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Gunfire Erupts After Referee, Spectator Fight At Philly Youth Football Game: Police
A fight involving a referee and spectator at a Philadelphia youth football game spilled off the field and into the street before a gunshot rang out, police said. The altercation broke out during a game at the Al Pearlman Sports Complex in the city's Roxborough neighborhood around 1:42 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, according to police. The confrontation initially involved a 46-year-old spectator and a referee described as a man in his mid-20s on the field before the two left the field and continued the dispute in the 600 block of Port Royal Street, investigators said. The referee then walked tow…
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LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports
A Long Island woman was rescued by neighbors she'd never met after falling into an 8-foot hole in her backyard that she never knew was there last week (scroll down for video). Danielle Tammone told CBS News that she thought she was going to die when she fell in and couldn't get out. She began screaming for help. It happened last Thursday, Sept. 17, Tammone's 47th birthday. Tammone tells 1010 Wins she was walking in her backyard when her feet sank into the ground, and seconds later, she was swallowed into the earth. Once she realized what had happened, panic set in. "Wow, I could die t…
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Fire Chief's Wife Killed By 93-Year-Old Driver Plowing Through Jersey Shore Restaurant: Report
The 56-year-old wife of a New Jersey fire chief died when a 93-year-old driver crashed through a popular restaurant this weekend, officials have confirmed. The Lavallette driver was attempting to park her 2014 Buick Encore in front of Meg's Grill at 1401 Grand Central Ave. in Lavallette around 11:12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, when the vehicle rapidly accelerated into the outdoor dining area and building, Lavallette police said. The driver apparently pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, police said. Seven restaurant patrons were injured and taken to the hospital with various inju…
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51-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed On South Jersey Highway: Police
A 51-year-old Willingboro man was struck and killed on Route 130 in Burlington County early Sunday morning, Sept. 20, authorities said. Welther Briggs was struck by a vehicle traveling south on Route 130 at the intersection of Pennypacker Drive in Edgewater Park, Edgewater Park Township police said. Briggs was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
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Loaded .40-Caliber Handgun With Laser, High-Capacity Mags Found During NJ Traffic Stop: Police
A traffic stop in Atlantic County turned into a weapons arrest after police said they found a loaded handgun with a laser attachment, hollow-point ammunition and high-capacity magazines. At 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, officers stopped a vehicle for several motor vehicle violations on Old Egg Harbor Road in Egg Harbor Township, Egg Harbor Township police said. A search of the vehicle led to a loaded .40-caliber handgun with a laser attachment, boxes of ammunition that included hollow-point rounds and high-capacity magazines being seized, police said. Bashir Robertson, a 40-yea…
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PA, NJ Ren Faire Performer Lady Amanda Chase Honored After Death At 43
A woman whose childhood dream of performing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire became reality — and later took her to Renaissance stages across Pennsylvania and New Jersey — was honored Saturday, Sept. 19, at the place she said captured her heart when she was just 5 years old. Shannon Maria Jones, 43, also known to fairegoers as Lady Amanda Chase and online as Shannon’s Sunflowers, died in early August while on an Alaskan cruise with her mother, Tamara Sweitzer. Jones had been living with four incurable diseases that damaged her lungs, her mother wrote in announcing her death. “She pass…
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Hunter Kills Woman After Mistaking Her For Deer In Front Of Kids: Police
A hunter is facing charges after police say he shot and killed a woman walking through a field with a man and two children after mistaking her for a deer in Delaware. Walter Moorhead, 74, of Salisbury, MD, was identified as the hunter in the tragic accident, while the victim has been identified as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, from Georgetown, DE, Delaware State Police said. was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after he fatally shot a woman on Friday night in Ellendale while he was hunting from a ground blind, according to Delaware State Police. Shortly after 7:30 …
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Medical Emergencies Delay Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship's Return To NJ Port
Two medical emergencies aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship delayed the cruise ship's return to New Jersey, impacting passengers' travel plans, according to a notice distributed onboard. Medical staff determined that two guests aboard Oasis of the Seas needed urgent medical attention during the voyage, the notice says. The passengers were successfully taken off the ship to receive additional medical care. While the nature of the emergencies was not released, Cruise Hive reports that one involved a critically ill 7-year-old child, prompting the ship to return to Nassau, the closes…
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: Widow Speaks Out After Husband Beaten Dead By Walmart Worker's Parents, Report Says
A widow is speaking out months after her husband of 42 years was beaten to death by the parents of a Walmart worker in Virginia, according to a brand-new report. Josephine Atienza and her 77-year-old husband Bert Atienza went to a Walmart store near thei home in Virginia Beach, on June 7, when a 17-year-old employee nearly struck Josephine with a cart, the widow tells WKTR. Bert began arguing with the teen, who reportedly threw a can at them as they walked away, but missed. As they were shopping, Erika Mitchell, 42, and Travis White, 44, identified by WKTR as the teen worker's parents…
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Colorful Meth Shaped Like Candy Seized With Handgun In Wildwood: Prosecutor
Colorful methamphetamine shaped to resemble candy or children's vitamins was seized along with a handgun in Wildwood, authorities said. On Thursday, Sept. 17, Wildwood police responded to the 200 East block of Spencer Avenue for a report of a person with a handgun, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy said. Officers identified the suspect as Mark Davis, 36, of Vineland, authorities said. Detectives searched Davis' vehicle and found narcotics and a handgun, authorities said. The drugs were determined to be methamphetamine, authorities sa…
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SUV Driver Strikes Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer, Flees: Police
A woman struck a Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer with an SUV while he was directing traffic, then sped away before being apprehended elsewhere in the city, police announced Friday, Sept. 18. The officer was working a traffic detail at Ridge Avenue and Stanton Street when the 42-year-old woman approached the intersection in a dark blue Audi SUV, according to Philadelphia police. She disregarded the officer's traffic commands and struck him with the Audi before fleeing southbound on Ridge Avenue, the preliminary investigation found. Police later located and apprehended the woman at 32nd …
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NJ Mom Charged After Missing Son Found Hiding In Unexpected Place: Police
A New Jersey mother was charged after police say her missing 17-year-old son was found hiding in a basement crawl space while officers devoted significant resources to searching for him. East Brunswick police were contacted around 7:47 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, by the boy's father, who said his son was supposed to be dropped off at his home around 6 p.m., East Brunswick police said. The boy's mother, Jennifer Buckley, told police her son was not at her home and that she could not find him, authorities said. She said the teen was upset, did not want to go to his father's home, and could be a d…
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