Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Girl, 7, Succumbs To Injuries Suffered In NJ Apartment Fire That Killed Brother Girl, 7, Succumbs To Injuries Suffered In NJ Apartment Fire That Killed Brother
Girl, 7, Succumbs To Injuries Suffered In NJ Apartment Fire That Killed Brother A 7-year-old girl has died nearly two weeks after an apartment fire that also claimed the life of her 12-year-old brother, authorities said. Hope Marles had been critically injured in the May 7 blaze at the Fox Meadow apartments that left her brother AJ dead, according to a GoFundMe page launched for the family. The siblings' 35-year-old mother remains in an area hospital and is in stable condition, Maple Shade police said. The children’s organs and tissues were donated to the “Gift of Life” donor program, police said, "giving others the opportunity to live." The fire broke out …

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
NJ Man Killed Brother-In-Law During Fight At PA Family Member's Apartment: Authorities NJ Man Killed Brother-In-Law During Fight At PA Family Member's Apartment: Authorities
NJ Man Killed Brother-In-Law During Fight At PA Family Member's Apartment: Authorities A New Jersey man surrendered to Bensalem police on Friday after he was indicted for causing his brother-in-law's death during a 2022 fistfight, authorities say.  Antwan McKoy, 37, of Maple Shade, NJ, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment, said Bensalem police in a release.  According to investigators, McKoy and his wife were visiting her mother at the Bucks Meadow Apartments on June 19 of last year. Michael Whispell, McKoy's brother-in-law, was staying at the apartment at the time. At some point during the visit,…

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by Mac Bullock
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Boy Killed In Apartment Fire, 22 Families Displaced In Burlington County Boy Killed In Apartment Fire, 22 Families Displaced In Burlington County
Boy Killed In Apartment Fire, 22 Families Displaced In Burlington County A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother and sister are in critical condition after a  fire in Maple Shade that displaced 22 families, authorities said. This GoFundMe page has been organized to raise money for Shannon Dupell and her family. The son was identified as AJ on the GoFundMe page. The fire broke out at Fox Meadows apartments on Adams Drive at 10:26 p.m. Sunday, May 7, police said. Three other people were injured. Firefighters from Maple Shade and numerous adjoining towns brought the fire under control in about an hour. The Red Cross New Jersey Disaster Team provided fo…

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by Jon Craig
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Business
Popular Seafood Boil Restaurant Opens Third Jersey Shore Location Popular Seafood Boil Restaurant Opens Third Jersey Shore Location
Popular Seafood Boil Restaurant Opens Third Jersey Shore Location If you're looking for delicious seafood and sauces, Oceancrat has opened a third location on the Jersey Shore. Oceancrat's web site says innovative seafood is something that chef and owner Steven Lin grew up with. "From a young age, he enjoyed bringing the unique flavors of the South Seas and intertwining food dishes from various cultures." Oceancrat also has restaurants in Ventnor City and Maple Shade, and might be best-known for its famous "premium Oceancrat sauce." Its Sea Isle spot is located at 4911 Landis Ave.  "We are dedicated to serve the finest and freshest foods…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Admits To Fatal Shooting During Robbery: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits To Fatal Shooting During Robbery: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits To Fatal Shooting During Robbery: Prosecutor A Willingboro man has admitted to fatally shooting a 22-year-old woman three years ago inside her Maple Shade apartment, authorities said. Semaj T. Pittman, 23, pleaded guilty on April 28 to aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a 25-year term in state prison, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The investigation began on  Feb. 23, 2020, after officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to The Arbors apartment complex on Lenola Road for a report of a shooting.  Police found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds coming out of the el…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper A college student from Burlington County who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Hawaii was cleared to make his big return home via medical chopper on Monday, Feb. 27. Christian DeCola, 19, of Maple Shade, was riding a moped for a food service delivery company when he was hit the night of Feb. 12, his mom, Valerie, tells 6abc. The vehicle backed over her son before fleeing, she said. Christian was unconscious in the Intensive Care Unit when his parents got word of the accident the following day, writes Michele Liberton on a GoFundMe page she launched for the DeCola family. Chri…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
US Marshals Nab Philly Man In NJ Motel Strangling, Stabbing: Prosecutor US Marshals Nab Philly Man In NJ Motel Strangling, Stabbing: Prosecutor
US Marshals Nab Philly Man In NJ Motel Strangling, Stabbing: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Philadelphia man has been arrested for strangling and stabbing a woman inside a South Jersey motel, authorities said. Alexander Rivera, of the 6300 block of Cardiff Street in the Mayfair section of the city, was taken into custody without incident at his home on Friday Nov. 4 by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force.  An investigation began just before 11:30 a.m. on May 11, when officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive woman. Michelle L. Johnston…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Teenagers Charged With Robbing 2 Pizzerias, Food Mart In South Jersey: Police Teenagers Charged With Robbing 2 Pizzerias, Food Mart In South Jersey: Police
Teenagers Charged With Robbing 2 Pizzerias, Food Mart In South Jersey: Police Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with three robberies in Maple Shade, authorities said. Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher Fletcher said a 16-year-old boy from Maple Shade and a 15-year-old boy from Willingboro were charged with the robbery and theft of the Domino’s Pizza (290 South Lenola Road) on April 3, the Papa John’s Pizza (479 Route 38 West) on May 6 and the 73 Food Mart (2891 Route 73 South) on June 14. Weapons were displayed during the first two robberies and the clerk was assaulted during the third robbery, Fletcher said in a news release. The investigation …

