Camden County, NJ

A man from Camden County, who has four prior felony convictions, has admitted to possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and to illegally possessing a firearm. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger says 30-year-old Tyquan Burrell of Camden pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of an indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Two men have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Camden that also, authorities say, wounded one of them. Mihkael Greene, 19, and Nysar Streater, 21, were charged Sunday in the shooting death of 18-year-old Yahmir Catoe of Camden. Greene and Steater, both Camden residents, face murder and weapons charges in...

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BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Camden County’s Health Department is considering asking county leadership to reimpose an indoor mask mandate as the B-2 variant of COVID-19 is on the rise. County Health Official Dr. Paschal Nwako says a mask mandate is "something that the health department is thinking about recommending a few days from now," as the case count has tripled in the last two weeks with weekly averages now at 178 positive tests.

(Gloucester Township, NJ) – The Board of Trustees of Camden County College named Dr. Lovell Pugh-Bassett as the sixth president of the College during a special meeting today. She will be the first person of color to lead the College in its 54-year history. “This is an important day...

A New Jersey man who was paralyzed during a 2014 police encounter has won the largest police brutality settlement in the state’s history. CNN reports Camden County has agreed to pay $10 million to Xavier Ingram, a 29-year-old Camden man who was left paralyzed from the neck down during a 2014 police encounter. Ingram previously filed a federal excessive force lawsuit against the county, its police department and individual officers.

Camden, N.J. – Two men have been arrested and charged for the weekend murder if...

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Camden County, N.J., has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to Xavier Ingram, who was left paralyzed after a 2014 police encounter. CNN reports Ingram’s lawsuit accuses three Camden County police officers of unnecessary, unjustified excessive force and violating Ingram’s right against unlawful and unreasonable search and seizure as protected by the Constitution. Additionally, the suit accused one of the officers of failing to provide medical care as required and intervening in the situation.

Two South Jersey police officers died unexpectedly last week, and departments throughout the region have sent messages of sympathy and support. Camden County Police Department Officer Daniel Adler was killed late Thursday afternoon in an off-duty collision when his motorcycle was struck by a car on Route 561 (Haddonfield-Berlin Road) in Cherry Hill. ...

BELLMAWR, N.J. (CBS) — Chopper 3 was over a fire in Bellmawr, Camden County Tuesday morning. It happened at the Bellmawr Motor Inn on Black Horse Pike. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy flames coming from the second floor. It’s unclear if there were any injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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The Camden County Department of Health is announcing 1,241 new positive cases of COVID-19 and two new COVID-related deaths which occurred between Tuesday, May 10 and Monday, May 16. Additionally, there were 697 cases detected through antigen testing, bringing the total number of cases 1,938 The aggregate number of confirmed positive cases in Camden County to 108,790 and 1,627 total fatalities.

Someone jumped from the Walt Whitman Bridge in Camden County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fall was reported at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 from the New Jersey side of the bridge, initial reports said. Camden Fire Department and Philadelphia FD marine units were responding. CHECK BACK...

Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting during a robbery in Camden, authorities said. One of the suspects was shot and wounded during the struggle. according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Mihkael Greene, 19, and Nysar Streater,...

Authorities in Camden County say they have arrested two people in connection to the murder of an 18-year-old man in Camden over the weekend. According to Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay, 19-year-old Mihkael Greene and 21-year-old Nysar Streater, 21, both of Camden, have been charged with first-degree felony murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Yahmir Catoe, also of Camden.