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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

Public Safety
View MoreKenilworth Avenue remains fully closed and Kresson Road stays restricted for the week of August 3–7, marking the third consecutive week of construction disruption for Cherry Hill drivers.

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View MoreDr. Liz Schopfer, a Cherry Hill High School West valedictorian turned school counselor, presented threat-assessment research at the ASCA conference and called for New Jersey to replace patchwork reporting tools with a unified anonymous tipline — raising questions about Cherry Hill's own HIB-focused STOPit system.

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View MoreStephen M. Pagnoni, a 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township man and 20-year Atlantic City Beach Patrol lifeguard, faces nine criminal charges after a Camden County Prosecutor's Office sting operation led to his arrest at a Cherry Hill location on Thursday, July 30.
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View MoreThe Camden County Prosecutor's Office charged Elmer Lao, 36, of Camden with attempted manufacturing of child sexual abuse material after he allegedly solicited nude photos from a 7-year-old girl via TikTok and text; a trained electronic-detection K9 named Rookie located the phone used in the crime.

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View MoreA Camden County grand jury indicted Dezeree Smith of Collingswood and Tamier R. Brown-Miller of Philadelphia on charges including racketeering, kidnapping, and human trafficking for allegedly running a sex trafficking operation that moved victims through Cherry Hill and other locations between July and October 2025.

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View MoreA Camden County jury found Miguel A. Mota, 41, guilty on 14 counts including first-degree aggravated sexual assault for abusing two girls over nearly 10 years; sentencing is set for September 25.

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View MoreCamden County's Air Quality Committee won the 2026 Community Impact Award from the New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition, with Cherry Hill Councilwoman Sangita Doshi accepting the honor days after Code Red air quality alerts forced event cancellations across the county.

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View MoreA Cherry Hill Keller Williams agent's rental listing was cloned on TikTok and advertised at a discount to steal fees from renters, part of a growing scam targeting South Jersey properties.
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View MoreCherry Hill officials warned Wednesday, July 22, that multiple major road projects involving NJDOT, Camden County, and NJ American Water will bring months of traffic delays, with police deployed to manage flow and residents urged to use the MyCherryHill app for updates.

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View MoreNew Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced first-degree racketeering, kidnapping, and human trafficking charges against Dezeree Smith, 25, of Collingswood, and Tamier R. Brown-Miller, 26, of Philadelphia, for allegedly forcing an underage girl into commercial sex acts at motels in Cherry Hill, Atlantic City, and Pennsylvania from July to October 2025.
Public Safety
View MoreCamden County road construction fully closes Kenilworth Avenue and restricts Kresson Road in Cherry Hill through Friday, July 24, with work hours starting as early as 6 a.m.

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View MoreCamden County health officials are urging Cherry Hill families to verify their children's MMR vaccination status before the 2026-2027 school year, as Pennsylvania's fast-growing measles outbreak — 111 cases, many in school-aged children — sits just across the Delaware River.
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