Press Releases
Pemberton Township Man Arrested for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David H. Jantas announced that a 55-year-old township man has been charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. Guy Valachovic, of Weymouth Road in the Browns Mills section of the township, was charged with seven counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (five are …
Medford Lakes Man Arrested for Possessing Child Pornography
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Medford Lakes Police Chief Robert Dugan Jr. announced that a 48-year-old borough man has been charged with possessing child pornography. Jeffrey L. McGuigan, of the first block of Mohawk Trail, was charged with one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Third Degree). The investigation began earlier this …
Police Seek Public’s Help Locating Missing Pemberton Township Man
Law enforcement officials in Burlington County are asking for assistance locating a 48-year-old Pemberton Township man who has been missing for two days. William Cline Jr. was last seen driving a gold 1996 Ford Ranger extended cab pickup truck while leaving his East Lakeshore Drive residence on Tuesday, August 20 at 6 a.m. Anyone with …
Round Two of “Operation Helping Hand” Expands Services To Reach High-Risk Drug Users Prior to an Overdose
Building on the initial promise of Operation Helping Hand, the Prosecutor’s Office has expanded the program to offer an increased level of addiction outreach to high-risk substance users in an effort to provide treatment options and support services prior to the occurrence of an overdose, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today. The first round …
UPDATE: Fugitive Megan’s Law Sex Offender Arrested in Tennessee
UPDATE – Rashawn Davis has been arrested and is being held in the Gibson County Correctional Facility in Trenton, Tennessee, awaiting extradition to New Jersey. We are appreciative of the efforts of the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Warrant Unit and the other law enforcement agencies responsible for taking him into custody. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott …
Megan’s Law Sex Offender Indicted for Failing to Report Address to Police
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a registered sex offender whose last known address was in Maple Shade has been indicted for failing to inform police where he is presently residing. Rashawn L. Davis, 22, whose present address is not known to police, was indicted on one count of failure to register as a …
Mount Laurel Man Arrested for Possessing Child Pornography
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener announced that a 28-year-old township man was charged this morning with possessing child pornography. Robert J. Dwyer, of Hollowell Way, was charged with one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Third Degree). The investigation began earlier this year after the BCPO …
Elizabeth Man Pleads Guilty to Impaired Driving in Crash that Killed his Daughter
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that an Elizabeth man pled guilty today in Superior Court to driving while impaired and causing the death of his daughter during a crash on Interstate 295 in Mount Laurel late last year. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Marcelo Rizzo, 38, will face 10 years in New …
Man Receives 14-Year Sentence for 2017 Mt. Holly Armed Robberies
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 31-year-old Lumberton man was sentenced today to 14 years in New Jersey state prison for robbing a Mount Holly convenience store at gunpoint twice during a three-day period in late 2017. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Brian J. Bowers pled guilty in May to two …
North Carolina Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder at Bordentown Truck Stop
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a truck driver from North Carolina has been convicted in Superior Court of attempted murder for stabbing a co-worker at a Bordentown Township truck stop late last year. After deliberating for two and a half hours yesterday, a jury found Christopher Teeter, 42, of Wilmington, North Carolina, guilty …