Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The 21-year-old man—who is currently unidentified—is listed in critical but stable condition.
A Delanco man was shot after becoming involved in a struggle with a police officer early Tuesday, according to authorities. Delanco Township Police received a 911 call around 3:45 a.m. Tuesday from a resident on the 400 block of Delaware Avenue, who reported that a man was causing a disturbance in the street, a release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office stated. When a Delanco police officer arrived on the scene, he found the man behaving in a disorderly fashion. The man failed to comply with the officer’s orders and a struggle ensued, during which the officer discharged his gun, striking the man more than once, according to the prosecutor’s office. Both the officer and the 21-year-old man—whose name was not released because at …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Lori Stilley admitted she faked terminal cancer for months, accepting thousands of dollars in cash, free meals and even a free wedding.
A Delran woman who bilked supporters out of tens of thousands of dollars by faking terminal cancer admitted her scheme in court Monday. Lori Stilley, 41, of Suburban Boulevard, fooled both friends and strangers with her tales of advanced bladder cancer. She even engineered a wedding, financed by donations, by telling friends she wanted to marry her boyfriend before she died. But her sudden “miracle cure” just as she was supposedly about to enter hospice brought the whole scheme crashing down. Stilley's sister turned her in. Stilley pleaded guilty to third-degree theft by deception for accepting the charitable donations under the guise that she was dying from cancer, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi announced Monday. Stilley…
Saturday, May 11, 2013
A grand jury indicted Steven Donaldson in connection with the death of 1-year-old Claudia Nunes in Cinnaminson earlier this year, according to authorities.
A grand jury indicted a Shamong man on a charge of murder in connection with the death of a 1-year-old toddler in Cinnaminson earlier this year, authorities said Tuesday. Steven R. Donaldson, 29, of Wesickamen Drive, is formally charged with killing Claudia Nunes on Feb. 12 at his girlfriend’s Cinnaminson home, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. The toddler, who turned a year old the day before her death, was in Donaldson’s girlfriend’s foster care. Authorities said Donaldson was caring for the girl while his girlfriend was at work. Just before 8 p.m., he allegedly placed a 911 call and told the dispatcher Claudia had stopped breathing. Law enforcement and emergency medical technicians were unable to revive the girl. …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Authorities are investigating threats made against employees at Burlington County College's physical education center.
Burlington County College shut down the physical education building at its Pemberton Township campus Monday after threats were made against college staff, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The threats, which were non-specific in nature, were sent to the personal cell phones of some of the employees of the physical education center Sunday afternoon. The college closed the physical education building Monday as a precaution. The rest of the campus was unaffected, according to a release from the prosecutor's office. Law enforcement officials are investigating the threats. The college has increased public safety patrols at the campus and a request was made to local law enforcement to patrol the campus. The investigation …
Monday, April 8, 2013
While not a 'one-stop solution to the gun violence problem,' officials are hoping residents will take advantage of the Burlington County Sheriff's Department's gun buyback event this week.
Have a firearm you don’t want anymore? Need a little extra cash? The Burlington County Sheriff’s Department will hold a gun buyback event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church, located at 4151 Route 130 South in Edgewater Park. “Every gun we get off the street is one less opportunity for a child to be harmed, an accidental shooting to occur, or a weapon to be stolen and used in a crime,” said Sheriff Jean Stanfield. The buyback will allow Burlington County residents to voluntarily surrender their firearms in exchange for up to $150 per weapon. Each resident may anonymously turn in up to three guns, no questions asked. “Our hope is that this initiative will cause people to weigh their true need to…
Friday, March 29, 2013
The defense attorney for Steven Donaldson, charged with murder in the death of 1-year-old Claudia Nunes, says the girl's tragic death was an accident, according to the Courier-Post.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Steven R. Donaldson has been charged with murder in the death of Claudia Nunes, who turned 1 the day before she died.
A Shamong man killed a 1-year-old Cinnaminson girl who was in his girlfriend’s foster care, according to authorities. Claudia Nunes died the day after her first birthday in February. Steven R. Donaldson, 29, of Wesickamen Drive, was charged with one count of murder Wednesday in the toddler's death on Feb. 12, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Donaldson was caring for Claudia in her Cinnaminson home while his girlfriend was at work, authorities said. Just before 8 p.m., Donaldson called 911 and told a dispatcher Claudia was not breathing. Law enforcement and emergency medical technicians who responded were unable to revive the toddler. She was taken to Kennedy University Hospital in Cherry Hill, where she was …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
He'll serve time in state prison, as well as have to register as a sex offender, for assaulting a teenage boy in Wood Park two years ago.
A Cinnaminson man was sentenced to seven years in state prison for sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Wood Park more than two years ago. Daniel Smith, of Lenola Road, was sentenced in Superior Court Wednesday, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. Smith will serve seven years for sexual assault, in accordance with a plea agreement he negotiated in November 2012. Smith had been free on bail pending the sentencing. He will also be on parole supervision for the rest of his life and be required to register as a sex offender upon his release, according to the Burlington County Times. Smith was arrested in January 2011 after he sexually assaulted the then 14-year-old boy at Wood Park on Dec. 1, 2010. Smith said he contacted …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Daniel Smith, of Cinnaminson, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager at a township park two years ago.
UPDATE: Daniel Smith's sentencing was postponed again today. According to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office, Smith is scheduled to be sentenced at 10 a.m. next Thursday, March 7. ________________________ Sentencing for a Cinnaminson man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in Wood Park two years ago has been postponed until next week. Daniel Smith, of Lenola Road, was scheduled to be sentenced in Superior Court Thursday, but the sentencing was pushed back until 10 a.m. next Thursday, Feb. 28, according to Joel Bewley, spokesman for the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. Bewley was unable to explain the exact reason for the postponement. Smith pleaded guilty to sexual assault in November 2012, the day he was supposed to go …
Friday, February 22, 2013
Zedrick Johnson, wanted for the alleged murder and armed robbery in Willingboro, was captured in Camden Friday morning.
A man wanted for allegedly beating a gas station attendant to death, then robbing a Delran gas station days later, was captured in Camden Friday morning following a 12-day manhunt. Zedrick T. Johnson, 34, whose last known address is the unit block of Bentley Lane in Willingboro, was taken into custody at 7:45 a.m. at a house on the 100 block of North 23rd Street, Camden, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Johnson had been on the lam since killing attendant Bal Krishna Karki during a robbery at the Lukoil gas station at Route 130 North and Charleston Road in Willingboro on Feb. 11, authorities said. Johnson allegedly beat Karki to death, then stole the money in the cash register. Karki’s body was found by a customer…
JustALocalGuy
10:11 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Sounds like the officer was shot with his own gun during the struggle. more ›