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Woman, 3 Kids Started Brawl At South Jersey Cinema That Hospitalized 3 Others: Police Woman, 3 Kids Started Brawl At South Jersey Cinema That Hospitalized 3 Others: Police
Woman, 3 Kids Started Brawl At South Jersey Cinema That Hospitalized 3 Others: Police An Atlantic City woman and three children were accused of assaulting four people at a Mays Landing movie theater, authorities said. Kierra McQueen, 32, was arrested and charged with simple assault, the Township of Hamilton Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Aug. 28.  Officers responded to a report of a large fight at Regal Hamilton Commons at around 8:52 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Investigators said McQueen and the children assaulted four people, including a cinema employee.  Three victims were brought to a hospital for their injuries. …

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by Chris Spiker
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High Algae Blooms Close South Jersey Lake's Beach To Swimming High Algae Blooms Close South Jersey Lake's Beach To Swimming
High Algae Blooms Close South Jersey Lake's Beach To Swimming A Mays Landing beach has been closed to swimmers due to high algae blooms, authorities said. Swimming was temporarily banned at The Cove at Lake Lenape, the Township of Hamilton Police Department posted on Facebook on Tuesday, Aug. 13.  Low water and high algae blooms have prevented swimmers from going in the water since Saturday, Aug. 10. Police said swimming won't be allowed "until further notice." The Cove's each will remain open but anyone caught swimming will be violating a township ordinance. Algae blooms also temporarily kept swimmers on land in July 2022 and Labor Day we…

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by Chris Spiker
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Woman Killed In Crash Near South Jersey Shopping Center, Police Say Woman Killed In Crash Near South Jersey Shopping Center, Police Say
Woman Killed In Crash Near South Jersey Shopping Center, Police Say An Egg Harbor Township woman was killed in a crash near a Mays Landing shopping center, authorities said. Elizabeth Walton, 41, died in the crash on Thursday, June 13, the Township of Hamilton Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the intersection of Black Horse Pike and Hamilton Commons Drive at around 7:51 p.m. Investigators said Walton was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima west on Black Horse Pike when she didn't stop at the intersection's red light. The Nissan crashed into a 2014 Kia Soul driven by an 18-year-old Mays Landing woman…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Accused Of Killing Mother In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors Man Accused Of Killing Mother In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors
Man Accused Of Killing Mother In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors An Atlantic County man was facing charges after police said he killed his mother, according to authorities. Sean Daly, 53, of Mays Landing, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 21. He was accused of killing his 74-year-old mother Melba Daly, also from Mays Landing. Township of Hamilton police responded to a 911 call at a home on Quinn Avenue at around 11:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 20. When officers arrived, they found Melba Daly dead inside the house. A suspected cause of her death was not mentioned. …

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by Chris Spiker
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Missing Man Found Dead In NJ Woods, Police Confirm (UPDATE) Missing Man Found Dead In NJ Woods, Police Confirm (UPDATE)
Missing Man Found Dead In NJ Woods, Police Confirm (Update) A body found during a search for a missing man over the weekend has been positively identified, police in Hamilton Township (Atlantic County) said. A search for Pleasantville's Tracy Faulkner II, 33, found his body in a wooded area along Harbor Avenue in Mays Landing around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, township police confirmed. "During the search, an unidentified deceased male was located and the scene was immediately secured by Township of Hamilton Police, who were on location," police said. "All volunteers were escorted out of the woods and additional law enforcement personnel from th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian, 32, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police Pedestrian, 32, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police
Pedestrian, 32, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police A 32-year-old pedestrian from Mays Landing was killed in a crash, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 1:18 a.m., the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to Route 50 in the area of Spruce Street for a pedestrian-motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2013 Honda Pilot, operated by Michael Jackson, 65, of Egg Harbor City, was traveling northbound on Rt 50 when pedestrian Jessica Lavin entered the lane of travel and was struck by the Honda, police said. She was transported to Atlanticare City Division Hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. Assi…

