MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Pennsauken man was sentenced today in Superior Court to 19 years in New Jersey state prison for fatally shooting a man during a street fight in Burlington City last year. Irie Y. Simmons, 19, must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible …

MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Camden drug dealer was convicted today in Superior Court of homicide and other charges for causing the death of a customer to whom he sold heroin last year. The jury deliberated over three days before finding Jose LaPorte, 25, guilty of Strict Liability for …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that an employee in the billing department of a hardware supply company in Hainesport has been indicted on charges of stealing nearly $109,000 from the company over a 13-month period. Cortney R. Brucee, 32, of the 600 block of Francois Court in Burlington Township, was indicted on one …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced today that the chief of the Maple Shade First Aid Squad has been indicted on charges of stealing more than $118,000 from the agency over a period of nearly seven years. Joseph J. Freed III, 54, of the 400 block of North Coles Avenue in Maple Shade, was indicted …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 34-year-old Burlington Township resident was indicted today on murder and weapons charges for fatally stabbing a man inside their residence last year. William Hines Jr., 34, was indicted on one count each of Murder (First Degree), Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (Third Degree) and …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David H. Jantas announced that a Pemberton Township man was arrested today on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Salvatore R. Cenatiempo, 65, of the first block of Genes Way in the Browns Mills section of the township, was charged with three counts …

MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Beverly City man was found guilty today in Superior Court for fatally shooting a 22-year-old Burlington Township resident in November 2016. In addition to being found guilty of Murder (First Degree), the jury also convicted Darius Bridges, 28, of one count of Possession of …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and City of Burlington Police Chief Alan Snow announced today that a man whose passenger died after the car he was driving went into the Delaware River yesterday has been charged in connection with her death. Jacob T. Garrett, 24, of the 100 block of Stacy Court in Burlington City, …

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Director of Public Safety Gregory Rucker announced that two people were killed yesterday as a result of a two-vehicle collision on the jug handle at Route 130 northbound and Bridgeboro Road in Willingboro Township. The decedents were identified as Robert Stephens, 52, and his wife Janet, 50, …

The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the City of Burlington Police Department are investigating the death of a Burlington City woman who was killed this afternoon when the car in which she was riding ended up in the Delaware River. Burlington City police were called to the river near Wood Street just before 1 p.m. …