Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG
Thirteen people were arrested and charged with running a car theft ring out of Camden that involved the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5.
Alex Vargas, a 27-year-old Camden resident and his brother Alexi Vargas, a 24-year-old Pennsauken resident, led a criminal enterprise which coordinated the theft of vehicles throughout New Jersey and his nearby states, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
From July 2001 through January 2004, the Vargas brothers and their accomplices stole cars in Camden, Burlington, Somerset, Bergen,…
Homicide: Woman Shot In Neck Found Dead In Philadelphia Backyard, Police Say
A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found shot in the neck in a backyard in Philadelphia, police announced on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Officers were called to the 2400 block of North 4th Street around 3:10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was discovered unresponsive in the rear yard of a residence, authorities said. She had been shot once in the neck.
Medics pronounced her dead at the scene at 3:18 a.m., investigators detailed.
No arrests have been made, and no weapon has been recovered, p…
Woman In Stolen Car Crashes In Gloucester Twp Work Zone, Found With Gun, High-Capacity Mags: PD
A Philadelphia woman is facing a long list of charges after police say she fled from officers in a stolen car, crashed in a Gloucester Township work zone, and was found with a revolver, high-capacity magazines, and drugs.
On Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at 2:27 p.m., Gloucester Township police officers were at the Howard Johnson Hotel for an unrelated call when a white Honda Accord entered the lot, Capt. Daniel Long said.
An Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) alerted that the vehicle was stolen out of Philadelphia, PA, police said. When officers tried to stop the car, a passenger jumped out …
'Our Pesticides Kill COVID:' Cherry Hill Biotech Founder, Philly Firm Hit With Federal Charges
A New Jersey man and the Philadelphia-based biotech company he founded are accused of selling pesticides with false claims that they could kill the virus that causes COVID-19, federal prosecutors said.
James Young, 46, of Cherry Hill — founder of ViaClean Technologies, LLC — was charged by indictment with conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, mail fraud, and violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf.
Sean Storrie, 59, of Philadelphia, was also charged with FIFRA violations, prosecutors said.
The indictm…
