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Gloucester County, NJ

Passenger, 38, Killed After Being Thrown From Pickup On I-295 Passenger, 38, Killed After Being Thrown From Pickup On I-295
Passenger, 38, Killed After Being Thrown From Pickup On I-295 A 38-year-old woman from Philadelphia was killed after being ejected from a pickup in a crash on Interstate 295 in Gloucester County, authorities said. Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on Thursday, Feb. 1 at about 6:58 p.m. on I-295 north in West Deptford. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Chevy pickup truck and Dodge passenger vehicle were traveling northbound on I-295, according to New Jersey State Police. Neare milepost 19.8, the Dodge collided with the rear of the Chevy. The Chevy ran off the road to the right, impacted the guardrail, and subsequently overturned. …
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash A Pennsylvania man was killed after colliding with a pickup truck in Gloucester County, authorities said. Monir Lancaster, 38, of Chester, PA, was driving a Buick Encore westbound on Stephen M. Sweeney Way in Harrison Township at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 when he veered into the eastbound lane for an unknown reason, according to township police. The SUV collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado pickup traveling east. Lancaster was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Glassboro resident driving the pickup was taken to Inspira Medical Center of Mullica Hill wi…
Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a South Jersey convenience store, authorities said. Jevonte F. Pressley is accused of firing a weapon at a store employee in West Deptford leading to charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, terroristic threats, theft and weapons offenses, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. On Sunday, Nov. 19, West Deptford Police were dispatched to the Heritage Convenience Store at 710 Delaware Street. During the robbery, the suspect brandished a black handgun and aimed it at a Heritage…
Drivers Fled From Back-To-Back Crashes On I-95, 1 Missing: PA State Police Drivers Fled From Back-To-Back Crashes On I-95, 1 Missing: PA State Police
Drivers Fled From Back-To-Back Crashes On I-95, 1 Missing: PA State Police A driver is missing after one multi-car crash led to another on Interstate 95 on Monday morning, according to state police.  It began when a 2014 Honda Pilot struck the rear of a PepsiCo. tractor-trailer while changing lanes without enough clearance on I-95 North in Chester City, Delaware County, just before 6 a.m. on Nov. 20, troopers detailed.  When troopers arrived, they found the tractor-trailer on fire and the Honda Pilot abandoned. The PepsiCo. driver lost control of his vehicle due to the crash and slammed into the concrete barrier between the north and southbound lanes, PS…
SLEAZEBAG: NJ Case Worker Admits Groping Clients, Sexting Wank Pics, Threatening To Take Kids SLEAZEBAG: NJ Case Worker Admits Groping Clients, Sexting Wank Pics, Threatening To Take Kids
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…
4 Survive Head-On Crash On I-295 In South Jersey 4 Survive Head-On Crash On I-295 In South Jersey
4 Survive Head-On Crash On I-295 In South Jersey Three people were seriously hurt in a weekend crash in Gloucester County. New Jersey State troopers responded on Saturday, March 11 at 3:16 a.m. to the crash in Deptford. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Toyota SUV was disabled in the left northbound lane facing south when it was involved in a head-on collision with a Honda SUV, State Police said. After the collision between the Honda and Toyota SUV, a Toyota Camry traveling behind the Honda SUV also struck the Toyota SUV head-on.  As a result of the crash the driver of the Toyota SUV, Charles Abasa-Nyarko, a 38-year-old man f…
Officer Facing Long Recovery, Suspect In South Jersey Police Shooting ID'd Officer Facing Long Recovery, Suspect In South Jersey Police Shooting ID'd
Officer Facing Long Recovery, Suspect In South Jersey Police Shooting ID'd UPDATE: Authorities identified a civilian killed during a struggle in which a South Jersey police officer was shot as a 24-year-old local resident. Ring video from the Gloucester County neighborhood reportedly captured a significant portion of the incident. Mitchell Negron Jr., 24, first ran and then struggled with Deptford Police Officer Robert Shisler after being approached on dead-ended Delsea Drive shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "Both individuals were shot in the area of Doman Avenue," Platkin said on Sunday. Negron wa…
NJ Deli Fraud Scheme Mastermind Arrested In Thailand: Feds NJ Deli Fraud Scheme Mastermind Arrested In Thailand: Feds
NJ Deli Fraud Scheme Mastermind Arrested In Thailand: Feds An international company chairman charged over a purported scheme to manipulate the stock market — one that resulted in a bogus $100M valuation for a Gloucester County deli despite minimal sales — was arrested in Thailand, the feds confirmed. Peter Coker Jr., 54, had been a fugitive since September when prosecutors filed 12 federal charges against him, his father, Peter Coker Sr., 80, and associate James Patten, 63. The trio allegedly boosted the share prices of Hometown International Inc. and another firm, E-Waste Corp. Matthew Reilly, a spokesperson for the New Jersey US Attorney’s Offic…
Philly Felon Charged In Fatal Shooting On South Jersey Street Philly Felon Charged In Fatal Shooting On South Jersey Street
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.
