Cherry Hill, NJ
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Boy Who OD'd On Bus Had Been Cleaning Uncle's Fentanyl Paraphernalia: Prosecutor Boy Who OD'd On Bus Had Been Cleaning Uncle's Fentanyl Paraphernalia: Prosecutor
Boy Who OD'd On Bus Had Been Cleaning Uncle's Fentanyl Paraphernalia: Prosecutor A 35-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested for causing the fentanyl-overdose death of his 12-year-old nephew, authorities said. The boy had been directed by Troy Nokes, 35, of Blackwood, to clean fentanyl paraphernalia before he passed out on a school bus on Jan. 24, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Twp. Police Chief David Harkins. Life-saving measures were performed by the school nurse until EMS arrived and took the child to the hospital. He died of his injuries eight days later.  The child lived at a home in Blackwood, where Nok…

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by Jon Craig
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Philadelphia Passenger, 66, Dies Of Injuries From Fatal DWI Crash In South Jersey: Police Philadelphia Passenger, 66, Dies Of Injuries From Fatal DWI Crash In South Jersey: Police
Philadelphia Passenger, 66, Dies Of Injuries From Fatal DWI Crash In South Jersey: Police A 66-year-old Philadelphia passenger has died from her injuries in a wrong-way drunk driving crash in South Jersey, authorities said. Melinda S. Hart died Tuesday at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, Gloucester Township police said on Monday, March 21. Hart was a passenger in a car that was hit head-on about 2 p.m. on Feb. 24 on the Black Horse Pike near Landing Road. The Gloucester Township Police Department Serious Crash Investigation Team (SCIT) conducted an investigation into the cause of the crash. It determined that the driver of a gray Chevrolet Traverse, Elizabeth V. McDonel, 4…

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by Jon Craig
Washington Township, NJ
Obituaries
Beloved NJ Elementary Student Dies Unexpectedly At Age 12 Beloved NJ Elementary Student Dies Unexpectedly At Age 12
Beloved NJ Elementary Student Dies Unexpectedly At Age 12 Beloved New Jersey elementary school student Jeremian N. Suriel died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 1. He was 12 years old. Lovingly called “CoCo” by his friends and family members, Suriel attended Gloucester Township Elementary School in Blackwood, his obituary says. Suriel was known for his love of music and sports, including baseball and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also enjoyed video games and getting in front of the camera to create videos on TikTok with his cousins, Emani, Nyla, Alayla, and Cornell, according to his memorial. Suriel is predeceased by his mother, Jahaira Suriel; Aunts…

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by Valerie Musson
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Arrested After Stealing Prisoner Van, Crashing Into 2 Police Vehicles Atlantic City Man Arrested After Stealing Prisoner Van, Crashing Into 2 Police Vehicles
Atlantic City Man Arrested After Stealing Prisoner Van, Crashing Into 2 Police Vehicles A 40-year-old man was arrested after stealing an Atlantic City Police Department prisoner van and ramming it into two marked patrol cars, authorities said. At approximately 7:20 p.m., Friday, Atlantic City police officers William Akins and Jarae Langford were at the Clayton G. Graham Public Safety Building when they were alerted by a concerned citizen that there was a man attempting to steal their marked patrol vehicle, which was parked on Atlantic Avenue. The officers immediately investigated and witnessed Jason Urbaniak attempting to open the locked driver’s side door to the patrol vehicle…

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment 6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment Six members of a luxury car theft ring that targeted dealerships and high-end cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are named in an indictment filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.  The defendants from Newark, East Orange and Blackwood arrested in "Operation Dealer No Deal" targeted dealerships in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union and took key fobs to steal the luxury vehicles off the lots, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today said. The defendants (listed below) were charged in connection with thefts of 22 vehicles valued at over $787,000 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Missing South Jersey Teens Found Safe Missing South Jersey Teens Found Safe
Missing South Jersey Teens Found Safe UPDATE: Two boys previously reported missing out of South Jersey have been located, authorities said Wednesday evening. Original story below: Leonard Hicks, 13, of Sicklerville was reported missing by his family on Monday. Detectives responding to the family’s home on the 600 block of Tara Drive were shown a note written from the juvenile indicating he was running away, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Hicks is described as black, 5-foot 4-inches tall, weighing 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on a doorbell camera leaving his home at approxima…

