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Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey
Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey Firefighters from multiple departments in South Jersey battled an apartment fire, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 30, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Gloucester Township Police Officers were dispatched to 1341 Blackwood Clementon Road, Millbridge Apartments, Building 900, in response to a reported apartment fire. Fire departments from Blackwood, Chews Landing, Erial and Lambs Terrace, along with departments from Pine Hill, Runnemede, and Bellmawr, responded and successfully brought the fire under control, police said. Assistance was also provided by Inspira BLS and Virtua ALS. No injuries w…
SEEN HIM? Suspect Caught On Video Breaking Into Vehicles In South Jersey: Police SEEN HIM? Suspect Caught On Video Breaking Into Vehicles In South Jersey: Police
Seen HIM? Suspect Caught On Video Breaking Into Vehicles In South Jersey: Police On Tuesday, July 9 at about 4 a.m., a burglary suspect was caught on surveillance video trying to break into vehicles in Camden County, authorities said. The first vehicle was locked but he then successfully broke into three unlocked vehicles, Gloucester Township police said on Thursday, July 11. The incident captured on video happened off of Johnson Road, police said. While in each unlocked vehicle, the suspect allegedly placed his foot on the brake pedal and pressed the start button in an attempt to steal it if the key FOB was left inside, police said. The suspect reportedly only stole …
South Jersey Family Lost Everything In Apartment Fire, Campaign Says South Jersey Family Lost Everything In Apartment Fire, Campaign Says
South Jersey Family Lost Everything In Apartment Fire, Campaign Says The community is rallying to help a family from Camden County whose apartment was heavily damaged by smoke from a fire, according to authorities. Olivia Cafaro of Blackwood is organizing a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of the Pierce family, of the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township. On Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 1 a.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to 32 N. Black Horse Pike in Blackwood for a structure fire, Daily Voice reported. Police found heavy smoke coming from the building which contained several commercial businesses downstairs and the upstairs apartment. A…
Overnight Fire Displaces South Jersey Family Of 5 From Apartment, Damages Business: Police Overnight Fire Displaces South Jersey Family Of 5 From Apartment, Damages Business: Police
Overnight Fire Displaces South Jersey Family Of 5 From Apartment, Damages Business: Police A family of five from Camden County was displaced by an overnight apartment fire, authorities said. Businesses below the apartment, where the fire began, also were damaged, Gloucester Township police said. On Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 1 a.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to 32 N. Black Horse Pike in Blackwood for a report of a structure fire.  Arriving officers found heavy smoke coming from the building which contained several commercial businesses downstairs as well as an occupied upstairs residential apartment. All occupants were quickly evacuated and there w…
NJ Cop Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Teen Bicyclist Critical, Prosecutor Says NJ Cop Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Teen Bicyclist Critical, Prosecutor Says
NJ Cop Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Teen Bicyclist Critical, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey police officer who has been on the force for just under a decade has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured an 18-year-old bicyclist last month, authorities said. Christopher Bucceroni, 28, a Gloucester Township police officer from West Deptford, was off-duty and driving his personally-owned vehicle, a 2020 Toyota RAV4, when he struck the 18-year-old bicyclist around 2:30 a.m. June 20, on Erial Road and Blackwood-Clementon Road, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said alongside Bucceroni's chief, David Harkins. Bucceroni, a nine-…
Police Seek Suspect Who Disrupted Day Of Family Fun In South Jersey Town With Fights (UPDATED) Police Seek Suspect Who Disrupted Day Of Family Fun In South Jersey Town With Fights (UPDATED)
Police Seek Suspect Who Disrupted Day Of Family Fun In South Jersey Town With Fights (Updated) UPDATE: Police have identified "Suspect 001'' allegedly involved in fights at the Saturday, June 1 drone show in Gloucester Township. "We are not releasing further information on his identity due to his age," police said on Thursday, June 6. At approximately 10 p.m., Gloucester Township police and numerous mutual aid police from nearby towns tried to disperse an unruly crowd near Urge Fitness, located across from the Gloucester Township Day Festivities on Chews Landing Road.  The unknown pictured suspect, labeled as "Suspect 001", was given several verbal commands to leave, but refuse…
500 Volatile Out-Of-Towners Ruin Day Of Family Fun In NJ Town With Fights, 11 Arrested: Cops 500 Volatile Out-Of-Towners Ruin Day Of Family Fun In NJ Town With Fights, 11 Arrested: Cops