Pennsylvania Man Charged In Fatal South Jersey DUI Crash: Report Pennsylvania Man Charged In Fatal South Jersey DUI Crash: Report
Pennsylvania Man Charged In Fatal South Jersey DUI Crash: Report A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal crash in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media reports. Connor P. Ruggieri, of Newtown Square, PA, was allegedly driving under the influence when he was involved in a June 6 crash on Route 322 in Woolwich Township, according to a criminal complaint cited by the outlet. Authorities are alleging the crash was marijuana-related, the report says, quoting a defense attorney who vowed to fight the charge. Constance Boylan, 77, of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, was killed after being struck by Ruggieri's …
US Marshals Operation Rodeo Rounds Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In Philadelphia US Marshals Operation Rodeo Rounds Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In Philadelphia
US Marshals Operation Rodeo Rounds Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In Philadelphia A major sweep of fugitives including suspected gang members led to 65 arrests including high-profile cases in South Jersey and Philadelphia. These fugitives were wanted out of Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, and Camden counties, as well as other states but were located in these four counties. During "Operation Rodeo" the District of New Jersey and the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force used its multi-jurisdictional investigative authority and fugitive task force network to arrest fugitives wanted on charges including homicide, sex assault, aggravated assault, robbery, carjackin…
Trans NJ Inmate Failed By Nearly Every System Mutilated Genitals, Attempted Suicide: Lawyer Trans NJ Inmate Failed By Nearly Every System Mutilated Genitals, Attempted Suicide: Lawyer
Trans NJ Inmate Failed By Nearly Every System Mutilated Genitals, Attempted Suicide: Lawyer Demi Minor has spent her whole life fighting. Fighting to dismantle the foster-system-to-prison pipeline. Fighting for her rights. Fighting to be respected. The 27-year-old transgender woman was transferred against her will last month to a men's facility after impregnating two prisoners at the Edna Mahan Corrections Facility, she and her lawyer Derek Demeri said. And now that Minor is in the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, she is going to have to fight some more. This time, for her life. Minor began mutilating her genitals and tried killing herself in a van on the way to the me…
Body Of Delaware River Boater Found Months After Disappearance: NJSP Body Of Delaware River Boater Found Months After Disappearance: NJSP
Body Of Delaware River Boater Found Months After Disappearance: Njsp One of two boaters who disappeared last November on the Delaware River has been found, authorities said. The body of Brian S. Palangi, 26, was found in the waters near the Philadelphia Navy Yard on May 15, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said. The area is adjacent to the Eagle Point Refinery, on the Philadelphia side of the Delaware River. Palangi's family had been notified but the information was not released publicly until Monday, July 11. Palangi and Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, both of Deptford Township, were aboard a 19-foot vessel that capsized in the river between Philadelphia…
State Police ID Philadelphia Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Fixing Tire In NJ State Police ID Philadelphia Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Fixing Tire In NJ
State Police ID Philadelphia Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Fixing Tire In NJ A 40-year-old motorist from Philadelphia was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while fixing a tire in South Jersey, authorities said. Wayne Doharty was killed around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7 in Gloucester County, New Jersey State Police said.  Based on the preliminary investigation, Doharty was driving northbound on Route 55 near milepost 43.6 in Franklin Township when his vehicle had a “tire malfunction” and he stopped to fix it, said Trooper Brandi Slota, a State Police spokeswoman. Brian Caldwell, 48, of Cape May, was driving a pickup truck northbound on Route 55 …
Philadelphia Rape Suspect Found Sitting Outside Hospital In South Jersey: Police Philadelphia Rape Suspect Found Sitting Outside Hospital In South Jersey: Police
Philadelphia Rape Suspect Found Sitting Outside Hospital In South Jersey: Police A Philadelphia rape suspect was arrested in Gloucester County, authorities said. Washington Township police credited social media and a BOLO (be on the lookout) alert written by Detective Tommy Myers for locating the suspect on Thursday, July 7. The rape suspect, Willie L. Harris, 49, was found sitting outside Jefferson Hospital, police said.
PA Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle South Jersey Crash: Report PA Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle South Jersey Crash: Report
PA Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle South Jersey Crash: Report A Pennsylvania woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media reports.  Constance Boylan, 78, of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, was killed in the head-on crash on Route 322 around 3:45 p.m. Monday, June 6, the outlet said citing Woolwich police. She was struck by a Jeep driven by a 22-year-old Newtown Square, PA, who was heading east but veered into Boylan's car, and another, authorities said. Boylan was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two drivers were treated at area hospitals. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.
