$1.2 Million Money-Laundering Scheme Tops Weird Crime News

Written by Bryan Littel

Each week, Patch combs through the more shocking, surprising and often absurd alleged criminal acts and police-related incidents that unfold around the region. Here’s what went on in the last week for “OMG PD.”

Alleged burglary turned track meet: Two men who allegedly tried to break into a home on Springfield Terrace in Haddonfield found themselves running from a resident who spotted them, police said. It’s not the first time homeowners have given chase, but this time, police couldn’t find any sign of the two men.

River Line ruckus: Not that waking up in the hospital is ever great, but things got worse for 27-year-old Palmyra resident Brian Kilichowski after doing just that—he faces multiple charges, thanks to one odd mini crime spree, police said. A “very much under the influence” Kilchowski was nabbed after tossing hot coffee at the conductor’s window of a River Line train, police said, then passed out while talking to officers, who found stolen credit cards and a stolen pair of hair clippers on him.

C. Montgomery Burns, paging C. Montgomery Burns: It’s one thing to admit to stealing from your law firm’s clients—it’s another entirely to cop to laundering $1.1 million from a 96-year-old woman, but that’s what Michael Kwasnik, who ran a firm in Cherry Hill, admitted as part of a plea deal last week. Kwasnik, who’s also been accused of running an $8.5 million Ponzi scheme, will have to pay back a total of $1.2 million to his clients and spend three years on probation.

Don’t mess with search engines or K-9 units: A Galloway man stepped things up after allegedly trying to attack another man with a knife, grabbing for a homemade serrated sword when officers arrived on the scene, Galloway Police said. John Manwaring Jr. never had the chance to use the weapon, police said, thanks to K-9 Officer Scott Winneberger and his partner, Lycos. Lycos took down Manwaring before he could get the sword, and Manwaring was arrested without further incident, police said.