Person Shot in Bridgeton, Airlifted To Hospital: Police
A 35-year-old man was shot in Bridgeton on Saturday, April 5, authorities said.
After midnight, officers responded to the Ivy Square complex off of Cottage Avenue and found the man siting in a chair, being tended to by others, after sustaining a gunshot wound to the torso, Bridgeton police said.
First responders rendered aid to the man before he was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he has since been released, police said.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing, police said.
Two Killed In Camden Shooting: Prosecutor
Two people were killed in a double homicide on Camden on Saturday, March 29, authorities said.
At 10:54 p.m., Camden County police responded to a ShotSpotter activation at the 600 block of Elm Street and found Francisco Benavides, a 21-year-old Pennsauken resident, with gunshot wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.
Benavides was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said.
Luis Delgado, a 22-year-old Camden resident, was dropped off at the same hospital with g…
Fake ID Scheme, USPS Robberies, Bank Fraud: Penns Grove Man Learns Fate, Feds Say
A 25-year-old Salem County man was recently sentenced to more than 9 years in prison after he robbed two postal workers while committing bank fraud, authorities said.
From May 2018 through February 2020, Dezhon McCrae, a Penns Grove resident, was part of a scheme to obtain stolen checks from the mail and then use the checks to create counterfeit checks with the same routing and account numbers for deposit into area banks, U.S. Attorney John Giordano said, following his sentencing in Camden federal court.
McCrae's group posted advertisements on social media, seeking people who had bank …
Man Guilty Of Punching Woman Outside House Fire: Camden County Prosecutor
A 46-year-old Camden man was convicted on Thursday, March 19, of punching a woman outside a house fire in 2022, authorities said.
On Monday, June 20, 2022, Camden County police and the Camden Fire Department responded to a house fire on the 800 block of Elm Street, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodrigue said.
Upon arrival, officers saw White punch a 57-year-old Camden woman in the mouth with a closed fist, authorities said. The woman sustained a fractured jaw, authorities said.
White punched the woman over a baseless rumor she had …
