Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The 21-year-old man—who is currently unidentified—is listed in critical but stable condition.
A Delanco man was shot after becoming involved in a struggle with a police officer early Tuesday, according to authorities. Delanco Township Police received a 911 call around 3:45 a.m. Tuesday from a resident on the 400 block of Delaware Avenue, who reported that a man was causing a disturbance in the street, a release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office stated. When a Delanco police officer arrived on the scene, he found the man behaving in a disorderly fashion. The man failed to comply with the officer’s orders and a struggle ensued, during which the officer discharged his gun, striking the man more than once, according to the prosecutor’s office. Both the officer and the 21-year-old man—whose name was not released because at…
Monday, May 13, 2013
Lori Stilley admitted she faked terminal cancer for months, accepting thousands of dollars in cash, free meals and even a free wedding at the Moorestown Community House.
SOUTH JERSEY – A local woman who bilked supporters out of tens of thousands of dollars by faking terminal cancer admitted her scheme in court Monday. Lori Stilley, 41, of Suburban Boulevard in Delran, fooled both friends and strangers with her tales of advanced bladder cancer. She even engineered a wedding at Moorestown Community House, financed by donations, by telling friends she wanted to marry her boyfriend before she died. But her sudden “miracle cure” just as she was supposedly about to enter hospice brought the whole scheme crashing down. Stilley's sister turned her in. Stilley pleaded guilty to third-degree theft by deception for accepting the charitable donations under the guise that she was dying from cancer, Burlington County …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
A grand jury indicted Steven Donaldson in connection with the death of 1-year-old Claudia Nunes in Cinnaminson earlier this year, according to authorities.
A grand jury indicted a Shamong man on a charge of murder in connection with the death of a 1-year-old toddler in Cinnaminson earlier this year, authorities said Tuesday. Steven R. Donaldson, 29, of Wesickamen Drive, is formally charged with killing Claudia Nunes on Feb. 12 at his girlfriend’s Cinnaminson home, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. The toddler, who turned a year old the day before her death, was in Donaldson’s girlfriend’s foster care. Authorities said Donaldson was caring for the girl while his girlfriend was at work. Just before 8 p.m., he allegedly placed a 911 call and told the dispatcher Claudia had stopped breathing. Law enforcement and emergency medical technicians were unable to revive the girl. …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Authorities are investigating threats made against employees at Burlington County College's physical education center.
Burlington County College shut down the physical education building at its Pemberton Township campus Monday after threats were made against college staff, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The threats, which were non-specific in nature, were sent to the personal cell phones of some of the employees of the physical education center Sunday afternoon. The college closed the physical education building Monday as a precaution. The rest of the campus was unaffected, according to a release from the prosecutor's office. Law enforcement officials are investigating the threats. The college has increased public safety patrols at the campus and a request was made to local law enforcement to patrol the campus. The investigation …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Steven R. Donaldson has been charged with murder in the death of Claudia Nunes, who turned 1 the day before she died.
A Shamong man killed a 1-year-old Cinnaminson girl who was in his girlfriend’s foster care, according to authorities. Claudia Nunes died the day after her first birthday in February. Steven R. Donaldson, 29, of Wesickamen Drive, was charged with one count of murder Wednesday in the toddler's death on Feb. 12, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Donaldson was caring for Claudia in her Cinnaminson home while his girlfriend was at work, authorities said. Just before 8 p.m., Donaldson called 911 and told a dispatcher Claudia was not breathing. Law enforcement and emergency medical technicians who responded were unable to revive the toddler. She was taken to Kennedy University Hospital in Cherry Hill, where she was …
Friday, February 22, 2013
Zedrick Johnson, wanted for murder and armed robbery, was captured in Camden Friday morning.
A man wanted for allegedly beating a gas station attendant to death, then robbing a Delran gas station days later, was captured in Camden Friday morning following a 12-day manhunt. Zedrick T. Johnson, 34, whose last known address is the unit block of Bentley Lane in Willingboro, was taken into custody at 7:45 a.m. at a house on the 100 block of North 23rd Street, Camden, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Johnson had been on the run since killing attendant Bal Krishna Karki during a robbery at the Lukoil gas station at Route 130 North and Charleston Road in Willingboro on Feb. 11, authorities said. Johnson allegedly beat Karki to death, then stole the money in the cash register. Karki’s body was found by a customer. …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Zedrick T. Johnson, 34, of Willingboro, 'should be considered extremely dangerous,' the county prosecutor says.
A Willingboro man already wanted for murder reportedly robbed a gas station in Delran Wednesday evening. Police are searching for Zedrick T. Johnson, 34, whose last known address is on the unit block of Bentley Lane, Willingboro. Johnson is wanted for allegedly robbing at knifepoint the National Fuel gas station on Route 130 and Tenby Chase Drive in Delran. He reportedly hit the gas station Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m. Johnson also is wanted in the Feb. 11 death of Bal Krishna Karki, a Willingboro gas station attendant, and the Feb. 12 armed robbery of a Willingboro convenience store. “This person is an active fugitive and should be considered extremely dangerous,” Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi said. “He is a threat to public safety…
Friday, October 26, 2012
Law enforcement officials say Tarik J. Mackins shot and killed two men who were members of a rival gang.
A county grand jury indicted a Trenton gang member for the fatal shooting of two Willingboro men in separate incidents in September 2008, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi announced Thursday. Tarik J. Mackins, 32, of Cuyler Avenue in Trenton, was indicted on two counts of first degree murder, first degree conspiracy, second degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth degree aggravated assault. The indictment was returned on Oct. 9. An arraignment will be scheduled soon in Superior Court in Burlington County. The investigation revealed that on Sept. 22, 2008, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Deion Madison was in the driver’s seat of his Lexus in the parking lot of a Charleston Road strip mall in Willingboro. …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The two men allegedly assaulted a physically incapacitated teenager at a Mount Laurel hotel.
Two Mount Laurel men were indicted by a county grand jury for sexually assaulting a physically incapacitated 18-year-old female at a hotel last year, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi said this week. Iric S. Cohen, 42, of Forrest Court in Mount Laurel, and Richard Trevor Hughes, 44, also of Forrest Court in Mount Laurel, were indicted on charges of first degree aggravated sexual assault; first degree conspiracy; first degree kidnapping; third degree invasion of privacy; third degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, namely Lorazepam; third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, namely Lorazepam; and third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, namely …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The former mayor and Citizen of the Year said he gave himself an unauthorized salary of nearly $5,000, officials said.
The former Beverly-Edgewater Park Ambulance Squad chief pled guilty Tuesday to stealing funds from the agency by giving himself an unauthorized salary increase of nearly $5,000, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi announced. James J. Daly, 42, of East Franklin Avenue in Edgewater Park, pled guilty in Superior Court to one count of third degree theft by deception. Daly, former Edgewater Park mayor and the 2011 Edgewater Park Citizen of the Year, admitted before the Hon. Martin A. Herman J.S.C. that he illegally received the funds between July and October 2011. He became chief of the squad in 2004. Under terms of the plea agreement, Daly will receive probation, forfeit his emergency medical technician license and be ineligible to…
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3:32 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Sociopath, plain and simple. She left those who loved and cared about her with one of the most abominable emotions a person can experience - disillusionment. Not only did she steal money, goods and services; but she SELFISHLY STOLE FAITH!!! The web she wove, and the emotional damage she has done to others will go on and on. I hope she one day wakes up with remorse. However, I feel she never will … more ›