Saturday, May 25, 2013
Also, a dog-walker wasn't just taking pooches out for a walk, police say.
Each week, Patch combs through the more shocking, surprising and often absurd alleged criminal acts and police-related incidents that unfold around the region. Here’s what went on last week for “OMG PD.” Poaching with pooches: A Marlton dog-walker wasn’t just taking pups for a stroll, according to Evesham Township Police. Jewelry also had a way of walking off with Kyle E. Zimniuch, 22, who has been charged with stealing $600 worth from a client, police said. You’ve got scams: The top three signs the guys trying to fix your computer aren’t on the up-and-up: One—they claim to be from a major company, but they called you. Two—they tell you they’re from “Microsoft Windows.” Three—they install malware to your machine and try to scam you out of …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
West Deptford Police make the arrests for heroin possession, drug needles and other related charges.
West Deptford police have made a number of drug-related arrests in the township during the past two weeks, 10 of which have been for possession of opiates, like heroin, or for drug paraphernalia, such as hypodermic needles. All were issued summonses and released pending court dates. According to the 2011 Substance Abuse Overview published by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, heroin and opiate abuse accounted for 42 percent of admissions to the New Jersey Substance Abuse Monitoring System (NJ-SAMS) Substance Abuse Treatment, and the majority of Gloucester County residents (1,522) admitted to the program—nearly double the number of cocaine users. See the PDF above for more details.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Motorists can expect enhanced enforcement through June 2.
From May 20 through June 2, you'll want to make sure you're buckled up if you're driving through the township. That's good advice every day of the year, but it's especially pertinent for the next two weeks, as West Deptford police up their enforcement of seat belt laws during the statewide Click It or Ticket campaigns. Want a refresher on the finer points of New Jersey seat belt laws? According to a statement from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, the front seat belt usage rate in New Jersey declined for the first time in 15 years, to 88 percent. The statewide Click It or Ticket campaigns are aimed at moving that number to more than 90 percent this year. During the 2012 “Click it or Ticket” campaign, 425 police agencies …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Warren Christopher Davis learned his fate Monday for holding up a Deptford bank in 2011 with a Uzi-style weapon, terrorizing employees in the process.
A Paulsboro man who brandished an Uzi when he robbed a Deptford bank will spend the next 13 years in prison. Warren Christopher Davis, 32, of the 200 block of West Broad Street, Paulsboro, admitted in Feburary to holding up The Bank in Deptford on May 9, 2011. He was sentenced Monday. Davis’s robbery—carried out with accused accomplice Dwayne Tribbett, who was later shot and killed by police in a separate incident—unfolded much like a Hollywood drama. The pair wore masks and Davis brandished an Uzi-style submachine gun and ordered everyone to the floor during the robbery. The men stole $10,000 in the holdup, and then went to the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Philadelphia, where they stayed two nights, but skipped out on the tab. Davis was on the …
Det. Sgt. Michael Cramer, Investigator John Craig, Investigator Jason Sherman and Investigator Jeffrey Pallies all received certificates of commendable performance.
For their swift handling of the March 20 robbery of the West Deptford Bank of America, West Deptford detectives were cited by the township committee at its May 16 meeting. Det. Sgt. Michael Cramer, Investigator John Craig, Investigator Jason Sherman and Investigator Jeffrey Pallies were all awarded with certificates of commendable performance for their thorough investigation and quick arrest of suspect Michael J. Rowan—which happened within a 26-hour period. "It’s of tremendous importance to be able to close out a case of this magnitude in that short amount of time," said West Deptford Police Chief Craig Mangano. Mangano said that police performed a public service by corraling "a desperate suspect that is going to the extreme of having to …
Police have not determined a motive in the incident.
An unexplained hole in the fence of a West Deptford solar farm is no immediate cause for concern, say police—although they don't have any leads on who did it or why. At 9:56 a.m. on May 9, West Deptford police received a call from an employee of NextEra Energy Resources to report a damaged fence at its Crown Point Rd. location. The employee told police that when he arrived at the site that morning, he'd noticed a 3-feet-by-3-feet hole had been cut in a section of the 8-foot chain link fence that surrounds the property near Paradise Rd. Police say that according to the witness, the incident seemed to have occurred within the past two weeks. Nothing appeared to have been damaged or taken from the site, and other NextEra sites in the area …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Leroy Dorsey failed to appear in state Superior Court in Woodbury, authorities said.
Leroy Dorsey, 35, of Paulsboro, is wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office on a warrant. He failed to appear in Superior Court in Woodbury on May 9, 2013, for a pre-arraignment interview on a charge of theft by deception, authorities said. Dorsey is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair. He has tattoo Chinese writing tattooed on his right arm and "Melaney" tattooed on the left side of his neck. Dorsey's last known address is 421 Thompson Ave., Apt. A, Paulsboro. On Dec. 15, 2012, an East Greenwich police officer was dispatched to Iron Butterfly, an antiques and collectibles business on Swedesboro Avenue for a report of stolen checks. The complainant had discovered a cashed check …
The charges were among 23 indictments handed up by a Gloucester County grand jury last week.
• Wesley W. Williams, 29, of Williamstown, for aggravated/simple assault on a law-enforcement officers, resiting arrest and threatening violence in Monroe on Jan. 2, 2013. • Luis R. Cruz, 32, of Camden, for shoplifting and three counts of receiving stolen property in Deptford on Feb. 18, 2013. • John W. Hunt Jr., 49, of Wilmington, DE, for drug possession and manufacturing/distribution/dispensation of heroin/cocaine in West Deptford on Jan. 9, 2013. • Frederick J. Adami, 47, of Pitman, for forgery and obtaining a controlled dangerous substance by fraud in Pitman on Nov. 6, 2012. • Levi W. Bailey, 29, of Atlantic City, for burglary; theft by unlawful taking; criminal mishcief/tampering with evidence; and resisting arrest in South …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Also, an alleged burglar dons an elaborate disguise to fool police.
Each week, Patch combs through the more shocking, surprising and often absurd allegedly criminal acts and police-related incidents that unfold around the region. Here’s what went on last week for “OMG PD.” When you gotta go, you gotta go: An Oaklyn man probably should’ve picked a better place, though, after getting popped for public urination behind the Aldi in Collingswood, police said. Raymond Van Sciver, 54, wasn’t just in hot water for peeing in public, police said—he was also wanted on a $4,000 warrant and was allegedly carrying four baggies of heroin. Low-rent ninja: An alleged burglar at Cropwell Pharmacy in Marlton got caught on surveillance video after smashing his way into the store with a hammer—but good luck ID'ing him. The …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Seven people were injured. Investigators suspect the driver, Tyler Burlingame, 21, of Paulsboro, may have had too much to drink.
Seven young people were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Logan Twp. Thursday, when police say the soft-top Jeep Wrangler in which they were traveling overturned on Floodgate Rd. Acording to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office, alcohol consumption by the driver, 21-year-old Tyler Burlingame of Paulsboro, may have played a role in the accident. The crash remains under criminal investigation. Burlingame's Jeep "turned sharply on the road at a location between the Bridgeport Raceway and the Delaware River," according to a statement from the prosecutor's office. Neither the driver's destination nor his point of origin was known to investigators. The crash was reported at 1:11 a.m. At least two of the passengers were "seriously …
Peter J Hackett
12:28 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
Great job WD police more ›