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Dog Who Encountered Rabid Skunk Quarantining In South Jersey Town Dog Who Encountered Rabid Skunk Quarantining In South Jersey Town
Dog Who Encountered Rabid Skunk Quarantining In South Jersey Town An encounter with a rabid skunk has one South Jersey dog quarantining. An animal control officer responded to a Collingswood home on Thursday, Sept. 5, after a homeowner reported a skunk found in the backyard with the family dog, Camden County officials said in a release this week. Four days later, officials learned that the skunk had tested positive for rabies. "Rabies vaccination records for the dog were obtained and the dog received a rabies booster vaccine and will be under confinement and observation for 45 days," officials said. Officials urged residents to keep pet vaccination…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
1 Killed, Another Wounded In Camden Shooting: Prosecutor 1 Killed, Another Wounded In Camden Shooting: Prosecutor
1 Killed, Another Wounded In Camden Shooting: Prosecutor Detectives are investigating a shooting that killed one man and injured another in Camden, authorities said. On Saturday, July 22, at 10:32 p.m., Camden County police responded to South 4th Street and Royden Street in Camden for reports of two men shot, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Police found two victims, 47-year-old Jose Bonilla of Camden and a 38-year-old male from Camden suffering from gunshot wounds, MacAulay said. Both victims were taken to Cooper University Hospital, where Bonilla succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 1…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Philly 'Thugs' Comment Prompts Outrage: Camden Official Faces Backlash Philly 'Thugs' Comment Prompts Outrage: Camden Official Faces Backlash
Philly 'Thugs' Comment Prompts Outrage: Camden Official Faces Backlash A Camden County official is facing backlash after attributing the July 4 shooting of a 6-year-old girl to "thugs" from Philadelphia.  In his remarks, Camden County Commissioner Louis Cappelli Jr. claimed that many guns "confiscated from the streets of Camden come from out of state, usually across the river from Philadelphia or Pennsylvania." "One of the suspects has a tie to Philadelphia," he continued. "We just want to send a message to the thugs and criminals and gun-bearing freaks over in Philadelphia who live in a society of lawlessness: we don't want you here," the Commissioner sai…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Shot At Camden Townhouses: Prosecutor 20-Year-Old Shot At Camden Townhouses: Prosecutor
20-Year-Old Shot At Camden Townhouses: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man from Winslow Township is recovering from gunshot wounds, authorities said. The shooting occurred Monday, Feb. 13 at 5:55 p.m. in Winslow Township, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Winslow Township Police Chief Donald Lemons. Winslow Township Police Officers and the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit responded to Langdon Court in Winslow Township, for a report of a man who had been shot.  The man, whose name had not been released, was taken to Jefferson Hospital in Washington Township, and he was later ai…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Convicted In Brutal Stabbing: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Convicted In Brutal Stabbing: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Convicted In Brutal Stabbing: Prosecutor A 43-year-old man from South Jersey has been found guilty in a 2019 stabbing, authorities said. Zachary Mai, of Pennsauken Township, was found guilty by a jury on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. On Dec. 4, 2019, Pennsauken police responded to the 2100 block of Horner Avenue for a stabbing. EMS arrived and the victim was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he was listed in critical, unstable condition.  Detectives determined that Mai attacked the victim from behind, …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
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…

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by Jon Craig