Cumberland County

Cumberland County now has its first coronavirus case.  The first case is a 35 year old woman who remains in isolation; no other details have been made available.  312 new cases were announced in New Jersey on Thursday.

21 year old Leroy Frazier III was sentenced to 42 years in prison for his role in the stray bullet killing of 9 year old Jennifer Trejo in Bridgeton.  Trejo was shot and killed by a stray bullet; Frazier is one of four individuals to be sentenced for the crime.  …

A Bridgeton woman has copped a plea deal in connection with the death of a pedestrian.  25 year old Karen Garcia  was in court last week and she will be sentenced on a lesser charge.  Garcia struck and killed 68 year old Nykola Kudla last August.

Democrats from Cumberland County have put their support behind Brigid Harrison’s attempts to secure her party’s nomination in this year’s congressional race.  The democrats want to reclaim the seat that belongs to Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who bolted the democratic party for the republican party.

A big fire Thursday night destroyed an auto body shop in Cumberland County.  NBC10 reports the fire started at Hyman Automotive in Fairfield Township and resulted in the roof caving in on the building.  No injuries have yet to be reported.

New Jersey State Police say a car that belonged to a man who’s remains were found last month in Cumberland County was found in the Manumuskin River in Maurice River Township.  A car belonging to 41 year old Quanyaves Lindsay of Egg Harbor City was found in the river this …

35 year old Terry Davis of Bridgeton has been arrested and charged with committing a lewd act inside his car while parked outside of a Peebles store in Deerfield Township, Cumberland County.  State Police say social media tips led to Davis’ arrest this week.  Davis surrendered at a State Police …

New Jersey State Police have released a surveillance video of a man who performed a lewd act at a parking lot outside of the Peebles Department Store located in Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County.  Police say on January 1st, the man followed a woman in to the store, left without …

A Cumberland County festival that experienced a tragedy last year will not be held in 2020.  Organizers of the Deerfield Harvest Festival say the event is being scrubbed this year.  You may remember a little girl was killed at the festival last year on an amusement ride.

30 year old Kathleen Ayala has been charged with killing a man at a Cumberland County mobile home park by using nail clippers.  NJ.com reports that Ayala allegedly killed 35 year old Axel Torres after a fight that resulted in Torres leaving the home that they shared.  The incident occurred …