Camden County

County Police Force Prepares To Take Over In Camden

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.

2013/04/08

Boy, 6, Stabbed To Death In Camden Home; Sister Hurt

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 12-year-old sister, who was also asleep in the room, police said.

2012/09/02

NJ Man Dies Of Injuries Sustained During Fight Outside Of Jimmy Buffet Concert

Authorities say a southern New Jersey man who was seriously injured in a fight outside a Jimmy Buffett concert in Camden this week has died.

2012/09/01

Teen Girl Charged With Arson, Attempted Murder In Alleged Plot To Kill Her Family

Neighbors are shaking their heads over a fire in a southern New Jersey town allegedly set by a 15-year-old girl who lived there.

2012/08/19

Patricia Krentcil, accused of taking her young daughter into a tanning booth, appears in court on May 2, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Officials Terminate Probation For Nutley ‘Tanning Mom’ Patricia Krentcil

The New Jersey mom accused of taking her 6-year-old daughter into a tanning booth is no longer on probation, according to court officials.

2012/05/04

Inspectors: 14 Gas Stations Sell Inferior Grade Fuel In N.J.

The accusations come after inspectors with the Weights and Measures Office checked whether 325 stations were selling fuel with octane levels as advertised.

2011/12/01

Morris County, NJ (file / credit: Morris County Tourism Bureau)

Morris County Tops Quality Of Life List In New Jersey Survey

The results are in from a new survey on the quality of life in the counties of New Jersey.

2011/08/02

Man Charged In 4 Southern NJ Bank Robberies

Camden County authorities say a man accused of robbing two banks Saturday morning has also been charged with two other bank robberies that occurred in recent weeks.

2011/07/02

Generic Police Photo (credit: Clipart.com)

Camden Police Chiefs Quit Countywide Police Department Plan

The Camden County Police Chiefs Association said the county’s freeholder board was making decisions about the force without consulting with a committee in charge of planning the department.

2011/06/17

Generic Firefighter File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Beer Pong Allegedly Leads To Fatal Stabbing Of N.J. Firefighter

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office says the fight broke out over a game of beer pong.

2011/05/31

Driver Surrenders In Deadly NJ Hit And Run

Camden County authorities say a driver has been charged in a New Year’s Day hit-and-run that killed one person and seriously injured another.

2011/01/02

Students On The Campus Rutgers University in Camden (credit: CBS 2)

Camden Library Workers Get Layoff Notices

Camden County plans to take over the Ferry Avenue Branch. The main branch downtown could be closed and replaced with a space carved out of Rutgers University’s Robeson Library.

2010/12/30

Rutgers-Camden Student Found Dead In Dorm Room

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Camden County authorities say the death of a Rutgers-Camden student found in a dorm room this week apparently was due to natural causes. Nicholas M. Levin of Audubon died Friday, one […]

2010/10/31