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PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says
PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says A high-ranking employee at a Pennsylvania furniture business is accused of embezzling more than $1 million from the company, authorities say.  Linda Mansi, 53, of Tuckerton, New Jersey, is charged with multiple felonies from Arnold Office Furniture and Sunline Supply in Bridgeport, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office in a release Friday, July 28.  Jay and Jordan Berkowitz, the owners of the stores, approached police in February about a "significant theft" from the company's coffers, the DA said.  The Berkowitzes claimed Mansi — an employee sin…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Pickup Driver, 28, Dies In Thanksgiving South Jersey Crash Pickup Driver, 28, Dies In Thanksgiving South Jersey Crash
Pickup Driver, 28, Dies In Thanksgiving South Jersey Crash A 28-year-old man was killed in a South Jersey crash on Thanksgiving night, authorities said. Kyle Gormley lost control of a Chevrolet Malibu while heading south on Route 9, veering off the road and hitting wooden posts and a utility pole around 11:15 p.m. Nov. 25 in Bass River, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Tuckerton man was pronounced dead near milepost 59.7.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey
Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey A small earthquake rattled parts of South Jersey Wednesday morning, authorities said. The tiny temblor was a 2.4 magnitude quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Numerous 9-1-1 calls from people who felt the earthquake came into Ocean County police agencies starting at 7:52 a.m., initial reports said. The earthquake was centered about two miles south of Tuckerton and 15 miles from Atlantic City, reports said.  The light tremors caused minimal damage and no reported injuries, the USGS said. 

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by Jon Craig