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Trio Pleads Guilty To Killing Teen During Burlington Drug Deal, Prosecutors Say Trio Pleads Guilty To Killing Teen During Burlington Drug Deal, Prosecutors Say
Trio Pleads Guilty To Killing Teen During Burlington Drug Deal, Prosecutors Say Three men admitted to shooting a teen to death during a drug deal in Burlington Township more than three years ago, authorities said. Jayviyohn Earley of Willingboro, Tarik Jenkins of Pemberton Township, and Kayhree Simmons of Willingboro pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to aggravated manslaughter, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release.  Investigators said the men went to the Walmart parking lot on Route 541 for a drug deal on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. The three confessed to firing guns, killing 17-year-old Albert Williams of Hammo…

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Trio Convicted Of 2018 Millville Killing After Youth Football Practice, Prosecutors Say Trio Convicted Of 2018 Millville Killing After Youth Football Practice, Prosecutors Say
Trio Convicted Of 2018 Millville Killing After Youth Football Practice, Prosecutors Say Three men were found guilty of killing a Millville man after a youth football practice, authorities said. Eugene Cosby of Malaga, Will El-Bey of Vineland, and Clifton Bailey of Camden were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. They were found guilty in the Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 death of 37-year-old Joseph Jones. The shooting happened after the practice in the parking lot of Lakeside Middle School in Millville at around 8 p.m. Jones had 10 gunshot wounds and was…

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Dolphin Found Butchered On Allenhurst Beach, Marine Biologists Investigating Dolphin Found Butchered On Allenhurst Beach, Marine Biologists Investigating
Dolphin Found Butchered On Allenhurst Beach, Marine Biologists Investigating Authorities were investigating after a dolphin that appeared to be butchered washed up on a beach in Allenhurst, marine biologists said. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said the common dolphin's body was discovered on the beach at Allen Avenue on Wednesday, Oct. 30. "The animal’s flesh had been completely removed with clean cuts from a sharp instrument, leaving only the head, dorsal fin, and flukes," MMSC said in a Facebook post. "The animal’s organs, except for the heart and lungs, had been removed." MMSC received a report that a dolphin was seen struggling in the surf about a blo…

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Police & Fire
Mother, Daughter Died In Willingboro Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors Mother, Daughter Died In Willingboro Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors
Mother, Daughter Died In Willingboro Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutors A Willingboro mother and daughter were killed inside their home in an early morning shooting, authorities said. The bodies of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez were found on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. Willingboro police responded to a burglary report at their home on Harrington Circle in the Hawthorne Park neighborhood just after 4 a.m. Officers discovered the women in an upstairs bedroom. The mother and daughter were pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy dete…

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Wildfire That Threatened 15 Evesham Township Homes Nearly Extinguished, Firefighters Say Wildfire That Threatened 15 Evesham Township Homes Nearly Extinguished, Firefighters Say
Wildfire That Threatened 15 Evesham Township Homes Nearly Extinguished, Firefighters Say A wildfire that threatened more than a dozen homes in Burlington County has been almost completely contained, officials said. About 40 acres burned near Sycamore Avenue in Evesham Township on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said on Facebook. The fire was 90 percent contained by 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, according to the final update from the NJFFS. There were 15 homes threatened by the wildfire but no one needed to be evacuated. No roads were closed by the fire. WILDFIRE UPDATE: Evesham Twp., Burlington County At 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, the New Je…

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Two Teens Wanted For Starting Fire At Brielle Baseball Field On 'Mischief Night' Two Teens Wanted For Starting Fire At Brielle Baseball Field On 'Mischief Night'
Two Teens Wanted For Starting Fire At Brielle Baseball Field On 'Mischief Night' Police were looking for two teens who started a fire at a baseball field in Monmouth County, authorities said. The fire was ignited in Brielle Park at around 9:09 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Brielle Police Department said in a Facebook post.  The night before Halloween is known by many as "Mischief Night," a time when some children and young adults commit pranks or acts of vandalism. Please help us identify these suspects wanted for setting a fire and destroying Borough property in Brielle Park, in the... Posted by Brielle Police on Thursday, October 31, 2024 Officers sai…

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Camden Woman Hits Tree Along I-95, Dies In Maryland Crash: Troopers Camden Woman Hits Tree Along I-95, Dies In Maryland Crash: Troopers
Camden Woman Hits Tree Along I-95, Dies In Maryland Crash: Troopers A New Jersey woman was killed when her pickup crashed on Interstate 95 in northern Maryland, authorities said. Tracey McKeon of Camden, NJ, died in the crash, a Maryland State Police spokesperson said on Thursday, Oct. 31. Troopers responded to the wreck on I-95 South in Perryville, MD, at around 8:47 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. Investigators said McKeon was driving a 2012 Dodge Ram near milepost 92.9. The pickup went off the highway to the right and crashed head-on into a tree. Cecil County paramedics pronounced McKeon dead at the scene. She was 54 years old. T…

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Rutgers Student From Philly Recorded Women In Showers, Prosecutors Say Rutgers Student From Philly Recorded Women In Showers, Prosecutors Say
Rutgers Student From Philly Recorded Women In Showers, Prosecutors Say A Rutgers University student from Philadelphia was accused of recording students while they showered, authorities said. Michael Williams, 18, was charged with three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy and one count of fourth-degree tampering with evidence, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Rutgers police received a report from a female student on Wednesday, Oct. 2 that she was being recorded in a bathroom. Similar incidents were also reported on the New Brunswick campus over the next three weeks. Investigators said Wi…

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Cherry Hill Man Who Planned PA Book Warehouse Arson Convicted, Feds Say Cherry Hill Man Who Planned PA Book Warehouse Arson Convicted, Feds Say
Cherry Hill Man Who Planned PA Book Warehouse Arson Convicted, Feds Say A New Jersey man was found guilty of plotting to burn down an eastern Pennsylvania warehouse, causing a fire that injured a firefighter, authorities said. Ramiz Duka of Cherry Hill, NJ, was convicted on Wednesday, Oct. 30 of conspiracy to commit arson, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jacqueline Romero said in a news release. According to trial evidence, Duka recruited two men to set fire to the warehouse for Ebooksweb.com LLC on Bridgewater Road in Bensalem, PA. The three men met over the several weeks to plan the arson and Duka paid the two $…

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Margate Doctor Who Wrote $5M In Fraudulent Prescriptions Sentenced, Feds Say Margate Doctor Who Wrote $5M In Fraudulent Prescriptions Sentenced, Feds Say
Margate Doctor Who Wrote $5M In Fraudulent Prescriptions Sentenced, Feds Say A Margate doctor will spend more than a year in prison for his role in a $5 million prescription kickback scheme, authorities said. Brian Sokalsky, 46, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to a year and three months in prison, said Vikas Khanna, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in a news release. Sokalsky previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud by prescribing compound medications. Sokalsky was a doctor at Jersey Shore Sports Medicine. His online biography said he graduated with a bachelor's degree in exercise science from R…

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