The Diocese of Camden’s Faith and Family Life Formation Office is currently organizing a series of conversations and pastoral discussions to be held at a number of local parishes throughout the diocese.

The gatherings are part of the worldwide preparation for the world Synod of Bishops to be held Oct. 4-25 at the Vatican.

The Synod will focus with the theme, \”The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World.\” It follows the extraordinary synod on the family in October 2014, which Pope Francis said was designed to present an overview of the situation of families and the primary concerns for the church\’s pastoral care of families.

On Dec. 4, 2014, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 23-count indictment charging 29 individuals with numerous violations of federal narcotics and money laundering laws. The charges include conspiracy to import controlled substances, conspiracy to possess controlled substances, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and substantive counts of money laundering and international money laundering. The indictment also contains a forfeiture allegation for the proceeds obtained as a result of the organization’s illegal activities.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP NJ (February 10, 2015)–Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Gloucester Township Police Chief Harry Earle are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a bank Tuesday.

The robber did not display a weapon. He fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s or 30s with dark facial hair. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark coat, tan knit cap, dark pants, and black and white sneakers.

Surveillance photos of the robber are posted above and on the right.

Certain vehicles and professions require a commercial driver’s license (CDL). Examples include operators of tractor trailers, box trucks, garbage trucks, limousines and school buses. An articleposted onTruckingInfo.com tells about two separate cases related to a CDL test-taking scheme in New York that issued hundreds of undeserved licenses to unqualified drivers.

The article states that an investigation led by the U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General, plus federal and state law enforcement agencies, revealed that fraudulent CDL test-taking activities had occurred at five Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) test centers near New York City. Investigators were able to identify the perpetrators through the use of surveillance tools including remote observation posts and pole cameras. (The intelligence collected allowed law enforcement to identify DMV security personnel, a test-taker, facilitators, runners and lookouts participating in the scheme.)

PHILADELPHIA PA (February 9, 2015)–The Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Division is looking to identify the suspects, two males and three females, who are persons of interest for a homicide in Feltonville.

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-Crash occurred at 9:11 p.m.

-Southbound milepost 71.4 Cranbury Twp.