Cumberland County

Traffic was detoured off southbound Route 55 for a portion of the afternoon Wednesday after a tanker truck flipped on its side.  It happened in Sewell, near the intersection with Route 322.  No injuries were reported; the accident was cleaned up.

A 19 year old Millville man who was shot to death by a detective from Cape May County tried to run over officers with a vehicle before he was killed.  NJ.com reports that Jacob L. Servais was under investigation for a crime in Cape May County when he was shot …

There’s been another suicide at the Cumberland County Jail.  32 year old Gregory Kubiak of Vineland was found last weekend in the jail, and died four days later.  There have been multiple suicides at the Cumberland and Atlantic County jails, and an investigation is underway.

The head of the Cumberland County republican organization will run for the State Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Van Drew.  Michael Testa announced this week that he is running for the office that Van Drew is vacating to take a seat in Congress.  Testa has been active in arts …

A vehicle crashed into a movie theater at the Cumberland Mall Wednesday afternoon.  Vineland Police say the accident occurred shortly after 1:00pm Wednesday.  A car went over a curb, onto a walkway, and hit the theater.  There were no injuries.

The GOP is clearly in charge of the offshore communities.  There were six contested elections in Dennis, Middle, and Lower Townships combined and the Republican Party won all six of them.  There were two uncontested seats also captured by the republicans in Upper Township as well.

Two women were killed Sunday night during a two vehicle collision on Route 55 in Mantua Township.  New Jersey State Police say the women were killed when their vehicle ran off the roadway, collided with some trees, and re-entered the highway, striking another vehicle.  Police say neither driver was wearing …

One of the two men accused of killing a youth football coach in Cumberland County wants to be relocated to a South Jersey jail so he can work on his defense.  42 year old Eugene Cosby was in court Thursday and asked to be moved from Newark to be closer …

A 50 year old Vineland man accused of sexually assaulting two of his students at a Bridgeton school has been released pending his trial.  A judge ruled that Isaias Garza should be freed until his trial.  He is charged with first degree aggravated sexual assault for having criminal contact with …

The United States Coast Guard rescued three people who were stranded on a skiff in the Delaware Bay on Wednesday.  The boat ran aground in the bay near Egg Island Point in Cumberland County, during low tide.  Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City responded and all three were taken to …