South Jersey Man Learns Sentence For Fleeing Police South Jersey Man Learns Sentence For Fleeing Police
South Jersey Man Learns Sentence For Fleeing Police A 33-year-old man from Atlantic County was sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison for fleeing police, authorities said. Charleston Carter, of Clementon, was sentenced in Atlantic County Superior Court on Thursday, Nov. 18 for third-degree eluding police, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On Nov. 23, 2019, Galloway Township police observed a red Chrysler van in the left turn lane. Police say that both occupants were asleep. Police approached the driver’s side window and the driver, later identified as Carter, opened his eyes.  While being …
SEEN HER? 42-Year-Old Woman Goes Missing In South Jersey SEEN HER? 42-Year-Old Woman Goes Missing In South Jersey
Seen HER? 42-Year-Old Woman Goes Missing In South Jersey A 42-year-old woman from Gloucester Township has gone missing, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Diane Dusichka was reported missing from the Blackwood section of the township.  She was last seen at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 27 after saying she was taking a bus, Gloucester Township police said. She is described as being 5'-03" tall and weighing 155 pounds. She has green eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion. She was last seen wearing a rainbow-colored short sleeve shirt, dark blue pants, black shoes, and carrying a pink backpack.  She may be in the Galloway Township …
NJ Sex Assault Suspect Nabbed With Fingerprint DNA Hears His Sentence NJ Sex Assault Suspect Nabbed With Fingerprint DNA Hears His Sentence
NJ Sex Assault Suspect Nabbed With Fingerprint DNA Hears His Sentence A 60-year-old man from South Jersey was sentenced to 17 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 1996 aggravated sexual assault and 2003 endangerment of two Atlantic County children, authorities said. Brian L. Avis, of Egg Harbor Township, pleaded guilty to the offenses in June. "For more than two decades the victims and their families have waited to know who did this. They may never know why Brian Avis chose them, but today, at a minimum, they have a degree of closure and a measure of justice,” said Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Flammer who represented the State. Detectives from the Ci…
Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police
Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police Three young children were locked in a hot car while their caretakers shopped at a New Jersey Walmart, authorities said. Cyndie Jourdain and a 17-year-old female, both of Galloway Township, had been inside the Egg Harbor Township store for approximately 45 minutes by the time police rescued the three crying children on Wednesday, June 8, local police said. Temps outside soared to 86 degrees, they said. Police used a lockout kit to rescue the children, ages 3, 1, and 5 months, who were turned over to Egg Harbor Township EMS for treatment. The relationship of the caretakers to the …
South Jersey Dealer Gets 10 Years For Selling Fatal Mix Of Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutor South Jersey Dealer Gets 10 Years For Selling Fatal Mix Of Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutor
South Jersey Dealer Gets 10 Years For Selling Fatal Mix Of Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutor A 56-year-old man from Galloway Township has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for selling a fatal overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl, authorities said. Brian Whitted was convicted for strict liability for a drug-related death in connection with the 2018 fatal overdose of 59-year-old Anthony Tamburelli, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Whitted also pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to distribute heroin with co-defendant Emery Chapman. On Dec. 17, 2018, Galloway police found Tamburelli, dead in his residence from a drug overdose. A polic…
South Jersey Man Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Heroin/Fentanyl: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Heroin/Fentanyl: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Heroin/Fentanyl: Prosecutor A 56-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to selling a fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl to a 59-year-old man, authorities said. Brian Whitted of Galloway Township pleaded guilty to strict liability for a drug related death and narcotics charges in connection to the 2018 fatal overdose of 59-year-old Anthony Tamburelli, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Whitted also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin with co-defendant Emery Chapman, and possession with intent to distribute heroin, Shill said. Sentencing is on April 28. On Dec. 17, 2018, …