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
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Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup
Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup A mail carrier, a train conductor and a retired corrections officer are among 31 men charged amid a massive roundup that produced some horrifying stories about online child sex abuse in the age of COVID, New Jersey authorities announced Wednesday. One of them offered money and other prizes through a social media “game” that he created to convince underage girls to send him nude photos, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Another got victims between 7 and 15 years old to send him sexual photos, then pressured them to send more by threatening to share those he had online, he said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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South Jersey Woman, 3 Men Arrested In Torching Of Historic Mansion, Iron Foundry, Police Say South Jersey Woman, 3 Men Arrested In Torching Of Historic Mansion, Iron Foundry, Police Say
South Jersey Woman, 3 Men Arrested In Torching Of Historic Mansion, Iron Foundry, Police Say A woman and three men from Camden County have been arrested in connection with multiple fires as an abandoned iron foundry, authorities said. The fires were intentionally set using flammables in April and June, destroying two buildings while damaging two others, according to Burlington City police.  The arson fires occurred at the city's defunct U.S. Pipe and Foundry and historic McNeal Mansion once used as the iron foundry's headquarters.The foundry complex is abandoned and police allege the suspects climbed under fencing. Police released a surveillance camera that allegedly caught image…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Admits Trying To Meet Teenager For Sex South Jersey Man Admits Trying To Meet Teenager For Sex
South Jersey Man Admits Trying To Meet Teenager For Sex A 36-year-old man from Camden County has admitted trying to meet a teenage girl for sex at a Burlington County park, authorities said. In a plea-bargained exchange for a three-year state prison sentence, Jason McCann of Blackwood pleaded guilty to attempt to commit endangering the welfare of a child - impairing or debauching the morals of a child, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. McCann attempted to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex at a park in Bordentown Township, Coffina said. McCann will also be placed on the New Jersey sex offender r…

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by Jon Craig
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say
Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say A 33-year-old man from Camden County is the latest New Jersey resident charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, according to multiple news reports. Lawrence Stackhouse of Blackwood was arrested on Monday and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds, and disorderly or disruptive conduct, according to USA Today. Stackhouse was identified to law enforcement by co-workers, after he had called out from work on Jan. 5 and 6, the Courier Post reported. He reportedly had been reprimanded for violating his company's policy by displaying politica…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedophile Roundup: Feds Bust 15 NJ, PA Men With Child Porn, Trying To Have Sex With Teens Pedophile Roundup: Feds Bust 15 NJ, PA Men With Child Porn, Trying To Have Sex With Teens
Pedophile Roundup: Feds Bust 15 NJ, PA Men With Child Porn, Trying To Have Sex With Teens A youth pastor who manufactured child porn. A 35-year-old man who tried to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. A 40-year-old man who secretly recorded a naked girl, then send out the material. These are only three men of the 15 busted on child porn and other more serious charges, in the second phase of a massive quarantine-driven operation in South Jersey, authorities said (scroll down for a complete rundown of each individual charged). The 15 arrests come are part of "Operation Safe Quarantine II," which ran from August 2020 through January 2021, and fueled by an increase of in threate…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hamilton Township, NJ
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NJ National Guard Returns From Washington, D.C. After Capitol Riot Deployment NJ National Guard Returns From Washington, D.C. After Capitol Riot Deployment
NJ National Guard Returns From Washington, D.C. After Capitol Riot Deployment More than 300 members of New Jersey's National Guard returned to McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst air base on Wednesday after their return from Washington, D.C. Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Army Col. Lisa J. Hou greeted airmen from the108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing and thanked them for assisting other military and police in maintaining order and public safety during President Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.  Their original deployment was in reaction to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths including one police officer. "We cannot thank these American heroes enough for …

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by Jon Craig