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Turnersville Man, 79, Struck By SUV, Killed On Washington Township Road: Police Turnersville Man, 79, Struck By SUV, Killed On Washington Township Road: Police
Turnersville Man, 79, Struck By SUV, Killed On Washington Township Road: Police A man was killed when he was hit by an SUV while walking along a road in Gloucester County, authorities said. The 79-year-old Turnersville man in the crash on Thursday, Dec. 5, the Washington Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the scene on the eastbound side of Ganttown Road at around 5:14 p.m. Investigators said a blue Kia Sportage struck the pedestrian, who was walking in the roadway. The Glendora woman who drove the SUV remained at the scene and was cooperating fully with the investigation. The pedestrian was rushed to Jefferson …

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by Chris Spiker
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Police Wrestle Loose Pig In Quiet South Jersey Neighborhood Police Wrestle Loose Pig In Quiet South Jersey Neighborhood
Police Wrestle Loose Pig In Quiet South Jersey Neighborhood Friday, May 3 wasn't exactly an ordinary day for police in Washington Township. Officers Frank Cicalese and Victor Rossi  spent their afternoon wrangling a 200-pound pig who had gotten loose. The guy was found at the Corner of Egg Harbor and County House Road in traffic, "located in the quiet, serene neighborhood of Heatherwood," police said in a social media post. Rossi and Cicalese tackled the pig and then safely tied him up. According to 6abc, the owners, who live about a mile down the road, later claimed him and said he'd escaped his stall. His name? Pumba.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Arrested In Fatal DWI Crash In Gloucester County: Police Woman Arrested In Fatal DWI Crash In Gloucester County: Police
Woman Arrested In Fatal DWI Crash In Gloucester County: Police A 36-year-old woman from Gloucester County was charged with DWI, assault by auto and reckless vehicular homicide after a three-car crash, authorities said. Julia R. Scanlon, of Sewell, allegedly was intoxicated as she drove a car southbound on Egg Harbor Road at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, and blew through a red light at Ganttown Road, according to Washington Township police. Her car collided with a car driven by Frank J. Bersani traveling west on Ganttown Road and the impact sent the SUV crashing into a minivan heading east, police said. Bersani, 56, of Laurel Springs, was taken t…

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by Jon Craig