500 Volatile Out-Of-Towners Ruin Day Of Family Fun In NJ Town With Fights, 11 Arrested: Cops Eleven out-of-towners were made at one New Jersey township's drone show during which fights between throngs of juveniles began fighting each other, authorities said. Crowds of approximately 500 young people began congregating in large groups near the basketball courts at Veterans Park in Gloucester Township, on Saturday, June 1, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. At approximately 8:40 p.m., large groups began fighting each other and running recklessly through the crowd, police said. Officers responded and made two arrests for disorderly conduct. The crowd continued to rem…
Pair Seriously Hurt In Motorcycle Crash In South Jersey: Police Pair Seriously Hurt In Motorcycle Crash In South Jersey: Police
Pair Seriously Hurt In Motorcycle Crash In South Jersey: Police A pair of people riding a motorcycle were severely hurt when they collided with an SUV in Camden County, authorities said. They were riding west on Woodbury Turnersville Road in Gloucester Township at about 11 p.m. on Monday, May 13 when the SUV tried to turn left, Gloucester Township police said. Both riders were thrown off the motorcycle, police said. They were brought to Cooper Hospital Trauma.  There were signs the driver of the motorcycle attempted to avoid the SUV, but was unable to do so, police said. All of the occupants of the SUV refused treatment, police said. No charges …
NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops
NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops A porch pirate who rammed a South Jersey police officer with her vehicle while fleeing from him is being sought on multiple charges, officials say. Police spotted Ebony E. Gomez's white Dodge Journey on Jarvis Road in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, local police said. The vehicle had been identified in a series of package thefts, and so officers conducted a motor vehicle stop. The license plate, NJ-F64PSY, was listed as stolen. Officers saw juveniles inside the vehicle unrestrained before it fled at a high rate of speed, officials said…
5 Injured In Head-On Crash In South Jersey 5 Injured In Head-On Crash In South Jersey
5 Injured In Head-On Crash In South Jersey Five people were injured in a head-on crash in Camden County. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 3:02 pm, Gloucester Township Police were dispatched to the intersection of Berlin Cross Keys Road at Johnson Road for a report of a collision involving two vehicles where one of the vehicles was beginning to smoke. Arriving GTPD Officers and Firefighters from Lambs Terrace safely removed all occupants of the vehicles as one of the vehicles became fully involved in fire which was quickly put out.  nspira BLS and Virtua ALS units treated the drivers and occupants of both vehicles. An adult and two ju…
Student Charged In Bomb Threat At South Jersey Middle School: Police Student Charged In Bomb Threat At South Jersey Middle School: Police
Student Charged In Bomb Threat At South Jersey Middle School: Police A bomb threat was scrawled on a note in a middle school bathroom in Camden County, authorities said. A student has been charged with making the false bomb threat, Gloucester Township police said. Ann A. Mullen Middle School in Gloucester Township was evacuated at about 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 after a school resource officer was told there was a note in a bathroom about a bomb in the building, police said. A search of the school on Sicklerville Road found no evidence of an explosive device and students resumed classes, police said. A student suffered a minor medical emergency during th…
Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations
Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations A fugitive surrendered to police in Camden County after several hours of negotiations, authorities said. Samad Searles-Bevans, 49, of Clementon was later charged with obstruction of justice, contempt of court and numerous motor vehicle violations, Gloucester Township police said. On Sunday, Aug. 20, at approximately 9 p.m.,  Gloucester Township Police were conducting a proactive patrol in the area of Millbridge Road. Searles-Bevans was observed operating a motor vehicle with numerous motor vehicle violations and was then observed entering his residence. Officers attempted to make c…
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey A 46-year-old Philadelphia man with warrants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey resisted arrest, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 9:24 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers made a motor vehicle stop on Route 42 Northbound. A passenger, later identified as James Jordan, was not wearing a seat belt and provided officers with a false name, police said. When questioned, Jordan allegedly became uncooperative with officers and began to tell officers that he was going to run into highway traffic, they said. Jordan was advised that he was being detained and pulled away from the officer’s…
Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police
Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police A motorcyclist was killed on the Black Horse Pike in Camden County, authorities said. The motorcycle collision with a Ford Escape occurred at 1:33 p.m. on Friday, June 2, according to Gloucester Township police. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the crash scene. No names had been released. The driver of the SUV suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said. Police said that the Ford Escape pulled out in front of the motorcycle from Brewer Avenue to make a left hand turn northbound onto the Black Horse Pike.  It appears the driver of the motorcycle attempted to avoid the c…
