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Recent News
Second Arrest Made in January Edgewater Park Double Fatal Shooting
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess announced that a 34-year-old Willingboro man has become the second person to be charged in the fatal shooting of two people at a party in Edgewater Park earlier this year. David Armstrong, of Beaverdale Lane, faces two counts of …
Hainesport Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing $2.5 Million From Moorestown Employer
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that an 80-year-old Hainesport man was sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison for stealing more than $2.5 million over a 14-year period from the Moorestown company where he worked as an accounting manager. The sentence was handed down May 21 to Charles Esposito in Superior Court …
Three Charged with Attempted Murder over March Riverside Shooting
UPDATE: Billy Pirela surrendered on June 10 to detectives at the Riverside Township Police Department. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Riverside Township Police Chief William T. Eliason announced that two Philadelphia men and a New Jersey juvenile have been charged with Attempted Murder in connection with a shooting in Riverside Township earlier this …
Seven Registered Sex Offenders Indicted for Failing to Report Addresses to Police
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that seven registered sex offenders have been indicted by a grand jury for changing their residences without notifying law enforcement authorities. Under New Jersey law, registered sex offenders who plan to move to a new residence must notify police in the town where they presently live about the change …
Multi-Agency Initiative Yields Nine More Child Pornography Arrests
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that nine more people have been charged as part of an operation targeting online predatory behavior and the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The arrests were conducted as part of the BCPO’s Operation Safe Quarantine, which pursued those engaged in the online exploitation of children …
Pemberton Township Man Sentenced to State Prison for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Pemberton Township man has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for possessing more than 1,000 images of child sexual abuse material and making it available online for others to download. The sentence was handed down to Guy Valachovic, 57, of Weymouth Road, on …
$5,000 Reward Offered for Information on November 2020 Pemberton Township Homicide
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a $5,000 reward has been posted in an effort to gain the public’s help in solving the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man in Pemberton Township late last year. The homicide was committed in the Sunbury Village section of the township on November 3, 2020. Shaimere Turner was …
Arrest Made in January Edgewater Park Double Fatal Shooting
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess announced that a 27-year-old Delran man has been charged with fatally shooting two people at a party in Edgewater Park in January. Ronny Paden, of the 200 block of Hawthorne Way, was charged with two counts of Murder (First Degree) Conspiracy …
Prosecutor's Office Mission Statement
The Burlington County Prosecutor’s office is committed to a standard of excellence in providing our citizens with the most effective and efficient investigation and prosecution of criminal offenders and providing innovative leadership for law enforcement. We will strive to enforce the laws fairly, impartially and justly while treating all victims of crime with compassion and dignity.