Cumberland County

A 32-year-old Millville man died Wednesday after his car crashed and burst into flames. NJ.com reports that the crash occurred around 6:52 p.m. Wednesday, when the man’s car hit a tree on the 400 block of Hogbin Road and burst into flames. The man, whose identity has not been released, …

On Monday demolition of the former Newcomb Hospital in Vineland began as the first step to a massive renovation project. Most of the old hospital will be leveled but some portions will be renovated and joined with new construction to create an assisted and independent-living facility for seniors, veterans and …

On Monday Vineland officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking for their $18 million Landis Square development project at the corner of Landis and East Avenues. The actual construction of the project will not begin for about two years and will take another year to complete. Plans call for construction of 71 …

A 50 year old man who used to work at the South Woods State Prison as a corrections officer has been indicted on allegations that he repeatedly sexually abused a child.  Richard Briggs of Williamstown allegedly abused the child on various dates in Hopewell Township.  The assaults allegedly occurred back …

On Sunday morning the clerk at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Vineland was held up by a gunman who escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Vineland police responded to the hotel on Landis Avenue, just west of Route 55, at about 2 a.m. Sunday. The robbery suspect first …

A robbery has shut down Cumberland County College Friday morning.  WPVI-TV reports that someone robbed a Subway Restaurant at the college and the college was shut down as a precaution.  The college sent out a notification saying the campus is in lock down, and advised students to stay put, and …

A 34 year-old Pennsylvania man will appear in Superior Court on Friday to face charges he murdered another Pennsylvania resident at a Vineland hotel. Larry John Pulcine Jr. is accused of shooting 33 year-old Ivan Strayer III multiple times earlier this week. Strayer’s body was found early Tuesday morning at …

A Vineland man was busted for running a pot farm. Police there say they acted on a tip and found plants growing higher than the privacy fence that went around the property. Radames Gonzalez Ruiz was arrested by police. Authorities say they found packaging materials, a large digital scale, and …

A branch of Cape Bank in Cumberland County was robbed on Tuesday.  Details remain sketchy, but a robbery was reported at the Cape Bank branch on Route 77 in Upper Deerfield on Tuesday.  State Police responded; no word yet on how much money was taken or if the bandit got …

A 17 year-old Bridgeton youth was arrested on Sunday and charged in the fatal shooting of Davonte Lee last week. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s office announced that The U.S. Marshalls Service in Millville apprehended the teenager, who was charged with homicide and related offenses.  Lee, 21, was shot on Friday …