Tag: Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office
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Rowan College instructor pushes for law enforcement training for those with intellectual disabilities
Although the familiar law enforcement motto “To protect and to serve” applies to all citizens, when it comes to those with intellectual disabilities, it bears special significance. Working with people with intellectual conditions presents a unique set of challenges, and officers often experience them in high-stress situations, with little to no training. In fact, according…
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Attorney General’s Office releases footage from fatal crash in Bordentown Township
The Attorney General’s Office released video footage on Jan. 29 that captured events surrounding a single-vehicle accident in which a man was injured when he sped away from a police officer after a traffic stop in October. Keron Roundtree, 23, of Trenton, succumbed to those injuries on Nov. 17, at which time the investigation transferred…
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Florence man pleads guilty to 2016 attempted murder of girlfriend
A 34-year-old Florence Township man pled guilty in Superior Court to trying to kill his girlfriend in the fall of 2016. Under an agreement with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Akil Herbert pled guilty to attempted murder (first degree) and violation of a restraining order (fourth degree) in exchange for a 12-year sentence in New…
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Boat manufacturer employee charged with stealing company information
A Bordentown City man has been charged with stealing proprietary intellectual property while he was employed by a luxury boat manufacturer in Bass River Township. Cameron O’Connell, 27, was charged with computer crime (second degree), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon (second degree). The weapons charges are unrelated to the computer crime,…
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Burlington County Recovery Center aids residents struggling with addiction
Burlington County is expanding its addiction services with the launch of a Recovery Center to better help residents obtain treatment and other critical mental health and community support to assist them through recovery. Located at the Burlington County Human Services Building in Westampton, the Recovery Center will serve as a so-called “one-stop” location where…
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‘Use of Force’ session encourages feedback on police perceptions
By MADELEINE MACCAR The Sun The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General presented a Use of Force by Police Officers webinar July 15, with a goal of encouraging the Burlington County community to share perspectives and concerns regarding police interactions. The two-hour listening session invited residents to weigh…
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Burlington County prosecutor addresses community regarding racial injustice
The following was submitted as an op-ed piece from Scott A. Coffina, Burlington County prosecutor: The horrific and inexcusable killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer while three of his fellow officers watched and did nothing as a subdued man’s life was being choked out of him has started a passionate national conversation…
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Employee of Burlington County Medical Examiner’s Office charged with stealing credit cards from deceased woman
An employee of the Burlington County Medical Examiner’s Office has been charged with stealing credit cards from a deceased woman and purchasing nearly $7,500 in home improvement supplies, electronics, airline tickets and other items. Willie Garcon, 49, of the 1200 block of New York Avenue in Brooklyn, was charged with theft by unlawful taking…
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Learn about law enforcement’s response to opioid addiction
The 21 County/21 Century Community Policing Project will hold a COVID-19 Town Hall on recovery and addiction services at noon on May 7, moderated by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Featured panelists include Lt. Col. Fritz Frage of the New Jersey State Police; Kelly Levy, deputy attorney general, NJ CARES; Capt. Hector Carter, Bergen County…