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Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (VIDEO) Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (VIDEO)
Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (Video) Charges will not be filed against a police officer who last November struck and killed a 44-year-old man while on-duty in a patrol car, authorities said. Sgt. Richard Sbarra was on White Horse Pike (Route 30) in the Atco section of Waterford when he hit Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin on Nov. 23, 2023, NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin previously said. Bodycam footage and radio transmissions from the incident were released last month. On Monday, Aug. 12, Platkin said Sbarra would not be charged following an investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Account…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bodycam Footage Shows Response To Deadly Pedestrian Crash Involving Police Car In South Jersey Bodycam Footage Shows Response To Deadly Pedestrian Crash Involving Police Car In South Jersey
Bodycam Footage Shows Response To Deadly Pedestrian Crash Involving Police Car In South Jersey The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released radio communications and bodycam footage of the police response to a deadly pedestrian crash involving a police vehicle last November. Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin, was struck by a Waterford police vehicle in the Atco section of Waterford on Nov. 23, 2023, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The fatal police encounter is under investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA).  Click here to view the footage and listen to the radio transmissions. Wita was struck by on-duty Waterford P…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Turkey Hunter Triggers South Jersey School 'Shelter In Place' Turkey Hunter Triggers South Jersey School 'Shelter In Place'
Turkey Hunter Triggers South Jersey School 'Shelter In Place' A hunter carrying a shotgun temporarily triggered a school "shelter in place" in South Jersey, authorities said. At approximately 10:07 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, Waterford police received a phone call that there was a suspicious man standing next to a small gray car in camouflage clothing holding a rifle.   The caller then stated the male walked into the woods in the area of Tremont and Jackson.  Waterford police officers located the car in the area of the Burlington County Line Bridge on Jackson Road.  Waterford officers and the New Jersey State Police then set up a p…

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by Jon Craig
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'Get The Truth Uncovered': Nine More NJ Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse 'Get The Truth Uncovered': Nine More NJ Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse
'Get The Truth Uncovered': Nine More NJ Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse The names of nine Catholic priests from New Jersey have been added to one law firm's list of accused child sex abusers. The priests below are the latest named in sex abuse settlements stemming from the Diocese of Camden County's bankruptcy case, according to the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates. The alleged crimes took place in Camden, Collingswood, Hammonton, Pennsauken, Waterford, Cherry Hill, Laurel Springs, and Carney’s Point, with the abuse spanning from the mid-1950s through the early 1980s, Anderson said. Rev. Jerome Prisco Rev. Joseph O’Connell Rev. John O’Brien Rev. Ken…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo
South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo The 10-year-old boy who survived a hit-and-run crash on Friday in Camden County got a surprise visit this week. Tucker met the Waterford Police Department's newest member, K-9 Echo. The police dog went on his first assignment. His job was to check on Tucker.  "The two of them bonded quickly.Job well done Echo!! Keep up the good work!!" the police department said in a Facebook post.  A 32-year-old driver was later charged in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. The boy was riding his bike on the 300 block of West Atlantic Avenue in Waterford, when he was struck by a man ident…

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by Jon Craig
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A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To COVID-19 Rules A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To COVID-19 Rules
A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To Covid-19 Rules Nearly 2,000 car show fans, half of them pre-paid, were turned away by Atco Dragway in Camden County after local police "over-enforced" COVID-19 capacity guidelines, according to a news report. Owner Len Capone told NJ Advance Media that the dragway sold 2,500 advance tickets  The venue in Waterford has a 10,000-person capacity, meaning state coronavirus limits should have capped fans entering at 3,000. But the entry-road was blocked by police about three hours after the gates opened, after about 1,100 people entered -- including 600 pre-paid tickets, Capone told NJ.com. Waterford …

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by Jon Craig