NJ Man Learns His Fate For Beating Parents Dead, Covering Bodies With Laundry: Report NJ Man Learns His Fate For Beating Parents Dead, Covering Bodies With Laundry: Report
NJ Man Learns His Fate For Beating Parents Dead, Covering Bodies With Laundry: Report A 34-year-old man from Gloucester County has been sentenced to 80 years in New Jersey state prison for beating his parents to death and then covering their bodies with laundry, NJ Advance Media reports.  Ryan E. Coles, 34, was convicted in March on two murder counts in the 2016 killings of Edward M. Coles Jr., 58, and Rosemarie Coles, 55, in their West Deptford home, the outlet said. Superior Court Judge Mary Beth Kramer sentenced Coles to two consecutive 40-year terms in prison for the two murder counts, with a requirement that he serve 85 percent of that time before he is eligible fo…
South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report
South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report A 37-year-old South Jersey police officer has been indicted for trying to strangle a woman while off-duty, NJ Advance Media reported. Myron V. Ford, with the Deptford Township Police Department since 2009, was indicted by a Gloucester County grand jury last week on a charge of aggravated assault/strangling a domestic violence victim, the outlet said. He was arrested by Deptford police at his apartment on Sept. 30, 2021. He was accused of forcefully shoving the woman against a door at her apartment, scratching her right arm and chin, and “placing his hands around the victim’s neck in a…
Feds: NJ Man Admits He Ran Guns From Georgia With Online Dating Match Feds: NJ Man Admits He Ran Guns From Georgia With Online Dating Match
Feds: NJ Man Admits He Ran Guns From Georgia With Online Dating Match An ex-con from New Jersey most likely didn't list "gun running" among his hobbies when he made an online love connection with a Southern woman. It'll be quite some time before Dylan Ianncelli, 28, of Gloucester County dates again -- either online or off -- after admitting in federal court on Wednesday, March 9, that he and his Georgia peach trafficked nearly a dozen firearms into New Jersey. Ianncelli went down to Georgia after meeting Jessy Hill, who authorities said bought 11 guns from a licensed dealer on Aug. 12, 2021. Hill "falsely indicated during the purchase that she was the actual…
Woman Struck, Killed By Philly Driver On Route 42 In South Jersey Woman Struck, Killed By Philly Driver On Route 42 In South Jersey
Woman Struck, Killed By Philly Driver On Route 42 In South Jersey A South Jersey woman, 78, was killed on Sunday night after being struck by a car in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media reports. A 44-year-old Philadelphia man was driving south on Route 42 when he struck the woman near Ganttown Road around 10:30 p.m. in Washington Township, the outlet said. The woman died at the scene and her name has not been released. The crash remains under investigation and no charges have been filed so far.
1 Airlifted, Firefighter Injured In Gloucester County Barn Fire (PHOTOS) 1 Airlifted, Firefighter Injured In Gloucester County Barn Fire (PHOTOS)
1 Airlifted, Firefighter Injured In Gloucester County Barn Fire (Photos) The owner of a house and barn that caught fire was flown to a hospital for smoke inhalation in rural Gloucester County Wednesday morning, first responders said. The fire started just after 7 a.m. in the 200 block of South Tuckahoe Road in Monroe Township, Monroe Township Emergency Medical Services BLS 29-9 said on Facebook. At the sceneMonroe Township Emergency Medical Services BLS 29-9 One patient was treated by Gloucester County EMS and flown to the local burn center, while a firefighter was treated for minor injury and released on scene, they said.  Investigators are still trying to…
Pennsylvania Ex-Con, 41, Indicted For Shooting South Jersey Police Officer, Prosecutor Says Pennsylvania Ex-Con, 41, Indicted For Shooting South Jersey Police Officer, Prosecutor Says
Pennsylvania Ex-Con, 41, Indicted For Shooting South Jersey Police Officer, Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man has been indicted in connection with a shooting in which he and a police officer were wounded in South Jersey, authorities said. A Gloucester County grand jury returned a 17-count indictment against  Arthur DiSanto, Jr., who allegedly exchanged gunfire with police, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. DiSanto of Delaware County, PA, also was wounded by gunfire on Aug. 23 in Washington Township, Mayer said. He was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and several weapons offenses, Maye…
State Police ID Driver, 21, Trapped Under Truck, Killed In South Jersey Crash State Police ID Driver, 21, Trapped Under Truck, Killed In South Jersey Crash
State Police ID Driver, 21, Trapped Under Truck, Killed In South Jersey Crash A 21-year-old motorist died after getting trapped under a box truck in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. near mile-marker 53.8 on Route 55 northbound in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey State Police said. The driver reportedly was pinned, there was fire and a heavy wrecker was called, reports said. She was identified as Gabrielle Martin of Glassboro, according to NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota. 
