Pedestrian Struck, Killed Along Route 130 In Camden County Pedestrian Struck, Killed Along Route 130 In Camden County
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Along Route 130 In Camden County A pedestrian was struck and killed along Route 130 in Pennsauken, authorities said. It marked the fourth fatal crash along the Camden County highway since Feb. 1, three of them involving pedestrians.  The latest pedestrian fatality occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, according to daily New Jersey State Police fatal crash data. It also marked the 12th fatal crash in Camden County this year including six pedestrians. Pennsauken police were not immediately available for comment.
Yamileth D. Marenco, Operating Room Nurse, 41 Yamileth D. Marenco, Operating Room Nurse, 41
Yamileth D. Marenco, Operating Room Nurse, 41 Yamileth D. Marenco, of Pennsauken, died on March 26, according to an obituary published by Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home. She was 41 years old. Yamileth was the first in her family to graduate from college and was a surgical technologist for over 15 years, working as an operating room nurse at Cooper Hospital, where her compassion and dedication touched the lives of countless patients and colleagues, her obituary said. Beyond her work at the hospital, Yamileth made a lasting impact by collecting donations for the children of her home country, Nicaragua. "Her commitment to improv…
Solar Eclipse Means Early Dismissal For These NJ Schools Solar Eclipse Means Early Dismissal For These NJ Schools
Solar Eclipse Means Early Dismissal For These NJ Schools A solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is closing schools across New Jersey. Last month, Livingston Public Schools in Essex County announced an early dismissal in anticipation of children looking at the sun. Since then, others have announced they too will close early. Pennsauken officials announced a half-day as the eclipse is expected to coincide with dismissal, posing a safety concern. Students in the Shore Regional High School District will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m., ahead of the eclipse, according to a letter form the superintendent. Cherry Hill students will also be dismissed early…
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police 52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
Crash Kills Driver, 40, On Route 130 In Camden County Crash Kills Driver, 40, On Route 130 In Camden County
Crash Kills Driver, 40, On Route 130 In Camden County A 40-year-old woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 130 in Pennsauken, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 near Cove Road in Pennsauken, police said on Facebook. The unidentified woman was taken to Cooper University Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. Additional details were not immediately available. The collision is currently under investigation by the Pennsauken Police Traffic Division and the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. ​If anyone witnessed or has information regarding this collision, they are urged to contact P…
South Jersey Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Marijuana Gummies South Jersey Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Marijuana Gummies
South Jersey Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Marijuana Gummies Four Camden County middle school students were treated at a hospital after they ate marijuana gummies, authorities said. A student at Phifer Middle School in Pennsauken brought the gummies from home on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14 and shared them with other students, Pennsauken Schools Superintendent Ronnie Tarchichi said in a letter to parents.  Staff noticed the students seemed to have erratic behavior and sent them to the nurse, the superintendent said. The nurse sent four students to the hospital. Three of the students were back at school Friday, while the fourth stude…
Theresa 'Tery' Mattera, Former Journalist, Pennsauken School Secretary, Dies At 59 Theresa 'Tery' Mattera, Former Journalist, Pennsauken School Secretary, Dies At 59
Theresa 'Tery' Mattera, Former Journalist, Pennsauken School Secretary, Dies At 59 Theresa Schneider Mattera, a former journalist and school secretary from Pennsauken, died on Saturday, Jan. 6, according to her obituary on the Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home website. She was 59 years old. She was a former print news reporter writing under the byline Tery Schneider in the late 1980s for the Gloucester County Times. She won a New Jersey Press Association Award for best small circulation news reporting, her husband, Jack, said. Tery then worked for many years as the school secretary at St. Stephen's School in Pennsauken, her obituary said. After the Catholic sc…
South Jersey Fugitive Arrested By US Marshals In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor South Jersey Fugitive Arrested By US Marshals In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
South Jersey Fugitive Arrested By US Marshals In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor U.S. Marshals have arrested a 21-year-old fugitive from Camden in connection with a fatal shooting, authorities said.  Isaac Santiago was charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 27, 2023, death of Esterlin Torres, 35, of Pennsauken, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. He also was charged with weapons offenses. Santiago was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 3 in Camden by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division, they said. On Dec. 27, 2023, at about 6 p.m., Ca…
'On Ice In Heaven:' Hardcore Philly Flyers Fan Gregory Collier Of Haddon Township Dies, 44 'On Ice In Heaven:' Hardcore Philly Flyers Fan Gregory Collier Of Haddon Township Dies, 44
'On Ice In Heaven:' Hardcore Philly Flyers Fan Gregory Collier Of Haddon Township Dies, 44 Major Philadelphia Flyers fan Gregory Brian Collier of Haddon Township died. He was 44 years old, according to an obituary published by Healey Funeral Home. Family and friends were invited to wear the professional hockey team's orange and black colors at his Saturday, Jan. 6 visitation and prayer service. And according to his mother, Peggy Collier, "almost everybody did." Greg died on Dec. 30, 2023, at Samaritan Hospice in Voorhees after a long illness. He suffered from Myotonic Dystrophy. Greg's main passion was the Philadelphia Flyers: "He always cheered on the Orange and …
Pennsauken Shooting Victim, 35, Dropped At Emergency Room Dies Pennsauken Shooting Victim, 35, Dropped At Emergency Room Dies
Pennsauken Shooting Victim, 35, Dropped At Emergency Room Dies A 35-year-old Pennsauken man died of gunshot wounds after he was dropped off outside a Camden County emergency room on Wednesday Dec. 27, authorities said. Esterlin Torres was identified as the victim shot on the 1400 block of Louis Street just after 6:05 p.m., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.  Police responded to the area on a ShotSpotter activation and, a short time later, Torres was brought outside the emergency room entrance of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital with an apparent gunshot wound, MacAulay and Rodrigu…
Man Took LSD Just Before Killing His Friend In South Jersey: Complaint (UPDATE) Man Took LSD Just Before Killing His Friend In South Jersey: Complaint (UPDATE)
Man Took LSD Just Before Killing His Friend In South Jersey: Complaint (Update) Police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice shows a 31-year-old man took a psychedelic drug with his friend, before strangling him over the weekend in South Jersey. Bradley Niesen's girlfriend told authorities that they both did LSD with Tyler Roderick on the 4600 block of High Street in Pennsauken Saturday night, Dec. 23, before Roderick began acting "acting out" and screaming, according to the affidavit for probable cause. "While this happened, Tyler Roderick choked the victim to unconsciousness, and the victim did not awaken from this," the complaint reads.  Pennsauken police arriving…
NJ Mall Bathroom Stall Peeping Tom Filmed Victim For 'Sexual Gratification,' Police Say NJ Mall Bathroom Stall Peeping Tom Filmed Victim For 'Sexual Gratification,' Police Say
NJ Mall Bathroom Stall Peeping Tom Filmed Victim For 'Sexual Gratification,' Police Say A 19-year-old man from Camden County has been charged with invasion of privacy for recording another man using a public restroom in Burlington County, authorities said. The victim said he was in a bathroom stall at the Burlington store on Route 73 on Sunday, Nov. when he noticed a cell phone being held under the stall, Evesham police said. David Reyes, of Pennsauken, was charged with third-degree invasion or privacy. He was issued a summons pending a court appearance. "Probable cause was found that Reyes was purposely recording the victim using the bathroom, for his own sexual gratifi…