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Police & Fire
Missing 88-Year-Old Man Found Safe: Police
Update: An 88-year-old Franklin Township man missing since Wednesday, Nov. 8, has been found and returned to his family, police said.
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Overnight NJ Crash, Police Say
A motorcyclist was killed in a late-night crash in Somerset County, police said. Police responding to reports of a crash on Easton Avenue near DeMott Lane in Franklin Township found a crashed motorcycle around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Franklin Township Police Lt. Vincent T. Wilson said. The motorcycle operator was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. at the scene. Police did not release an identity. A section of the roadway was closed for three hours. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Officer Robert Meyer at 732-873-5533 extension 3236 or at robert.meyer…
Police & Fire
Sparks Fly As First Responders Free Dog Stuck In Tire Rim In South Jersey (
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A dog named Daisy got her head stuck in a tire rim but was freed by first responders in Gloucester County, authorities said. Initial efforts to free the dog with soap and water on Thursday, March 21 were unsuccessful, Franklinville Volunteer Fire Co. Firefighters shared a 7-minute clip of the rescue process. The dog was wrapped in a blanket as Franklin Township Police Lt Brandon Volpe used his personal plasma cutters to free Daisy from the rim. Thank you Franklin Township Police Department for sharing footage of Daisy's rescue! Working together with the Franklin... Posted by…
Police & Fire
Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex
One person died in an apartment fire in Atlantic County over the weekend, authorities said. Franklin Township police were called to the apartment on the 1000 block of Summer Avenue in the Minotola section of Buena at around 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2. Firefighters from Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester counties battled the fire for several hours. A person inside a second-story apartment suffered severe burns and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's identity had not been released as of Monday, Feb. 5. Several units of the apartment complex were burned in the fire and residents…
Police & Fire
Vigil Planned For South Jersey Home Explosion Victims
A vigil has been planned for the victims of a deadly house fire that killed four people, including two small children in Atlantic County. Two men were among those killed when a home on Northwest Boulevard in Buena Borough exploded at 10:35 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, authorities said. According to Facebook posts, the mother of the 2- and 3-year-old victims, shared a planned vigil at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, across from the site of the fire in the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in the Landisville section of Buena. The vigil is in loving memory of the children killed, Lyanni and Leovani, accordi…
Police & Fire
Victim Of NJ Sports Bar Shooting, Chad Stuart, Becomes Organ Donor
The man shot in the head outside of a South Jersey bar allegedly by a former US Marine over the weekend has died, and his organs will save the lives of others, family members tell Daily Voice. Chad Stuart, 31, of Vineland, was pronounced brain dead on Sept. 24, his sister Mikaela Guzman said. A flag raising ceremony was held at the hospital where he had been treated on Tuesday, Sept. 27, to honor his organ donation. Walter J. Gilliano, 25, of Franklinville, was initially charged with attempted murder, after he shot Stuart in the head outside of Villari's Sports Bar around 4:45 a.m. Saturd…
Police & Fire
Police Officer, Bicyclist Injured In Central Jersey Crashes
A 41-year-old man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a series of crashes that left a bicyclist and police officer injured, authorities said. The incident began at 1:29 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 when the bicyclist, a 40-year-old East Brunswick man, was riding on Route 522, crossing over Route 130 to Fresh Ponds Road. At the same time, a 2017 Ford passenger van driven by Ankur Khajuriwala of North Brunswick made a left-hand turn from Route 522 onto Route 130 northbound and ran over the bicyclist, South Brunswick police said. The van never stopped and headed northbou…
Police & Fire
3-Vehicle Collision With Dump Truck Leaves South Jersey Woman, 87, Critical
An 87-year-old woman was critically hurt in a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck in South Jersey Tuesday, authorities said. The woman was behind the wheel of an SUV when she entered the Coles Mille Road intersection on Stanton Avenue after stopping at the first stop sign around 2 p.m., Franklin Township police said. That's when she was struck by a dump truck driven by a 45-year-old Pittsgrove man. A 77-year-old driver at the intersection was also struck, police said. The SUV driver was airlifted to a local hospital and the 77-year-old woman was taken via ambulance, while the dump t…
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Video Released Of Jersey Shore Man Shot Dead After Stealing Police Car
Video released Tuesday shows the final moments after a Wildwood Crest man stole a police car, got out and ran at pursuing officers before one of them shot him earlier this month. Roy K. Jackel, 41, was “holding his arm behind his back and ignoring their commands to show his hands” when Franklin Township Police Sgt. David Jernegen finally shot him in Buena Vista on April 5, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Officers provided medical aid until EMS arrived and pronounced Jackel dead, Grewal said. Township police, who are in Gloucester County, had responded to a mutual aid call fro…
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AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey
A man was shot and killed by an officer in South Jersey after he stole a police car following an accident, authorities said. It began after a police officer from Franklin Township in Gloucester County responded as mutual aid to the 3 p.m. crash in Buena Vista (Atlantic County) on Monday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The officer got out of his cruiser, and one of the drivers involved in the crash got in and drove away, Grewal said. Roy K. Jackel Jr., 41, of Cape May Court House, led a brief pursuit that ended with him stopping less than a half-mile away, where he was shot a…
Police & Fire
Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Authorities have identified the driver of an SUV killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer late Wednesday in Gloucester County. Carl E. Cheeseman Jr., 30, of Vineland, was driving westbound on Route 40 near Rosemont Avenue and Harding Avenue in Newfield about 11 p.m. when police think he swerved to avoid a deer. His SUV entered the eastbound lane striking the truck, which was driven by a 28-year-old Vineland man, according to Franklin Township Police. Cheeseman was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, police said. The truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated w…
Police & Fire
Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man
A New Brunswick man was seriously injured in a hotel shooting late New Year's Eve in Somerset County, authorities said. Franklin Township police responding to reports of shots fired found a man with a gunshot wound outside of a hotel near Cedar Grove Lane around 2:30 a.m., Jan. 1, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Tuesday. The victim, a New Brunswick resident, was taken to a nearby hospital where he underwent emergency surgery, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill. The mo…
Police & Fire
Man Shot In South Jersey Home Invasion Robbery
A homeowner was shot during a robbery in Atlantic County, authorities said. The home invasion break-in was about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday in Buena Borough, according to Franklin Township police. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said, when he was shot at his home on Summer Avenue. It is considered to be an isolated incident and there was no immediate threat to the general public, police said. Anyone with information about the robber is urged to call Franklin Township detectives at 856-694-1415.
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