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Fire Claims Life Amid Severe Hoarding Conditions In Burlington: Officials Fire Claims Life Amid Severe Hoarding Conditions In Burlington: Officials
Fire Claims Life Amid Severe Hoarding Conditions In Burlington: Officials A house fire claimed the life of one person on East Pennington Drive in Westampton Township, officials announced Sunday, Dec. 8. The Westampton Fire Department arrived at the blaze within three minutes after the fire broke out at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire throughout the residence, according to a release from Westampton Township Emergency Services. Severe hoarding conditions inside the home significantly hampered efforts to extinguish the flames and search for potential victims, officials said. Tragically, one person died…
DEVELOPING: Pedestrian Dies In Hit-And-Run On Route 130 In Willingboro, Prosecutors Say DEVELOPING: Pedestrian Dies In Hit-And-Run On Route 130 In Willingboro, Prosecutors Say
Developing: Pedestrian Dies In Hit-And-Run On Route 130 In Willingboro, Prosecutors Say Police were investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a man on Route 130 North in Willingboro, authorities said. The victim was discovered on Monday, Dec. 2 near The Grand Marketplace, just south of Veterans Parkway, a Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson said.  Investigators said they believe he was struck between 9 and 9:20 p.m. The vehicle's driver of the vehicle left the scene and no arrests have been made as of Tuesday, Dec. 3. The man's identity was being withheld as of press time. Anyone with details that could help the investigation should cal…
Family On 'Journey Of Bitter Healing' After Willingboro Mom, Daughter Killed In Home Invasion Family On 'Journey Of Bitter Healing' After Willingboro Mom, Daughter Killed In Home Invasion
Family On 'Journey Of Bitter Healing' After Willingboro Mom, Daughter Killed In Home Invasion A family was rallying for support after a Willingboro mother and daughter were shot and killed in a home invasion. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez. Police found their bodies in an upstairs bedroom of the Harrington Circle home on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Junior Edwards, 37, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, man and Catherine Nunez had an eight-year-old son together who was at the home during the killings but unharmed. The Nunez family said the b…
PA Dad Kills Young Son's Mother, Her Mother In Willingboro Home Invasion (UPDATE) PA Dad Kills Young Son's Mother, Her Mother In Willingboro Home Invasion (UPDATE)
PA Dad Kills Young Son's Mother, Her Mother In Willingboro Home Invasion (Update) A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder of the mother of his child and her mother in their New Jersey home this week, authorities said. Junior Edward, of Lansdowne (Delaware County), PA, smashed a first-floor window of the home on Harrington Circle in Willingboro, and shot Catherine Nunez, 33, with whom he shares an 8-year-old son, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54, around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs said. The women's bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom…
Riverton Man Sentenced For Deadly Stabbing At Mount Laurel Motel, Prosecutors Say Riverton Man Sentenced For Deadly Stabbing At Mount Laurel Motel, Prosecutors Say
Riverton Man Sentenced For Deadly Stabbing At Mount Laurel Motel, Prosecutors Say A Riverton man will spend up to two decades in prison for stabbing a man to death at a Mount Laurel motel, authorities said. Taylor Perkins, 30, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 25. He was found guilty in the death of 36-year-old Michael Jefferies of Mount Laurel. Mount Laurel police responded to a report of two men fighting at the Rodeway Inn on Route 73 at around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 20, 2023. Officers found Jefferies' body on the ground near a stairwell and&nbs…
Mugshot Released: Philadelphia Man Accused Of Wrapping Wife's Corpse In Plastic Captured In NJ Mugshot Released: Philadelphia Man Accused Of Wrapping Wife's Corpse In Plastic Captured In NJ
Mugshot Released: Philadelphia Man Accused Of Wrapping Wife's Corpse In Plastic Captured In NJ A mugshot of the Philadelphia man charged with abusing his wife's corpse has been shared with Daily Voice by authorities in New Jersey, where he was taken into custody. Vladimir Lushevskiy, 65, of the 9000 block of Diplomat Place, is facing charges of fugitive from justice and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose out of Westampton Township (Burlington County, court records show. Lushevskiy has also been charged with abuse of corpse in Philadelphia after it came to light that the body of his 61-year-old wife, Lola Karabaeva, was found wrapped in plastic inside a closet in their h…
Delran Man Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor Delran Man Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor
Delran Man Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor A 60-year-old Burlington County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Fillmore Apeadu, of Delran, was charged on Oct. 10 with one count of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (Third Degree), Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. During the execution of a search warrant at his Stewart Avenue home, multiple electronic devices were seized and will be examined by detectives from the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit. The investigation began after the Prosecutor’s Office received information from the National Center for Missing & Exploited…
Boy, 3, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver On Route 73 In Evesham: Police Boy, 3, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver On Route 73 In Evesham: Police
