A local man was one of 28 defendants charges with child porn possession. Juan Carlos Alvarez was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the possession. The state’s attorney general’s office announced he pleaded guilty on Aug. 4 to second-degree distribution of child pornography and third-degree possession of more than 100 files of child pornography…
A new report says Egg Harbor Township’s police chief is set to retire. Shorenewstoday.com reports that Michael Morris has filed his resignation papers to the township as he is set to retire from a 27-year career in law enforcement. The resignation would be effective Feb. 1. Morris was first hired in 1987 and worked his…
Police responded to a motor vehicle accident in Egg Harbor Township on Saturday. A 2011 Toyota Avalon operated by Helene Goldman, 76 years of age of Egg Harbor Township, was attempting to exit Village Grande onto Mill Road when it is believed she suffered a medical issue and lost control of her vehicle. The vehicle continued…
Have a court date in Egg Harbor Township? A new metal detector have been implemented at the courthouse there and all who enter will be screened first. The state mandated the additional security measure be put in place. Officials are asking anyone who is coming to the court to arrive a little earlier to allow…
Police say a fatal accident took place in Egg Harbor Township on Spruce Avenue south of Main Avenue on Thanksgiving. A 2000 Porsche Boxster operated by Anthony Ponzio, 62 years of age of Egg Harbor Township, was traveling South on Spruce Avenue when he failed to negotiate the curve, left the roadway and struck a…
A Pleasantville man was charged with making threats to harm children at school. The Wonder Years Day Care Center on Ocean Heights Avenue in Egg Harbor Township told police they received the call about the threats. Arrested was Matthew Poole, 31 years of age from Pleasantville, who was charged with Terroristic Threats and Causing a False…
Police say a program to collect unwanted prescription drugs has been very successful in Egg Harbor Township. Police there say in the first two weeks since the box was implemented this month to take donations, 54 pounds of prescription medication has been collected. The box has been emptied twice in the past two weeks.
Police are seeking the public’s help in a commercial burglary in Egg Harbor Township. The incident took place at an Ace Hardware Store in the Bargaintown section of the township. The suspect(s) disabled the building’s alarm system, made forcible entry to the building, damaged several items inside the building and were able to make entry…
A pedestrian was hit in Egg Harbor Township and police are investigating. The pedestrian, Laina Bradford (56 years of age from Egg Harbor Township), was struck by a vehicle travelling east on Delilah Road as she was attempting to cross the road on Friday. The vehicle is described as a black or dark colored vehicle with a…
Police say they have issued a warrant to arrest a shoplifting suspect in four different incidents in the town. The incidents took place on October 4, 6, 8 and 28th at the Shoprite store in the English Creek Shopping Center, in the Cardiff section of the township. The suspect has been identified as Moses Lopez, 41…