Atlantic City, NJ
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Atlantic City Cop Sexually Assaults Woman After Writing Her Ticket At Casino: Prosecutor Atlantic City Cop Sexually Assaults Woman After Writing Her Ticket At Casino: Prosecutor Atlantic City Cop Sexually Assaults Woman After Writing Her Ticket At Casino: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Cop Sexually Assaults Woman After Writing Her Ticket At Casino: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Egg Harbor Township resident and Atlantic City police officer was arrested and charged on Thursday, April 3, with sexually assaulting a woman last September, authorities said. On Saturday, Sept. 13, 2024, a woman told Atlantic City police she was sexually assaulted by Officer Joshua Munyon, after he had previously served her with a summons for being intoxicated at the Tropicana Casino, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said. Munyon transported the woman to a parking lot where he handcuffed her and then sexually assaulted her, authorities said. The woman sustained injuries …

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by Sam Barron
Maple Shade, NJ
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Maple Shade Resident Charged After Street Hockey Brawl: Police Maple Shade Resident Charged After Street Hockey Brawl: Police Maple Shade Resident Charged After Street Hockey Brawl: Police
Maple Shade Resident Charged After Street Hockey Brawl: Police Three people have been arrested and charged after a brawl at a street hockey game in Egg Harbor Township last Saturday, March 29, went viral, authorities said. Colleen Biddle, a 41-year-old Philadelphia resident, Robert Schafer, a 38-year-old Maple Shade resident and Justin Pacheco, a 38-year-old Philadelphia resident were charged on Wednesday, April 2 with simple assault at a youth sporting event and disorderly conduct, Egg Harbor Township police said. Video, which has seen been removed, shows the fight begins when two players begin pushing and shoving before a full melee breaks out among …

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by Sam Barron
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Brawl Breaks Out At NJ Street Hockey Game in Egg Harbor Township (VIDEO) Brawl Breaks Out At NJ Street Hockey Game in Egg Harbor Township (VIDEO) Brawl Breaks Out At NJ Street Hockey Game in Egg Harbor Township (VIDEO)
Brawl Breaks Out At NJ Street Hockey Game in Egg Harbor Township (Video) A street hockey game involving a team from Maple Shade turned into an all-out fight on Saturday, March 29 in Egg Harbor Township. Video shows the fight begins when two players begin pushing and shoving before a full melee breaks out among the teams. Parents also began fighting, Egg Harbor Township police said. Police said the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending. The American Ball Hockey Alliance issued a statement saying they do not condone the violence and are cooperating with authorities. Both teams involved, Maple Shade Cadet A and Frenzy Cadet A have been suspended from th…

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by Sam Barron
Hackensack, NJ
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19 Bergen County Police Departments Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers 19 Bergen County Police Departments Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers 19 Bergen County Police Departments Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers
19 Bergen County Police Departments Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers New Jersey is cracking down on distracted drivers in a major way — and local police departments are getting paid to do it. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) on Monday, April 1, launched a statewide campaign called “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” running through April 30.  The initiative combines high-visibility enforcement with a public awareness campaign targeting texting and other phone-related distractions behind the wheel. The campaign comes as preliminary state data reveals that 48% of drivers involved in crashes last year were dist…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Egg Harbor Township Man Who Provided Fentanyl That Killed Two Teens Learns Fate: AG Egg Harbor Township Man Who Provided Fentanyl That Killed Two Teens Learns Fate: AG Egg Harbor Township Man Who Provided Fentanyl That Killed Two Teens Learns Fate: AG
Egg Harbor Township Man Who Provided Fentanyl That Killed Two Teens Learns Fate: AG A 27-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday, March 10 after previously pleading guilty to providing fentanyl that resulted in the deaths of two teenagers in 2022, authorities said. Elias Santiago pleaded guilty in December to two counts of strict liability drug-inducted death, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old were discovered unresponsive by one of their father’s at a home in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Platkin said. The teenagers were taken to a hospital in Delaware where they were p…

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by Sam Barron
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD
Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD Three people were arrested after a fight at an Egg Harbor Township bowling alley led to the recovery of a stolen handgun, authorities said. At 11:09 p.m., authorities responded to King Pin Lanes at 6622 Black Horse Pike on a report of two men fighting that escalated into another man retrieving a handgun, Egg Harbor Township police said. A witness told police, a man, accompanied by several people, threatened to shoot people with the gun. While officers were en route, they were told the man had exited the building and was attempting to leave, police said. Officers encountered the s…