Boy, 3, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver On Route 73 In Evesham: Police A 3-year-old boy has died after being struck by an 81-year-old driver on a busy New Jersey roadway, police said. The Lindenwold boy was struck by a southbound Cherry Hill man on Route 73 at Holtec Drive around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Evesham, according to local police. Evesham police officers and firefighters immediately initiated life-saving efforts on the child, who was taken to Cooper Hospital.  Police later announced that the boy had died. The Cherry Hill driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Members of the Evesham Police Department’s T…
Man Convicted In Deadly Mount Holly Motel Stabbing Man Convicted In Deadly Mount Holly Motel Stabbing
Man Convicted In Deadly Mount Holly Motel Stabbing A 30-year-old man has been convicted in a deadly stabbing at a South Jersey motel. After deliberating for approximately five hours, a Superior Court jury last week found Taylor Perkins, of Riverton, guilty of manslaughter, eluding, theft by unlawful taking, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon in the April 20, 2023 stabbing in Mount Laurel, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Mount Laurel police were called to the Rodeway Inn on Route 73 in Mount Laurel around 10 a.m. on reports of a fight when they found the body of …
Willingboro Man Stabs Brother Dead During Fight At Family Home: Prosecutor Willingboro Man Stabs Brother Dead During Fight At Family Home: Prosecutor
Willingboro Man Stabs Brother Dead During Fight At Family Home: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Willingboro man has been charged in the stabbing death of his brother. Carl Agyemang stabbed his brother, Floyd Agyemang, 23, during an argument at their family's home on Hepburn Lane in Willingboro around 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Ian Bucs said. Floyd Agyemang was found by responding officers with a stab wound to his chest. He was rushed to Cooper University Hospital in Camden where he was pronounced dead that night. Carl Agyemang fled on foot, but was arrested in …
Child Porn Bust: Burlington Man Distributed Disturbing Images, Prosecutor Says Child Porn Bust: Burlington Man Distributed Disturbing Images, Prosecutor Says
Child Porn Bust: Burlington Man Distributed Disturbing Images, Prosecutor Says A 35-year-old Burlington County man has been charged on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Gregory Chesko, of Burlington, became the center of an investigation following a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children concerning his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation found that Chesko had sent multiple images and videos depicting child pornography from his phone using an instant messaging application, Bradshaw said. Child porn was found on his devices during the execution of a search warrant…
South Jersey Man Shared Child Pornography: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Shared Child Pornography: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Shared Child Pornography: Prosecutor A 48-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography, authorities said. Dominic Constantine, of Marlton, was taken into custody at his residence on Wednesday, July 3, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Evesham Township Police Chief Walt Miller. He was charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on a File Sharing Program (First Degree), Possession of CSAM with Intent to Distribute (First Degree), Distribution of CSAM (First Degree), and Possession of CSAM (Second Degree), they said. He wa…
South Jersey Man Caught With Child Porn: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Caught With Child Porn: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Caught With Child Porn: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Brandon Troughton, of Riverside Township, was charged with child endangerment "for knowingly possessing images depicting the sexual exploitation of a child," according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Troughton was taken into custody at his residence on Tuesday, July 2 and sent to the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, Bradshaw said on Friday, July 5. He was released after a first appearance in Superior Court, she said, adding that the case will no…
Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen
Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Jerome “Righteous" Roberts will have to see his 70th birthday before he can taste freedom again. A convicted killer who aimed to "flood the streets" of Trenton with a "motherlode" of heroin, Roberts, 53, was sentenced this week to what will be a minimum of 17 years in federal prison for his role in a drug ring that once dominated the capital city. Federal jurors had convicted Roberts, of Delran, of drug conspiracy following a three-week trial in Trenton in October 2021. U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner, in turn, sentenced the Bloods gang leader to a 245-month prison sentence t…
Willingboro Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting At Social Club Willingboro Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting At Social Club
Willingboro Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting At Social Club A 45-year-old man from Willingboro was killed in a drive-by shooting outside a social club, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at the Diamond Dogz social club in the first block of John F. Kennedy Way, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs. The investigation revealed that numerous people were outside when a dark-colored vehicle appeared in the roadway and crept along while a gunman fired multiple rounds toward the crowd from the vehicle, they said. Major…
Man Shot Dead Outside South Jersey Social Club Man Shot Dead Outside South Jersey Social Club
Man Shot Dead Outside South Jersey Social Club Police in South Jersey seek the public's help in identifying suspects from a fatal shooting outside a social club. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the Willingboro Township Police Department are investigating a the shooting that occurred Tuesday, May 21 at approximately 9:15 p.m. outside Diamond Dogz social club in the first block of John F. Kennedy Way in Willingboro.  The victim was an adult male who died at Virtua Willingboro Hospital, according to the prosecutor's office. Anyone with information that might be helpful to detectives is asked to call the Willingboro…