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
He Thought Gun Was Unloaded — Then He Killed His Friend: Burlington Prosecutor He Thought Gun Was Unloaded — Then He Killed His Friend: Burlington Prosecutor
He Thought Gun Was Unloaded — Then He Killed His Friend: Burlington Prosecutor An 18-year-old man playing with a gun accidentally shot his friend in South Jersey, authorities said. Jah-son Jones, of Pemberton, was at 19-year-old Nasiah Carson's home on South Coles Avenue in Maple Shade, when the two were playing with a handgun that they thought was unloaded, and Jones pointed it at Carson squeezed the trigger around 3:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Carson was taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden by others in the home after the shooting occurred, and was pronounced dead just after arriving. A cartrid…

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
SLUMLORDS: 'Luxury' South Jersey Apartment Complex Has Hundreds Of Violations, Report Says SLUMLORDS: 'Luxury' South Jersey Apartment Complex Has Hundreds Of Violations, Report Says
Slumlords: 'Luxury' South Jersey Apartment Complex Has Hundreds Of Violations, Report Says A 1,500-unit apartment complex in South Jersey has been cited for hundreds of violations, ABC Action News reports. Fox Meadow in Maple Shade is billed as luxury apartments but is hardly that, the outlet said.  "We have holes in the wall. We had an infestation of mice. And I mean, we had a lot of mice; there are pieces of drywall that are falling," resident Alan Marles told ABC. They've complained to their landlord, Kamson Corporation, which promised to make timely repairs. "Nothing was ever done," Marles said. The television station's 'Action News Troubleshooters' have received almo…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged in the fatal shooting of another man in an apartment complex parking lot, authorities said. Teon Macklin-Goodwine, of the Tory Estates apartments in Clementon, was charged with murder, robbery and weapons offenses in connection with the killing, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. Macklin-Goodwine was taken into custody Monday, June 27 by officers from the Camden County Sheriff’s Department and lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holl…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor 21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor
21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor Four Megan’s Law registrants, an injury lawyer from Georgia and a dump truck driver were among the 21 individuals caught chatting with undercover agents posing as underage children online, authorities in New Jersey announced (scroll down for the list of defendants). Most of the defendants in "Operation Risky Business" were arrested at either the undercover residence in Hamilton Township or another meet-up location, including the Hamilton Train Station, New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Those who went to the undercover house allegedly expected to find their vic…

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by Jon Craig