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? South Jersey Detectives Seek Help Locating Fatal Hit-Run Driver, Pedestrian ID'd
Detectives in Camden County are asking for the public's help identifying a driver and vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Wednesday. Meanwhile, authorities released the name of the 46-year-old pedestrian from the city of Camden who suffered fatal injuries in the collision: The crash victim, Lawrence Lloyd, was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead about 10:30 p.m., according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Police responded to the 2600 block of Mt. Ephraim Ave. shortly befo…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Fugitive, 31, In Maryland For Camden Murder
A Gloucester County man has been arrested by U.S. Marshals at a Baltimore, Maryland, hotel in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man in Camden earlier this month, authorities said. Angel Torres, 31, of Glassboro was charged on Monday with first-degree murder after he was taken into custody in Baltimore by the U.S. Marshals Service Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Torres was awaiting extradition to New Jersey. Police were called to the 1800 block of South 6th Stree…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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'Love You Always': Support Surges For Daughter Of Collingswood Man, 24, Killed In Shooting
Support is surging for the young daughter of a 24-year-old Collingswood man who was killed in a shooting last week. Michael Giancola was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot multiple times behind the wheel of his car near the 1800 block of South 6th Street in Collingswood on Jan. 2, authorities said. More than $6,300 had been raised as of Thursday afternoon on a GoFundMe dedicated to support Giancola’s young daughter, Avalyn. “They say it takes a village to raise a child but what are you supposed to do when you lose an important member?” reads the fundraiser, launched by Ka…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Camden Man, 29, Killed By Gunfire
Authorities are investigating a shooting late Monday that left a 29-year-old man from Camden dead. Carrie Custis died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Police responded to the 2800 block of N. Constitution Road about 10:30 p.m. after hearing gunshots in the area. Custis was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead around 11:30 p.m. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting and ask for anyone with information that could help to come forward. Anyone wit…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Michael Giancola Of Collingswood, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds
A 24-year-old Collingswood man was behind the wheel of his car when he was shot multiple times and killed early Saturday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the 1800 block of South 6th Street for a ShotSpotter activation found a vehicle that had struck a pole, the driver still inside, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. The driver, Michael Giancola was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information that could help police is…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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US Marshals Arrest Camden Fugitive In Fatal Weekend Shooting
A 31-year-old man from Camden has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in connection with a fatal shooting the day after Christmas, authorities said. A review of security surveillance footage helped lead to the murder suspect's arrest on Wednesday, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Joseph Wysocki. Frederic Boyd has been charged with first-degree murder and several weapons charges, they said. Police were called to Boyd’s apartment on the 1200 block of Chestnut St. about 8 p.m. on Dec. 26 for a reported shooting, Mayer and Wycocki said. …
Washington Township, NJ
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South Jersey Police Turn 'No Shave November' Into Cancer Fundraiser For Fellow Officer
No Shave November is extending into December as police officers raise money for one of their own partners who is battling cancer. Gloucester Township police and the Gloucester Township FOP Lodge 206 have raised more than $2,300 for a Camden County police officer recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, they said on Facebook. A police officer from Merchantville in Camden County, who is married with three children and. a grandchild, needs help with his health battle, according to area police. The goal of No Shave November is to raise money and awareness for men's health such as prost…
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Huge Number Of NJ Protests Peaceful, Powerful, Only Trenton, Atlantic City Get Riotous
Nearly all of the protests in New Jersey this weekend over the death of George Floyd were peaceful -- with authorities joining the demonstrators to help underscore their message, although were damaging enough to steal the spotlight. What had been a peaceful protest that included police officers kneeling in solidarity in Trenton later erupted into more than 1,000 rioters rampaging through downtown, throwing bricks at officers, setting a police car on fire and looting businesses. The same was true in Atlantic City, which Mayor Marty Small was "under siege" Sunday by those who took …
Paterson, NJ
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'Prank-Calling Entire World': Paterson Woman Admits Phoning Bomb Threats To Federal Buildings
A Paterson woman admitted Friday that she phoned in bomb threats to two federal buildings -- while claiming that she's “prank-calling the entire world" -- in retaliation against a judge who was hearing a lawsuit she’d filed. The employee who answered the phone at the U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office in Camden the morning of Jan. 12, 2018 recognized the voice of 40-year-old Amdije Toska, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Toska, who claimed there was a bomb in the building, had a civil case in the court of a judge who’d ordered her to stop calling the clerk’s office – and allowed the cler…
