit murder and several weapons charges, they said. Armstrong turned himself at Willingboro Township police station on Tuesday, Coffina said.  Armst…

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by Jon Craig
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State Police: South Jersey Woman Illegally Gave Sick Puppy Prescription Drugs State Police: South Jersey Woman Illegally Gave Sick Puppy Prescription Drugs
State Police: South Jersey Woman Illegally Gave Sick Puppy Prescription Drugs A 46-year-old woman from Burlington County has been arrested for giving medicine to a sick puppy while falsely claiming to be a member of an animal rescue group, authorities said.  Dawn Abrams, 46, of Shamong was charged with impersonation, unlicensed practice of medicine and unlawful distribution of prescription drugs, according to New Jersey State Police Superintendent Patrick J. Callahan and Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. On Oct. 26, troopers from the state police's Red Lion Station were contacted about a Westie/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy mix that was purchased…

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by Jon Craig
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Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27
Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Authorities have charged two accused drug dealers with selling the fentanyl that killed a 27-year-old Burlington County woman last summer. Brittney Wallace was pronounced dead at Capital Health at Deborah Emergency Services in Browns Mills after her parents found her unconscious in the bathroom of the family home last Aug.19, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Acting Police Chief David King said. The fentanyl level in her system was more than five times the lethal dose, they said. Antoine Crawley, 34, of Pemberton Township instructed Danielle Knight…

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by Jon Craig