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Woodstown, NJ
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Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says
Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says The Gaudreau family had much to look forward to. Katie Gaudreau was set to marry Devin Joyce on Friday, Aug. 30. Johnny Gaudreau and his wife, Meredith, were weeks away from celebrating their daughter's second birthday. Matt Gaudreau and his wife, Madeline, were expecting a baby, according to a GoFundMe page launched for Madeline's future. ALSO SEE: Pregnant Gaudreau Widow Has Special Message For Sister-In-Law But the Gaudreau family's happy future was ripped away from them on Thursday, Aug. 29, when brothers Matt and Johnny were struck and killed by a DUI driver …

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by Cecilia Levine
Woodstown, NJ
Sports
NHL Star, Brother Killed By Drunk Driver In Oldmans Twp. Before Sister's Wedding, Troopers Say NHL Star, Brother Killed By Drunk Driver In Oldmans Twp. Before Sister's Wedding, Troopers Say
NHL Star, Brother Killed By Drunk Driver In Oldmans Twp. Before Sister's Wedding, Troopers Say An NHL star and his brother from Salem County were killed by a suspected drunk driver one day before their sister's wedding, authorities said. Johnny Gaudreau of Carneys Point and Matthew Gaudreau of Pedricktown died on Thursday, Aug. 29, a state police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Troopers responded to the crash near milepost 11.1 on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township at around 8:19 p.m. Sean Higgins of Woodstown was accused of driving drunk during the crash. The 43-year-old was charged with two counts of death by auto. Johnny Gaudreau, 31, played 11 N…

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by Chris Spiker
Washington Township, NJ
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Contractor Conned Woman Out Of $341K In Home Repairs He Never Did In South Jersey: Prosecutor Contractor Conned Woman Out Of $341K In Home Repairs He Never Did In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Contractor Conned Woman Out Of $341K In Home Repairs He Never Did In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 32-year-old man from Gloucester County is accused of defrauding an elderly woman out of $341,000 in home repairs he never did, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 23, Christopher Fuscellaro of Mantua Township was arrested and charged with theft, theft by deception and being an unlicensed contractor, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Between Sept. 7, 2022, and Nov. 16, 2023, Fuscellaro portrayed himself as a licensed contractor in Washington Township "and utilized various means of fraud and deception to defraud the elderly victim," the prosecutor said. Christophe…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Serial Arsonist Accused Of Setting 3 Fires Indicted In Gloucester County Serial Arsonist Accused Of Setting 3 Fires Indicted In Gloucester County
Serial Arsonist Accused Of Setting 3 Fires Indicted In Gloucester County A 19-year-old man from Gloucester County has been indicted by a grand jury in connection with three arson fires, according to court papers. Michael M. Lopez-Medina of Woodbury was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 11, by the Woodbury City Police Department and Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. Lopez-Medina was linked to two car fires on Salem Avenue on Feb. 1, a shed fire at Carriage House Apartments on Feb. 3 and a fire at a former school used by the Sketch Players Club on Glover Street on Feb. 7, the prosecutor previously said.  Lopez-Medina was charged with three counts of ag…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Serial Arsonist Accused Of Setting 3 Fires Arrested In Gloucester County: Prosecutor Serial Arsonist Accused Of Setting 3 Fires Arrested In Gloucester County: Prosecutor
Serial Arsonist Accused Of Setting 3 Fires Arrested In Gloucester County: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man from Gloucester County has been arrested in connection with three arson fires, authorities said. Michael M. Lopez-Medina of Woodbury was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 11, by the Woodbury City Police Department and Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. Lopez-Medina was linked to a car fire on Salem Avenue on Feb. 1, a shed fire at Carriage House Apartments on Feb. 3 and a fire at a former school used by the Sketch Players Club on Glover Street on Feb. 7. Lopez-Medina has been charged with three counts of aggravated arson and one count of aggravated assault for a fire…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
3 Stabbed During Fight In South Jersey, Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor 3 Stabbed During Fight In South Jersey, Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor
3 Stabbed During Fight In South Jersey, Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of three Ocean County men in Gloucester County, authorities said. New Jersey State Police found Michael Hill, of Cherry Hill, walking along the shoulder of Route 55 in Glassboro after a fight on Friday night, Oct. 27, according to Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.  Hill was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and two weapons offenses, Gilbert said. Police responded to Oakwood Avenue in Glassboro shortly before 11:30 p.m. for a reported stabbing and found …

