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Man Charged with Fatal Shooting Outside Willingboro Home
WILLINGBORO TOWNSHIP – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon announced that a 29-year-old township resident has been charged with fatally shooting a man earlier this month in the Millbrook Park neighborhood. Kwacey Q. Owens, of the first block of Echo Lane, was charged with Murder (First Degree), Possession …
Public’s Help Sought Locating 12-Year-Old Boy Missing in Lumberton
UPDATE: TYMIN HAS BEEN FOUND AND IS SAFE. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Lumberton Township Police Chief Nicholas Peditto announced that investigators are seeking help from the public to locate a 12-year-old Lumberton boy who has not been seen since shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday evening. Tymin Antoine Coleman was last seen walking …
Suspect in Burlington City Killing Commits Suicide at Motel
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine announced that a man suspected of killing an elderly woman inside her home Wednesday afternoon fatally shot himself last night as he was approached by investigators. Kenneth Mackintosh, 51, was a transient handyman who occasionally did work for the victim in her …
Woman Killed Inside Her Burlington City Home
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief John Fine announced that a 61-year-old woman was killed yesterday inside of her home in the 400 block of Earl Street in the New Yorkshire section of the city. The body of Carla Nesmith was discovered at approximately 3:45 p.m. by another resident who …
Woman Charged with Creating Fictitious GoFundMe Campaigns
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King announced that a 33-year-old Little Egg Harbor woman has been charged with creating a fictitious GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the funeral of her 4-year-old son, who she claimed died of cancer, but in reality had been adopted by a Pemberton Township …
Man Fatally Shot Early this Morning Outside Willingboro Home
WILLINGBORO TOWNSHIP – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon announced that a 28-year-old man was fatally shot early this morning outside of his residence in the Millbrook Park section of the township. Willingboro Township police officers were called to the first block of Maplewick Lane just after 1:30 …
Mount Holly PD Becomes Fourth Straight…to Treatment Location
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler announced today that the drug treatment program that allows people to walk off the street and into a police station to seek help for addiction is now available in Mount Holly. Beginning today, the Straight…to Treatment program will operate every Tuesday at …
Florence Man Pleads Guilty to 2016 Attempted Murder of Girlfriend
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 34-year-old Florence Township man pled guilty in Superior Court to trying to kill his girlfriend in the fall of 2016. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Akil Herbert pled guilty to Attempted Murder (First Degree) and Violation of a Restraining Order (Fourth Degree) in exchange for …
Boat Manufacturer Employee Charged with Stealing Company Information
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced that a Bordentown City man has been charged with stealing proprietary intellectual property while he was employed by a luxury boat manufacturer in Bass River Township. Cameron O’Connell, 27, of the 100 block of Prince Street, was charged with Computer …
Bass River Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Assault of Girl
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 62-year-old Bass River man was sentenced today in Superior Court to 20 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl over a period of several years. Joseph Kaelin pled guilty in February to Aggravated Sexual Assault (First Degree) before the Hon. Terrence R. …