Pair Arrested In Bank Robbery In South Jersey: Prosecutor Pair Arrested In Bank Robbery In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Pair Arrested In Bank Robbery In South Jersey: Prosecutor Two men have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Cherry Hill, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, at approximately 2:40 p.m., a man later identified as Cory Amerman, 32, of Marlton, entered the PNC Bank at 803 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief Robert Kempf. Amerman passed a note demanding money, in which he was provided, and he then fled the bank, they said. During the investigation, Cherry Hill Police Detectives and Camden County Police Officers were able to lo…
Man Stabbed In Chest After Suspect Refuses To Leave Party In South Jersey: Police Man Stabbed In Chest After Suspect Refuses To Leave Party In South Jersey: Police
Man Stabbed In Chest After Suspect Refuses To Leave Party In South Jersey: Police A man who refused to leave a party stabbed another man in the chest, authorities said. The clash occurred on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1:05 a.m. at 500 Whirney Ave. in Glassboro, police said. A suspect, Jahee Nixon, was immediately taken into custody.  Nixon reportedly was asked to leave the party for "making multiple females feel uncomfortable," police said. He stabbed a victim in the arm and chest, police said. The victim was taken to Cooper Hospital to be treated for his injuries.  Nixon was taken to lnspira Hospital for minor injuries and was then processed, charged and lodged at …
Downed Utility Pole Shuts Gloucester County Roadway Downed Utility Pole Shuts Gloucester County Roadway
Downed Utility Pole Shuts Gloucester County Roadway A rush-hour crash and downed utility pole has shut down a major Gloucester County road for several hours. The crash occurred on Route 47 in Glassboro at about 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 and the road remained closed as of 1:10 p.m., according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.  The pole was down across all lanes near Route 553 (Woodbury Avenue), 511nj.org reported.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
5 Charged After Rowdy Party Rattles South Jersey Town 5 Charged After Rowdy Party Rattles South Jersey Town
5 Charged After Rowdy Party Rattles South Jersey Town Five people including a homeowner were charged in connection with a raucous party attended by hundreds in a Gloucester County town. Glassboro Police responded to a residence on the 200 block of Dickinson Road around 10 p.m. on Aug. 5 for a report of a large, noisy party, police said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Police found a few hundred partiers, loud music and illegally parked cars, they said. When police tried to break up the crowd, partiers became unruly and ignored orders to leave, police said. Attendees gathered in the street, took items from neighbors’ yards and continued blaring music, p…
Funeral Services Announced For Slain South Jersey Police Officer Funeral Services Announced For Slain South Jersey Police Officer
Funeral Services Announced For Slain South Jersey Police Officer Funeral services were announced for Deptford Police Officer Robert J. “Bobby” Shisler, 27, who died Sunday, May.7 as a result of a gunshot wound in March. Shisler’s service is scheduled for noon on May 17 at Rowan University’s Pfleeger Concert Hall in Glassboro.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend a pass and reflection from 9 a.m. to noon that day at the same hall at 201 Mullica Hill Road. The burial is private. Shisler is survived by his mother, Tracy; father, Robert; brother, Tyler; and sister, Ashley; grandparents, godparents and others, according to his obituary. The 20…
South Jersey Man, 62, Killed Striking Utility Pole, Flipping South Jersey Man, 62, Killed Striking Utility Pole, Flipping
South Jersey Man, 62, Killed Striking Utility Pole, Flipping A 62-year-old driver died after striking a utility pole and overturning in Gloucester County, authorities said. The man from Glassboro was driving a Toyota Camry westbound on the 200 block of East High Street/Route 322 when he lost control at 4:06 p.m. on Monday, May 1, Glassboro police said. The car ran off the roadway to the right, struck the utility pole and overturned, police said. The driver was pronounced dead after being flown to Cooper Hospital.  If anyone witnessed this crash or has any information, please contact Crash Investigator Cpl. Derek Walton #9110 of the Glass…
Car Thief With Bullets Found In Meadowlands Motel: PD Car Thief With Bullets Found In Meadowlands Motel: PD
Car Thief With Bullets Found In Meadowlands Motel: PD A woman driving a car stolen out of Newark was found with several handgun bullets inside of a Secaucus motel Monday morning, April 24, authorities said. A Secaucus officer was patrolling near the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway around 7:35 a.m., when he "randomly" accessed the registration of an unoccupied Kia Forte that was parked, but running in the parking lot, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The car had been stolen out of Newark in April 2003, and the driver — Doniesha Coar, 27 of Glassboro — was found inside the motel, Miller said. During a search of her jacket, Coa…
Shooting Investigated Near Rowan University Campus Shooting Investigated Near Rowan University Campus
Shooting Investigated Near Rowan University Campus Police are investigating a shooting that took place Sunday night near the Rowan University campus. The school issued an advisory at about 7:30 p.m. stating: “Please avoid the area of Church and Wilmer Streets while Glassboro Police are investigating a shots fired call that occurred OFF CAMPUS.” No students were involved in the incident or another Glassboro shooting that occurred more than a mile from campus on April 13.
2nd Arrest Made In Fatal Apartment House Shooting In South Jersey 2nd Arrest Made In Fatal Apartment House Shooting In South Jersey
2nd Arrest Made In Fatal Apartment House Shooting In South Jersey A 22-year-old man from South Jersey has become the second person charged in the fatal shooting of a tenant in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Gregory Berry, of Glassboro, was charged with murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. Berry was taken into custody Thursday, April 13 at a residence in West Deptford by the U.S Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was being held  in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly. The investiga…
Inmate Jailed For South Jersey Killing Dies Inmate Jailed For South Jersey Killing Dies
Inmate Jailed For South Jersey Killing Dies An 81-year-old South Jersey man sentenced to 12 years in state prison in December for killing his wife has died, a state prison spokeswoman said. Stanley C. Wilson of Glassboro died on Feb. 23 at Cooper University Hospital, where he was transferred from South Woods State Prison after an illness, according to Amy Quinn of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Wilson was indicted for first-degree murder in the 2020 killing of his wife, Sarah Wilson, 76, who died of blunt force trauma to the chest. Wilson pleaded guilty in October 2022 to an amended charge of first-degree aggravated mansl…
Tornado Watches, Warnings Issued Across Parts Of NJ Tornado Watches, Warnings Issued Across Parts Of NJ
Tornado Watches, Warnings Issued Across Parts Of NJ Several parts of New Jersey were under tornado watches and warnings, as per the National Weather Service on Saturday, April 1. Burlington and Mercer counties were under a tornado warning until 7:15 p.m., while parts of Browns Mills, Fort Dix, Hamilton Square, Marlton, West Freehold and White Horse were under the warning until between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Meanwhile, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties were under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Wa…
Rowan University Professor Is Latest Jeopardy! Champion Rowan University Professor Is Latest Jeopardy! Champion
Rowan University Professor Is Latest Jeopardy! Champion A Rowan University professor is the latest Jeopardy! champion. Melissa Klapper teaches American and women's history at the college in Glassboro She was the leader heading into the final round on Monday, March 20.  Everyone answered the Final Jeopardy! question correctly but Klapper's wager of $401 kept her in the lead by $1, making her the new champion.