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Obituaries
Franklinville's Anthony Tartaglia, 48, Survived By High School Sweetheart
Anthony Tartaglia, of Franklinville, died peacefully on Friday, March 15, with his family by his side, according to an obituary published by Farnelli Funeral Home. He was 48 years old. Originally from Philadelphia, Anthony grew up in South Philadelphia. After graduation, he joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego, his obituary said. "Having married his high school sweetheart, he and his wife lived in San Diego, Glassboro, Woodbury, and Franklinville before settling there to raise their family," his obituary said. He was married to his wife, the former Noel Powers, for 28 years.…
Police & Fire
Sleazebag
: NJ Case Worker Admits Groping Clients, Sexting Wank Pics, Threatening To Take Kids
It’s about as low as someone who works in child welfare services can go. A now-former case worker with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families admitted groping women he was investigating, sending unwanted masturbation pics and threatening to have children taken from those who didn’t go out with him, authorities said on Friday. Gilberto Ortiz Jr., a 53-year-old bilingual family services specialist, told a mom he was investigating that he’d “help her” if she had a relationship with him, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Ortiz warned the woman during a home visi…
Police & Fire
Philly Felon Charged In Fatal Shooting On South Jersey Street
A Philadelphia man has been charged in a fatal daytime shooting in Gloucester County, authorities said. Tyler L. McKinney, 22, allegedly shot Brandon L. Blanton, 21, of Woodbury multiple times near Franklin and Wallace streets in Woodbury at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. Blanton was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was later pronounced dead, Woodbury police said. McKinney was charged with murder, felony murder, robbery and several weapons offenses, authorities said.
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Law Office Rapist Has Ties To NJ: Police
Police in Philadelphia have released the name and photos of a South Jersey man who they believed raped a woman in a Center City law office building. Willie L Harris, 49, walked into the building on the 200 block of North 13th Street, went to the eighth floor, and sexually assaulted the 22-year-old victim in an unlocked office around 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, Philadelphia police said. Harris, who has ties to Camden and Woodbury, NJ, initially told the victim he was looking for someone, but she didn't know the name, Capt. James Kearney said. That's when Harris then demanded the v…
Police & Fire
Fire Victim 'Jumped Out Window' In South Jersey Blaze, Reports say
"All hands" were called to a house fire in South Jersey, authorities said. The fire was initially reported about 9:20 a.m. Monday and involved at least one victim. It was not immediately clear how serious the Gloucester County fire victim's injuries were. The fire reportedly broke out at 228 Queen St|, in Woodbury. Arriving first responders reportedly found a man on the ground out front who had jumped out a window, according to an unconfirmed report. By 9:36 a.m., reports said, the fire had been knocked down. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR U…
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Gloucester Ex-Convict Indicted For Molesting Another Boy, Authorities Say
A convicted sex offender who previously served jail time in Delaware has been newly indicted for sexually assault in South Jersey, authorities said. Scott J. Bicking, 54, of Paulsboro originally was charged in Gloucester and Cumberland counties in March for sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The latest assaults allegedly occurred several times in Woodbury and Vineland, police said. Bicking, who has been held in Cumberland County Correctional Facility, is due to appear in court on the new indictment on Wednesday. The indictment accuses Bicking of touching a boy's g…
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Report: Former South Jersey Police Chief Arrested For Strangling Woman
A retired police chief from Gloucester County has been arrested on charges including aggravated assault for allegedly strangling a woman and threatening to kill her in an alleged domestic violence incident, according to media reports. Franklin S. Brown Jr., 53, of Glassboro retired from the police force in 2019 and most recently worked as administrator of the city of Woodbury, a job he resigned from on Tuesday, Mayor Peg Sickel told NJ Advance Media. The former Glassboro police chief was arrested and charged on Sunday with aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim, simple assau…
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Trio Arrested In Gloucester Armed Robberies
Three people have been charged in connection with a series of recent armed robberies in Gloucester County, authorities said. Monroe Township police responded to a Heritage’s dairy store on Glassboro Road on Saturday for a report of an armed robbery in progress. A suspect, later identified as Brad Phillips, 41, of Gibbstown, crashed his vehicle on Prince Avenue while trying to escape, police said. Phillips was arrested along with two other suspects. A handgun believed to be used in the robbery was found in the vehicle and additional investigation tied Phillips to two other armed robberies i…
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South Jersey Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of 'DJ Teeb,' Pastor's Son
Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the Thanksgiving shooting death of a 25-year-old man from Gloucester County, authorities said. One of the suspects was captured in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday with help from U.S. Marshals. Woodbury police responded to the 200 block of Hunter Street about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday for a reported shooting and found Atiba Nathan Rose Jr.,, of Williamstown, suffering a gunshot wound to the stomach, according to Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor Christine A. Hoffman. Rose, also known as Teeb or DJ Teeb, was taken to Cooper Univ…
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