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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
View MoreNJ vaccine rules unchanged for Cherry Hill school families despite Trump order
New Jersey's childhood vaccine requirements remain unchanged despite President Trump's executive order recommending fewer routine immunizations, the state Department of Health confirmed, as Cherry Hill families prepare to complete back-to-school forms ahead of the Sept. 2 first day of school.
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View MoreRabid skunk confirmed in Cherry Hill after backyard fight with dog
A skunk that fought with a dog in a Cherry Hill backyard on Aug. 14 tested positive for rabies, marking the township's third confirmed case in 2026; the vaccinated dog is under 45-day observation and officials urge residents to keep pets vaccinated.
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View MoreCherry Hill police add mobile plate-reader trailers under updated policy
Cherry Hill Police Department's updated license plate reader policy, effective July 30, introduces mobile camera trailers across the township while barring facial recognition and automated tickets, with data retained for three years and restricted to trained personnel.
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View MoreFlorida man arrested after pre-dawn shooting at Cherry Hill apartments
Cherry Hill Police arrested Brian A. Bush, 18, of Sanford, Florida, on weapons charges after a pre-dawn shooting in the Grand Apartments parking lot on Aug. 13; detectives tracked him to Suffolk County, New York, where he was taken into custody the following day.
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View MoreSicklerville man among four indicted in Camden-area trafficking ring
A Sicklerville resident is among four men indicted on first-degree racketeering and human trafficking charges for allegedly forcing two women into daily prostitution through violence, drugs and surveillance in a Camden-area operation, NJ Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Aug. 7.
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View MoreVehicle crash temporarily closes Haddonfield Road at Yale Avenue in Cherry Hill
A vehicle crash closed Haddonfield Road south at Yale Avenue in Cherry Hill on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, reducing northbound traffic to one lane before the road fully reopened later that evening.
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View MoreRoute 38 flooding strands charter bus, renews pressure on Camden County storm drains
Flash flooding on Route 38 in Cherry Hill on Aug. 3 stranded a charter bus driver and prompted a police rescue, the third major flooding event in Camden County since early July, as Commissioner Al Dyer says storm drain maintenance is now an ongoing priority ahead of a $400 million infrastructure referendum in November.
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View MoreFallen tree destroys two cars, cuts power to Cherry Hill high-rises and senior community
A fallen tree brought live power lines down onto parked cars at The Grand apartments in Cherry Hill on Monday, destroying two vehicles and cutting electricity to four high-rise buildings and a senior living community while firefighters waited 90 minutes for utility crews to de-energize the wires.
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View MoreRoute 38 reopens after flash flooding closes Cherry Hill stretch Monday morning
Route 38 reopened Monday after flash flooding closed the highway at Kenilworth Avenue and from Longwood to Chapel avenues in Cherry Hill, as a broader storm dumped heavy rain across South Jersey.
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View MoreKenilworth Avenue, Kresson Road closures extend into third week in Cherry Hill
Kenilworth 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 MoreCherry Hill West alumna calls for statewide school threat tipline at national conference
Dr. 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 MoreAtlantic City lifeguard charged with luring teen in Cherry Hill sting
Stephen 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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