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Sparks Fly As First Responders Free Dog Stuck In Tire Rim In South Jersey (
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A dog named Daisy got her head stuck in a tire rim but was freed by first responders in Gloucester County, authorities said. Initial efforts to free the dog with soap and water on Thursday, March 21 were unsuccessful, Franklinville Volunteer Fire Co. Firefighters shared a 7-minute clip of the rescue process. The dog was wrapped in a blanket as Franklin Township Police Lt Brandon Volpe used his personal plasma cutters to free Daisy from the rim. Thank you Franklin Township Police Department for sharing footage of Daisy's rescue! Working together with the Franklin... Posted by…
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Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex
One person died in an apartment fire in Atlantic County over the weekend, authorities said. Franklin Township police were called to the apartment on the 1000 block of Summer Avenue in the Minotola section of Buena at around 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2. Firefighters from Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester counties battled the fire for several hours. A person inside a second-story apartment suffered severe burns and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's identity had not been released as of Monday, Feb. 5. Several units of the apartment complex were burned in the fire and residents…
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Woman's Screams Lead To Attempted Murder Charge For Christmas Strangler In NJ: Police
A 33-year-old man was charged with trying to kill a 52-year-old woman in South Jersey on Christmas. Reports of a woman screaming brought police to N. Franklin and W. Arbor Avenue in Buena Borough just after midnight on Monday, Dec. 25, Franklin Township police said. The Mays Landing woman was disoriented and bleeding from her head, police found after Justin Lopez, of Landisville, had strangled her and thrown a brick at her head, police said. The woman was hospitalized while Lopez was charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, and unlawful possession of a weapon. He was held in the Atl…
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Man, 94, Dies Of Injuries After Gloucester County Crash
A 94-year-old man died of his injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. John Haynicz, of Monroeville, was driving a pickup that collided with an SUV at 2:27 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at Delsea Drive and Paul Street in Franklinville, according to Franklin Township police. Haynicz was conscious when police took him to Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, but they learned on Saturday that he was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden where he died of his injuries, police said. A 34-year-old Sewell man driving the SUV suffered head injuries and was taken …
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130+ Pounds Of Explosive Materials Caused NJ Home Explosion That Killed 2 Kids: Police
The house fire and explosion that killed four people in Atlantic County was ignited by chemicals that are used to make commercial-grade fireworks, authorities said. The Aug. 3. fire and the explosion that followed likely originated in the rear, left corner of the first floor of a two-story outbuilding on the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in Buena, according to Franklin Township police. Authorities couldn’t say exactly which chemicals ignited. “Due to the heavy fire damage, collapse of the structure, and excavation of the property during the search the Atlantic City Police Departme…
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Man, 47, Killed When Pickup Strikes Pole In South Jersey: Police
A 47-year-old man was killed when his pickup truck was involved in a one-vehicle crash, authorities said. Walter Green IV, 47, of Monroeville, was driving north on the 2500 block of Delsea Drive in Franklin Township when his truck ran off the road and hit a utility pole at 10:38 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, according to Franklin Township police. First responders found Green unresponsive and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation.
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Vigil Planned For South Jersey Home Explosion Victims
A vigil has been planned for the victims of a deadly house fire that killed four people, including two small children in Atlantic County. Two men were among those killed when a home on Northwest Boulevard in Buena Borough exploded at 10:35 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, authorities said. According to Facebook posts, the mother of the 2- and 3-year-old victims, shared a planned vigil at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, across from the site of the fire in the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in the Landisville section of Buena. The vigil is in loving memory of the children killed, Lyanni and Leovani, accordi…
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2 Dead, 2 Children Burned, 2 Missing In Atlantic County Home Explosion
Two people died, two children were seriously burned and two people remain unaccounted for in a South Jersey home explosion Thursday morning, Aug. 3, authorities said. Police responded to the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in the Landisville section of Buena around 10:35 a.m. on reports of a fire caused by an explosion, Franklin Township Police Chief Matthew DeCesari said. #ICYMI A neighbor recorded the scene outside of the Buena Borough home minutes after the explosion ignited a raging fire. @ThePressofAC pic.twitter.com/xu45vvYkyD — Eric Conklin (@ACPressConklin) August 3, 2023 A ba…
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South Jersey Woman Killed When Deer Jumps Through Car: Report
A 63-year-old woman from South Jersey was killed when a deer leaped through her windshield, NJ Advance Media reports. Karen Juliano of Newfield died as the deer busted through her front and back windshields, police told the outlet. Franklin Township police were called to Delsea Drive (Route 47) just north of Malaga Terrace at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.
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Child Struck, Driver Arrested In South Jersey Hit-Run Crash
A 51-year-old driver from Glouchester County was charged in a hit-and-run crash involving an 11-year-old pedestrian. The victim was taken to Cooper Hospital and is in stable condition. The boy was walking along the 500 block of Oak Avenue in Franklin Township at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 when he was hit by a passing vehicle, according to Franklin Township Police. Paul Mensch, of Malaga, was charged with assault by auto and released on a summons pending a court appearance. Police said they recovered evidence belonging to the vehicle at the scene and obtained surveillance video.
