Vineland police report that a 25 year-old man allegedly punched a mother of two in the face and tried to carjack her with her two children in the car. The 35 year-old woman was stopped at a traffic light at 4th Street and Landis Avenue on March 28 shortly after noon with her children, ages…
The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police are investigating the “in-custody, non-shooting” death of an 32-year-old Vineland man Tuesday morning after his arrest on the 100 block of Grape Street. Several witnesses at the scene claim that the man, identified as Phillip White, was severely beaten by two Vineland police officers. The…
A suspect was arrested by police in Vineland and died in transport to the hospital. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident. Police were called for a disorderly person’s offense. Witnesses at the scene say that the officers were rough with Phillip White, who was arrested at a home on the 100 block…
A man accused of killing a 9 week old baby was arraigned on Tuesday on charges including murder. Manuel Mikes is the step father of the victim of the murder; the infant’s death has been ruled a homicide by the New Jersey Medical Examiner’s Office. Police say there was blunt force trauma to the baby’s…
Sun National Bank is making more changes in the area. It is selling its Hammonton location to Cape Bank and will consolidating others to cut down the amount it has in the region. The Brigantine location will be merged with Atlantic City. The Bridgeton branch will be merged with Millville. It also recently sold off…
Cape May County continues to lose people in the latest census data. New information released this week shows the county lost about 500 people from 2013 to 2014. The new estimate puts the county at 95,344 overall. Atlantic County lost 958 people year to year and comes in at 275,209. Meanwhile, Cumberland County added 236…
Vineland Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who robbed a Family Dollar store on Main Road Thursday night. The Vineland Daily Journal reports that the robbery occurred at about 9:45 p.m. as one suspect brandished what appeared to be a handgun at a female employee. The suspects are dressed in all black,…
A woman that was arrested on Friday was found dead inside of her jail cell on Sunday morning. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death of Alissa Allen, who was booked by Millville Police on Friday following a traffic stop when she was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and not wearing a…
Vineland police arrested a homeless man on Wednesday after he apparently spent the night in the computer lab at Cumberland County College. Adonai Velasquez was found by a maintenance worker at about 5 a.m. beneath a desk, and said he was working on his homework. Velasquez, 23, whose last known address was in Pleasantville, was arrested and charged with…
A used car dealer is alleged to have among other things, failed to disclose prior motor vehicle damage or prior fleet use of motor vehicles to consumers, and failed to honor warranties. The New Jersey Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against AutoSource Group, LLC, a used car dealership located in Vineland. The complaint…