Press Releases
Three Charged in Conspiracy to Defraud GoFundMe Contributors
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 …
Nutley Man Faces Homicide Charge for Mt. Laurel Fatal Collision
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 …
BCPO Hosts “Operation Safe Overnight” to Save Lives at Hotels/Motels
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 …
Substitute Aide Charged with Inappropriate Contact with Pemberton Student
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. …
Jury Finds Beverly City Man Guilty in 2016 Florence Fatal Shooting
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 …
Bordentown City Man Charged with Sexual Assault of Teenage Boys
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. …
Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Death of Marlton Customer
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, …
Former Delran Emergency Squad Chief Faces Criminal Charges
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that the former chief of the Delran Emergency Squad was arrested today on Insurance Fraud and related charges for working without an active Emergency Medical Technician certification and altering records to allow the agency to bill for their services. Donald Horner, 66, of the 2400 block of Beverly Road, …
Results of BCPO Review of Camden Officer-Involved Shooting
In accordance with the Supplemental Law Enforcement Directive Amending Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive No. 2006-5 entitled Uniform Statewide Procedures and Best Practices for Conducting Police-Use-of-Force Investigations (effective July 28, 2015), the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office is releasing the following statement regarding a police-involved shooting incident that occurred in the City of Camden on January …
Man Charged in Browns Mills House Fire That Claimed Two Lives
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David H. Jantas announced that a 59-year-old man was charged today with causing a house fire that resulted in the deaths of his elderly mother and her companion earlier this week in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township. Kurt Smith, who lived at the …