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Mexico-Bound Killer Decapitated Victim Then Dumped Her Body Near Camden Overpass: Affidavit Mexico-Bound Killer Decapitated Victim Then Dumped Her Body Near Camden Overpass: Affidavit
Mexico-Bound Killer Decapitated Victim Then Dumped Her Body Near Camden Overpass: Affidavit Gruesome details are coming to light in the death of a 26-year-old New Jersey woman. Police documents obtained by Daily Voice are painting a horrifying story in the death of Cathleen McGrath, of Haddon Township. ** WARNING: The following news report contains graphic information. ** Reports of a body wrapped in clear, black trash bags brought Camden County police officers to the area near the overpass at 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue, just before 2 p.m. on Nov. 15, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. "Investigation revealed the victim was Cathleen McGrath," the complaint re…
Sidewalk Driver Leaves Trail Of Destruction On Reckless Rampage Through NJ Town: Cops Sidewalk Driver Leaves Trail Of Destruction On Reckless Rampage Through NJ Town: Cops
Sidewalk Driver Leaves Trail Of Destruction On Reckless Rampage Through NJ Town: Cops A 30-year-old driver who's got the middle finger tattooed on his forehead assaulted 15 people including police officers and tried breaking into six homes during a rampage through a New Jersey town this week, authorities said. Trouble began around 5:55 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, when Audobon police officers were called to S. Hood Avenue where Christian Capacchione, of National Park and Woodbury, had gotten into an accident in a white Dodge Charger, police said. The car matched the description of a vehicle that moments prior had been driving erratically on the sidewalks in Haddonfield and Haddon …
Camden Teenager Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Man, Wounding Woman: Prosecutor Camden Teenager Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Man, Wounding Woman: Prosecutor
Camden Teenager Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Man, Wounding Woman: Prosecutor A Camden teenager has been arrested and charged for fatally shooting a man and wounding a woman last month, authorities said. Avonte Muse, 19, was charged with killing Akeem Jenkins, 33, and wounding a 32-year-old woman, both from Camden, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Muse was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree aggravated assault, they said. Muse was arrested by Camden County police on an unrelated charge on Nov. 4 and is currently in the Camden County Jail, they said…
Neighbor Tries Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girls During NJ Break-In, Assaults EMT: Police Neighbor Tries Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girls During NJ Break-In, Assaults EMT: Police
Neighbor Tries Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girls During NJ Break-In, Assaults EMT: Police A 29-year-old South Jersey man tried disarming a police officer and assaulted an EMT after breaking into a local home in an attempt to sexually assault two girls, police said. Edward Lynch was charged with burglary, disarming a police officer, attempted aggravated sexual assault, resisting arrest, and more, following the incident early Saturday, Nov. 11 in Bellmawr, Chief William Perna said. Lynch tried breaking into the Troy Avenue home and tried engaging in a sexual act with two 13-year-old girls inside, Perna said. While Bellmawr officers were trying to arrest him, Lynch tried to d…
Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations
Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations A fugitive surrendered to police in Camden County after several hours of negotiations, authorities said. Samad Searles-Bevans, 49, of Clementon was later charged with obstruction of justice, contempt of court and numerous motor vehicle violations, Gloucester Township police said. On Sunday, Aug. 20, at approximately 9 p.m.,  Gloucester Township Police were conducting a proactive patrol in the area of Millbridge Road. Searles-Bevans was observed operating a motor vehicle with numerous motor vehicle violations and was then observed entering his residence. Officers attempted to make c…
Car Slams Into Patrol Cruiser In Front Of Police Headquarters In Camden County (VIDEO) Car Slams Into Patrol Cruiser In Front Of Police Headquarters In Camden County (VIDEO)
Car Slams Into Patrol Cruiser In Front Of Police Headquarters In Camden County (Video) An alleged drunken driver slammed into a patrol car in front of Gloucester Township police headquarters, authorities said. On Monday, Aug. 7 at approximately 12:40 a.m., on Chews Landing Road, a driver lost control and entered the opposite lane of travel. The vehicle continued into a stop sign then into the parking lot of Gloucester Township Police Headquarters where it struck a parked, unoccupied unmarked police car and came to rest partially on a tree, police said. Officers made contact with the driver, identified as Jimi Morales, 28, of Pennsauken, who showed signs of intoxication, …
