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Head-On Crash Sends 3 To Hospital With Serious Injuries In Gloucester Township, Police Say Head-On Crash Sends 3 To Hospital With Serious Injuries In Gloucester Township, Police Say
Head-On Crash Sends 3 To Hospital With Serious Injuries In Gloucester Township, Police Say Three people were hospitalized with serious injuries in a head-on crash in Camden County late Tuesday, June 18, police said. Two vehicles had collided head-on on Erial Blehnheim Road in Gloucester Township just before midnight, the impact of which caused one car to overturn, police said.  Two drivers and one passenger were taken to local hospitals with serious bodily injuries. Erial-Blenheim Road was closed between Church Street and the Black Horse Pike for several hours during the crash investigation. The crash is being investigated by the Gloucester Township Police Serious Crash In…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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…

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by Jon Craig
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Attorney General, Wildwood Police At Odds Over Memorial Day Weekend Preparedness Attorney General, Wildwood Police At Odds Over Memorial Day Weekend Preparedness
Attorney General, Wildwood Police At Odds Over Memorial Day Weekend Preparedness The New Jersey Attorney General and Wildwood Police Department appear to be at odds over emergency preparedness following a chaotic Memorial Day Weekend. In a statement released on Saturday, June 1, the Wildwood Police Department said NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin blamed the police department for the series of incidents that unfolded Memorial Day Weekend, in which rowdy teens prompted the closing of area boardwalks, according to various media outlets including NBC10 and the Press of Atlantic City. Platkin alleged that Wildwood had insufficient police staffing on its "world-famous…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? 17-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Camden County SEEN HIM? 17-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Camden County
Seen HIM? 17-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Camden County 17-year-old Zameir Quiles was reported missing on Sunday, May 26, from his residence in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, authorities said. He was last seen at 12:30 a.m. on this date. Zameir is described as being black, 5'4" tall and weighing 130 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and a light brown complexion. He was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and gray sweatpants. He may be in the Camden City area, police said. If anyone has additional information or knowledge of Zameir Quile's location, please call 9-1-1, the Gloucester Township Polic…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
MAIL-ORDER METH: NJ Man Who Shipped 100 Pounds Gets 14+ Years In Fed Pen MAIL-ORDER METH: NJ Man Who Shipped 100 Pounds Gets 14+ Years In Fed Pen
Mail-order Meth: NJ Man Who Shipped 100 Pounds Gets 14+ Years In Fed Pen A New Jersey man who shipped more than 100 pounds of crystal meth for sale cross-country through the U.S. mail was sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison as part of a plea deal. Michael Venditti, 39, of Camden, was arrested during a controlled delivery of a package in September 2021. It had been intercepted on its way from Calexico, a Southern California town at the Mexican border, federal authorities said. Inspectors got a warrant to open the package after a drug-detection dog reacted to its arrival at a South Jersey postal facility, they said. Inspectors swapped some of the m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
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 …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Drivers Hospitalized After South Jersey Crash: Police Drivers Hospitalized After South Jersey Crash: Police
Drivers Hospitalized After South Jersey Crash: Police Two drivers were hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash in South Jersey, authorities said. On Wednesday, May 1 at approximately 9 p.m., Gloucester Township police responded to Sicklerville Road near Kings Road for a crash involving two vehicles. Police found two vehicles in the roadway with severe damage. The drivers were taken to local hospitals with possible serious injuries, police said. Sicklerville Road was closed between Garwood Road and Jarvis Road for several hours during the investigation. The crash is being investigated by the Gloucester Township Police Serious Crash I…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Video Shows Target Worker Interrupting Shoplifters In South Jersey Video Shows Target Worker Interrupting Shoplifters In South Jersey
Video Shows Target Worker Interrupting Shoplifters In South Jersey Three women nearly got away with $581 in merchandise before they were stopped by a Target employee in Camden County, authorities said. On Monday, April 22, at approximately 5:30 p.m. the three pictured suspects entered the Target store on Berlin Cross Keys Road, Gloucester Township police said. All three suspects gathered up merchandise and placed it into a cart, police said. A suspect with the pink coat exited the store and parked a silver Jeep SUV, with an unknown temporary NJ license plate and spare front right tire, out front of the store.  The other two suspects approached the r…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Camden County Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor Camden County Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
Camden County Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man from Gloucester Township has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in connection with a fatal shooting last week, authorities said. Hasan Battie was taken into custody on Monday, April 22 in Camden, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay  Battie has been charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, she said. On Tuesday, April 16, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers were dispatched to a residence in the LaCascata development for a report of a person shot. Police found a male victim later identified as…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Shot In Camden County: Prosecutor Man Fatally Shot In Camden County: Prosecutor
Man Fatally Shot In Camden County: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from Gloucester Township was shot and killed on Tuesday evening, April 16, authorities said. Nasir Tart died of an apparent gunshot wound, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers were dispatched to a residence of the La Cascata development in Gloucester Township for a report of a person shot.  Tart was pronounced deceased at the scene at 5:50 p.m. This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with inform…

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by Jon Craig
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Flooding Shuts Roads Across New Jersey: Here's Where Flooding Shuts Roads Across New Jersey: Here's Where
Flooding Shuts Roads Across New Jersey: Here's Where Flooding and heavy rain closed roads across New Jersey Saturday, March 23. According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest part of the storm may have passed. The flooding, however, has not. In Hasbrouck Heights, where Route 17 was closed, police pulled multiple drivers from their vehicles, Chief Rinke said. Members spent the past several hours rescuing over 20 trapped motorists from their vehicles in Heights and throughout Teterboro. Please avoid all flooded areas and do not attempt to drive through them. Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Saturday, March 23, …

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by Cecilia Levine