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Elizabeth Woman Ejected, Killed In South Jersey Turnpike Crash: Police
A 45-year-old woman was killed when she was ejected from a vehicle she was riding in, in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday morning, Feb. 13, authorities said.
Troopers responded to the crash at 7:15 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway in Westampton, where the driver of a Chevrolet lost directional control, ran off the roadway to the right, traveled down an embankment and subsequently overturned, Trooper Troy McNair said.
Angela Claros Antonio, of Elizabeth, was ejected near milepost 42.1, and died, McNair said.
The driver and two other passengers suffered minor injurie…
South Jersey Man Indicted For Attacking Elderly Neighbors, Stealing Their Car
A South Jersey man has been indicted for attacking his elderly neighbors and then stealing their car, authorities said.
A grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging Rhys R. Lershe, 44, of Westampton Township with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, burglary, theft, terroristic threats and endangering another person, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.
Lershe remains in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly.
An investigation began on Aug. 4, 2021, when the couple called police at approximately 12:30 a.m…
South Jersey Stranger Arrested For Touching 4 Young Utah Girls At Burlington Hotel, Police Say
Four sleeping teenagers were sexually assaulted by a 54-year-old stranger at a South Jersey hotel, authorities said.
The high school graduates, ages 17 and 18, from Utah, were asleep during a two-week religious history retreat, Westampton Township police said.
The youths were traveling from Washington,, D.C., to NYC this week with an overnight stay in Burlington County, police said on Friday.
The man allegedly accosted them about 4 a.m., according to police, who reviewed hotel security video before the arrest.
William Wise of Winslow Township, was arrested in a separate room at the Red Ro…
Jersey Shore Couple Charged In Catalytic Converter Thefts Worth $25K
A man and woman from Manchester have been arrested in connection with stealing catalytic converters from vehicles, authorities said.
Joseph Cook, 35, and Anna Hardy, face various charges of theft and criminal mischief, according to police.
These thefts, which occurred over the past three months throughout Manchester Township, as well as surrounding areas, resulted in an estimated collective financial loss to the victims in excess of $25,000, police said.
Detectives began conducting surveillance, and on Saturday, they observed Cook and Hardy in Barnegat and Tabernacle townships. In both loc…