MURDER: South Jersey Man Charged With Strangling 73-Year-Old Wife, Prosecutor Says MURDER: South Jersey Man Charged With Strangling 73-Year-Old Wife, Prosecutor Says
Murder: South Jersey Man Charged With Strangling 73-Year-Old Wife, Prosecutor Says A Burlington County man has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, authorities announced. Police were called to Gerard and Linda Slavin’s East Camden Avenue apartment in the Moorestowne Woods Apartment Homes on Sunday, May 19, where they found Linda Slavin, 73, dead in the couple’s bedroom around 3 p.m., Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. An autopsy performed on Monday, May 20 by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood determined that Linda Slavin died from strangulation, Bradshaw said alongside Moorestown Township Public Safety Director Patrick J. Re…
FBI Takes Down Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Ring: 17 Arrested, 43 Pounds Of Drugs Seized: AG FBI Takes Down Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Ring: 17 Arrested, 43 Pounds Of Drugs Seized: AG
FBI Takes Down Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Ring: 17 Arrested, 43 Pounds Of Drugs Seized: AG A months-long investigation involving the FBI led to the arrest of 17 drug traffickers in the Philadelphia area and the seizure of illegal guns, drugs, and cash. Vincent Lofton, 60, one of the alleged heads of the trafficking network, was arrested, along with 16 other people at various locations after search warrants were executed Tuesday, April 9, Attorney General Michelle Henry, said. He was arraigned Wednesday and bail was set at $1 million. Investigators served more than a dozen search warrants at homes and on vehicles vehicles, and a financial institution. Others arrested include…
South Jersey Man Gets 28 Years State Prison For Double-Shooting South Jersey Man Gets 28 Years State Prison For Double-Shooting
South Jersey Man Gets 28 Years State Prison For Double-Shooting A 21-year-old Pemberton Township man was sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey State Prison for fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy and wounding a 17-year-old girl in Browns Mills, authorities said. Kai Johnson pleaded guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter (First Degree) and Attempted Murder (First Degree) in October 2023, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The sentence was handed down on Wednesday, March 27, she said. The investigation began Oct. 18, 2021 after officers from the Pemberton Township Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 1…
Appeals Court Orders New Murder Trial In Burlington County For Juror's Comment Appeals Court Orders New Murder Trial In Burlington County For Juror's Comment
Appeals Court Orders New Murder Trial In Burlington County For Juror's Comment "Regrettably agree." Those were the words that completely changed the direction of a Burlington County murder case dating back to 2017, giving the defendant an entirely new third trial. The comment made to the judge led a New Jersey Appeals Court to overturn the murder conviction for 28-year-old Douglas Lewis in the shooting death of 24-year-old Shaquille Williams. The jurors were being polled on the outcome of the conviction when Juror No. 7 made the remark, paperwork details. The trial court judge, however, never asked why the juror added the comment and should have, the Appeals Co…
South Jersey Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Children: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Children: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Children: Prosecutor A 50-year-old man from Burlington County has been sentenced to 21 years in New Jersey State Prison without parole for sexually assaulting children, authorities said. Ian Forrester, of Riverton, pleaded guilty last August to first-degree aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Forrester was sentenced on Feb. 26 in the Supreme Court in Mount Holly, the prosecutor said, adding he must serve the entire term before becoming eligible for release. The assaults occurred several years ago on more than one victim. Deta…
Tennis Coach Wrote Poems, Showed Nude Photos To Teen During Lesson In South Jersey: Cops Tennis Coach Wrote Poems, Showed Nude Photos To Teen During Lesson In South Jersey: Cops
Tennis Coach Wrote Poems, Showed Nude Photos To Teen During Lesson In South Jersey: Cops A 60-year-old tennis coach has been arrested after authorities said he showed naked photo of himself to a teen girl during lessons and placed poems and cards in her bag for nearly two years, police in South Jersey said. Ovidiu V. Dragos, 60, of Moorestown, showed the 15-year-old girl a nude photo of himself on his cell phone twice during group tennis lessons at the Cherry Hill Health and Racquet Club, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Dragos also placed numerous letters, cards, poems, and gifts in the victim’s tennis ba…
Three Shot In South Jersey Home Three Shot In South Jersey Home
Three Shot In South Jersey Home Police are investigating a triple shooting in South Jersey. Three people were shot in a home on Buttercup Lane in Willingboro Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8:15 p.m., Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Capt. Ian Bucs said. The victims were all men, and were taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden and are expected to survive. No arrests have been made. The names of the victims and further details are being withheld at this point of the investigation, which is being conducted by the Willingboro Township Police Departm…
Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 60-year-old man from Burlington County harassing Wawa employees was found to have fatally stabbed his wife, authorities said. Stanley Martin of Willingboro was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the death of 56-year-old Dierdra Martin, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said on Friday, Jan. 19. The investigation began just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 when officers from the Westampton Township Police Department were called to the Wawa convenience store on Springside Road for a report of a man threatening employees. The man, who was later iden…
Woman Convicted Of Killing Mother In Shared South Jersey Apartment: Prosecutor Woman Convicted Of Killing Mother In Shared South Jersey Apartment: Prosecutor
Woman Convicted Of Killing Mother In Shared South Jersey Apartment: Prosecutor A 27-year-old woman has been found guilty of killing her mom in 2019 in their shared South Jersey apartment, authorities said. Marisa Rivera was convicted of murder and two weapons offenses in the Sept. 6, 2019 killing of Denise DeNapoli, 56, in Mount Holly, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The ruling was handed down by Criminal Court Judge Terrence R. Cook, who conducted a bench trial at the defendant’s request. Sentencing was scheduled for March 8. DeNapoli's body was found in their apartment the morning of Sept. 6, 2019, by Mount Laurel police officers performi…
South Jersey Man Admits Threatening Neighbors With Racial Slurs: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Threatening Neighbors With Racial Slurs: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Threatening Neighbors With Racial Slurs: Prosecutor A 47-year-old man from Mount Laurel man has admitted harassing and using racial slurs against his neighbors while pleading guilty to a drug charge, authorities said. Edward C. Mathews, pleaded guilty to Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with Intent to Distribute, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The charges to which Mathews pleaded involve the mistreatment of five former neighbors. The drug offense was filed after numerous psilocin mushrooms, which are known for their hallucinogenic effect, were discovered during a search of his home, the prosecutor said.…
Driver Killed In Fiery Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Route 130 Burlington County Driver Killed In Fiery Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Route 130 Burlington County
Driver Killed In Fiery Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Route 130 Burlington County A motorist was killed in a wrong-way head-on collision in Willingboro, authorities said. Updated information shows the driver of the wrong-way vehicle was killed in the crash, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The crash occurred on Route 130 at approximately 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, according to the Prosecutor's Office.. The preliminary investigation revealed that a motorist in an SUV was traveling the wrong way along the 4200 block of the northbound lane and collided with a sedan, which then burst into flames.  A third car rear-ended the sedan. The driver…
South Jersey Man Sold Fake Health Supplements For $130K Online: Police South Jersey Man Sold Fake Health Supplements For $130K Online: Police
South Jersey Man Sold Fake Health Supplements For $130K Online: Police A 47-year-old South Jersey man is accused of selling fake health supplements online while pocketing more than $130,000, authorities said. Brad Snyder of Marlton was charged with counterfeiting, theft by deception and computer criminal activity, Evesham police said. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Evesham Police detectives, with the assistance of the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, executed a search warrant and arrest warrant in the 100 building of Woodhollow Drive, Marlton, and a separate search warrant at a public storage facility in the first block of Route 70 West, Marlton. …
PREDATOR STING: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says PREDATOR STING: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says
Predator Sting: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says A Pennsylvania man who arranged what he thought was sex with a pre-teen in a New Jersey hotel was instead seized by federal agents when he showed up, authorities said Wednesday. Louis Goldenberg, 41 of Philadelphia, "began interacting on a messaging application with an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece" last month, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Sept. 20. Goldenberg messaged the purported aunt, "continuously expressing interest in having sexual contact," the U.S. att…
South Jersey Man Found Guilty Of Killing Friend, Dog During Robbery South Jersey Man Found Guilty Of Killing Friend, Dog During Robbery
South Jersey Man Found Guilty Of Killing Friend, Dog During Robbery A Burlington County jury has found an Evesham man guilty of fatally stabing his friend and a dog during a robbery, authorities said. After deliberating for just over an hour, a jury returned guilty verdicts against Donovan G. Hollingsworth, 26, on charges of murder, robbery, cruelty to animals and weapons offenses. Sentencing is set for Oct. 27. Tom Pierson and his dog, Django, were stabbed dead by Donovan G. Hollingsworth, authorities said at the time.Burlington County Prosecutor's Office/Tom E. Pierson The investigation began the morning of Feb. 5, 2022, when officers from the Evesham…
School IT Coordinator Tried Arranging Sex With Student, 15: Burlington Prosecutor School IT Coordinator Tried Arranging Sex With Student, 15: Burlington Prosecutor
School IT Coordinator Tried Arranging Sex With Student, 15: Burlington Prosecutor A 34-year-old New Jersey school employee has been charged with trying to arrange sex with a 15-year-old student, authorities said. Christopher J. Perry, who worked as an information technology coordinator within the Pemberton Township School District, has been charged with attempted sexual assault, enticing a minor, and related offenses, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The female student's parents notified school officials after Perry contacted her through Snapchat, authorities said. A Burlington County Prosecutor's Office investigator continued texting Perry, who…