N.J. Man Arrested In Cold Case Murder Of 6-Year-Old Etan Patz
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nearly 33 years to the day that 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly announced the arrest of South Jersey resident Pedro Hernandez in his murder....
View ArticlePolice Continue To Investigate The Death Of Etan Patz In Confessed Killer’s...
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Police have continued to investigate the death of Etan Patz. Pedro Hernandez confessed to killing Patz thirty-three years ago, according to investigators. They have now started...
View ArticlePolice Probe Reports Of Previous Alleged Confessions By Suspect In 1979 Etan...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Police are looking into reports that the man charged with killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 may have confessed decades ago. Pedro Hernandez is still in the hospital where...
View ArticleFirefighters Work To Contain Camden Forest Fire
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A forest fire in New Jersey is under investigation. Fire crews were called to the Goshen Pond Camping area in the Wharton State Forest in Camden after the blaze...
View ArticleBoy, 6, Stabbed To Death In Camden Home; Sister Hurt
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A sleeping 6-year-old boy was stabbed to death inside a bedroom of his southern New Jersey home early Sunday in an unprovoked attack that also critically wounded his...
View ArticleMan Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder For Camden Stabbings
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A man has been arrested for murder in connection to the stabbings of two young children in New Jersey early Sunday. Camden authorities said a 31-year-old man has been...
View Article3 High School Teachers Accused Of Having Sex With Teen Students
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Three teachers and two administrators at a southern New Jersey high school have been arrested on charges stemming from allegations the teachers had sex with students....
View ArticleSandy Prompts Rutgers To Cancel Classes For Rest Of Week
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Rutgers University has decided to cancel classes for the rest of the week at its New Brunswick and Newark campuses in New Jersey. But classes will resume Thursday at...
View Article3 Officers Hurt In Shooting At New Jersey Police Station
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Three officers were injured in a shooting at a police station in southern New Jersey on Friday morning that left a suspect dead. The shooting occurred at the...
View ArticleJersey City Charter School Among Those Ordered Closed By The State
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – The Liberty Academy Charter School in the Heights section of Jersey City is among three charter schools the state has ordered closed by year’s end. “We firmly believe...
View ArticleCounty Police Force Prepares To Take Over In Camden
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – More than 30 members of the new Camden County Police Department Metro Division will be deployed on the streets of New Jersey’s most impoverished city. In addition, 23 new officers...
View ArticleTeen Admits To Charges In New Jersey Girl’s Strangulation
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New Jersey teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges connected to the death of a 12-year-old girl who disappeared last fall while out riding her bike. Justin...
View ArticleN.J. Woman, Boyfriend Accused Of Chaining Boy To Radiator For 2 Days
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A southern New Jersey mother and her boyfriend have been charged with chaining their 10-year-old son to a radiator pipe for two weeks. Florence Pollard, 31, and Brian...
View ArticlePolice Investigate After Man Claims He Accidentally Shot 2-Year-Old Son
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Police in southern New Jersey have filed charges against a Camden man who told authorities he accidentally shot his 2-year-old son while they and other family members...
View ArticleCamden Residents Face Charges In Stolen Check Scheme
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Three Camden residents are accused of stealing more than $200,000 worth of checks from industrial park mailboxes. Federal prosecutors say 29-year-old Ivory Vernon, 38-year-old...
View ArticleAuthorities: Missing Camden Woman Buried Alive, Killed; 2 Charged
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20140516094059093AA.mp4 CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New Jersey woman was buried alive in a shallow grave by her landscaper after he offered to drive her to...
View ArticleCops: Camden Man Paralyzed In Fall While Running From Police
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Camden, N.J. man fleeing from police injured his spine and is now paralyzed after he slipped on a wet roadway, according to authorities. The accident happened Thursday...
View ArticleNJ Man Gets Nearly 6 Years In Federal Prison For Bilking Investor Out Of More...
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A New Jersey man convicted of bilking an investor out of more than $1 million in a phony pizzeria scheme has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison....
View Article‘Shotspotter’ Technology Helps Cops In Camden Zero-In On Gunshots When They...
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150112174819147AA.mp4 CAMDEN, NJ(CBSNewYork) — Old technology has found a new use in keeping streets safe and reducing crime in Camden. As CBS2’s Kris Van...
View ArticleFormer Camden Firefighter Charged With Scamming Disability Pension Of Over $80K
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A former Camden firefighter is accused of bilking the state disability pension out of more than $82,000 while working as a martial arts instructor and participating in...
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