A murder suspect turned himself into police on Tuesday in Bridgeton. Police there say that Jose R. Rodriguez, was wanted for charges including murder since last week. The 30-year-old had his bail set at $1 million and was placed in the Cumberland County Jail. An investigation is on-going into the shooting that took place on…
A Lodi man pleads guilty in a $40.8 million mortgage fraud relating to properties in Wildwood Crest. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced that Charles Havath, of Lodi, plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The 33-year-old man faces the potential of 30-years in jail and…
A Millville woman was charged with stealing a motorized wheelchair on Tuesday afternoon. Christine Cameron was found by police with the wheelchair near High and Foundry streets. According to police, Cameron told police that she took the wheelchair to go shopping. Allegedly there were some problems between the neighbor and Cameron in the past. She…
The latest polling data shows that Gov. Chris Christie is not popular with the voters of New Jersey. The newest Public Policy Poll says that 53 percent of those surveyed disapprove of the job done by Christie, while 43 percent approve. These numbers show a sharp decrease from January, when Christie had positive approval numbers…
Vineland Police say a masked robber took the entire cash register at a Crown Fried Chicken location in the city. Police said the incident took place on Tuesday evening at the location on East Landis Ave. The robber initially asked for money from the attendant, but grabbed the register shortly after the demand. To this…
A bear was spotted in South Jersey, according to a new report. The News of Cumberland County reports that a Millville woman said she saw the beach outside of her home on Cedar St. According to the report, Beverly Steward, said the beach went out of sight into a wooded area near her home. The…
Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was hung in Trenton on Wednesday. That is, a new commissioned portrait of the ex-governor was hung in the governor’s outer office today. Corzine’s portrait now hangs along side portraits of other governors, including Richard Cokey and Christie Whitman.
A combination of materials caused a Haz-Mat team to respond in Lower Township on Wednesday. Authorities were notified about the incident around 8:15 a.m. Lower Township Police say that the items mixed together inside of a garbage truck and created smoke. Officials were able to get the chemicals separated and there were no injuries reported.
Middle Township is still waiting to hear on red light cameras. The state is taking extra time to look at the data from other municipalities using the program throughout the state to decide whether it is a good plan to expand. Middle Township has already put in its application and will continue to hold and…
Fulfilling his promise to South Jersey veterans, U.S. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo delivered thousands of signed petitions from South Jersey residents in support of additional local healthcare services for area veterans to the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Assistant Secretary Joan Mooney. LoBiondo accepted the petitions on July 9th at the Somers Point American…