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5 Overdoses, 1 Fatal In 24 Hours In Cape May County: Prosecutor
Cape May County is grappling with five overdoses over a 24-hour span last week, authorities said.
The overdoses occurred between Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said. One of the overdoses was fatal, authorities said, Sutherland said.
It is not confirmed if there is a connection between the five overdoses, Sutherland said. Law enforcement is seeing adulteration of the street drug supply, specifically suspected heroin and fentanyl, where the overall toxicity is unknown and potentially lethal, Sutherland said. …
Cops Shoot Man Brandishing Knife With Less Lethal Ammo: EHT PD
A man brandishing a knife was shot by police in Egg Harbor Township using less lethal ammunition on Friday, June 12, authorities said.
At 12:52 a.m.. officers responded to Ivins Avenue in Cardiff after a man threatened his wife and daughter with a knife, Egg Harbor Township police said. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the man, who was standing outside still holding a knife, screaming at his wife, who was locked inside the house, police said.
The man, who was not identified, advanced toward officers a short time later with the knife still in his hand, police said. Despite sever…
NJ Woman Left Baby, Dog Unattended In Vehicle At TJ Maxx: Police
A 39-year-old Keansburg woman was arrested and charged after she left a baby and a dog unattended in a vehicle on Thursday afternoon, June 11, authorities said.
At 3:43 p.m., officers responded to a TJ Maxx on Route 35 and found a one-year old baby boy crying and sweating in the backseat of a vehicle, Middletown Township police said.
The baby was brought to a patrol car to cool off in an air conditioned vehicle, police said.
Christine Joubert, the baby's mother, approached the vehicle, asking about her dog, which had been left in the vehicle but jumped out of an open window, police said.
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Philly Man Fled From Cops, Hid Cocaine In His Groin Area: Atlantic County Prosecutor
A 22-year-old Philadelphia man admitted to fleeing from police while also possessing drugs in Atlantic County, authorities announced Friday, June 12.
Justice Castro pleaded guilty to eluding, possession with intent to distribute CDS and resisting arrest, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he is expected to be sentenced to three years in prison, authorities said.
On Thursday, July 3, Atlantic City police observed an assault in process, authorities said. They approached Castro and a woman, but Castro immediately ran from police, authorities said. …
Evicted Tenant Kills Landlord, Himself Hours After Separate South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor
A man who had recently been evicted from a South Jersey home returned to the home to kill the landlord before taking his own life less than a mile away, just after a separate shooting in a nearby town on Wednesday, June 10, authorities said.
Lumberton police responded to a report of a shooting on Curry Court at approximately 4:15 p.m., where arriving officers found Damon Nesmith, 53, dead inside the home, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Lumberton Township Police Chief Anthony D. Nippins. Nesmith was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tyrone McLean, 56, …
Philly Man Learns Fate For Deadly Stabbing: Atlantic County Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Atlantic County, authorities announced Wednesday, June 10, authorities said.
On Sunday, June 5, 2022, a deceased man, identified as D.H. was found dead in Kentucky Avenue in Atlantic City, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Video obtained by investigators showed George Harrell leaning over the victim and reach toward him, and then D.H. is seen slumping over, authorities said. Harrell then walks away from the stabbing to a parked school bus, authorities said.
Har…