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by Sam Barron
Galloway, NJ
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48 People Face Animal Cruelty Charges In South Jersey Cockfighting Ring: Prosecutor 48 People Face Animal Cruelty Charges In South Jersey Cockfighting Ring: Prosecutor 48 People Face Animal Cruelty Charges In South Jersey Cockfighting Ring: Prosecutor
48 People Face Animal Cruelty Charges In South Jersey Cockfighting Ring: Prosecutor A cockfighting ring in Galloway Township led to 48 people facing charges of animal cruelty on Wednesday, Feb. 26, authorities said. Galloway Township police found electronic invitations to an illegally organized cockfight event scheduled in March 2024, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Police were able to stop a cock fight that was taking place in an arena constructed specifically for the purpose of rooster fighting, authorities said.  Dozens of roosters were seized, many of them with varying degrees of injury and mutilation, authorities said. Additionally, …

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
DWI Mom Who Caused Deadly Egg Harbor Twp Wreck Was Victim Of Drunk Driver Year Prior: Cops DWI Mom Who Caused Deadly Egg Harbor Twp Wreck Was Victim Of Drunk Driver Year Prior: Cops DWI Mom Who Caused Deadly Egg Harbor Twp Wreck Was Victim Of Drunk Driver Year Prior: Cops
DWI Mom Who Caused Deadly Egg Harbor Twp Wreck Was Victim Of Drunk Driver Year Prior: Cops If anyone should know about the dangers of drunk driving, it's Oriel Dixon. The 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township woman was charged with manslaughter on Saturday, Feb. 22, for drunkenly crashing into another car last December, killing a Somers Point man who was declared cancer-free just two months prior, Egg Harbor Township police said. Almost a year before the crash in 2023, Dixon herself was severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver while on a last-minute Christmas shopping trip, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched after the crash.  In the 2023 crash, Dixon suffere…

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by Sam Barron
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Pedestrian Killed, Vehicle Flees In Egg Harbor Township: Police Pedestrian Killed, Vehicle Flees In Egg Harbor Township: Police Pedestrian Killed, Vehicle Flees In Egg Harbor Township: Police
Pedestrian Killed, Vehicle Flees In Egg Harbor Township: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Black Horse Pike Tuesday night, Feb. 18, Egg Harbor Township police said. Officers responded to the crash around 8 p.m. in front of the Economy Inn in the West Atlantic City section of the township, authorities said. The driver took off, and police are still working to identify both the pedestrian and the vehicle involved. The westbound lanes of the Black Horse Pike are shut down as the investigation continues. Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the area and expect closures for several hours. Anyone who saw the crash or…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Brand-New Mugshot Shows Man Accused Of Killing Popular Veterinarian In Cherry Hill Brand-New Mugshot Shows Man Accused Of Killing Popular Veterinarian In Cherry Hill Brand-New Mugshot Shows Man Accused Of Killing Popular Veterinarian In Cherry Hill
Brand-New Mugshot Shows Man Accused Of Killing Popular Veterinarian In Cherry Hill A 27-year-old Oregon man has been arrested and charged with murder in the first degree for fatal stabbing a veterinarian last December in Cherry Hill authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 14. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 at 7:09 a.m., Cherry Hill police responded to the 100 block of Sharrowvalle Road and found Dr. Michael Anthony, a veterinarian with a practice in Haddon Heights, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.  Cristiano Custodio-Aquino was identified as the person responsible and was apprehended on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Fresno, Calif., by the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Southwest…

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by Sam Barron
Somers Point-Northfield-Linwood, NJ
Obituaries
Skeletal Remains ID'd As Northfield Woman Missing Since 2023: Officials Skeletal Remains ID'd As Northfield Woman Missing Since 2023: Officials Skeletal Remains ID'd As Northfield Woman Missing Since 2023: Officials
Skeletal Remains ID'd As Northfield Woman Missing Since 2023: Officials The skeletal remains of a woman who had been missing since July 2023 were discovered at a treatment facility in Egg Harbor Township on Friday, Jan. 25, authorities said. At 3:11 p.m.,  the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Environmental Park, at 6700 Delilah Rd. and found the the remains of Idalia Mendez, a 72-year-old woman who walked away from her daughter's residence in Northfield on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023, Northfield police said. Mendez had been diagnosed with dementia, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office sai…

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by Sam Barron
Lakewood, NJ
Obituaries
Surgeon Dies After Medical Episode On Garden State Parkway In Lakewood: NJSP Surgeon Dies After Medical Episode On Garden State Parkway In Lakewood: NJSP Surgeon Dies After Medical Episode On Garden State Parkway In Lakewood: NJSP
Surgeon Dies After Medical Episode On Garden State Parkway In Lakewood: Njsp A 54-year-old Toms River surgeon died following a medical episode while driving on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County on Thursday, Jan. 30, authorities said. At 7:10 a.m., Dr. Jarrod Kaufman was driving a Tesla Model Y northbound on the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood Township, when his vehicle veered off the roadway into a briar patch, Chares Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  Kaufman sustained a medical episode and was pronounced dead at the scene, Marchan said. Born in 1970, Kaufman was a graduate of Lehigh University before earning his medical degree fro…

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by Sam Barron