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Pedestrian In Critical Condition After South Jersey Hit-Run Crash
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Police seek the public’s help in locating a hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian hospitalized with "substantial” injuries, authorities said.  The crash occurred on Saturday at 6:36 p.m. in Gloucester County.  Deptford Township police officers responded to Delsea Drive, between Kohler and Lexington avenues on a report of a struck pedestrian and found a 33-year-old township man lying in the roadway, police said.  He was seen crossing Delsea Drive when he was struck in the southbound lane, police said. The man was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden  where h…
Man With Knife Blocks Firefighters From Battling South Jersey Blaze Man With Knife Blocks Firefighters From Battling South Jersey Blaze
Man With Knife Blocks Firefighters From Battling South Jersey Blaze Firefighters had to wait to battle a blaze because a man with a knife was blocking access in Gloucester County, authorities said. The incident occurred about 10:10 a.m. Friday at 257 McKinley Ave. in Glassboro, according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that the barricaded suspect was in custody and that the fire department was going to work: "All hands working." CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Another Wawa Store With Gas Pumps Opens In South Jersey Another Wawa Store With Gas Pumps Opens In South Jersey
Another Wawa Store With Gas Pumps Opens In South Jersey If you don't have a Wawa close by, there are increasing odds of one opening near you soon. Replete with fuel stations, the newest Wawa convenience store opened Friday at 1465 Clements Bridge Road (County Road 544) in Deptford, Gloucester County. There are almost 270 Wawa stores in New Jersey with plans to open nearly a dozen more by the end of this year.  Other new Wawa stores set to open this fall will be in Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Monmouth and Morris counties.  To find a Wawa store coming soon near you, click here. 
Possible Suspicious Device Closes South Jersey Route 551 , Report Says Possible Suspicious Device Closes South Jersey Route 551 , Report Says
Possible Suspicious Device Closes South Jersey Route 551 , Report Says Police reportedly closed a road in Gloucester County due to a "possible suspicious device" found, authorities said. A report of the possible device was made about noon on Monday. The finding prompted the shutdown of Broadway (County Road 551) in Westville between Chelsea and New Street, initial reports said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Fire Victim 'Jumped Out Window' In South Jersey Blaze, Reports say Fire Victim 'Jumped Out Window' In South Jersey Blaze, Reports say
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…
23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck 23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck
23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck A 23-year-old driver was killed in a Gloucester County collision, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. Sunday on Barnsboro Road , Mantua Township police said. Witnesses reportedly saw a pickup truck passing in a no-passing zone before colliding with a car driven by Gino Giumarello of Mullica Hill, police said. Giumarello, 23, was a graduate of Clearview Regional High School and the University of Maryland in College Park No charges had been filed.  Arriving police reportedly found Giumarello's significantly damage car in a field. He was pronounced dead at …
Cow Sharks, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Crocodiles Coming To $73M NJ Museum Cow Sharks, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Crocodiles Coming To $73M NJ Museum
Cow Sharks, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Crocodiles Coming To $73M NJ Museum Primitive cow sharks, dinosaurs and other millions-year-old Late Cretaceous-Era, fossils are enjoying a homecoming of sorts -- thanks to a South Jersey university. Rowan University in Gloucester County held a groundbreaking ceremony over the weekend for its planned $73 million dinosaur fossil park museum on the site of a prehistoric trove a few stones throws from its Glassboro campus.  The world-class science attraction is set to open in 2023.  Given that the bones date back 66 million years, that's more than $1 per year earmarked for the the Jean & Ric Edelman Foss…
Powerball Ticket Good For $50K Sold In South Jersey Powerball Ticket Good For $50K Sold In South Jersey
Powerball Ticket Good For $50K Sold In South Jersey A winning Powerball ticket good for $50,000 was sold in South Jersey. The ticket from Wednesday's, Oct. 6 drawing was sold at  Newfield Food Mart, 1381 Harding Way, Newfield (Gloucester County). The winning numbers for the drawing were 01, 17, 52, 58, and 64. The Red Power Ball number was 01.  The Power Play was 10X. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $31 million for the Saturday, Oct. 9, drawing. The Double Play drawing is an additional drawing for players who opted-in to the Double Play feature on their tickets. The Double Play drawing results for the Wednesday, October 6, d…