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Atco, NJ
Sicklerville-Winslow, NJ
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Dies In Winslow Township House Fire: Police
An elderly woman was killed in a house fire in Winslow Township, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 20. The Winslow Police Department, Fire Department, and EMS responded to reports of a dwelling fire at 47 Winding Brook Drive in Atco, New Jersey, at approximately 11:24 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, according to police. Upon arrival, responders discovered the home engulfed in flames and later determined that a 71-year-old woman had perished in the fire, police said. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime and Crime Scene units, along with county and state fire marshals, are investi…
Galloway, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspected Intoxicated Boater Indicted For Deadly Galloway Township Crash, Prosecutors Say
An Atco man was accused of boating while intoxicated in a crash that killed a Tabernacle man in Galloway Township more than a year ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 42-year-old Jason Santo on Wednesday, Nov. 6 for second-degree vehicular homicide, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was charged in the death of 44-year-old Mark Risden. Investigators said Santo was intoxicated when he crashed his boat into the 141 Intracoastal Waterway marker in the Great Bay Inlet at around 12:06 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. Santo and three ot…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Speeding 22-Year-Old Driver Dead In 3-Car South Jersey Crash: Cops
A 22-year-old South Jersey driver was killed after hitting two other vehicles in a high-speed, head-on crash on Friday, March 22, police said. The unnamed driver from Berlin was headed south on Haddonfield Berlin Road in a 2008 Honda at a high rate of speed when they struck a 2024 Lexus SUV being operated by a 53-year-old Atco resident just before 10:10 p.m. near Lafayette Avenue in Voorhees, local police said. After the initial impact with the Lexus SUV, the Honda crossed the double yellow lines and struck a northbound vehicle head-on, authorities said. That vehicle, a 2016 Chevy Traverse…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Police Vehicle In South Jersey ID'd
Authorities identified a man who was struck and killed by a police car in South Jersey before dawn on Thanksgiving as a 44-year-old resident of Berlin. Christofe “Christopher” Wita was hit on the White Horse Pike (Route 30) near Whispering Pine Drive in the Atco section of Camden County's Waterford Township at 2:19 a.m. Nov. 23, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Wita was pronounced dead at the scene, Platkin said. Driving was Sgt. Richard Sbarra of the Waterford Township Police Department, who was on duty, he said. State law and his own guidelines req…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On South Jersey Highway: NJ AG
A man was struck and killed by a police car in South Jersey before dawn on Thanksgiving, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office initially withheld the names of the victim and of the officer driving the vehicle following the crash on the White Horse Pike (Route 30) near Whispering Pine Drive in the Atco section of Camden County's Waterford Township at 2:19 a.m. Nov. 23. State law and his own guidelines require the attorney general to review any and all deaths that occur “during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capac…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Sports
Hearts Break As NJ's Famed Atco Dragway Abruptly Closes After 63 Years
Racing fans are devastated by the abrupt closing of Atco Dragway after 63 years. The schedule for the remainder of the year has been canceled, the raceway said on Facebook Tuesday night, July 18. “Thank you all for your patronage and memories over the years,” the Camden County stadium wrote without providing a reason. The post drew more than 1,100 reactions and more than 450 comments on DragCoverage's Facebook page. Ron Gilbert said: "Breaks my heart! My son is gonna be really upset! Glad he was able to experience and run his car before it closed." "I'm so sad! It was on my short-term b…
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
Man Eyed In Double Homicide Found Dead
Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man and a woman in Gloucester City, authorities said. A "person of interest" in the fatal shooting, charged with arson, also is now dead of unspecified causes, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester City Police Chief Brian Morrell. On Monday, March 27, at 6:31 p.m., the Gloucester City Police Department and the Gloucester City Fire Department responded to a motel at 1200 Route 130 in Gloucester City for a fire alarm. Police fouind a dead man and dead woman in a motel ro…
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
Woman Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train
A woman was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train in Camden County, authorities said. She was hit just south of the Lindenwold station by Atlantic City Rail Line train 4612 at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, a NJ Transit spokesman said. Service between Atco and Cherry Hill was temporarily suspended in both directions. There were about 160 passengers and crew on the train, which left Atlantic City at 6:49 a.m. and was due in Philadelphia at 8:28 a.m. The woman’s name was not immediately available. New Jersey Transit Police are leading the investigation.
