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Obituaries
Pedricktown's BettiJo Williams Fought Long Cancer Battle, Competed In Beauty Pageants, 41
BettiJo Leslie (Burns) Williams, of Pedricktown, died peacefully on Monday, April 22, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer, according to an obituary published by Adams Funeral Home. She was 41 years old. BettiJo, a native of Bridgeton, grew up in Millville and was a 2001 graduate of Millville High School. In 2012, she moved to Pedricktown and, over the years, she worked for the Pennsville National Bank, starting out as a teller in Pennsville and working her way up to branch manager in Woodstown, her obituary said. In her youth, BettiJo was a dancer, starting her …
Police & Fire
Ghost Gunman Who Killed Home Invader Released From Jail In South Jersey: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Cumberland County man charged with multiple gun crimes after he shot and killed an alleged home invader was ordered released from jail on Friday afternoon, March 1, authorities said. Kevin Lucero, 24, shot one of two people who reportedly forced their way into his Upper Deerfield home at 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 19, New Jersey State Police said. Lucero was charged with owning ghost guns and other weapons offenses, police said. A ghost gun is a firearm without a serial number. Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae confirmed Lucero's release from jail. Troopers …
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School Custodian Indicted For Urinating, Spreading Feces On Children's Food In South Jersey
A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted a school custodian on charges that he intentionally contaminated food and utensils with bodily fluids and bleach. Giovanni A. Impellizzeri, 26, of Vineland, worked at Elizabeth F. Moore School in Upper Deerfield, where prosecutors say he put feces in food, rubbed his anus and genitals on bread, sprayed bleach on vegetables, urinated in mixing bowls, and performed sex acts with items at the school. A Cumberland County grand jury indicted Impellizzeri on charges including official misconduct, aggravated assault, knowingly tampering with food product…
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: Man Who Died At Hospital After Police Encounter Seen Berating, Fighting
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UPDATE: A South Jersey man who died following his arrest by State Police taunted a trooper and demanded to be shot before charging and violently fighting the lawman, video released by state authorities shows. Daniel King, 30, of Millville had called 911 seeking a police escort to retrieve a dirt bike from a woman this past July, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Friday, Oct. 13. Platkin released a quartet of videos along with a recording of the phone call, which are part of a review required by New Jersey state law whenever someone dies during or immediately after an encou…
Police & Fire
Cumberland County Man Convicted Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend's New Boyfriend
A 29-year-old man has been found guilty by a Cumberland County jury of murder, authorities said. Frank J. Baker, 29, of Seabrook, was found guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in connection with the July 20, 2019 shooting death of Jair Rennie in Gouldtown, Fairfield Township, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. The victim was Beker's ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, prosecutors said. Baker was convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree firearms offenses, third-degree conspiracy, hindering his own apprehension, tampering with evidence, and obstruction, the pr…
Obituaries
Worker Found Dead In Kettle Cooker At NJ Food Factory
A 63-year-old employee was found dead in a kettle cooker at a South Jersey food processing plant early this week authorities said. Millville's Dale R. Devilli was found in the cooker on Parsonage Road in Upper Deerfield around 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, New Jersey State Police said. The incident was not considered suspicious. OSHA was investigating the incident at Lassonde Pappas. Devilli was being remembered in his obituary as an "avid outdoorsman, and handyman. "Out of his countless hobbies, he perfected bow hunting, fishing, and gardening; the latter would grow a vast variety …
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Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash
A 24-year-old commercial airlines pilot and his dad were identified as the victims killed in a small plane crash in South Jersey Monday, Sept. 19. John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, and his son, Kristofer Noone, of Pennsauken — who was operating the plane — were pronounced dead at the scene in Upper Deerfield after the afternoon crash, according to New Jersey State Police and the FAA. The Champion Aeronca 7AC fixed-wing, single-engine plane they had departed from Bucks Airport in went down in a residential yard on Parvin Mill Road around 2:15 p.m., officials previously said. There are no…
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State Police Arrest 8, Seize $118K Worth Of Drugs, Weapons In Cumberland County
New Jersey State Police have charged eight suspects with various weapons and drug offenses. Troopers seized $117,620 worth of drugs and multiple weapons in Cumberland County. While investigating the distribution of narcotics in Cumberland County, troopers from the State Police Metro South Unit obtained information that Jermina Lewis, 48, of Bridgeton, was distributing crack cocaine in the area. Through various investigative means, troopers determined that Lewis was operating out of two residences in Fairfield Township and Bridgeton City. On June 29, troopers from the New Jersey State…
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17-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck On Route 77 In South Jersey:
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A 17-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle along Route 77 in Cumberland County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 2:45 p.m. on the 1300 block of Route 77 near 4th Avenue in Upper Deerfield, New Jersey State Police said. The teenage male was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden with non-life-threatening injuries, according to NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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NJ: Indictment Stemming From 'Operation Worldwide' Takedown Cripples Salem Drug Network
A high-profile takedown this fall has produced an indictment naming the accused ringleader, supplier and various alleged associates of a network that slug heroin, crack and fentanyl in Salem City, New Jersey authorities announced Thursday. The 10-month “Operation Worldwide” operation -- led by New Jersey State Police and the state Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau -- took its name from accused kingpin Jerome "Worldwide" Armstead, 47, of Salem. Armsted is charged with conspiracy, along with various drug, weapons and high-capacity magazine possession counts, in a…
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