Gloucester

Police investigating overnight shooting murder in Gloucester Township

Gloucester Township, N.J. – Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting outside an apartment building in Gloucester Township, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. At approximately 11:35 p.m. on 1/13/2022, officers responded to the 1300 block of Blackwood-Clementon Road for reports of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located a male on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. He has been identified as David Brown, 28, of Clayton, N.J. The victim was transported to Jefferson Stratford Hospital. He succumbed to his injury at approximately 12:34 a.m. on 1/14/2022. Anyone with information is asked to contact

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$100K Lottery Winner in Bergen, $50K Winner in Gloucester

TRENTON, NJ – Two New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, December 11, drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. One of those tickets was purchased with Power Play, multiplying the prize to $100,000. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:  Bergen County ($100,000): Metro Wine & Liquors, 89 Route 17 South, East Rutherford; and, Gloucester County ($50,000): Dollar Dream, 532 Glassboro Rd., Woodbury Heights.  The winning numbers for the Saturday, December 11, drawing were: 03, 25, 44, 53, and 64. The Red Power Ball number was 10. The Power Play was 2X. 38,971 New Jersey players took home an estimated $198,913 in prizes ranging from $4 to

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Gloucester police rescue missing 14-year-old autistic boy who went missing

On October 13, 2021 at approximately 2:36 pm, Gloucester Township Police were dispatched to the Broadmoor West Development in Gloucester Township for the report of a missing juvenile autistic male. It was reported that 14-year-old Alex Nolder had left his residence and was missing. Gloucester Township Police with the assistance of the Camden County Prosecutors Office, New Jersey State Police Aviation Bureau, and a Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office K9 responded to the area and began searching for Alex. After about 4 hours, he was located by the helicopter as he emerged from a nearby wooded area. Gloucester Township Police Officers

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40 fishermen rescued from charter boat stranded at sea

BOSTON — Coast Guard Station Gloucester rescued 40 people aboard the fishing charter Yankee Patriot II after a reported engine fire. At approximately 8:40 a.m., Station Gloucester received a call on Channel 16 the fishing charter, Yankee Patriot II, had a fire on board and requested immediate assistance. The station launched three of its assets, two 47-foot Motor Life Boats and a 29-foot Response Boat-Small. Gloucester Harbormaster also launched their asset to assist. Once on scene, crews from Station Gloucester were able to safely transfer all 40 passengers onto the two, 47-foot MLBs, taking them safely back to Station Gloucester with

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