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South Jersey Man, 71, Takes Plea Deal After Philly FBI Finds 45,000 Child Porn Files South Jersey Man, 71, Takes Plea Deal After Philly FBI Finds 45,000 Child Porn Files
South Jersey Man, 71, Takes Plea Deal After Philly FBI Finds 45,000 Child Porn Files A 71-year-old South Jersey man admitted collecting child pornography, federal authorities said. FBI agents reported finding more than 45,000 "videos and images of children being sexually abused" on electronic devices seized during a court-approved search of the Collingswood home of Robert Giles in April 2022, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Rather than risk the consequences of a trial, Giles took a deal from the government, pleading guilty this past week in U.S. District Court in Camden to possession of child pornography, Sellinger said. Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Man Convinced By Ex-Con To Rob Bank Gets 92 Months In Federal Prison NJ Man Convinced By Ex-Con To Rob Bank Gets 92 Months In Federal Prison
NJ Man Convinced By Ex-Con To Rob Bank Gets 92 Months In Federal Prison A Camden man was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for his role in a holdup spree by a serial bank robber. Laque Hunter, 37, was recruited to rob the Ocean First Bank in Collingswood in July 2018 by Anthony L. Livingston, 50, also of Camden. Livingston helped with a demand note and even drove Hunter to the bank, authorities said. The two then split the proceeds. Livington had only just been released from federal prison less than two weeks earlier after serving 18 years for robbing eight South Jersey banks in 2000 and 2001. A day after he was freed, Livingston robbed a PNC Bank…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Serial NJ Bank Robber Who Served 18 Years Headed Back To Fed Pen For At Least 16 More Serial NJ Bank Robber Who Served 18 Years Headed Back To Fed Pen For At Least 16 More
Serial NJ Bank Robber Who Served 18 Years Headed Back To Fed Pen For At Least 16 More A convicted bank robber from Camden who just couldn’t stop is headed back to federal prison for more than 16 years. Anthony L. Livingston, 50, robbed a PNC Bank in Gloucester Township on July 14, 2018 (photos above), a day after he’d been released after serving more than 18 years in federal prison for robbing eight South Jersey banks in 2000 and 2001, authorities said. Ten days after the Gloucester holdup, Livingston tried to recruit a homeless man to rob another PNC branch, this one in Stratford, they said. Livingston “instructed the man on how to rob the bank, gave him a demand note to s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ 12-Year-Old Dies After Battle With Diabetes, COVID-19 NJ 12-Year-Old Dies After Battle With Diabetes, COVID-19
NJ 12-Year-Old Dies After Battle With Diabetes, Covid-19 A South Jersey community was showing an outpouring of support after a middle school girl died after testing positive for COVID-19. Amelia Sophia Perry, 12 -- who also had diabetes -- died on Sept. 23, at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. She was a seventh grader at William G. Rohrer Middle School in Haddon Township,  A GoFundMe page launched by Nina Rippo for Amelia's family had raised more than $3,300 as of Tuesday night. "She just started 7th Grade and was a shining light to those who knew her," the page says.  "Amelia exhibited love, kindness, and acceptance. Sh…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
NJ Man, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds NJ Man, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds
NJ Man, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds A 24-year-old Collingswood man was behind the wheel of his car when he was shot multiple times and killed early Saturday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the 1800 block of South 6th Street for a ShotSpotter activation found a vehicle that had struck a pole, the driver still inside, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. The driver, Michael Giancola was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.  The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information that could help police is…

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by Cecilia Levine