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Willingboro, NJ
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Cold Case Twist: NJ Inmate Charged With Killing Ex-Friend In 2016 Willingboro Shooting Cold Case Twist: NJ Inmate Charged With Killing Ex-Friend In 2016 Willingboro Shooting Cold Case Twist: NJ Inmate Charged With Killing Ex-Friend In 2016 Willingboro Shooting
Cold Case Twist: NJ Inmate Charged With Killing Ex-Friend In 2016 Willingboro Shooting A South Jersey man already behind bars is now facing new charges—this time, for murder. Ronny Paden, 31, of Delran, has been charged in the 2016 shooting death of Colby Rodgers, who was found dead inside a car in Willingboro nearly a decade ago, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said Monday, March 24. The shooting happened around 3:15 a.m. on April 15, 2016.  Police say Rodgers, a 31-year-old Mount Laurel resident, was gunned down in the driver’s seat of a Kia Optima on Woodhaven Lane, in the Country Club Ridge neighborhood.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. P…

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by Zak Failla
Vineland, NJ
Obituaries
Mom Of 4 Killed In Crash Was EMT, Newly-Promoted NJ Corrections Department Employee Mom Of 4 Killed In Crash Was EMT, Newly-Promoted NJ Corrections Department Employee Mom Of 4 Killed In Crash Was EMT, Newly-Promoted NJ Corrections Department Employee
Mom Of 4 Killed In Crash Was EMT, Newly-Promoted NJ Corrections Department Employee Condolences are pouring in for the family of Brandy Woolson, a local first responder and mom of four, whose vehicle was struck by a dump truck that police said failed to yield at a stop sign, as reported by Daily Voice. Woolson, 43, was employed by the NJ Department of Corrections for the past eight years where she held several positions between Bayside and South Woods State Prisons, according to an obituary published by Hoffman Funeral Home. The DOC mourned her loss on Facebook, noting Woolson had recently been promoted. "Mrs. Woolson was a dedicated member of the SWSP and …

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by Jon Craig
Cherry Hill, NJ
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NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized
NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Nine months after a former corrections officer at a New Jersey prison was sentenced to 2½ years behind bars for admitting that he brutalized inmates in what one victim called a “fight club," a second officer cut his own deal with federal prosecutors. Joshua Hand, 34, of Millville, admitted in federal court in Camden on Monday, Feb. 26, that he stood by while two prisoners were being assaulted by fellow inmates at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Hand violated both inmates' civil rights by not stopping their assailants or reporting the in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
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Driver, 51, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police Driver, 51, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police Driver, 51, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police
Driver, 51, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police A 51-year-old man from Millville was killed after he collided with an SUV, authorities said. Elmer Rosell died at the crash scene, according to Millville Police Chief Ross Hoffman. A 41-year-old Leesburg woman was driving a Ford Bronco southbound on the 2300 block of South 2nd Street in Millville at 4:48 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, when her vehicle collided with a Chevy Malibu attempting to make a left turn out of Country Meadows Mobile Home Park, Hoffman said. The crash remains under investigation and no charges had been filed, he said.

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by Jon Craig
Cherry Hill, NJ
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'FIGHT CLUB': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison 'FIGHT CLUB': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison 'FIGHT CLUB': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison
'Fight Club': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison UPDATE: A now-former New Jersey corrections officer must spend the next 2½ years behind bars for brutalizing inmates through what one victim described as a “fight club.” John Makos, 42, of Millville, took advantage of areas in the kitchen at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg out of the view of surveillance cameras where inmates during and after their work shifts were beaten by him, colleagues and fellow prisoners, federal authorities said. In one instance Makos “watched and did not attempt to intervene when multiple inmates pinned a victim-inmate to the floor and, while the inmates restraine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Man Dead In Double Camden Shooting Man Dead In Double Camden Shooting Man Dead In Double Camden Shooting
Man Dead In Double Camden Shooting A 31-year-old South Jersey man was killed and a 20-year-old injured in a shooting on Saturday, Jan. 7, authorities said. Eric Cecilia, of Leesburg, and the other victim were shot on the 3200 block of Saunders Avenue in Camden around 8:45 p.m., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Both victims were taken to Cooper University Medical Center where Cecilia was pronounced dead at 9:53 p.m., and the other victim was in stable condition. This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Camden Co…

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by Cecilia Levine
Vineland, NJ
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Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor
Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the New Jersey Department of Corrections are investigating a homicide that occurred at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg. At 7:11 p.m. on Nov. 21, authorities were notified that Martin Sanchez,41, was unresponsive and injured in his cell appearing to be suffering from blunt force trauma, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae He was later pronounced dead by responding medical authorities. The matter continues to be under active investigation. Anyone wishing to share information may contact…

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by Jon Craig
Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Woman Gets 11 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Fentanyl To Incarcerated Gang Leader Jersey City Woman Gets 11 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Fentanyl To Incarcerated Gang Leader Jersey City Woman Gets 11 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Fentanyl To Incarcerated Gang Leader
Jersey City Woman Gets 11 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Fentanyl To Incarcerated Gang Leader A Jersey City woman was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in a federal penitentiary for her role in smuggling deadly fentanyl into a New Jersey state prison. Jasmir Humphrey, 31, and other associates smuggled the drug and other contraband into Bayside State Prison in Leesburg for Noel “Kuko” Salgado, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Salgado was the leader of the “Loyal Hoody Gang,” a subset of the Neighborhood Rolling 20 Bloods, a nationwide street gang, the U.S. attorney said. In one instance, in October 2015, Humphrey picked up heroin and fenatynl from Rodgerick “Boo” Garrett a…

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by Jerry DeMarco