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Child Wounded In South Jersey Shooting: Report Child Wounded In South Jersey Shooting: Report
Child Wounded In South Jersey Shooting: Report An 11-year-old boy was wounded in a South Jersey shooting, NJ Advance Media reported. The boy was shot in both legs after walking outside of a Falcon Street home in Bridgeton to investigate a disturbance around 2 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, the article says citing local police. Responding officers' quick action prevented a fatal outcome, Chief Michael Gaimari said.  The boy was taken to Cooper University Hospital. No arrests had been made. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call Bridgeton Detective Mark Yoshioka at 856-451-0033 or submit an anonymous t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Led Police To Missing South Jersey Man's Snow-Covered Body: State Police Murder Suspect Led Police To Missing South Jersey Man's Snow-Covered Body: State Police
Murder Suspect Led Police To Missing South Jersey Man's Snow-Covered Body: State Police New Jersey State Police have arrested a 21-year-old South Jersey suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a Cumberland County man who went missing for three days. State Police charged Miguel Perez, 21, of Bridgeton, with murder in connection to the disappearance of Jonathan Morris II, 23, of Bridgeton, whose remains were discovered Monday in Hopewell Township. Perez, described by State Police as an acquaintance of Morris, took them to the body, which was found covered in snow on Archie Platt Road in Hopewell Township. Perez has been charged with murder, weapons offenses, desecratio…

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by Jon Craig
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Community Support Surges For Family Of Cumberland County Man Found Dead Community Support Surges For Family Of Cumberland County Man Found Dead
Community Support Surges For Family Of Cumberland County Man Found Dead The community is rallying around a family whose son was found dead on Monday in Cumberland County.  Sherwood Collins created a GoFundMe page to help with living expenses for the parents of Jonathan Morris II.  Morris, 23, had gone missing early Friday morning in the Bridgeton area. New Jersey State Police had not released any details about his death early Tuesday. His body was found during a search in Hopewell. He was known to friends and family as "Jon Jon." "We’re asking the community and beyond for financial support for both parents as they will be out of work for an ext…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead
Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead New Jersey State Police say the body of a man missing from Cumberland County has been found. "The body of Jonathan Morris II, 23, has been located and identified," Trooper Brandi Slota said Tuesday morning.   Morris had last been seen early Friday morning in the Bridgeton area, according to State Police. “NJSP Bridgeton Station considers him missing and possibly in harm’s way,” State Police had posted on social media. Morris reportedly went out with friends after work on Thursday night, and then communication suddenly stopped, his family said at a Sunday afternoon news conference in Hope…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Speeding Hit-Run Driver Slams UPS Worker Delivering Package In South Jersey: Police Speeding Hit-Run Driver Slams UPS Worker Delivering Package In South Jersey: Police
Speeding Hit-Run Driver Slams UPS Worker Delivering Package In South Jersey: Police Police seek the public's help locating a hit-and-run driver who struck a UPS delivery man in Cumberland County, authorities said. At approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, an 18 year old UPS driver was delivering a package near the 400 block of Irving Avenue and was standing near the side of the roadway when he was struck by a silver colored sedan, Bridgeton police said.  The sedan was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred, police said. The striking vehicle fled the scene and was last seen traveling eastbound on Route 49 and North Burlington Road towar…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Reported In South Jersey: Developing Fatal Crash Reported In South Jersey: Developing
Fatal Crash Reported In South Jersey: Developing A fatal crash was reported in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on Irving Avenue in Bridgeton, initial reports said. Cumberland County Fire Police were at the crash scene assisting with traffic. Bridgeton police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Substitute Teacher Pay Rate Doubles Amid COVID Driven Staffing Shortages In This NJ District Substitute Teacher Pay Rate Doubles Amid COVID Driven Staffing Shortages In This NJ District
Substitute Teacher Pay Rate Doubles Amid COVID Driven Staffing Shortages In This NJ District Substitute teaching pay has more than doubled in a South Jersey school district this year due to staff shortages, NJ Advance Media repotted, citing school sources. When the Bridgeton school year began in September, subs were making just $90, the outlet said. Then, the daily pay rate for subs increased to $135 a day. The Bridgeton School Board recently voted to raise the daily pay rate for subs even higher: $200. Bridgeton High School closed on Dec. 10 due to not having enough substitutes to fill in for teachers who called out that day, among many schools plagued by the coronavirus, NJ…

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by Jon Craig
News
Wawa To Break Ground In Sussex County Wawa To Break Ground In Sussex County
Wawa To Break Ground In Sussex County Wawa will be breaking ground in Sussex County on Dec. 10 for the opening of their newest location, NJ Advance Media reports. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wawa will happen at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Route 15 and Route 206 in Frankford Township. The store will occupy the former space of The Chatterbox, an iconic New Jersey drive-in restaurant that shut down three years ago and was demolished in March 2021. The latest location for the convenience chain will be the first Wawa in Sussex County. It is expected to open in the summer of 2022 Wawa has seen a massive expansion o…

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by Joe Gomez
Business
Another Wawa Opens In NJ & More On The Way Another Wawa Opens In NJ & More On The Way
Another Wawa Opens In NJ & More On The Way After years of planning, a long-awaited New Jersey Wawa store is hours away from opening its doors. The Plainfield location will open at 1470 South Ave., at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, NJ.com reports. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 100 customers, and all customers will get free coffee through Sunday, Dec. 5. The property sold last October for $8.8 million, according to the Kislak Company. The property includes 5,051 square feet of newly-constructed retail space on 1.71 acres and a triple net ground lease with Wawa that includes an initial 20-year term, multiple renewal opt…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Who Fatally Shot A Barber Who Gave Him A Ride Gets 45 Years Prison: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Who Fatally Shot A Barber Who Gave Him A Ride Gets 45 Years Prison: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Who Fatally Shot A Barber Who Gave Him A Ride Gets 45 Years Prison: Prosecutor A 40-year-old South Jersey man has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison in the fatal shooting of a barber who gave him a lift from a crash scene, authorities said. Jule Hannah of Bridgeton was found guilty in July of first-degree murder and weapons charges by a Cumberland County Jury, according to Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. On Jan. 15, 2017, investigators with the Bridgeton Police Department were called out to 406 Spruce Street on a report of a one-car motor vehicle crash. Responding officers found Miguel "Chuito" Lopez Jr., 53, of Vineland, unresponsive in the fro…

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by Jon Craig
News
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Salem County Crash Authorities ID Driver Killed In Salem County Crash
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Salem County Crash Authorities have identified the driver killed after being struck by a pickup truck early this week in Salem County. Mary J. Green, 68, of Bridgeton was heading east on County Road 602 in Oldsman Township when a Ford Pickup hit the driver’s side of her Lincoln at an intersection with County Road 551, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Brandi Slota. Green died of her injuries and the driver of the pickup complained of pain but refused medical treatment at the scene, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Joe Gomez
Police & Fire
Fugitive Sought In South Jersey Fatal Shooting Fugitive Sought In South Jersey Fatal Shooting
Fugitive Sought In South Jersey Fatal Shooting Authorities are seeking the public's help locating a fugitive in a South Jersey shooting. A grand jury has indicted David Morales-Olmedo, 26, of Bridgeton in the fatal shooting on June 3. Morales-Olmedo was charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses. Mario Soriano, 28, was shot multiple times during a party at a home on North Pearl Street in Bridgeton, Cumberland County. The victim was driven to a nearby hospital, where he died a short time later, according to police. The suspect was last seen leaving the area in a silver or gray SUV and remains at large, police s…

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by Jon Craig