NJ Stoneworker, 37, Killed By Granite Slab Was 'Everyone's Friend' NJ Stoneworker, 37, Killed By Granite Slab Was 'Everyone's Friend'
NJ Stoneworker, 37, Killed By Granite Slab Was 'Everyone's Friend' A 37-year-old stoneworker from Burlington County was killed when a slab of granite fell onto him, authorities said. The man from Marlton, who was not identified, worked for Empire Marble & Granite in South Brunswick, police said. At 3:28 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, South Brunswick police, South Brunswick EMS, and Monmouth Junction Fire Department responded to 5 Chris Ct.  The worker from Empire Marble & Granite who was killed in an industrial accident.Facebook/ Empire Marble & Granite Police found that the man's coworkers had removed much of the slab off of him, they said.…
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $1.2 M WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $1.2 M
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $1.2 M One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn to win the $1,189,761 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Thursday, April 21, state Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 26, 28, 34, 37, and 41 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.  The winning icket was sold at Columbus General Store and Grille, 266 A Atlantic Ave., Columbus in Burlington County.
Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work
Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work A U.S. Postal Service supervisor from New Jersey openly sold 400 bogus COVID vaccine cards that she printed at her job -- while claiming that a graphic design degree was "paying off" for her, federal authorities charged. Lisa Hammell, 39, of the South Jersey town of Turnersville, sold the cards for from $20 to $100 after advertising them on social media, an indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Two of the buyers were from New Jersey and another was a federal employee in Virginia whose mother needed the card because she worked in a hospital and had to be …
Feds: ID Thief Fraudulently Collected $140,000 In Pandemic Insurance While In Prison Feds: ID Thief Fraudulently Collected $140,000 In Pandemic Insurance While In Prison
Feds: ID Thief Fraudulently Collected $140,000 In Pandemic Insurance While In Prison People from all walks of life have fraudulently collected pandemic benefits, but Devontae Stokes took it to a different level. Stokes, a 27-year-old identity thief, was serving time at Fort Dix on an unspecified conviction when he schemed with others to collect $140,000 in COVID unemployment benefits while they were federal prisoners. That’s right. Stokes was a prisoner at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution adjacent to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County when he and a group of co-conspirators “obtained personal identification information, including nam…
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole UPDATE: A South Jersey man who concocted a GoFundMe scheme with his then-girlfriend that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, must serve just about all of his plea-bargained 27-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He also must pay restitution and undergo gambling, drug and mental-health counseling under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden on Friday, April 1. Three years of supervision will als…
Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police
Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police The South Jersey owner who drew national attention for defying Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus orders in 2020 was charged with drunken driving in Burlington County — years after a crash that left another man dead, authorities said. Ian Smith, co-owner of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, was charged after an incident near Route 130 north and Andover Road at 12:25 a.m. on Sunday, on Sunday, March 27, Cinnaminson Police Chief Richard Calabrese told Daily Voice. Smith, of Camden County, is running for Congress as a Republican in New Jersey’s 3rd District. His congressional campaign co…
WINNERS: 3 Lucky Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: 3 Lucky Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K
Winners: 3 Lucky Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K Three New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn on Saturday, March 26. All three lucky players take home a $50,000 third-tier prize.  Those winning tickets were sold at the following locations: Burlington County: Marlton Shop Rite #523, 307 West Route 70, Marlton; Camden County: 7-Eleven #10932, 6001 Westfield Ave., Pennsauken; and, Mercer County: Foley’s Family Market, 1080 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton. The winning numbers for the Saturday, March 26, drawing were: 02, 10, 50, 59, and 61. The Red Power Ball number was 06. The Pow…
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years
South Jersey Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults On Young Girl, Showed Buddy Gets 15 Years A 28-year-old South Jersey man who videotaped sexual assaults of a young girl was sentenced to 15 years in State Prison, authorities announced Thursday, March 10. Cody Rodriguez must serve the entire term before becoming eligible for parole, under the sentence imposed by the Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines. Rodriguez in September pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault. The investigation began in March 2021, when Rodriguez showed videos on his phone to a friend, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. That person then told the victim’s parents, who contacted the Pem…
NJ Woman Hoarding 44 Dog Carcasses Admits To Killing 6, Gets Prison Time: Prosecutor NJ Woman Hoarding 44 Dog Carcasses Admits To Killing 6, Gets Prison Time: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Hoarding 44 Dog Carcasses Admits To Killing 6, Gets Prison Time: Prosecutor A woman originally linked to dozens of dead dogs reached a plea-bargained agreement admitting to killing six dogs, authorities said. Donna Roberts' guilty plea calls for 90 days in Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Roberts, 68, of Shamong, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty for causing the death of six dogs that were being kept at her property by failing to provide them with proper care, Coffina said. Additionally, Roberts must serve five years of probation, during which time she cannot own, raise, or otherwise care for any …
NJ Couple Charged By Feds With Making Slaves Of Illegals NJ Couple Charged By Feds With Making Slaves Of Illegals
NJ Couple Charged By Feds With Making Slaves Of Illegals A South Jersey couple forced a pair of undocumented immigrants into slavery by threatening to expose them, federal authorities charged. Bolaji Bolarinwa, 47, physically abused both victims while threatening to turn them in if they didn't comply, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a joint statement. Bolarinwa "knew that both victims had entered the United States illegally and harbored them from detection for her own financial gain," it says. She also confiscated both of their passports and visas, the statement says. …
Speeding Trespasser Admits Deliberately Hitting Fort Dix MPs With His Car Speeding Trespasser Admits Deliberately Hitting Fort Dix MPs With His Car
Speeding Trespasser Admits Deliberately Hitting Fort Dix MPs With His Car A Florida man who hit two Air Force military police officers with his car after blowing through a checkpoint at Fort Dix -- dragging one of them several feet -- pleaded guilty to assault in exchange for what he hopes will be leniency, federal authorities said. The officers pursued Hal Wander, 25, of Port Charlotte, after he sped through a designated checkpoint without stopping at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst military base in Burlington County, NJ on Nov. 16, 2020. Wander, who records show had prior arrests in Florida involving marijuana and stolen property, admitted deliberately plo…
Details Released In NJ Stabbing Death Of Animal Lover & Beloved 'Guard Dog' Details Released In NJ Stabbing Death Of Animal Lover & Beloved 'Guard Dog'
Details Released In NJ Stabbing Death Of Animal Lover & Beloved 'Guard Dog' A 25-year-old Evesham man was arrested in the deadly stabbing of a 26-year-old man and his beloved dog "Django" after showing up to an emergency room for treatment early Saturday, Feb. 5, authorities said. Donovan G. Hollingsworth and the victim, Thomas Pierson III, got into a fight at a residence in the Olympus Apartments on Baker Boulevard around 9:15 a.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Hollingsworth stabbed Pierson and the dog Django, a King Corso, then fled, according to Coffina. Police found Pierson dead in the apartment and Django dead on a stairwell landing. Holl…