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: NJ Man Killed Woman Then Dumped Her Body, Cops Say
Harrowing details are beginning to surface in the death of a South Jersey woman. After being charged with second-degree disturbing human remains, 53-year-old Carlos Acevedo, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Cathleen McGrath, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. McGrath, of Haddon Township, was found dead near 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Camden City on Nov. 15, at approximately 2 p.m., after having been missing for several weeks. Philly Folks - my friend’s niece, Cathleen McGrath, has …
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Customer Arrested For Armed Robbery At AT&T Store In South Jersey
There was an armed robbery at an AT&T store in Camden County, authorities said. On Monday, Oct. 24, at 8:18 p.m., Gloucester Township Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a man with a gun at the AT&T store. The call then disconnected. Officers secured a perimeter around the store and immediately located the suspect and took him into custody, police said. An investigation revealed that during an argument, Nathan Jones, 20, of Philadelphia displayed a handgun and stole the employee’s cell phone as he was attempting to call 9-1-1. A search of the area, where Jones was located …
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Woman Loading Groceries Stabbed By Philly Man In South Jersey
Acme
Parking Lot: Police
A Philadelphia man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of an 80-year-old woman loading groceries into her car in a South Jersey ACME parking lot, authorities announced. Altirik Higgins, 40, stabbed the woman at the Audobon store in West Nicholson Road multiple times Sunday, July 3, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Audubon Chief of Police Thomas J. Tassi said. Motives in the stabbing were not immediately clear. The victim was taken to Cooper University Hospital where she remains hospitalized in stable condition. Higgins was charged with attempted…
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US Marshals Nab Cherry Hill Man's Accused Fender Bender Killer In Traffic Stop, Prosecutor Says
A 35-year-old Camden man wanted in the March 2022 death of a 39-year-old Cherry Hill man was taken into custody by US Marshals during a traffic stop, authorities said. Troy Leary, 35, of Camden, was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Terence McManus on May 2, in Camden around 6:45 p.m., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said. Leary is accused of punching McManus – causing him to fall, hit his head, and suffer blunt head trauma – during a confrontation captured on surveillance video on the 1100 block of Whitman Avenue in Camden at around 11:14 a.m. on …
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Missing Underage NJ Girl Rescued From Sex Trafficking Trio
An underage girl who'd been reported missing was rescued from a trio of South Jersey human traffickers who were prostituting her, authorities said. Marquise Ogawa, 28, Chyaire Lee, 26, and Jazmin Scott, 21, all of Lawnside, were being held in the Camden County Correctional Facility in Camden, charged with various child prostitution, trafficking and endangerment counts. The victim was reported missing out of Voorhees in late October of last year, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and New Jersey State Police Supt. Col. Patrick J. Callahan said in a joint release Tuesday. Detectives fro…
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Standout Basketball Star's Accused Killer Nabbed By US Marshals: Camden Prosecutor
The man accused of gunning down a former standout basketball star last November was arrested by members of the US Marshals Regional Task Force, authorities in Camden County said. Takwail Bailey, 29, was shot and killed on Nov. 28, 2021. Lesure Funari, 23, was apprehended on a charge of first-degree murder and related offenses at a Camden home on Jan. 7, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Bailey was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the 1000 block of Lois Street. He died of his injuries on that same day just befor…
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South Jersey Mother, Boyfriend Arrested In Beating Death Of 5-Year-Old Child, Prosecutor Says
The mother of a 5-year-old child and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection with the child’s death, authorities said. Marlena Cook, 29, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and hindering apprehension, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Saeed Bey, 27, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child, they said. Police were called to the 2500 block of S. 8th St. in Camden about 3:50 p.m.…
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Camden Mom Accused Of Killing Her Toddler Now Charged With Boyfriend In Murder-For-Hire Plot
An inmate awaiting trial in the death of her 17-month-old son -- as well as her boyfriend -- both have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot, authorities said. Heather Reynolds, 43, of Sicklerville in Camden County and Jeffrey Callahan, 44, of Clayton in Gloucester County, have been charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, authorities said. Reynolds is currently detained on multiple charges including first-degree murder in the May 10, 2018, death of her toddler, Axel Reynolds. During the investigation into Axel’s death, detectives uncovered evidence that Reynolds and C…