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
South Jersey Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Second Driver Sought
A Camden County woman has been charged in connection with a motor vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian in Lindenwold, authorities said. Raquel M. Syvertson, 52, of Atco, was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 21, with knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael P. McCarthy, Jr. On Thursday, Dec. 8, at 5:42 p.m. Lindenwold police were dispatched to the 600 block of South White Horse Pike. The pedestrian who was struck was identified as Dal B. …
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
Detectives Seek Public's Help Identifying Bank Robbery Suspect: Prosecutor
Detectives in Camden County seek the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Atco. On Thursday, Sept. 22, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Waterford Township Police Department responded to the Truist Bank at 249 White Horse Pike in Atco for a bank robbery that occurred at 4:22 p.m. The suspect, shown in surveillance images, was described as a Hispanic male, wearing a dark jacket and mask. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Megan Hill of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (8…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Obituaries
Marine With NJ Ties ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In PA Crash
The motorcycle rider who died at the scene of a crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 20, has been identified as a former marine with ties to New Jersey. Ricardo Reyes, 35, of Mount Joy, was killed in the two-vehicle crash at 8:15 p.m., according to a release by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. The Manor Township police were called to a crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Seitz and Manor Church roads at 7:22 p.m., according to a release by the department. The police officers "render aid to the motorcycle rider until Blue Rock FD and EMS arrived," as stat…
Lancaster, PA
Obituaries
Marine ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Central Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner
The motorcycle rider who died at the scene of a crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 20, has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's office. Ricardo Reyes, 35, of Mount Joy, was killed in the two-vehicle crash at 8:15 p.m., according to a release by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. The Manor Township police were called to a crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Seitz and Manor Church roads at 7:22 p.m., according to a release by the department. The police officers "render aid to the motorcycle rider until Blue Rock FD and EMS arrived," as stated …
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Dog Breeders Charged In Animal Cruelty Case
A Camden County dog-breeding couple who gave sick puppies to clients have been slapped with animal cruelty charges, authorities said Friday. People told police the puppy showed signs of illness quickly after being bought from Casey Gleockler, 40, and his wife, Kristina Gleockler, 39, at their home in Atco in August, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Waterford Township Police chief Daniel Cormaney said. One of the puppies died the next night, authorities said. The owner was told by a veterinarian the puppy may have had Parvo, a deadly virus that spreads among dogs. …
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo
The 10-year-old boy who survived a hit-and-run crash on Friday in Camden County got a surprise visit this week. Tucker met the Waterford Police Department's newest member, K-9 Echo. The police dog went on his first assignment. His job was to check on Tucker. "The two of them bonded quickly.Job well done Echo!! Keep up the good work!!" the police department said in a Facebook post. A 32-year-old driver was later charged in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. The boy was riding his bike on the 300 block of West Atlantic Avenue in Waterford, when he was struck by a man ident…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Boy On Bike Airlifted In Hit-Run South Jersey Crash, 32-Year-Old Driver Charged
A 32-year-old driver was charged in a hit-and-run crash in which a boy was airlifted to the hospital in South Jersey, authorities said. The boy was riding his bike on the 300 block of West Atlantic Avenue in Waterford, when he was struck by a man later identified as William H. Michael, who was driving a blue Chevrolet Silverado, around 5:25 p.m. Friday, Police Chief Daniel Cormaney said. Michael, 32, of Atco, fled the scene and the boy was flown to Cooper Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries, the chief said. Surveillance footage captured part of Michael's license plate, and the…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Burned In Atco Mobile Home Blaze
A pair of firefighters sustained minor burns in a Wednesday evening Atco house blaze. Crews responded to Cooper Folly and Grant roads to find a mobile home engulfed in flames with reports of people trapped around 6:20 p.m. Firefighters attempting to gain entry were burned and treated at the scene, neither requiring transportation to the hospital, officials said. The fire was deemed under control around 6:50 p.m. No other injuries were reported.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Female Driver Killed By Philadelphia Bound Train In Atlantic County
A female driver died when an NJ Transit train struck her car in Hammonton Thursday afternoon, officials said. An Atlantic City Rail Line train leaving Atlantic City at 2:40 p.m. struck the vehicle around 3:20 p.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Kate Thompson said. The train was scheduled to arrive in in Philadelphia at 4:21 p.m., she said. The woman's identity had not been released as of Thursday evening. It was not clear why the woman's car was on the tracks when the crash occurred, and the incident remained under investigation by NJ Transit Police. Service to the…
