CRIME & SAFETY
Motorcyclist killed in crash with N.J. trooper identified
State authorities on Friday said a 65-year-old Toms River man was killed earlier this month when his motorcycle collided with a State Police patrol vehicle. The motorcyclist, Frank Lando, Jr., was rushed from the scene of the April 9 crash to Virtua Mount Holly Hospital, where he was pronounced dead an hour later.
Fire closes NJ mall for weekend
A fire has closed a South Jersey mall for the entire weekend. Firefighters could be seen working on the roof of the Voorhees Town Center as light smoke rose around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Voorhees firefighters arrived to the mall around 5:30 p.m., the Voorhees Fire Department said on its Facebook...
Fred Neulander Cherry Hill Rabbi Dies In Prison
Neulander, 82, was observed unresponsive by correctional officers inside a prison infirmary unit on Wednesday, April 17, according to NBCPhiladelphia.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Prison officials have not released a cause of death, however, he was listed as "deceased" on the state's Department of Corrections website. Neulander — the founding...
Man shot to death at South Jersey townhouse complex, cops say
A man was shot to death at a South Jersey townhouse on Tuesday night, officials said. The shooting happened at the La Cascata townhouses in Gloucester Township shortly before 5:30 p.m., the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. Officers were responding to report of a shooting...
N.J. doctor accused of groping 6 patients during exams gets license revoked
A New Jersey cardiologist accused by six women of groping and fondling them during medical exams has had his medical license revoked by the state Board of Medical Examiners in a case that took nearly a decade to resolve, officials said Friday. John Strobeck entered a consent order with the...
Independent pathologist says N.J. man’s death inside ambulance was homicide: Report
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The results of an independent autopsy surrounding a New Jersey man’s death run counter to what authorities have said, NJ.com reported. Noted forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, at the behest of the man’s family, suggests that Jameek Lowery, who died in an ambulance after walking into a police station, was killed.
PHOTOS: Accident Involving School Bus on Rt. 70; 4 Injured
Emergency personnel are on scene of an accident involving a school bus at the intersection of Ridgeway and Rt. 70. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, at approximately 06:40am officers of the Manchester Township Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of State Highway 70 and County Road 571 for the report of a school bus and commercial van crash.
Pedestrian stuck and killed in Cherry Hill, cops say
A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Cherry Hill on Thursday night, officials said. The man was hit by a southbound vehicle as he crossed Kings Highway south of Chapel Avenue at about 9 p.m., Cherry Hill police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver stopped...
New Jersey longshoreman sentenced to over two years in prison for evading taxes
A New Jersey man was sentenced yesterday to 29 months in prison for evading taxes and not filing income tax returns. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Jonathan Michael worked as a crane mechanic in the machine shop at the Port Newark Container Terminal. In 2014, after decades of filing tax returns and paying his taxes, Michael gave his employer a fraudulent IRS Form W-4, Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate, that claimed he was exempt from any federal income tax withholding. From 2014 through 2021, Michael did not file tax returns or pay any tax, even though he earned over $2.5 million in wages.
Police investigate attempted child luring in Cumberland Co.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating reports of attempted child luring in Southampton Township. Police received report on Tuesday at approximately 4:00 p.m. that a suspect in a black Dodge Challenger attempted to lure a child into his vehicle in the 200 block of Neil Road.
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