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Victim Of NJ Sports Bar Shooting, Chad Stuart, Becomes Organ Donor
The man shot in the head outside of a South Jersey bar allegedly by a former US Marine over the weekend has died, and his organs will save the lives of others, family members tell Daily Voice. Chad Stuart, 31, of Vineland, was pronounced brain dead on Sept. 24, his sister Mikaela Guzman said. A flag raising ceremony was held at the hospital where he had been treated on Tuesday, Sept. 27, to honor his organ donation. Walter J. Gilliano, 25, of Franklinville, was initially charged with attempted murder, after he shot Stuart in the head outside of Villari's Sports Bar around 4:45 a.m. Saturd…
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Pickup Driver Killed, Collides With Dump Truck At Wawa: Police
A 63-year-old man from Cumberland County was killed when his pickup truck collided with a dump truck while pulling out of a Wawa parking lot, authorities said. Michael Berezin, of Vineland, was pulling out of the lot on West Boulevard in Malaga at about 5:45 a.m. Friday, May 13 when the fatal crash occurred, Franklin Township police said. The dump truck was driven by a 34-year-old man from Delaware who was not hurt. Berezin died of his injuries, police said.
Police & Fire
Police Officer, Bicyclist Injured In Central Jersey Crashes
A 41-year-old man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a series of crashes that left a bicyclist and police officer injured, authorities said. The incident began at 1:29 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 when the bicyclist, a 40-year-old East Brunswick man, was riding on Route 522, crossing over Route 130 to Fresh Ponds Road. At the same time, a 2017 Ford passenger van driven by Ankur Khajuriwala of North Brunswick made a left-hand turn from Route 522 onto Route 130 northbound and ran over the bicyclist, South Brunswick police said. The van never stopped and headed northbou…
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3-Vehicle Collision With Dump Truck Leaves South Jersey Woman, 87, Critical
An 87-year-old woman was critically hurt in a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck in South Jersey Tuesday, authorities said. The woman was behind the wheel of an SUV when she entered the Coles Mille Road intersection on Stanton Avenue after stopping at the first stop sign around 2 p.m., Franklin Township police said. That's when she was struck by a dump truck driven by a 45-year-old Pittsgrove man. A 77-year-old driver at the intersection was also struck, police said. The SUV driver was airlifted to a local hospital and the 77-year-old woman was taken via ambulance, while the dump t…
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Driver Charged In South Jersey Hit-Run, Teenage Passenger In Other Car Airlifted
A teenage passenger was airlifted after a hit-and-run crash in which the other driver was charged, authorities said. Pedro Gonzalez, 38, of Vineland, was traveling about 9 p.m. Thursday on Northeast Boulevard in Newfield when he allegedly failed to stop at Catawba Avenue and collided with another car, Franklin Township police said. Gonzalez allegedly fled the crash scene. The front-seat passenger in the other car was trapped. But the seriously hurt 17-year-old from Vineland was rescued by first responders and flown by JeffStat 4 helicopter to Cooper University Hospital in Camden.…
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Video Released Of Jersey Shore Man Shot Dead After Stealing Police Car
Video released Tuesday shows the final moments after a Wildwood Crest man stole a police car, got out and ran at pursuing officers before one of them shot him earlier this month. Roy K. Jackel, 41, was “holding his arm behind his back and ignoring their commands to show his hands” when Franklin Township Police Sgt. David Jernegen finally shot him in Buena Vista on April 5, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Officers provided medical aid until EMS arrived and pronounced Jackel dead, Grewal said. Township police, who are in Gloucester County, had responded to a mutual aid call fro…
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AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey
A man was shot and killed by an officer in South Jersey after he stole a police car following an accident, authorities said. It began after a police officer from Franklin Township in Gloucester County responded as mutual aid to the 3 p.m. crash in Buena Vista (Atlantic County) on Monday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The officer got out of his cruiser, and one of the drivers involved in the crash got in and drove away, Grewal said. Roy K. Jackel Jr., 41, of Cape May Court House, led a brief pursuit that ended with him stopping less than a half-mile away, where he was shot a…
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Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Authorities have identified the driver of an SUV killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer late Wednesday in Gloucester County. Carl E. Cheeseman Jr., 30, of Vineland, was driving westbound on Route 40 near Rosemont Avenue and Harding Avenue in Newfield about 11 p.m. when police think he swerved to avoid a deer. His SUV entered the eastbound lane striking the truck, which was driven by a 28-year-old Vineland man, according to Franklin Township Police. Cheeseman was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, police said. The truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated w…
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Police ID Driver, 30, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Authorities have identified the driver of an SUV killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer late Wednesday in Gloucester County. Carl E. Cheeseman Jr., 30, of Vineland, was driving westbound on Route 40 near Rosemont Avenue and Harding Avenue in Newfield about 11 p.m. when police think he swerved to avoid a deer. His SUV entered the eastbound lane striking the truck, which was driven by a 28-year-old Vineland man, according to Franklin Township Police. Cheeseman was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, police said. The truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated w…
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