Arrest Made In South Jersey Middle School Shooting: Police Arrest Made In South Jersey Middle School Shooting: Police
Arrest Made In South Jersey Middle School Shooting: Police An arrest has been made in a shooting that took place outside a middle school in Camden County, authorities said.  Taijun Blount, 18, of Lindenwold, was charged with aggravated assault with a handgun, endangering the welfare of a minor and a weapons offense, Gloucester City police said.  Blount was being held at Camden Correctional Facility. On Sunday, April 24, at 7:59 p.m., police responded to a report of shots fired at Gloucester City Middle School. Upon arrival, police found no gunshot victims, they said.  Police seek the public's help locating another possible suspect.…
Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash (Developing) A motorist was trapped in a crash in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13 on the Walt Whitman Bridge in Gloucester City, initial reports said. Additional firefighter rescue crews were called. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Car Flips On I-76 South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Car Flips On I-76 South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Car Flips On I-76 South Jersey (Developing) A motorist flipped over on Interstate-76 in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 in the eastbound lanes in Gloucester City, initial reports said. One person was reportedly taken to Cooper University Hospital with head and chest trauma. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES 
Feds: ID Thief Gets 4 Years For Stealing $600,000 From NJ Bank Customers Feds: ID Thief Gets 4 Years For Stealing $600,000 From NJ Bank Customers
Feds: ID Thief Gets 4 Years For Stealing $600,000 From NJ Bank Customers UPDATE: An admitted identity thief was sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiring with a South Jersey bank employee and others to steal more than $600,000 from unsuspecting victims, federal authorities said. Lamar Melhado, 32, of the Bronx will have to serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence handed down in U.S. District Court in Camden on Monday, March 7, because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Melhado received photos and screenshots of customers’ information and signatures from Mount Laurel bank call center employee Jamere Hill-Birdsong of Gloucest…
South Jersey Teen Struck, Killed Walking To School Was 'Kindhearted, Intelligent' South Jersey Teen Struck, Killed Walking To School Was 'Kindhearted, Intelligent'
South Jersey Teen Struck, Killed Walking To School Was 'Kindhearted, Intelligent' Support is surging for a Gloucester High School senior struck and killed by a vehicle while walking to school Friday. Christopher Kuhnel Jr., 17, was hit by a pickup truck at 7:26 a.m. Friday at Somerset Street and Johnson Boulevard, Gloucester City police said in a press statement. The driver stayed at the crash scene and cooperated with police, they said. No charges were filed.  Kuhnel was placed on life support but died on Saturday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kuhnel family, including Christopher’s younger sibling, who is a student at Gloucester Middle School,” Glou…
Child Struck, Killed By Car In Gloucester City Child Struck, Killed By Car In Gloucester City
Child Struck, Killed By Car In Gloucester City A child died a day after being struck by a vehicle in Gloucester City, authorities said. The child was struck at Somerset Street and Johnson Boulevard around 7:30 a.m. Friday, police said. The driver remained at the scene, rendered aid to the child and was cooperative with police. The child, whose identity was not released, was rushed to an area hospital where they died Saturday, police said.
Traumatized Body Pulled From Camden Creek Traumatized Body Pulled From Camden Creek
Traumatized Body Pulled From Camden Creek The body of a deceased male was pulled from Timber Creek in South Jersey, authorities said.  The body was found floating in the water on Monday, Nov. 1 on the 400 block of Front Street. The male has been identified as Charles Loveland, 45, last known address in Gloucester City, Gloucester Township.  He was reported missing in Paulsboro by his family on Oct. 22. Through a postmortem examination, the cause of death has been ruled a drowning. The manner of death is undetermined. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Tanner Ogilvie with the CCPO’s Major Crimes Unit …
Feds: Accomplice Of NJ Bank Employee Admits Swiping $600,000 From Customers With Stolen IDs Feds: Accomplice Of NJ Bank Employee Admits Swiping $600,000 From Customers With Stolen IDs
Feds: Accomplice Of NJ Bank Employee Admits Swiping $600,000 From Customers With Stolen IDs A Bronx man admitted that he conspired with a South Jersey bank employee to steal more than $600,000 from unsuspecting victims after swiping their IDs, federal authorities said. Lamar Melhado, 32, used screenshots of customers’ information and signatures that were supplied to him and others by Jamere Hill-Birdsong of Gloucester City, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Thursday. Hill-Birdson, who worked for a call center at a Mount Laurel bank, recruited co-workers to take photos or screenshots of customers’ information and signatures and then pass them on to him and Melhado, she sai…
Body Recovered From South Jersey Creek, Empty Beers Found Nearby, Authorities Say Body Recovered From South Jersey Creek, Empty Beers Found Nearby, Authorities Say
Body Recovered From South Jersey Creek, Empty Beers Found Nearby, Authorities Say A body was recovered from a creek in South Jersey early this week, with beer bottles found strewn about nearby, authorities said. The 66-year-old man's body was pulled from Little Timber Creek in Gloucester City on Monday afternoon, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Gloucester City Police Chief Brian Morrell. The man's death on Tuesday was determined to be accidental by drowning.  Police responded to the 600 block of Broadway at about 2:14 p.m. Monday after train operators reportedly spotted a body in the water, Mayer said. Police found the body of a man …
NJ, PA Strip Club Owners Sue Feds Over Withheld Stimulus Money NJ, PA Strip Club Owners Sue Feds Over Withheld Stimulus Money
NJ, PA Strip Club Owners Sue Feds Over Withheld Stimulus Money There's nothing socially distant about a lap dance, which is why most strip clubs had to completely shut down during 2020. Now they want to government to pony up. Denied small business stimulus funds, owners of adult entertainment businesses in Pennsylania and New Jersey have joined colleagues from five other states in suing the federal government. The owners claim the U.S. Small Business Administration has denied them “Restaurant Revitalization Fund” grants for moral reasons, which they say is a clear violation of their constitutional rights. Among those now participating in the…
GUNS R US: Feds Charge NJ Men With Selling Homemade Pistols, Rifles, More GUNS R US: Feds Charge NJ Men With Selling Homemade Pistols, Rifles, More
Guns R US: Feds Charge NJ Men With Selling Homemade Pistols, Rifles, More A South Jersey man and his ex-con pal ran a black-market business selling guns and machine guns that he made at home, said federal authorities who took both into custody. David Bibler, 55, of Haddon Heights produced fully automatic pistols and rifles, as well as silencers while ex-con Francis Hillsee, 36, of Mount Laurel priced and sold them, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Hillsee also sold boxes of ammunition, she said. Bibler had eight firearms, including rifles and pistols, as well as firearm manufacturing equipment, explosive powder, and a large amount of ammunition when h…
2 Young Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Gloucester City Crash 2 Young Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Gloucester City Crash
2 Young Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Gloucester City Crash Authorities have identified the two drivers killed in a wrong-way crash that injured three others Friday night in Camden County. A Buick Century was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-676 when it struck a Toyota Corolla heading north head-on around 10:45 p.m., in Gloucester City, Fox29 reports. The Buick driver, Amir Kearney, 24, of Clayton, and Toyota driver, Cassandra Sackie, of Woodbury, both died, the outlet says. Three other individuals were injured, the outlet said.