Heartbreaking news Friday coming from the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Someone is responsible for dumping the bodies of seven deceased, multi colored puppies next to the highway. The Prosecutor’s Office say the puppies were discovered Wednesday morning by a motorist near an entrance ramp in Vineland. An investigation is underway.
New Jersey now has over two million people fully vaccinated from coronavirus. Governor Murphy made the announcement on social media Friday afternoon, also saying that five million total vaccinations have been handed out. Today, Murphy gets vaccinated in Atlantic City.
One person is dead, and two others are injured following a shooting incident in Pleasantville on Thursday. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office reports that the shooting occurred Thursday afternoon in Linden Avenue. Killed in the shooting was 26 year old Maurice Hampton of Pleasantville. The suspect remains at large.
Middle Township Police have charged a 28 year old man with breaking into a home on Whippoorwill Lane and stealing two guns and some sports memorabilia. Police say Eric Osmundsen has been charged with the crime. The items that were stolen were recovered; Osmundsen was taken to the Cape May County Jail.
The United States Coast Guard rescued a kayaker who was in distress off the coast of Longport on Thursday. The Coast Guard says the man was rescued near Longport Dog Beach; he was clinging to the side of his vessel. The man was transported to Shore Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Middle Township Police have released the photo of a vehicle that may be connected to a stabbing incident on Cooks Beach Road early Thursday evening. Police say a 22 year old man was stabbed in the back; the suspects are described by police as an Hispanic male, and two Hispanic females. The vehicle connected to…