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-CBS Philadelphia Reporter, NJ Dad Facing Child Porn Charges Ex-CBS Philadelphia Reporter, NJ Dad Facing Child Porn Charges
Ex-cbs Philadelphia Reporter, NJ Dad Facing Child Porn Charges A South Jersey man who graduated from the University of Maryland and went on to work in TV journalism in Pennsylvania and Virginia has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Cleve W. Bryan Jr. was charged Wednesday, Oct. 18 by police in Washington Township, Gloucester County with endangering the welfare of children by possessing child pornography, the department said. Byran, of the Sewell section of Washington, was taken to the Salem County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance. Bryan's X page bio reads: "Journalist, Storyteller, Father, Husband, Beli…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Youth Baseball Spectator Punches Another Man Over Call During NJ Game: Police Youth Baseball Spectator Punches Another Man Over Call During NJ Game: Police
Youth Baseball Spectator Punches Another Man Over Call During NJ Game: Police A 30-year-old man was arrested after punching another man at a youth baseball playoff game in Franklin Township, authorities said. They were arguing over a call by the referee. Dillon M. Smith attacked a 44-year-old spectator after the game ended at 8:09 p.m. on June 6, Franklin Township police said. Smith drove away from the Franklin Sports Complex on Pennsylvania Avenue, but a witness took down his license plate number and gave it to police.  The Franklinville victim was treated for facial injuries by Gloucester County EMS and went to an area hospital, police said. Smith was arres…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Charged In Gloucester County Shooting Death: Police 18-Year-Old Charged In Gloucester County Shooting Death: Police
18-Year-Old Charged In Gloucester County Shooting Death: Police AN 18-year-old man from Gloucester County has been charged in the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy, authorities said. Nasir D. Robinson-Sanders, of Williamstown, was charged with manslaughter and weapons offenses in the fatal shooting of the boy on Sunday, April 16 in Monroe Township, police said. At 3:33 P.M., Monroe Township police were dispatched to a residence on Chestnut Street for the report of a male who had been shot. They found a victim who had sustained a single gunshot wound to the head, police said. Police say a suspect, Robinson-Sanders, was present at the scene and taken …

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Neighbor Indicted In Fatal Dispute Over Loose Dog In South Jersey: Prosecutor Neighbor Indicted In Fatal Dispute Over Loose Dog In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Neighbor Indicted In Fatal Dispute Over Loose Dog In South Jersey: Prosecutor A Gloucester County man has been indicted for allegedly shooting a neighbor dead during a dispute over a loose dog, authorities said. Zachary A. Lahneman, 27, of Turnersville, is accused of killing Victor Marrero, Jr., 39, in the Birches apartments' parking lot on Nov. 16, 2022, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Lahnerman was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses. He was being held in the Salem County Correctional Facility

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
News
Deadly Shooting Followed Argument About Neighbor's Dog: Report Deadly Shooting Followed Argument About Neighbor's Dog: Report
Deadly Shooting Followed Argument About Neighbor's Dog: Report A dispute over a dog led to the deadly shooting of its owner, NJ Advance Media reports. Officers responding to the shooting report at the Birches apartment complex on Fries Mill Road in Washington Township, Gloucester County around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16 found through witness interviews that Zachary A. Lahneman had opened fire at a neighbor following a dispute about a dog, the outlet said, quoting a criminal complaint. The victim — whose identity has not been released — was found on the ground in the parking lot, while Lahneman, 26, of Turnersville, was charged with first-deg…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
News
NJ Business Owner With 'Strong Family Ties' Let Out Before Trial After Deadly DWI Crash: Report NJ Business Owner With 'Strong Family Ties' Let Out Before Trial After Deadly DWI Crash: Report
NJ Business Owner With 'Strong Family Ties' Let Out Before Trial After Deadly DWI Crash: Report The co-owner of a New Jersey business and suspected drunken driver in a deadly crash has been released from Salem County Correctional Facility pending trial, NJ Advance Media reports. Amy Buchanan, 56, of Gloucester Township, was killed in a DWI crash involving a pickup truck driven by Patrick M. Dunn, 42, of Harrisonville, in Elk Township on Tuesday, Nov. 1, the outlet said. Dunn was arrested for “the suspicion of driving while intoxicated,” the outlet said, quoting the criminal complaint. Dunn was charged with reckless vehicular homicide and strict liability vehicular homicide. Nancy Ken…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted In Motel Assault Caught In South Jersey Woods Fugitive Wanted In Motel Assault Caught In South Jersey Woods
Fugitive Wanted In Motel Assault Caught In South Jersey Woods A fugitive in an alleged assault at a South Jersey motel was arrested with the assistance of K-9 dogs and a New Jersey State Police helicopter, NJ Advance Media reported. Joseph McDonnell, 44, of Franklin Township, surrendered to local police in a wooded area, the outlet said. He was charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence strangulation, simple assault and theft, and held in Salem County Correctional Facility. Officers responding to an assault at the Liberty Bell Motel on Route 40 around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22 met with a woman with a visible injury “on and around her nec…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
News
State Police ID Philadelphia Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Fixing Tire In NJ State Police ID Philadelphia Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Fixing Tire In NJ
State Police ID Philadelphia Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver While Fixing Tire In NJ A 40-year-old motorist from Philadelphia was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while fixing a tire in South Jersey, authorities said. Wayne Doharty was killed around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7 in Gloucester County, New Jersey State Police said.  Based on the preliminary investigation, Doharty was driving northbound on Route 55 near milepost 43.6 in Franklin Township when his vehicle had a “tire malfunction” and he stopped to fix it, said Trooper Brandi Slota, a State Police spokeswoman. Brian Caldwell, 48, of Cape May, was driving a pickup truck northbound on Route 55 …

