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Person Shot in Bridgeton, Airlifted To Hospital: Police
A 35-year-old man was shot in Bridgeton on Saturday, April 5, authorities said.
After midnight, officers responded to the Ivy Square complex off of Cottage Avenue and found the man siting in a chair, being tended to by others, after sustaining a gunshot wound to the torso, Bridgeton police said.
First responders rendered aid to the man before he was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he has since been released, police said.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing, police said.
Two Killed In Camden Shooting: Prosecutor
Two people were killed in a double homicide on Camden on Saturday, March 29, authorities said.
At 10:54 p.m., Camden County police responded to a ShotSpotter activation at the 600 block of Elm Street and found Francisco Benavides, a 21-year-old Pennsauken resident, with gunshot wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.
Benavides was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said.
Luis Delgado, a 22-year-old Camden resident, was dropped off at the same hospital with g…
Fake ID Scheme, USPS Robberies, Bank Fraud: Penns Grove Man Learns Fate, Feds Say
A 25-year-old Salem County man was recently sentenced to more than 9 years in prison after he robbed two postal workers while committing bank fraud, authorities said.
From May 2018 through February 2020, Dezhon McCrae, a Penns Grove resident, was part of a scheme to obtain stolen checks from the mail and then use the checks to create counterfeit checks with the same routing and account numbers for deposit into area banks, U.S. Attorney John Giordano said, following his sentencing in Camden federal court.
McCrae's group posted advertisements on social media, seeking people who had bank …
Man Guilty Of Punching Woman Outside House Fire: Camden County Prosecutor
A 46-year-old Camden man was convicted on Thursday, March 19, of punching a woman outside a house fire in 2022, authorities said.
On Monday, June 20, 2022, Camden County police and the Camden Fire Department responded to a house fire on the 800 block of Elm Street, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodrigue said.
Upon arrival, officers saw White punch a 57-year-old Camden woman in the mouth with a closed fist, authorities said. The woman sustained a fractured jaw, authorities said.
White punched the woman over a baseless rumor she had …
Cops Cleared In Killing Of Najee Seabrooks, Popular Paterson Activist
A state grand jury has declined to file criminal charges against the Paterson police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks, a violence interventionist who was killed during a police standoff in March 2023, authorities said.
The grand jury’s March 17 2025, decision came after reviewing witness statements, video evidence, autopsy reports, and ballistics analysis, according to the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA).
Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson, was a former high school basketball star and dedicated violence interventionist with the Paterson Heal…
Gaithersburg Is The Most Diverse City In US, New Study Says: Here's Why
The US population is rapidly diversifying, with cities in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic at the forefront, according to a new study.
WalletHub released its 2025 ranking of the nation's Most Diverse Cities on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Three Maryland communities topped the list of 501 locations, which were evaluated based on socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household, and religious diversity.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 10.2 percent of Americans identified as multiracial in 2020, a sharp increase from just 2.9 percent in 2010.
"The most diverse cities demonstrate diversity in many …
Trio Sentenced For Murder Of Youth Football Coach At Middle School In Millville: Prosecutor
Three men received lengthy prison sentences on Friday, Jan. 10, for murdering a youth football coach after a practice in 2018.
Eugene Cosby, a 48-year-old Malaga resident, Will El-Bey, a 28-year-old Vineland resident and Clifton Bailey, a 33-year-old Camden resident were convicted for the murder of Joseph Jones, 37, last fall, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
On Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, Jones was shot 10 times in the parking lot of Lakeside Middle School in Millville, Webb-McRae said.
The three men and others traveled from the Carver Village Apartments in Vineland to t…
Missing: Police Seek Help Finding Manchester Woman, 26
The Manchester Township Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Kylie Taylor, a 26-year-old woman who was last heard from on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, during a phone call with her family.
Taylor was last seen in the area of Broadway in Camden, but since the phone call on Dec. 30, no successful contact has been made, and her current whereabouts remain unknown, police in Manchester said.
Taylor is described as a white female, approximately 5’9” tall and 130 pounds, with red and brown-colored hair.
Authorities have taken numerous investigative steps to locate Taylor, …
Drones Banned Over Another 9 NJ Towns: Here's Where
New Jersey skies are tightening up yet again. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has clipped the wings of drone operators in nine more towns, expanding its already hefty "No Drone Zone" list.
The FAA’s move, announced Monday, Dec. 30, comes in response to a spate of drone sightings near "critical New Jersey infrastructure," as previously reported by Daily Voice.
On Dec. 19, the FAA issued 22 Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR), barring drones from certain areas. Then, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, more were added.
Now, with the latest additions, the no-fly zone just got a whole lo…
Fugitive Caught In FL Shot Friend Outside Camden Restaurant, Police Say (NEW Details)
A fugitive arrested in Florida was accused of shooting a friend outside a Camden restaurant, leaving the victim with a wound near his spine, authorities said.
Edwin Facenda Suriel, 46, was wanted in connection with the Sunday, Nov. 17 incident at El Conuco, a restaurant on Marlton Avenue in Camden, according to a criminal complaint. Suriel was arrested in Haines City, Florida, on outstanding warrants on Monday, Dec. 9.
The complaint said Suriel and the victim started arguing inside the restaurant. Suriel was escorted out of the restaurant and the argument continued outsi…
