Day: January 4, 2020

WINSLOW PD: Have You Hired A & C Cleaning Service? Have You Had Dealings with Casey Spila?

Casey Spila

WINSLOW, TOWNSHIP (January 4, 2020)–Wednesday, December 30, 2019 members of the Winslow Twp Detective Bureau conducted an undercover operation into the sales of stolen sports memorabilia, in excess of $1,000. The items were recently reported stolen during a burglary that occurred in the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township. During that operation Casey Spila of the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township met to sell stolen merchandise to Winslow Township undercover officers .

December 30, Spila was arrested and charged with burglary, receiving stolen property, and theft and released on a summons in accordance with NJ Bail Reform.

During that investigation it was learned that Spila runs A & C Cleaning Services, which she operates throughout the area.

Friday, January 3, 2020

, Spila was arrested again at the We Buy Gold store in Sicklerville, after she was found to be in possession of multiple pieces of stolen jewelry. The Winslow Township PD believes there are additional victims that are unaware that they have been the victim of burglary/theft. The police encourage anyone that has used Spila\’s services to check their valuables and if they believe they are a victim of theft, contact

Winslow Township Police Detective Brian Barrett at 609-567-0700 x1178, in an effort to identify some of the recovered property.

January 3, 2020

Spila was initially charged with receiving stolen property in Winslow Township with additional charges pending in other jurisdictions.

Destin on doorstep of milestone, but Raptors fall to TCNJ men

EWING, N.J. (Jan. 4, 2020) – Rutgers University-Camden senior forward

Isaac Destin

moved to within one point of reaching the 1,000-point milestone, but the Scarlet Raptors lost to The College of New Jersey, 83-65, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference men’s basketball game here Saturday.

The Lions improved to 6-6 overall and 3-2 in the NJAC, while the Scarlet Raptors fell to 4-6 and 1-4.

TCNJ has won its last 10 games against Rutgers-Camden and holds a 67-18 lead in the all-time series.

Destin notched 20 points, aided by 8-for-16 shooting from the floor and a 4-for-7 day from the foul line, to raise his career point total to 999. He should become the 14th player in program history to reach 1,000 points when the Scarlet Raptors play a 7 p.m. non-conference game Monday at Gwynedd Mercy University.

Despite Destin’s fifth game of the season with 20 or more points, the Scarlet Raptors couldn’t counter the TCNJ duo of senior guard Randy Walko and senior forward Ryan Jensen. Walko scored a game-high 32 points, aided by 7-for-11 shooting from three-point range, and added nine rebounds, while Jenson notched 21 points and added five assists.

Walko scored 18 of his points in the second half as TCNJ opened up its 48-40 halftime lead.

Junior guard P.J. Ringel added six assists and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Lions.

Destin paced the Raptors with seven rebounds and a game-high four steals, to go along with his team-high 20 points. Junior guard

Arian Azemi

notched 15 points and added a game-high seven assists, while junior guard

Victor Nyanway

scored eight points and sophomore guard

Keysean Simmonds

added seven. The Raptors received six points apiece from sophomore forward

Jake Petrik

and junior center

Roy Bond.

Rutgers-Camden shot 26-for-65 (40 percent) from the floor and won the turnover battle (17-9), but the Lions’ field goal shooting (27-for-54, 50 percent) included 11-for-28 shooting from three-point range. They also held a 43-28 advantage off the boards.

Devitt powers TCNJ women over Rutgers-Camden

EWING, N.J. (Jan. 4, 2020) – Junior forward Shannon Devitt scored a game-high 27 points and sophomore guard/forward Rachel Gazzola added 18 to lead The College of New Jersey women’s

basketball team over Rutgers University-Camden, 66-53, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday afternoon.

The victory snapped the Lions’ two-game losing streak and lifted TCNJ to 7-5 overall and 4-1 in the conference. The Scarlet Raptors fell to 5-5 overall and 0-5 in the NJAC with their fourth straight loss.

TCNJ has won its last five games against Rutgers-Camden and leads the all-time series, 59-12.

The Scarlet Raptors had a quick start, jumping out to a 13-6 lead before TCNJ closed the gap to 15-10 after one quarter. Rutgers-Camden led by as many as five points in the second quarter (23-18) and held a 25-21 advantage before the Lions scored the last five points of the half to take a 26-25 lead into the break. They took the lead for good with 10 seconds remaining in the first half on a jumper by senior forward Jen Byrne.

TCNJ led by as many as 15 points, 66-51, late in the game.

Devitt notched 18 of her game-high 27 points in the second half to power the Lions. In addition to Gazzola, Byrne also finished in double figures, scoring 11 points. Devitt added a game-high four steals and seven rebounds, while Byrnes had a game-high five assists and six boards.

Morgan Heller paced the Lions with nine rebounds, tying for game-high honors with the Scarlet Raptors’ senior guard

Fatimah Williams.

Williams also had 13 points, three assists and three steals.

Sophomore guard/forward

Tamara Johnson

paced the Scarlet Raptors with 14 points, while adding eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. Freshman center

Kayla Newton

notched 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots, tying Devitt for game-high honors in blocks.

Freshman guard/forward

Jalissa Pitts

also added eight rebounds for the Raptors, while collecting eight points.

Rutgers-Camden held a 48-40 advantage off the boards, but also made 20 turnovers to the Lions’ 15. The Scarlet Raptors shot 22-for-64 (34.4 percent) from the floor and 5-for-15 (33.3) from the foul line. TCNJ went 24-for-64 (37.5) from the floor and 10-for-16 (62.5) from the line.

The Scarlet Raptors return to action Monday night with a 6 p.m. non-conference game at Penn State-Abington.

Owner of Shamrock Deli Stabbed to Death; Suspect Still At Large (see photo)

HADDON TOWNSHIP NJ (January 4, 2020Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Haddon Township Police Chief Mark Cavallo reported a homicide in Haddon Township on Friday, January 3, 2020.

Oaklyn, Audubon and Haddon Township Police responded to the Shamrock Delicatessen, located on South Davis Avenue in Audubon, at approximately 4:50 p.m., after receiving multiple reports of a male who had been stabbed. When officers arrived, they located the victim, Jerome Pastore, 52, of West Berlin, across the street from the Shamrock Delicatessen on the 100 block of Cuthbert Boulevard, suffering from apparent stab wounds.

Mr. Pastore, the owner of the Shamrock Delicatessen, was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 5:07 p.m.

No arrests have yet been made.  However, the investigation into the stabbing is ongoing.  Detectives are requesting information from anyone who recognizes the individual in the attached photo.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Jeremy Jankowski at (856) 580-5950 or Haddon Township Police Detective Jessica Camacho at (856) 833-6210.

Information may also be emailed to

ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org

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