Bridgeton

The Bridgeton Police Department are mourning the passing of Sgt. Christopher L. Blackburn who died in a one-vehicle accident while off duty in Pittsgrove Township early Saturday morning. The accident is being investigated by the New Jersey State Police. Sgt. Blackburn, 38, a graduate of Rowan University, was a 12-year …

Bridgeton police and the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the shooting death of a 44-year-old man during a home invasion at his residence in the 200 block of South Ave. Monday night in addition to two similar robberies one occurring just prior to the shooting and another Sunday night. …

On Sunday afternoon a 46 year-old Bridgeton man was struck by a vehicle while crossing Washington Street between North Pearl and North Laurel Streets. Jorge Morales-Martinez was taken to Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. after the accident with serious injuries. Morales-Martinez was hit by a car driven by 88 year-old …

Three shootings are being investigated in Bridgeton from over this past weekend. Police there say they are looking into the incidents as possible being related. No arrests have yet been made in any of the shootings but there are suspects being looked as an investigation continues. Two were injured, one …

A 42 year-old Bridgeton man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle late Saturday night. NBC-40 reports that a vehicle traveling north on North Pearl Street just after 12:30 Sunday morning struck the victim. He was flown to Cooper Hospital in critical condition. Police have not released …

A Bridgeton man who allegedly caused the drug-induced death of a woman at a crack house in February 2002 has been granted a new trial. Last week a three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of Superior Court ruled in favor of 56 year-old Kenneth Ransome, who is serving a life …

A fire struck a Bridgeton home at about 1 a.m. Wednesday morning. NBC-40 reports that part of the top floor of a home was engulfed in flames on the unit block of East Avenue. Authorities have not reported any injuries, nor the cause of the fire as they continue to …

A man who was previously jailed in the death of school child has now been charged with sexual contact with a minor. Peter R. Henriques is facing the charges that include criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child. Bridgeton Police say the man has been placed in …

How far will $1 get you with a prostitute? It apparently angered one in Bridgeton on Wednesday. Police say Pablo L. Miranda claimed to police a woman broke into his house and pushed his air conditioner out of the window to get in. Magaly Maduro, the women in question, claims …

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday for an armed robbery at the Bridgeton Deli on July 29th. Police used surveillance video to help them identify 19 year-old Darquan Lee and 39 year-old Dwayne Starks, who are also suspected in several commercial robberies and a stolen car. Starks was also charged …