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey A 46-year-old Philadelphia man with warrants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey resisted arrest, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 9:24 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers made a motor vehicle stop on Route 42 Northbound. A passenger, later identified as James Jordan, was not wearing a seat belt and provided officers with a false name, police said. When questioned, Jordan allegedly became uncooperative with officers and began to tell officers that he was going to run into highway traffic, they said. Jordan was advised that he was being detained and pulled away from the officer’s…
Newark Man Charged In South Jersey Shooting Newark Man Charged In South Jersey Shooting
Newark Man Charged In South Jersey Shooting A 34-year-old man from Newark has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for shooting a man in Gloucester Township, authorities said. Saladin Stafford also was charged with weapons offenses, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins.  On Friday, Aug. 5 at 9:49 a.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to a home on Hidden Drive in Gloucester Township, for a report of a person shot.  Police found a 34-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. The man was taken to Cooper University Hospital by Gl…
Toddler With Drugs In Her System Was Badly Burned: Report Toddler With Drugs In Her System Was Badly Burned: Report
Toddler With Drugs In Her System Was Badly Burned: Report A 2-year-old girl who died after being found unresponsive in a Cherry Hill home was badly burned and had a discharge coming out of her mouth and nose, NJ Advance Media reported. The girl later tested positive for heroin and fentanyl, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in charging Walter H. Clark, 27, of Cherry Hill in connection with her death. Cherry Hill police said they found numerous small plastic bags of cocaine and used wax heroin folds around the girl, the outlet reported, citing charging documents. Clark faces manslaughter charges in the child's death after police foun…
Dead Toddler Had Drugs In Her System, 27-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Charged: Police Dead Toddler Had Drugs In Her System, 27-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Charged: Police
Dead Toddler Had Drugs In Her System, 27-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Charged: Police Police in New Jersey say a 27-year-old man is to blame for the death last month of a 2-year-old girl who had cocaine and fentanyl in her blood when she died.  Walter H. Clark of Cherry Hill faces manslaughter charges in the child's death after police found her at a home in the 300 block of Evergreen Ave. on July 23, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.  Cherry Hill police said someone called them to the home just after 7:30 p.m. because the 2-year-old girl had stopped breathing, the prosecutor said. Responders rushed the unconscious toddler to Cooper University Hospita…
US Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect In 2020 South Jersey Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says US Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect In 2020 South Jersey Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect In 2020 South Jersey Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says A second man from Camden has been arrested in connection with last June's disappearance and alleged murder of a 30-year-old Pine Hill man, authorities said. Rashaan Setzer, 29, of Camden, was arrested about 8 a.m. Friday by the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Fugitive Task Force at a residence on Burrough Mill Court in Cherry Hill, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Setzer was charged with first-degree felony murder in the fatal shooting of Pedro Fernandez, Jr., 30, of Pine Hill, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Metro Police Chief Gabriel Rod…
Authorities: NJ Contractor Installs Mirrors To Spy On Girls In Middle School Bathroom Authorities: NJ Contractor Installs Mirrors To Spy On Girls In Middle School Bathroom
Authorities: NJ Contractor Installs Mirrors To Spy On Girls In Middle School Bathroom A peeping Tom installed mirrors so he could spy on girls in the bathroom stalls at a South Jersey middle school, authorities charged. Staffers caught contractor Gregory Mahley, 51, of West Deptford peeking through an air conditioning vent at the Glen Landing Middle School, police in Gloucester Township said. That's when they discovered that mirrors had been installed on the interior doors of the stalls in one of the girl’s bathrooms. Police were called and Mahley was arrested on invasion of privacy and child endangerment charges. Mahley -- who was sent to the Camden County Jail -- has wor…