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Prosecutor: Camden Man 'Staged' Girlfriend's Death To Look Like A Suicide
A 28-year-old South Jersey man is accused of staging his girlfriend's death to make it look like a suicide, authorities said. Edwin Zavaleta of Camden has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said on Wednesday. Police responded to a home on the 1000 block of S. 6th St. at 8:45 a.m. on Monday on a report of a woman found unresponsive, they said. Police officers found Tonia Yamileth Zavaleta, 25, of Camden, in an upstairs bedroom with a visible injury to her neck…
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Camden Pair Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Philadelphia Man
Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting of a Philadelphia man, authorities said. Anthony T. Shields, 20, and Jony Ramos, 21, both of Camden, were both arrested and charged on Thursday March 11 with first-degree felony murder and weapons offenses, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. About 2 a.m. on Feb. 4, Camden County police officers responded to the 1700 block of S. 7th Street for a ShotSpotter activation. They found Alex Fernandez, 21, of Philadelphia, suffering from a gunshot wound, Maye…
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South Jersey Man, 29, Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Punch In Jaw
A South Jersey man died on Sunday of head injuries he sustained in a fight in January, authorities said. James Bates, 47, of Chesilhurst had been punched in the jaw, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Chesilhurst Police Chief Wendell Smith. Bates' attacker, Alexander Toussaint, 29, of Chesilhurst, has been newly charged with first-degree manslaughter and third-degree aggravated assault, Mayer and Smith said. Touissant had lived in a nearby residential center for mentally disturbed people, Smith said. Police officers responded to the …
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Second Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 74-Year-Old Camden Grandmother
A second man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 74-year-old grandmother in Camden, authorities said. Dymir Washington, 24, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and second-degree eluding Law enforcement, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Oct. 4, 2020, police responded to the 1800 block of Mulford St. for a ShotSpotter activation. They found a woman shot inside a vehicle. The victim, identified as Sheila Baskin, 74, of Camden, was ta…
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Philadelphia Man, 40, Arrested In Fatal South Jersey Hit-Run Crash
Authorities have arrested a 40-year-old driver suspected of leaving the scene of a fatal hit-run crash. Gregory Graves of Philadelphia was charged in connection with the incident in Runnemede on Jan. 3, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey. Graves has been charged with one count of second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal accident, one count of third-degree being involved in a fatal accident with a suspended license, and one count of third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution, Mayer and Dailey said. Officers responded t…
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Authorities ID Driver In Deadly NJ Hit-Run As Philly Man, 40
A Philadelphia man has been identified as the driver in a hit-and-run New Jersey crash that killed a 61-year-old man, authorities said. Gregory Graves, 40, struck Frederick Murray on S. Black Horse Pike and East Clements Bridge Road in Runnemede on Jan. 3 just before 5 p.m., Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey said. Murray of Somerdale was transported to an area hospital where his condition worsened until he died on Jan. 11. Surveillance footage showing a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer as the suspect vehicle, Dailey and Mayer said. Then, an…
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US Marshals Arrest Camden Fugitive In Fatal Weekend Shooting
A 31-year-old man from Camden has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in connection with a fatal shooting the day after Christmas, authorities said. A review of security surveillance footage helped lead to the murder suspect's arrest on Wednesday, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Joseph Wysocki. Frederic Boyd has been charged with first-degree murder and several weapons charges, they said. Police were called to Boyd’s apartment on the 1200 block of Chestnut St. about 8 p.m. on Dec. 26 for a reported shooting, Mayer and Wycocki said. …
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US Marshals Arrest Teen Fugitive In Camden Shopping Center Shooting
A 19-year-old fugitive from Gloucester County has been arrested in connection with last week's shooting at a shopping center, authorities said. One person was fatally shot in the Family Dollar parking lot on South Black Horse Pike around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. Jose L. Rios Jr., 19, of Gloucester Township was charged with murder and weapons-related offenses, Mayer and Harkins said. Surveillance footage was used to help identify Rios, they said. Police identified the shooting v…
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