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Officials: 3 Brothers Who Led Violent NJ Drug Ring Headed To Prison
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Three brothers who led a violent Camden drug ring that authorities say had ties to Mexican drug cartels are now headed to prison. Authorities say Omar Urbina Sr., of...
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NJ Man Arrested After Allegedly Setting At Least 14 Houses On Fire July 4th...
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A man suspected of setting fires at more than a dozen vacant homes in Camden over the July Fourth holiday weekend has been captured. Camden County authorities say Charles...
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Concertgoers Injured When Railing Collapses At Camden, N.J. Snoop Dogg Concert
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Several people were injured late Friday when a partition collapsed during a Snoop Dogg concert in Camden, New Jersey. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa took appeared at the...
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Officials Seek Cause Of Railing Collapse At Snoop Dogg Concert
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Engineers were trying to figure out what caused a railing to collapse at an amphitheater during a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert, injuring 42 people. It happened at...
View ArticleCamden City Council Nixes Tax Increase Proposal
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Camden’s city council has voted down a proposed 23 percent property tax increase that could have brought back 60 laid off city public safety workers. Last month, the city...
View ArticleCamden, Atlantic City Fire Departments Get Money
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The fire departments in Atlantic City and Camden are getting federal money that could be used to hire back laid-off firefighters. U.S. Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert...
View ArticleCamden’s Campbell Soup: Sales, Profits Dip
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Campbell Soup Co.’s fiscal second-quarter income fell 8 percent as soup sales slipped. The company also cut its outlook for the rest of fiscal 2011. Campbell said it...
View ArticleCrime Up In Camden Since Massive Police Layoffs
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey’s most crime-ridden city has been even worse since nearly half the police force was laid off in January. A Camden County Prosecutor’s Office report obtained by...
View ArticleNew Jersey Cities Getting Grants For Crime Fighting Technology
NEWARK, NJ (WCBS 880) – Several New Jersey cities will be getting federal grant funding for a technological upgrade that will help catch criminals Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said...
View ArticleCamden Police Chief To Get Award For Efforts After Massive Layoffs
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Camden’s police chief is being honored for his efforts to keep fighting crime even after New Jersey’s most crime-ridden city laid off nearly half the police force earlier...
View ArticleParts Of NJ Under Excessive Heat Warning
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Parts of New Jersey are under an excessive heat warning. The National Weather Service says the warning is in effect until 8 p.m. for Mercer, Gloucester, Camden and northwestern...
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Big Apple Heat Wave Packs Steamy Punch; Another Scorcher On Tap For Thursday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It’s so hot, we could shatter records set more than seven decades ago. The blazing sun made it feel like 100 degrees on Wednesday and it’s not over yet. AccuWeather said that...
View ArticleReport: Crime On The Rise In Camden Following Police Layoffs
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Crime in Camden is on the rise following deep cuts to the police force earlier this year. An analysis of crime data by The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill finds violent crime...
View ArticlePolice: Camden Man In Custody After Gunfight With State Troopers
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Camden man is in custody after exchanging gunfire with five state troopers Wednesday who were trying to stop a robbery along the Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden....
View ArticleN.J. High School Football Coach: I Was Fired For Having Too Many Black Players
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New Jersey high school football coach says he’s being forced out because he has too many black athletes on his team. Camden Catholic High School informed Nick...
View Article2 Police Officers Ambushed, Shot At Red Light In Camden, New Jersey
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Two police officers were rushed to the hospital after authorities say they were shot while sitting in an unmarked vehicle at a red light in South Jersey Tuesday night....
View ArticleMassive Search Underway After 2 Officers Shot In Camden
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A massive search is underway after two undercover police officers were shot while sitting in their unmarked vehicle in Camden Tuesday night in what authorities are...
View ArticleReward Offered In Shooting Of Camden Police Officers
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A $20,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with the shooting of two undercover police officers in Camden, New...
View ArticlePolice: 1 Suspect Arrested In Ambush Of Detectives In Camden, N.J.
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Police say they have arrested one suspect in the attempted murder of two undercover detectives in Camden, New Jersey. Authorities said two gunmen open fire on the detectives...
View ArticleStuck Ferris Wheel Traps 7 At New Jersey County Fair
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS Philly) – Seven people are safe Saturday night after they became stuck on a Ferris wheel at the Camden County Fair. The Gloucester Township Police Department posted photos of the...
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