Philly Man Nabbed For DWI After Chase In South Jersey: Police Philly Man Nabbed For DWI After Chase In South Jersey: Police
Philly Man Nabbed For DWI After Chase In South Jersey: Police A Philadelphia man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a police chase in Camden County, authorities said. On Thursday, May 18, at approximately 7:10 pm, Gloucester Township police  were alerted to a possible impaired driver operating a small red sport utility vehicle with heavy front end damage, police said. An additional caller reported that the driver struck a vehicle on Bethany Lane, they said. As officers were dispatched to the area, additional calls were received for the vehicle being operated recklessly. Police said they found the vehicle near the Black Horse Pike …
Fire Destroys Home, Displaces Residents In Camden County Fire Destroys Home, Displaces Residents In Camden County
Fire Destroys Home, Displaces Residents In Camden County A fire destroyed a home leaving several Camdenb County residents homeless over the weekend, authorities said. On Sunday, April 9, at approximately 12:36 p.m., Gloucester Township police responded to 59 Oak Ave. located in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township for a dwelling fire.  Arriving officers found heavy smoke coming from the rear of the residence.  As Gloucester Township Fire Departments were arriving, officers ensured that the residence and neighboring homes were evacuated as a precaution. Gloucester Township Fire Departments from Chews Landing, Glendora, Blenheim…
Suspect Vandalized Multiple Churches In South Jersey: Police Suspect Vandalized Multiple Churches In South Jersey: Police
Suspect Vandalized Multiple Churches In South Jersey: Police Police in Camden County arrested a 40-year-old man for vandalizing churches in two counties, authorities said. Peter A. Sirolli, 40, of Deptford, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, bias intimidation, desecration of a sacred object and other charges in three municipalities, police and the Camden County prosecutor said. Gloucester Township police said a witness saw the suspect throw a rock at Holy Child Parish, St. Teresa's Church located at 13 E. Evesham Road in Runnemede. The suspect then left in a white 2021 Toyota pickup truck. The witness followed the suspect in his vehicle …
SEEN HIM? Mentally Ill South Jersey Man Missing Since September SEEN HIM? Mentally Ill South Jersey Man Missing Since September
Seen HIM? Mentally Ill South Jersey Man Missing Since September Gloucester Township police continue to search for a missing 47-year-old man who suffers from mental illness, authorities said. He has been sighted in Camden and Philadelphia, police said. ,On Sept. 16, Gloucester Township Police were dispatched to Hilltop Estates located on the Black Horse Pike in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township for a report of a missing person. At that time, Andrew Brown was last seen on Sept. 13, at approximately 7 a.m. at his residence in Hilltop Estates.  Since having gone missing, Brown was reported to be at a friend’s house in Camden City;…
South Jersey Mom Learns Her Fate After Suffocating Baby 'Getting In Way Of Affair' South Jersey Mom Learns Her Fate After Suffocating Baby 'Getting In Way Of Affair'
South Jersey Mom Learns Her Fate After Suffocating Baby 'Getting In Way Of Affair' A New Jersey mom of three has learned her fate after being convicted of suffocating her toddler who prosecutors say she killed in part for interfering with her affair. Heather Reynolds, 45, of Sicklerville, was sentenced by Judge Gwendolyn Blue on Tuesday, Nov. 15 to life in prison without parole for the murder of her 17-month-old son Axel on May 10, 2018, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay announced. Heather Reynolds and baby AxelHeather Knecht Reynolds Heather ReynoldsFacebook/ Heather Knecht Reynolds The judge also sentenced Reynolds to a concurrent 8-year prison term for …
Alleged Serial Burglar Arrested In Camden County Alleged Serial Burglar Arrested In Camden County
Alleged Serial Burglar Arrested In Camden County A series of car break-ins led to a stakeout and the arrest of a burglary suspect, authorities said. Officers spoke with several residents near Valleybrook Townhome development who shared surveillance footage showing the suspect in the area.  Police developed information that a person matching the suspect’s description was staying in a room at the Howard Johnson’s Hotel located at 832 N. Black Horse Pike in Gloucester Township. Officers then began a stakeout operation of the suspect’s hotel room. While this investigation was ongoing, Officers were dispatched to another vehicle burglar…
Customer Arrested For Armed Robbery At AT&T Store In South Jersey Customer Arrested For Armed Robbery At AT&T Store In South Jersey
Customer Arrested For Armed Robbery At AT&T Store In South Jersey There was an armed robbery at an AT&T store in Camden County, authorities said. On Monday, Oct. 24, at 8:18 p.m., Gloucester Township Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a man with a gun at the AT&T store. The call then disconnected. Officers secured a perimeter around the store and immediately located the suspect and took him into custody, police said. An investigation revealed that during an argument, Nathan Jones, 20, of Philadelphia displayed a handgun and stole the employee’s cell phone as he was attempting to call 9-1-1.  A search of the area, where Jones was located …