Crack Cocaine, Methadone, Cash Seized In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor Crack Cocaine, Methadone, Cash Seized In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor
Crack Cocaine, Methadone, Cash Seized In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor A South Jersey man was arrested on multiple drug charges following a month-long investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Gangs, Guns & Narcotics Unit, authorities said. On Thursday, March 3, a warranted search was made at 318 Xanthus Ave. in Galloway Township and two search warrants were also executed upon two vehicles by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and Galloway police. During the execution of the search warrants law enforcement officers recovered the following items: Approximately 51.7 grams of crack cocaine Approximately 6 doses, totaling 80 mg each of Methadon…
NJ Preschool Teacher Picked Up, Threw Child Trying To Nap 7 Times: Report NJ Preschool Teacher Picked Up, Threw Child Trying To Nap 7 Times: Report
NJ Preschool Teacher Picked Up, Threw Child Trying To Nap 7 Times: Report A preschool teacher in South Jersey has been arrested after being caught on surveillance video physically mishandling children, BreakingAC reported. Angela Capella, 26, of Galloway Township, was charged with four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, the outlet said, quoting Egg Harbor Township police.  One of the alleged victim's mother detailed the abuse on social media. "I am not someone who puts my business online however I feel like this should be public knowledge and my daughter deserves justice," she writes, accompanying the post with a photo of Capella. …
Trash Can Napkin Used As Evidence Against NJ Man Who Raped Young Family Member: Report Trash Can Napkin Used As Evidence Against NJ Man Who Raped Young Family Member: Report
Trash Can Napkin Used As Evidence Against NJ Man Who Raped Young Family Member: Report A Galloway Township man was being held at Atlantic County Jail on accusations he had been sexually assaulting a 12-year-old family member for the better part of a decade, Breaking AC reports. Michael Matthews, 66, began abusing the girl — whose relationship to him was not released — when she was around 3 years old, the outlet said. The alleged abuse came to light in April 2021, while Matthews was living with the girl and her family, BreakingAC says. A napkin that Matthews used to clean himself after raping the girl was found in a trash can in the home, according to the outlet. Matthews was…
Ex-Con Who Failed To Register As Sex Offender Attacks NJ Girl Walking To School: Police Ex-Con Who Failed To Register As Sex Offender Attacks NJ Girl Walking To School: Police
Ex-Con Who Failed To Register As Sex Offender Attacks NJ Girl Walking To School: Police A an ex-con who failed to register as a sex offender has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl walking to school in South Jersey, authorities said. Horece McZeke, 44, of Galloway Township attacked the girl in a wooded area between the 400 blocks of Brighton and Wellington avenues in Pleasantville around 7:40 a.m. on Dec. 2, Pleasantville police said police. Authorities last Wednesday executed a search warrant at McZeke's new home on Jimmie Leeds Road, and discovered he failed to register as a sex offender, Breaking AC reports. McZeke was being held in the Atla…
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash
US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash U.S. Marshals have arrested a 45-year-old South Jersey man in connection with a fatal boat crash, authorities said. The crash allegedly killed a 39-year-old woman in July 2019, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Arthur Lesbirel of Galloway was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection to a boat crash that occurred on July 21, 2019, on the Intercoastal Water Way in Galloway Township, Shill said. An investigation determined that Lesbirel was operating a boat recklessly and caused a boat passenger, Iesha Thies, 39, of Mays Landing, to be…
DNA, Fingerprints From 1996 Led To Sexual Assault Arrest, Atlantic County Prosecutor Says DNA, Fingerprints From 1996 Led To Sexual Assault Arrest, Atlantic County Prosecutor Says
DNA, Fingerprints From 1996 Led To Sexual Assault Arrest, Atlantic County Prosecutor Says DNA and fingerprints dating back to 1996 and 2003 have led to an arrest in two sexual assault cases, authorities said. Brian Lee Avis, 59, has been indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury for the sexual assaults of a 10-year-old Brigantine girl in 1996, and a 5-year-old girl in Galloway Township in 2003, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said, The eight-count indictment includes charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13, endangering and burglary, Shill said.  The charges against Avis came after Galloway Township Police Det. Sgt. …