Detectives Searching for Missing 13-Year-Old from Camden

Camden, NJ – The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Camden County Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a missing 13-year-old from Camden.

Yuri Cardoso was last seen on the 100 block of North 24th Street in Camden around 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026. She is known to frequent East Camden. She stands approximately 5’1″ tall and was last observed wearing a black shirt, grey shorts, and black Croc shoes.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Detective Jessica Minniti of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at (856) 883-0114 and Detective Valdez of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 519-3972.

Can’t Miss Movie Nights in Camden County

Make Every Day Count with Smiles and Laughs, Together

Ready for some “reel” relaxation! Camden County is packed with free family-friendly events all season long. Don’t miss Movies in the Park! Just bring your blankets or lawn chairs to unwind and get cozy for a night of fun. Snacks and refreshments will be available to enjoy.

Upcoming Movies at the McLaughlin Norcross Dell:
The Nightmare Before Christmas – Fri, October 23rd @ 7 PM
Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Fri, December 4th @ 7 PM

Motorcyclist Dies in Pre-Dawn Crash on Ben Franklin Bridge

By Joshua Doyle

A motorcyclist is dead and a car driver was hospitalized after a crash before dawn Sunday on the Ben Franklin Bridge, in the eastbound lane on the Camden side of the span. The collision happened around 3:27 a.m. and left the rider dead at an area hospital, while the driver of the car was hospitalized with injuries.

The Delaware River Port Authority confirmed in a statement that one person was killed and another injured in the crash involving a motorcyclist and a car, according to NJ.com. Officials have not released the identity of the motorcycle rider, nor have they said how the crash unfolded. The investigation remains ongoing, per the outlet’s report.

Courtesy: Newsbreak

Detectives Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying Deceased Man in Camden

Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man found deceased in Camden last month, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.

On September 13, 2026, officers from the Camden County Police Department and emergency medical personnel responded to a residence on the 1500 block of Federal Street for a report of an unconscious male. The individual appeared to have been deceased for an extended period of time.

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Downtown Camden Opens RECtangle Pocket Park

CAMDEN, N.J. – Camden Special Services District (CSSD) has opened the RECtangle Pocket Park, a new public parklet on Downtown Camden’s Market Street commercial corridor that turns a large, previously unused parcel into a space for everyday gathering, pop-up events and community programming.

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Cooper Camden ER Earns National ENA Lantern Award

Cooper University Health Care’s Camden Emergency Department has earned the prestigious Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, one of the highest honors in emergency nursing. The award is a national recognition of excellence in patient care, nursing leadership, innovation, education, advocacy, and research.

As South Jersey’s only Level I Trauma Center and the flagship hospital of one of the region’s leading academic health systems, Cooper University Hospital is home to one of the busiest emergency departments in the region. Annually, Cooper’s emergency department treats nearly 86,000 patients. In 2025 alone, Cooper’s Camden Emergency Department treated 85,903 patients, providing expert care for everything from life-threatening trauma and critical illness to everyday medical emergencies.

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Norcross to Donate $100 Million to Cooper University Health Care/MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cooper University Health Care Board of Trustees Executive Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, and the Board of Trustees today announced a transformational $100 million gift from George E. Norcross III.
The gift from Mr. Norcross is being made in honor of the family’s patriarch and matriarch, George E. Norcross Jr. and Anne Carol Conner Norcross, and in recognition of his brothers, John, Donald, and Philip; his children, Alessandra (“Lexie”) and Alexander; and Sandra T. Norcross.

The donation is the largest single philanthropic gift in the institution’s history and one of the largest ever made to a health system in New Jersey. The gift will be directed toward investments in the City of Camden and Cooper’s larger service area in South Jersey, prioritizing education and community programs that create jobs, training, and opportunity.

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Camden County Roadwork

The I-676 southbound Exit 2 ramp to the Walt Whitman Bridge/I-76 westbound is scheduled to be closed and detoured each night Monday, July 27 through Thursday, July 30 as a bridge replacement and paving project advances in Camden and Gloucester City, Camden County.

Beginning at 11 p.m. Monday, July 27 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 28 and continuing each night through Thursday, July 30 at the same time, the I-676 southbound Exit 2 ramp to the Walt Whitman Bridge/I-76 westbound is scheduled to be closed. The closure is necessary to install drainage. The following detour will be in place:

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Camden Man Convicted of Years-Long Sexual Abuse of Two Children

A jury has convicted a Camden man for sexually abusing two children over the course of nearly a decade, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Miguel A. Mota, 41, was found guilty on July 21, 2026, of four counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault.
He was also convicted of three counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, three counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, two counts of third-degree Aggravated Sexual Contact, one count of third-degree Terroristic Threats, and one count of fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact. The verdict was returned after a four-week jury trial in Camden County Superior Court.