On Tuesday morning there were two separate motor vehicle accidents on the northbound Garden State Parkway that led to commuter delays. The first crash involved a rollover by a Mercury Villager after it collided with a Honda Accord at about 7:30 a.m. at mile marker 17.9. One of the passengers was ejected and the Press…
N.J. State Police report that a school bus and a fuel truck collided on the Garden State Parkway northbound near Exit 17 at about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. No children were reported injured, but the driver of the fuel truck was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center trauma unit with serious injuries. A second school bus was…
Police have released the victim’s name in a shooting that occurred in Pleasantville on Sunday afternoon. Equallie Bumpass, a 36 year-old resident of Pleasantville, was found shot in the head and shoulder in the 300 block of East Greenfield Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Police are still looking for a suspect in the case,…
With the heightened awareness of the effect of concussions in sports, a new concussion facility will be opening up this week at the Cape Regional Medical Center. The Concussion Care Center will open to the public this Wednesday. Open houses will be held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings to showcase the new facilities and hold informational sessions.…
Bridgeton Police report that two men were shot at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 100 block of Cottage Avenue. The gunshot wounds were not life-threatening. No suspects have been identified according to authorities. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 856-451-0033 or CrimeStoppers at 856-455-5550.
Do not be alarmed on Tuesday morning if you hear sirens coming from the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant. The facility will be testing it’s emergency sirens at about 10 a.m. as part of their twice-a-year safety drill. The sirens are used to notify residents near the nation’s oldest operating nuclear plant to tune into…
Monday, November 30th is the final day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. This year was relatively quiet as there were no hurricane landfalls along the East Coast, although tropical storms affected the coasts of Texas and the Carolinas. The largest storm of the season was Hurricane Joaquin in October, which achieved Category 5 status, but never threatened the eastern…
A father of three died after being shot in Pleasantville on Sunday. The victim, whose identity was not released, was shot in the head and shoulder at about 1:40 p.m. on Greenfield Avenue in Pleasantville. He was rushed to a local hospital where he died of his injuries. A neighbor reported the shooting after hearing…
Local law enforcement is going to host a forum on use-of-force incidents and how it related to police involved shootings. The presentation will provide the public with information on the state’s procedures regarding police officer-involved shootings as set forth by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Supplemental Directive 2006-5 amended July of this…
Gas prices dropped two cents heading into the holiday weekend. The latest gas watch by AAA Mid-Atlantic put the average for a gallon of gas at $1.94 per gallon, which is two cents better than a week ago. If there isn’t anything out of the ordinary, prices should continue to drop in the coming weeks…