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Christopher Bucceroni, Gloucester Township Officer, Charged
Christopher Bucceroni, 28, a Gloucester Township police officer from West Deptford, was off-duty and driving his personally-owned vehicle, a 2020 Toyota RAV4, when he struck the 18-year-old bicyclist around 2:30 a.m. June 20, on Erial Road and Blackwood-Clementon Road, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said alongside Bucceroni's chief, David Harkins.
On the run: Man charged with murdering NJ mom
MANCHESTER — A suspect has been charged with murder in the death of a 25-year-old mother found shot to death in the stomach. He is a fugitive from justice. Maxwell Johnston, 35, of Manchester, is the suspect in the killing of Gabriella Caroleo, of Barnegat. Her body was found near the intersection of Ridgeway Road (Route 571) and Hope Chapel Road (Route 547) in Manchester on June 27.
Fugitive NJ truck driver arrested after Route 1 crash killed 3
⬜ Van driver and 2 passengers died in fiery wreck. A New Jersey truck driver was captured in Georgia on charges of a horrific wreck that killed three people in a van along Route 1 in Middlesex County. The April 12 crash claimed the lives of 24-year-old van driver Charisse...
Mother charged with son's death in Medford, more than 18 months ago
MEDFORD — A mother has admitted to causing her baby's death by exposing him to an illegal drug in a home here, authorities alleged. In a recent interview with police, 32-year-old Vanessa Hampton "acknowledged responsibility for causing [her baby's] death" in December 2022, says a probable cause statement for a manslaughter charge against her.
Prosecutor: NJ man killed his own 80-year-old grandmother
A 34-year-old Perth Amboy man has been charged with murder, after his elderly grandmother was found killed in her own home, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced Monday evening. Raymond Maldonado has also been charged with fourth-degree contempt, for violation of a restraining order. The body of 80-year-old Awilda Verrette...
Killer convicted of N.J. teacher’s 1973 murder shouldn’t get parole, court rules
A man imprisoned for 50 years in the killing of a schoolteacher in 1973 will have to serve at least three more years behind bars before the state parole board considers his freedom. A state appeals court this week said the parole board was fair to deny parole to Fred...
NJ kidnap victim’s smart move helped cops find car
🚨The woman pretended to be on the phone talking to a relative. 🚨 Dispatchers are trained to handle this type of call. 🚨 Police were able to locate the car as she approached the GWB. A woman secretly kept police on the phone for two hours Wednesday...
Donald Green, 43, Fatally Shot on Friday Night
CAMDEN – Donald Green, 43, of Camden died early Saturday morning after being shot multiple times about an hour earlier near the 1000 block of Liberty Street, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The Camden County Police Department ShotSpotter technology alerted officers to apparent gunfire at 11:35 p.m. and when they arrived at the scene they found Green wounded. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he died at 12:22 a.m. on Saturday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Anyone with information should contact Senior Detective Jeremy Jankowski of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-5950 or Detective Andrew Mogck of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 519-8588. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Corrections officers did nothing as N.J. teen was badly beaten by other inmates, lawsuit says
Corrections officers at a juvenile detention facility failed to intervene nearly two years ago when a 19-year-old was brutally beaten by three other inmates in a planned attack, according to a lawsuit. The Essex County man was left blind in one eye and is still psychologically scarred following the attack...
New Jersey woman charged after several dead animals found inside freezer
A woman in New Jersey is in custody after dozens of animals were removed from inhumane conditions and several others were found dead inside her home.On Monday, police in Galloway Township executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue.The search warrant was the result of an ongoing investigation after police said they received multiple reports of animals living in poor conditions.At the home, authorities say they rescued seven dogs and 29 cats.Investigators also reportedly found two dead dogs, a dead cat, and four dead kittens inside a freezer.The woman who lived at the home,...
Levittown Man Batters Girlfriend, Slams Her Son with Chair, Cops Say
A Levittown man is behind bars at Bucks County Correctional Facility (BCCF) Monday as he is accused of beating his significant other and hitting her son with a chair late Saturday. The assault played out at Pennsbury Woods Apartments on the 9100 block of New Falls Road in Falls Township.
Several Mount Laurel Police Officers Promoted in Rank, Including New Chief of Police
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Several Mount Laurel Police Officers were promoted in rank at the July 1 meeting of the Mount Laurel Township Council. The promotions included a new Chief of Police for the Mount Laurel Police Department following the retirement of Chief Judy Lynn Schiavone on June 20 after a 25-year career. Schiavone began her career in 1999 and became Mount Laurel's first female Police Chief when she took the oath of office in January 2023. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Captain Timothy Hudnall was promoted to Chief of Police on Monday night, with Captain Ryan Orange advancing...
Trucker being sentenced Monday for deadly I-80 crash in Austintown
A New Jersey trucker could face suspension of his Commercial Driver's License when he is sentenced Monday after being convicted earlier on a charge filed after his tractor-trailer crossed into the oncoming lanes of Interstate 80 in Austintown, plowing into a pickup truck, and killing the driver. Davit Pluidze, 54,...
Wanted person found with gun during traffic stop in Berlin, NJ: Police
A Sicklerville man who had active warrants out for his arrest was found with a gun during a traffic stop in Camden County, according to police. Jahlil R. Sheilds-Brown of Sicklerville, NJ, Arrested. On the afternoon of June 26th, the Berlin Police Department says one of their officers conducted a...
Police find AK-47 during a traffic stop in Winslow, NJ
🚨 Winslow Township police found an AK-47 during a traffic stop. WINSLOW— A driver and two others were arrested after an AK47-style firearm was found in their vehicle during a traffic stop in the Camden County township Thursday afternoon. It was just after 1:30 p.m. on May 23...
Transportation Worker Dies Days After Quadruple Trenton Shooting: Campaign, Prosecutor
Samier Vincent, 30, of Trenton, died on Thursday, June 27 — four days after an early morning shooting in Trenton, according to the Mercer County Prosecuror's Office. A story on the shooting by Peterson's Breaking News of Trenton can be found by clicking here. The 1:33 a.m. shooting near...
Body Pulled from D&R Canal State Park in Lawrence Township
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–The New Jersey State Park Police report that police, Lawrence Township Fire Department, EMS and the Trenton Fire Department’s Water Rescue Team recovered a body from an area of the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Lawrence Township, Mercer County. A medical examiner responded to the scene. No further details are available at this time. The body was discovered around 9:15 a.m. as reported from an intial call to Lawrence Police Department and was located 1/2 mile north of Whitehead Road.
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