MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that the impaired driver of a stolen vehicle who crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer last year, killing his 15-year-old passenger, was sentenced today to 14 years in New Jersey state prison. The Hon. Terrence R. Cook, P.J.Cr., handed down the term in Superior Court …

 MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 23-year-old Pemberton Township resident has been indicted for fatally shooting a man in the Sunbury Village neighborhood early last year. Douglas Lewis, of Fort Dix Road, was indicted on charges of Murder (First Degree), Conspiracy to Commit Murder (First Degree), Possession of a Weapon …

MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Burlington Township resident received a life sentence yesterday in Superior Court for fatally stabbing his mother’s boyfriend following an argument inside their residence in late 2017. William E. Hines Jr., 35, was convicted in September of one count each of Murder (First Degree), Possession …

Heartwarming tale involving homeless veteran was fabricated to elicit donations  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that the story behind an extremely successful GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $400,000 to help a homeless veteran who performed an act of kindness for a stranded motorist was fictitious and formed the basis of a scam …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener announced that a 25-year-old Nutley man has been charged with causing the death of another motorist during a collision on Route 73 in Mount Laurel this past summer. William Dunbar was charged with Aggravated Manslaughter (First Degree) and Vehicular Homicide (Second Degree). The …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina hosted employees today from Burlington County hotels and motels at a drug education and training program as part of “Operation Safe Overnight,” an initiative aimed at saving lives and increasing enforcement activity at properties that have experienced overdoses and drug-related criminal activity. “Nationwide, motels and hotels have been susceptible to …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David H. Jantas announced that a substitute aide at Pemberton Township High School has been charged with having inappropriate contact with a male student as well as using social media to engage in sexually explicit conversations and send him nude photos of herself. Casey L. …

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that a Beverly City resident has been convicted for fatally shooting a man on a Florence street two years ago. The jury found Anthony M. Harris, 32, of the 100 block of Broad Street in Beverly City, guilty of Aggravated Manslaughter (First Degree), Possession …

  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Bordentown City Police Chief Frederic Miller announced that a 58-year-old Bordentown City man has been charged with sexually assaulting three boys at his residence, allowing multiple youths unrestricted access to a handgun, providing some of them with marijuana, and showing pornography to one of the boys. Alan J. …

MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Lawnside drug dealer pled guilty yesterday in Superior Court to causing the death of a Marlton customer to whom he sold heroin last year. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Jimmy Flakes Jr., 41, of the 100 block of Ashland Avenue in Lawnside, …