Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21
Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 A 38-year-old fugitive from Browns Mills has admitted to causing the fatal drug overdose of a 21-year-old woman from Burlington County, authorities said.  Terrance D. Walker, 38, of Liberty Street pleaded guilty to Tessa McCullough's drug-Induced death for supplying fentanyl-laced heroin to her in May 2019, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Friday afternoon. Walker faces ip to eight years in state prison under his plea agreement made before Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines, Coffina said. Walker is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 30, the prosecutor sai…

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by Jon Craig
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Hoboken Apartment Shooting Arrest Made In Hoboken Apartment Shooting
Arrest Made In Hoboken Apartment Shooting A 22-year-old Burlington County man turned himself into law enforcement nearly two weeks after a Hoboken shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead, authorities said. Tahjae McDougald is facing murder and weapons charges in the killing of Marquise Davis, both of Willingboro Aug. 7, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Friday. Davis' body was found in a Grand Street apartment just after 10:30 p.m., Suarez said. He was pronounced dead around 20 minutes later, authorities said. McDougald surrendered to authorities with his attorney on Aug. 20, Suarez said. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Homeless Man, 28, Sexually Assaulted South Jersey Women At Knifepoint Authorities: Homeless Man, 28, Sexually Assaulted South Jersey Women At Knifepoint
Authorities: Homeless Man, 28, Sexually Assaulted South Jersey Women At Knifepoint A 28-year-old homeless man known to stay in the Willingboro area was arrested Monday for sexually assaulting two women at knifepoint in Burlington County, authorities said. Shawn Midgette was taken into custody at about 4 p.m. by Willingboro police at the McDonald’s restaurant on Beverly Rancocas Road, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina, Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon said in a joint statement.  The knife believed to be used while threatening to harm the women if they resisted was found on Midgette …

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Burlington County Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Doctor's Office Shooting Burlington County Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Doctor's Office Shooting
Burlington County Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Doctor's Office Shooting A 51-year-old corrections officer at the Burlington County Jail was arrested after he shot and killed an employee and injured a patient at a Mount Laurel medical office, authorities charged. Bruce Gomola Jr. became upset during an appointment for his dad at Delaware Valley Urology when he pulled a .40 caliber handgun on a patient services representative who tried talking the situation over with him Friday afternoon, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Department Chief Stephen Riedener said.  The bullet went through 44-year-old Stephanie Horton's…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
4 Charged In Tropicana Atlantic City Casino Floor Fight, South Jersey Man Seriously Stabbed 4 Charged In Tropicana Atlantic City Casino Floor Fight, South Jersey Man Seriously Stabbed
4 Charged In Tropicana Atlantic City Casino Floor Fight, South Jersey Man Seriously Stabbed A man from South Jersey was admitted to the hospital with life-threatening stab wounds and three others were treated for injuries after a fight involving seven men from three states on the casino floor at Tropicana Atlantic City, authorities said. A man from Brooklyn and a man from Cary, NC, were later charged with attempted murder in connection with the casino fight, state police said. Two other men from New York were charged with robbery shortly after the 3 a.m. incident on Monday, state police said. A 32-year-old man from Willingboro in Burlington County suffered life-threatening wo…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Monmouth Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Stole $178K In Payroll Checks Monmouth Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Stole $178K In Payroll Checks
Monmouth Prosecutor: South Jersey Man Stole $178K In Payroll Checks A Burlington County man is accused of stealing $178,058 from his employer by cashing payroll checks for seasonal employees who were not actually working during the pay periods, authorities said. Edwin Montanez, 62, of Willingboro, was charged with theft of moveable property during a six-year time frame, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement. The theft occurred while Montanez worked as a supervisor at Hanro of Switzerland, which has an office and warehouse in Eatontown, the prosecutor said. If convicted, Montanez faces a sentence of five&nb…

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
News
LIST: Bankrupt GNC Closing 248 Stores, Including 20 In NJ, NY LIST: Bankrupt GNC Closing 248 Stores, Including 20 In NJ, NY
List: Bankrupt GNC Closing 248 Stores, Including 20 In NJ, NY GNC on Wednesday released a list of stores that the company is closing in New Jersey and New York as part of its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The retailer, which had 5,200 stores in the U.S. and 7,300 worldwide at the end of March, said it expects to close anywhere from 800 to 1,200 of them, beginning with those listed below. GNC already was submerged in an estimated $700 million in debt and facing delisting on the New York Stock Exchange when COVID-19 struck. The coronavirus pandemic “created a situation where we were unable to accomplish our refinancing and the abrupt cha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Members of a notorious Trenton gang who controlled a neighborhood drug trade executed a city man, tried to kill a police officer and shot at several other people over a period of several months, state authorities charged. Reputed gangleader Charles Willis, 27, and nine members of his “Get Money Boys” gang are charged with various counts that include murder, attempted murder and conspiracy, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They were among 16 reputed members and associates of “Get Money Boys,” or “GMB,” who Grewal said sold heroin and cocaine in and around the Oakland Street Apar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Seek Suspects In Pair Of Burlington County Shootings KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Seek Suspects In Pair Of Burlington County Shootings
Know Anything? Authorities Seek Suspects In Pair Of Burlington County Shootings Authorities in Burlington County are seeking the public's help locating suspects in connection with a pair of Thursday morning shootings. No arrests have been made. A man was shot multiple times after answering a knock at his door on Spindletop Lane in Willingboro at 1:30 a.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement with Williingboro Director of Public Safety Kinamo Lomon.  He was flown to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, they said. An hour later, multiple shots were fired into a home on the…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim Airlifted In Willingboro Shooting Victim Airlifted In Willingboro
Shooting Victim Airlifted In Willingboro Authorities are investigating a shooting in Burlington County early Thursday. A medivac helicopter airlifted a Willingboro gunshot victim to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden at about 1:40 a.m., according to initial reports. The shooting happened at 39 Spindletop Lane, where police responded to reports of gunfire. Police arrived to find a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds, Willingboro police said. Police did not release the victim's age or identify. The Burlington County Major Crimes unit arrived at the scene to assist in the investigation. The motive for the shooti…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
REWARD: $5K Offered For Tips In Burlington County Teen's Fatal Shooting REWARD: $5K Offered For Tips In Burlington County Teen's Fatal Shooting
Reward: $5K Offered For Tips In Burlington County Teen's Fatal Shooting A $5,000 reward is being offered by law enforcement to help solve a fatal shooting of a teenager at a house party in Palmyra last fall. Jonte Rice, 19, of Willingboro was shot several times during a party on Oct. 11, 2019, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. Rice was pronounced dead after being taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, he said. The prosecutor's office and Palmyra Borough police are seeking information about the crime that occurred on the 500 block of W. 5th St. “There were multiple people at this party, and we hope this reward money …

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: One Injured When Burlington County Man Shoots Into Crowd Authorities: One Injured When Burlington County Man Shoots Into Crowd
Authorities: One Injured When Burlington County Man Shoots Into Crowd A 19-year-old Willingboro man fired into a group of people, hitting one of them, as he drove past a local park, authorities said. Authorities arrested Nasir Hickson of Raeburn Lane three days after the April 18 drive-by shooting at Rittenhouse Park, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon said in a joint statement. They charged him with several assault and weapons counts. An unidentified man was struck after Hickson fired several rounds in the crowd's direction near the intersection of Raeburn Lane and Randolph Plac…

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by Jon Craig