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Tardio promoted to police lieutenant
At the Nov. 10 borough council meeting, the room was filled with police officers, family and friends as the mayor and council promoted Sgt. Michael Tardio to lieutenant. Before the ceremony began, he was introduced to the audience by Police Chief James Arnold Jr., who spoke of Tardio’s 22 years of dedicated service to the borough.
Courier Post
Camden man arrested after fatal Trenton shooting
A Camden resident shot a man in Trenton, then was arrested as he tried to flee via the River LINE, police allege. Leon DeShields III, 43, is accused of shooting a Monmouth County man on the 300 block of East State Street at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The victim was Anthony "Junebug" Harden, 41, of Allentown. Following the shooting, a witness saw DeShields head to the nearby stop of the River LINE, which runs from Trenton to Camden, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. Burlington City: Shooting kills man, wounds two youths DeShields was arrested near the station by NJ Transit and Trenton police officers. He allegedly had a gun in his possession, the statement said. DeShields initially was charged with attempted murder as the victim at that time was hospitalized in extremely critical condition. Harden died early on Nov. 11, the statement said. The prosecutor's office said it will seek continued detention for DeShields, who also is charged with weapons offenses. The charges are allegations. DeShields has not been convicted in the case. The investigation is ongoing. Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times