The former head of the Republican party in Cumberland County is now in jail. Robert Greco was unable to pay back around $140,000 he took from a senior citizens home that he worked at and was order to serve jail time as a result. Greco is the owner of the East Creek Manor Rehabilitation Center…
A number of local communities will have body cameras on their police department soon. Nine municipalities and the sheriff’s department in Cape May County all received awards by the state’s Attorney General for body cameras. The biggest awards went to Middle Township (48), Lower Township (46), and Wildwood (39). Bridgeton, Millville, and Vineland all got…
The vacant JC Penny building at the Cumberland Mall will get a new tenant in 2016. Dick’s Sporting Goods announced that it will move into the large department store that closed earlier this year. The building is 50,000 square feet large. Currently there is a Dick’s Sporting Goods store nearby the mall, at Union Lake…
Cumberland County authorities have a warning for heroin users. A potentially deadly drug has been found on the street in it’s purest form. Last week investigators found a baggie of pure fentanyl, a synthetic opiate that is often used to cut heroin or cocaine. Fentanyl can be fatal if used in it’s pure form. The…
A man was shouted “God Bless America” in only his boxers, while dancing in the roadway. Vineland Police say that they found Christopher Rollings wearing only green boxers dancing in the roadway of the 2000 block of East Chestnut Ave. on Dec. 4. Authorities believe the man was under the influence of a controlled dangerous…
A missing Vineland woman has been found. A 22-year-old woman walked away from her supervised group home in the 800 block of E. Elmer St. in Nov. 16. Marielle Schafer was located unharmed on Wednesday in Jersey City. Vineland Police thanked the public for assisting in the discovery.
The former leader of the Cumberland County Republican Party needs to pay back almost $149,000 in money or he could go to jail. Robert Greco plead guilty to stealing money from the East Creek Manor Rehabilitation Center in Cape May County back in June. Greco was in court this week and it was determined he…
A 49 year-old man from Pittsgrove lost his life in a traffic accident Wednesday morning in Vineland. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the crash occurred at about 11:20 a.m. on W. Garden Road at the Route 55 overpass. A car driven by John Burbank, the victim, was struck by an SUV driven by Brittany Byer,…
A 29-year-old Bridgeton man is dead following a shooting in the city. Bridgeton Police heard shots fired in the area of Colfax St. on Tuesday around 9:37 p.m. The victim provided a limited description of the suspected shooter. The victim was treated at the scene and taken to Cooper Medical Center before succumbing to his…
A 22-year-old woman walked away from a supervised group home and hasn’t been seen since Nov. 16. Vineland Police say they are seeking the public’s assistance in finding Marielle Schafer. The home was located at S. Myrtle St. and Cherry St. She is described as 5’4″ and weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and eyes.…