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by Jon Craig
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Black Panther Roaming South Jersey Was Really Just Big Dog: Police Black Panther Roaming South Jersey Was Really Just Big Dog: Police
Black Panther Roaming South Jersey Was Really Just Big Dog: Police A black panther apparently seen roaming around in South Jersey was actually just a big dog, police said. The report came in during the afternoon hours on Thursday, April 6. Hamilton Township Police responded to the Weymouth area after the resident reported seeing a black coyote or large feline in the woods, according to a Friday release. A brief search led to the discovery of a large black dog that belonged to a local resident. “We have continued to investigate these reports that appear to have stemmed from one original call/post and, at this time, all reports/calls/posts about a black p…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman, 34, Killed, Three Others Hurt In Atlantic County Crash Woman, 34, Killed, Three Others Hurt In Atlantic County Crash
Woman, 34, Killed, Three Others Hurt In Atlantic County Crash A 34-year-old woman from Cumberland County was killed in a three-car crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. Kerry Forest of Vineland died in the head-on crash. Two other drivers and a five-year-old child were hospitalized. On Thursday, March 23, at approximately 5:45 p.m., the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to the crash. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007 Hyundai Tucson driven by Forest was traveling eastbound on Millville Avenue approaching an S curve just West of Pittsburgh Avenue, police said. Forest's vehicle struck the eastbound guardrail, causin…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Indicted In Husband's Fatal Shooting In South Jersey Woman Indicted In Husband's Fatal Shooting In South Jersey
Woman Indicted In Husband's Fatal Shooting In South Jersey Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, of Mays Landing, was indicted Tuesday, Feb. 21 on charges of murder and weapons offenses for the alleged murder of her husband, David Wigglesworth, 57. On Christmas 2022, at approximately 10:19 p.m., the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to a residence on the 5200 block of Mays Landing Somers Point Road for an injured man. Police found David Wigglesworth suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Marylue Wigglesworth for murder. She was taken int…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man, 70, Dies In Collision With Numerous Trees: Police South Jersey Man, 70, Dies In Collision With Numerous Trees: Police
South Jersey Man, 70, Dies In Collision With Numerous Trees: Police A 70-year-old man from Mays Landing was killed in a single-car crash, authorities said. On Monday, Jan. 2, at 9:26 a.m., the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to the Black Horse Pike near Pinehurst Drive for the crash. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix being operated by James Day was traveling eastbound on the Black Horse Pike. The vehicle left the roadway where it collided with numerous trees, police said. Day suffered fatal injuries as a result of the collision, they said. Assisting at the crash scene were Hamilton Township Rescue Squad…

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by Jon Craig
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1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Head-On South Jersey Crash 1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Head-On South Jersey Crash
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Head-On South Jersey Crash A 34-year-old man was killed and another driver was seriously hurt in a head-on crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 12:41 p.m., Hamilton police responded to Millville Avenue at Pittsburg Avenue for a two-car motor vehicle accident. The preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Toyota Matrix, driven by Justin Vanaman of Rosenhayn, Cumberland County, was traveling westbound on Millville Avenue in the area of milepost 25. The vehicle crossed over the centerline into the eastbound lane where it collided head-on with a 2019 Infinity QX50, driven by Lois Ewe…

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by Jon Craig
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PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police A 36-year-old pedestrian from Pennsylvania was struck and killed in Atlantic County, authorities said. Heather L. Gerevics was crossing Millville Avenue at the intersection of Route 40 in Hamilton at 7:58  p.m. on Saturday, Sept 17, when she was hit, police said. Gerevics, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene. The drive of a Nissan Pathfinder, Herman Lopex, 53, from the Mays Landing section of Hamilton, stopped., police said. He had not been charged. The accident remains under investigation by the Township of Hamilton Police Department.  Anyone who wit…

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by Jon Craig