A large fight had to be broken up at the Hamilton Mall on Saturday. Police were called around 6:30 p.m. for the report of up to 30 people involved in a brawl. While police responded, there was reports of shots fired, but that was found to be untrue. A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested for disorderly…
A threat was made on Twitter about a local elementary school. The Hamilton Township Police Department reports that on Monday morning they received reports of threats being made on the Joseph Shaner Elementary School. The tweets threatened violence against the school. Police responded to the school and secured the area. Police searched the school and…
Hamilton Township Police were called the Walmart parking lot in the community for the report of two individuals dealing drugs out of a vehicle. Upon arrival the vehicle and the two males were located. Investigation revealed that Robert Strong, age 24, of Egg Harbor City, and Steven Mack, age 23, of Mays Landing were dealing…
The trial of a Mays Landing man accused of drunk driving begins on Monday. William Liepe, 61, faces multiple charges, including vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a third-grader and paralyzed the boy’s best friend in April of 2011. Liepe faces 10 to 30 years in jail on the aggravated manslaughter charge alone, in addition…
Hamilton Township Police say they had an accident in their community on Thursday, caused the snowy conditions. Andrew N. Silipigni, 38 year old from Egg Harbor City, was operating a red 1999 Ford F-350 on Cologne Avenue northbound near Lombard Street. The vehicle crossed over the southbound lane of Cologne Avenue and continued off the…
The Township of Hamilton Police Department is actively looking for a suspect in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred at Jonesy’s Bar and Lounge on February 21. The suspect has been identified as Chineta Watson, 37/F of Millville. A warrant has been issued for her arrest. Anyone with information on her whereabouts, or information…
The Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to 4109 West Jersey Avenue for a report of a structure fire on Monday morning. Resident Thomas Sear told officers he was awakened by the sound of his smoke alarm. Upon seeing smoke in the living room and hearing a crackling sound in the wall near a wood burning stove,…
A 27 year-old woman crashed her car into a tree early Wednesday morning and escaped serious injury. Hamilton Township police said Carmella Roberson drove her Nissan Sentra off Cologne Ave. near Paddock Street, and struck a tree around 4:45 a.m. Rescuers from the Cologne Volunteer Fire Co. and the Hamilton Township Rescue Squad had to…
An investigation that began on Feb. 2 into a residential burglary has a suspect in Hamilton Township. During the investigation a suspect was identified as Bryan Mastrangelo, age 27, of Hammonton. One of the guns and some of the jewelry was recovered and returned to the victims. Bail was set at $35,000. Mastrangelo was placed…
A Hamilton Township man was booked on possession of a loaded handgun. Police responded Saturday to the report of a man who pulled a knife during a dispute at the Cologne Gardens Apartments. The accused, Darrell Spencer, age 34, of Mays Landing, discarded a backpack before running across Rt. 322 as officers approached. He was…