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by Jon Craig
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Illegally Strip Searched Repeatedly At Jail In NJ, Lawsuit Says Woman Illegally Strip Searched Repeatedly At Jail In NJ, Lawsuit Says
Woman Illegally Strip Searched Repeatedly At Jail In NJ, Lawsuit Says A woman jailed three times at the Salem County Correctional Facility is the latest person to alleged she was strip searched illegally multiple times at the jail, NJ Advance Media says citing a lawsuit. Ashley Brown was classified all three times between 2021 and 2022 as "at-risk" for self-harm, the outlet says. While in the at-risk unit, Brown was required to wear a special outfit and was housed in a monitored, isolated cell, the suit says. The repeated strip searches were monitored on camera and broadcast to male and female jail staffers in 20 locations across the facility, and as a result…

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by Cecilia Levine
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Gloucester County Man Who Killed Victim With Van Told Police He Planned On Doing So: Report Gloucester County Man Who Killed Victim With Van Told Police He Planned On Doing So: Report
Gloucester County Man Who Killed Victim With Van Told Police He Planned On Doing So: Report A 68-year-old man from Gloucester County has been charged with murder after running over a pedestrian after an earlier fight with his van, killing him, NJ Advance Media reported. Giovanni Esposito, of Paulsboro, had previously hit the victim with his van, and told authorities he intended on killing him the next time he saw him, the outlet said citing an affidavit. He did just that around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 20 in Paulsboro, when he struck the victim with his van for the second time, NJ.com says. Esposito was being held in Salem County Correctional Facility pending a detention h…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Charged With Attempted Murder: Report South Jersey Man Charged With Attempted Murder: Report
South Jersey Man Charged With Attempted Murder: Report A South Jersey man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting, NJ Advance Media reported.  Anthony J. Morgan, 33, of Lindenwold, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the Dec. 21 shooting that occurred outside of a home on West Adams Street in Paulsboro, the outlet said. He was being held at the Salem County Correctional Facility. Anyone with information about the shooting is ruged to call police at 856-423-1100.  Click here for the NJ Advance Media report. 

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Man Who Killed NJ Stepdad Over Gay Dinner Guest Indicted: Report Philadelphia Man Who Killed NJ Stepdad Over Gay Dinner Guest Indicted: Report
Philadelphia Man Who Killed NJ Stepdad Over Gay Dinner Guest Indicted: Report A Gloucester County grand jury indicted a Philadelphia man in the shooting death of his stepfather after an argument over a gay dinner guest, according to NJ Advance Media. Christian A. Smith, 23, was indicted on one count of first-degree murder and a second-degree count of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose after killing Woolwich's Dennis McKenzie, 43, when he learned about the sexual orientation of a guest McKenzie invited to a gathering last October, the outlet said. Smith told his stepdad that he did not "approve" of the guest's presence and that their house was a "house of …