Driver Pointed Gun In South Jersey Road Rage Incident: Police Driver Pointed Gun In South Jersey Road Rage Incident: Police
Driver Pointed Gun In South Jersey Road Rage Incident: Police A 34-year-old man from Gloucester County was arrested in a road rage incident, authorities said. On Sunday, Oct. 9, at 10:34 a.m,, Gloucester Township Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting an erratic driver near Blackwood Clementon Road and Peters Lane.  The caller reported that the driver rolled down his window and pointed a chrome-plated handgun at him, police said. The victim was able to provide officers with the registration number of the suspect’s vehicle. GTPD immediately located the vehicle and the suspect at his residence. A search warrant was obtained and executed on the s…
NJ Murder Suspect Arrested After SWAT Standoff: Prosecutor NJ Murder Suspect Arrested After SWAT Standoff: Prosecutor
NJ Murder Suspect Arrested After SWAT Standoff: Prosecutor A 23-year-old murder suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of another man his age after barricading himself in a South Jersey home over the weekend, authorities announced. Ronin Austin Nevels has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Isaiah Shaw on Friday, Sept. 30, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael P. McCarthy Jr. said. Shaw of Winslow Township was found with gunshot wounds on Egg Harbor Road around 9:50 p.m., and pronounced dead at the scene, MacAulay said. On Saturday, Oct. 1, Nevels barricaded himself in a home…
South Jersey Driver, 34, Killed After Slamming Into Garbage Truck South Jersey Driver, 34, Killed After Slamming Into Garbage Truck
South Jersey Driver, 34, Killed After Slamming Into Garbage Truck A 34-year-old man from South Jersey was killed after his Chevy Malibu rear-ended a garbage truck in Camden County, authorities said. Frank W. Cavender IV oF Glassboro was driving on the 900 block of Johnson Road at 6:51 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township when he ran into the back of the truck, police said. He got pinned in the vehicle.  One of the two employees loading the garbage truck pushed the other out of the way just before the crash, police said. Neither worker was hurt, nor was the truck’s driver. Cavender was brought to an area hospital w…
NJ Mom Convicted Of Suffocating Baby For Getting In Way Of Her Affair: Prosecutor NJ Mom Convicted Of Suffocating Baby For Getting In Way Of Her Affair: Prosecutor
NJ Mom Convicted Of Suffocating Baby For Getting In Way Of Her Affair: Prosecutor A Camden County jury has convicted a mother of three in the suffocation of her toddler who prosecutors say she killed in part because he was getting in the way of her affair. Heather Reynolds, 44, of Sicklerville, was convicted of murder and additional charges connected to the May 2018 death of her 17-month-old son, Axel, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay announced. Reynolds also was accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill an ex-boyfriend who spoke to police about the case. She was acquitted on that conspiracy charge.  On Thursday, July 28, a jury returned a guilty verdict…
'For Profit' Pool Party Shut Down By South Jersey Police 'For Profit' Pool Party Shut Down By South Jersey Police
'For Profit' Pool Party Shut Down By South Jersey Police Police broke up a party of more than 100 people that was a "for profit" enterprise, authorities said. Homeowner Quade Houston, 31, of Poplar Avenue in Blackwood was charged with property and zoning violations, Gloucester Township police said. Beverly Houston, 57, the party's organizer was charged with maintaining and nuisance and a noise and zoning violation, police said. 100 Block of Poplar Avenue, Blackwood, NJ 08012 The party was crashed by police on Sunday July 18, at 9:22 p.m., in the Blenheim section of Gloucester Township. Officers found numerous vehicles parked throughout the nei…
School Bus Crashes Head-On In South Jersey, Both Drivers Hurt: Police School Bus Crashes Head-On In South Jersey, Both Drivers Hurt: Police
School Bus Crashes Head-On In South Jersey, Both Drivers Hurt: Police A school bus had a head-on crash with a Toyota Camry in Camden County, authorities said.  Both drivers were hurt in the crash, Gloucester Township police said. Only one child was on the bus and was not hurt, they said. The child was uninjured but their mother transported them to local hospital for evaluation as a precaution, police said. The crash occurred at about 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 27 at Dresden Court and Jarvis Road in Gloucester Township, initial reports said. The driver of the car purportedly had a medical emergency, crossed the double-yellow line and struck the school bus …
Boy Who OD'd On Bus Had Been Cleaning Uncle's Fentanyl Paraphernalia: Prosecutor Boy Who OD'd On Bus Had Been Cleaning Uncle's Fentanyl Paraphernalia: Prosecutor
Boy Who OD'd On Bus Had Been Cleaning Uncle's Fentanyl Paraphernalia: Prosecutor A 35-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested for causing the fentanyl-overdose death of his 12-year-old nephew, authorities said. The boy had been directed by Troy Nokes, 35, of Blackwood, to clean fentanyl paraphernalia before he passed out on a school bus on Jan. 24, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Twp. Police Chief David Harkins. Life-saving measures were performed by the school nurse until EMS arrived and took the child to the hospital. He died of his injuries eight days later.  The child lived at a home in Blackwood, where Nok…