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Man Arrested For Deadly Stabbing In South Jersey Alley, Police Say Man Arrested For Deadly Stabbing In South Jersey Alley, Police Say
Man Arrested For Deadly Stabbing In South Jersey Alley, Police Say A Millville man was accused of stabbing another man to death in downtown Bridgeton, authorities said. Cornell Becton, 37, was arrested on unrelated charges at around 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Oct. 14. He was also given charges in the killing of 59-year-old Wilbert Pace, which happened that morning. Officers responded to East Commerce Street between Laurel Street and Mayor Aitken Drive at around 3:30 a.m. Police found Pace suffering from several stab wounds behind a downtown building. Officers tried to save Pa…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Downtown Bridgeton, Police Say Man Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Downtown Bridgeton, Police Say
Man Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Downtown Bridgeton, Police Say A Bridgeton man was found dead from a stabbing early in the morning, authorities said. Wilbert Pace, 59, died on Friday, Oct. 11, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to East Commerce Street between Laurel Street and Mayor Aitken Drive at around 3:30 a.m. Police found Pace suffering from several stab wounds behind a downtown building. Officers tried to save his life but he was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived at the scene. Pace's last known address was on Pamphylia Avenue. Anyone with information about the stabbing should call Bridgeton po…

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by Chris Spiker