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by Joe Gomez
Washington Township, NJ
News
Driver Charged In South Jersey Hit-Run, Teenage Passenger In Other Car Airlifted Driver Charged In South Jersey Hit-Run, Teenage Passenger In Other Car Airlifted
Driver Charged In South Jersey Hit-Run, Teenage Passenger In Other Car Airlifted A teenage passenger was airlifted after a hit-and-run crash in which the other driver was charged, authorities said. Pedro Gonzalez, 38, of Vineland, was traveling about 9 p.m. Thursday on Northeast Boulevard in Newfield when  he allegedly failed to stop at Catawba Avenue and collided with another car, Franklin Township police said. Gonzalez allegedly fled the crash scene. The front-seat passenger in the other car was trapped. But the seriously hurt 17-year-old from Vineland was rescued by first responders and flown by JeffStat 4 helicopter to Cooper University Hospital in Camden.…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
News
Philadelphia Man Shot Stepfather Dead, Authorities In South Jersey Say Philadelphia Man Shot Stepfather Dead, Authorities In South Jersey Say
Philadelphia Man Shot Stepfather Dead, Authorities In South Jersey Say A 23-year-old man from Philadelphia has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his stepfather in South Jersey, authorities said.  Woolwich Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a shooting on Cottonwood Road in Woolwich at 4:15 p.m. Saturday. Police found Dennis McKenzie, 43, dead at his home, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. Gloucester police and prosecutor’s detectives investigated and arrested Christian Smith, 23, at the scene of the shooting, they said. Smith was charged with murder and several weapons offenses, they said. An autop…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Purported Pagan's Motorcycle Club Member Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Break-In Purported Pagan's Motorcycle Club Member Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Break-In
Purported Pagan's Motorcycle Club Member Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Break-In A purported member of a the Pagan's Motorcycle Club was charged with attempted murder after breaking into a home and firing a gun Saturday night in South Jersey. Michael F. Dorazo, 41, was armed with a pair of handguns and a high-power, high-capacity assault weapon when he broke into a Pasadena Avenue in Deptford around noon, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. The Gloucester Township resident last December was released from federal prison to home confinement pending a trial stemming from a firearms charge, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The charges apparently ste…

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Arrested In Truck Stop Slaying South Jersey Man Arrested In Truck Stop Slaying
South Jersey Man Arrested In Truck Stop Slaying A 40-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested in connection with the death of another man at a South Jersey truck stop, authorities said. Police officers were called on a report of a fight about 11 p.m. Thursday in the driver’s lounge at Flying J Travel Center on Slapes Corner Road in Carneys Point, Salem County, reports said. Marchello Williams of Browns Mills was being held at the Salem County Correctional Facility on charges of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, police said. Police found Williams sitting at a table and a 47-year-old victim from Newar…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
News
Grand Jury Indicts South Jersey Man In His Wife's Beating Death Grand Jury Indicts South Jersey Man In His Wife's Beating Death
Grand Jury Indicts South Jersey Man In His Wife's Beating Death A grand jury has indicted a 78-year-old South Jersey man on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the September beating death of his wife, according to news reports. Stanley C. Wilson, of Glassboro, is accused of murdering 76-year-old Sarah Wilson after an apparent argument at the couple’s Somerset Road home on Sept. 30, NJ.com reports. Wilson allegedly punched and choked his wife during a quarrel that began in the afternoon and continued that evening when Wilson began drinking, the news outlet reports citing prosecuters. Wilson then reportedly pushed his wife into a lamp wh…

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by Nicole Acosta
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Teens Arrested In Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Near-Fatal Shooting South Jersey Teens Arrested In Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Near-Fatal Shooting
South Jersey Teens Arrested In Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Near-Fatal Shooting Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with this week's carjacking, armed robbery and near-fatal shooting in a market parking lot, Gloucester County authorities said. On Monday at about 6:50 p.m., police officers from Deptford Township responded to Rastelli’s Market, 1276 Clements Bridge Road in Deptford on a report of a 42-year-old victim who was seriously injured during an attempted carjacking, according Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.  Deptford Township parol officers found the victim in his pickup truck, which had travelled …

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by Jon Craig
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Westport Resident Recovers $15K Lost After Cell Phone Is Stolen At Airport, Police Say Westport Resident Recovers $15K Lost After Cell Phone Is Stolen At Airport, Police Say
Westport Resident Recovers $15K Lost After Cell Phone Is Stolen At Airport, Police Say A Westport resident has recovered more than $15,000 that was lost after his cell phone was stolen at an airport, police say. Westport Police said it received a report from a victim of larceny on Wednesday, April 7 around 7 p.m. The victim stated that his cell phone had been stolen from an airport while he was traveling in California, police say. A few hours later, the victim noticed that a total of $15,472.31 had been transferred out of his Coinbase account, an application in which crypto-currency is managed, according to police. Further investigation revealed that funds from this account…

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by Valerie Musson