Category: CNB CRIME

Overnight Incidents

The following information is preliminary and subject to change. Updates will be provided as they become available.

In the 15th District, at approximately 9:43 a.m., an adult male sustained a graze wound to the head inside a private residence on the 1900 block of Auth Street. The victim was transported by medic to Temple Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. No arrests have been made at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing with the Shooting Investigation Group.

Additionally, on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at approximately 1:59 a.m., officers from the 19th District responded to a report of a shooting on the highway near 5400 Wyalusing Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a 45-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the neck and one gunshot wound to the back. The victim was transported by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased at 2:33 a.m. There is no motive or arrest at this time, and the investigation is ongoing with the Homicide Unit.

In the 9th District, at approximately 1:19 a.m., a female victim was stabbed near North 12th Street and Brown Street. She was transported to Jefferson Center City Hospital, and her condition is unknown at this time. The investigation is ongoing with the Central Detective Division.

Suspect Arrested in Robbery of 66-Year-Old Woman at Bus Stop

On January 18, 2026, at approximately 6:39 a.m., a robbery occurred at the intersection of Benner Street and Castor Avenue while a 66-year-old female victim was waiting for a Route 59 SEPTA bus. At least two offenders exited a red Jeep SUV, and one offender, described as a masked Black female in her twenties, grabbed the victim’s bookbag. A struggle ensued, during which the victim was knocked to the ground and dragged. The offender then produced a taser and used it on the victim’s arms and hands in an attempt to force her to release the bag. The offender ultimately succeeded, and the suspects fled the scene in the red Jeep SUV.

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Clayton Woman charged with Stun Gun Assault on Adult with Autism

Woodbury, NJ – Yolanda F. Johnson, 62, of Clayton, was arrested and charged with  third-degree aggravated assault, third-degree endangering a person with a  developmental disability, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful  purpose after allegedly stabbing an adult victim in her care with a stun gun. 

According to documents filed in this case: 

On Feb. 3, an adult victim, who is diagnosed with autism, disclosed to individuals at  school they had been harmed in their home. The victim, who had marks on their left,  rear shoulder, told police they had been stabbed with a “stab gun” as they attempted to  leave home on Jan. 30.  

A search warrant was subsequently obtained and executed at Johnson’s home where a  blue stun gun was found.  

Johnson was arrested Feb. 5 and released on a summons.  

The maximum term of incarceration is 5 years in state prison for each charge.  

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Berkeley Township Man Charged With Aggravated Arson and Criminal Mischief

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on February 9, 2026, Joseph Mansueto, 38, of Berkeley Township, was charged with Aggravated Arson and Criminal Mischief in connection with an incident that occurred on February 8, 2026, in Toms River.

On February 8, 2026, at approximately 3:40 a.m., the Toms River Township Police and Fire Departments responded to Planet Fitness on Route 37 West for a report of a structure fire.  Responding emergency personnel observed a small fire at the exterior of the building.  The fire was contained to the exterior of the building.

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Five Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse Material in January 2026

Five individuals were arrested last month for crimes related tochild sexual abuse material (CSAM), reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.

Investigations conducted by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, including task force officers from the Gloucester Township Police Department and Camden County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Cherry Hill Police Department, Oaklyn Police Department, and Berlin Borough Police Department, led to the following defendants being arrested in January 2026:

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Bridgeton Man Sentenced to 18 Years on Drug, Weapons charges

 Chester Williams, 58, of Bridgeton, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in  New Jersey State Prison for cocaine distribution and weapons offenses by the Honorable  Kevin T. Smith pursuant to a plea agreement.  

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: Williams sold cocaine and four firearms to undercover officers on several occasions. He was originally charged on 23 counts of a 44-count indictment, and in April 2025, pled guilty to first-degree distribution of cocaine and second-degree unlawful possession  of a weapon.  

The charges stemmed from a multi-state narcotic trafficking investigation started by the  New Jersey State Police in June 2021. The investigation, conducted from February  through May 2022, ultimately led to the arrest of multiple individuals.  In addition to Williams, the following defendants were previously sentenced in the case: 

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Pennsauken Man Arrested for Attempting to Lure Underage Girl

Camden County, NJ – A Pennsauken man has been arrested and charged for attempting to meet with an
underage girl to engage in sexual conduct after chatting online, reported Camden County Prosecutor
Grace C. MacAulay.
Gustavo Sosa, 31, is charged with 2nd
-degree Attempting to Lure a Child, 2nd
-degree Attempted Sexual
Assault, 2nd
-degree Attempted Prostitution with a Minor, and 3rd
-degree Attempted Endangering the
Welfare of a Child. Additionally, he was charged with two counts of Engaging in Prostitution (disorderly
persons offenses).
On February 3, 2026, Sosa began communicating online with a person who he believed was a 14-year-old
girl. Meanwhile, the person chatting with him was actually an undercover detective from the Camden
County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit. During the conversation, Sosa arranged a meeting at
a park in Pennsauken for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with the girl in exchange for money.
On February 4, 2026, Sosa was taken into custody at the meeting location by members of the Cherry Hill
Police Department Tactical Response Team and Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. He was remanded
to the Camden County Correctional Facility.

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Camden Homicide Fugitive Apprehended in Spain

An international fugitive wanted for a shooting that killed one man and injured another in Camden has been apprehended overseas, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay, U.S. Marshal Nicholas Ricigliano (District of New Jersey), and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Felix De La Cruz-Arias, 30, of Brooklyn, New York was taken into custody on January 30, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain by the Spanish National Police in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals Service – Office of International Operations and the U.S. Department of Justice – Office of International Affairs. De La Cruz-Arias was charged on April 4, 2025, with first-degree Murder in the March 2025 fatal shooting on Josue Hiraldo-Peralta, 32, of Camden. He was also charged with first-degree Attempted Murder for shooting a second man who survived.

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Glassboro Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

Woodbury, NJ – Jonathan A. Torres, 26, of Glassboro, has been charged with one count  of third-degree possession of child pornography, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew  B. Johns announced.  

According to documents filed in this case: 

On Oct. 7, 2025, the Prosecutor’s Office received a cypertip from the National Center for  Missing and Exploited Children reporting an individual was using a social media app to  upload and share child sexual abuse material (CSAM).  

Investigation led to a search warrant being executed at Torres’s address, where several  electronic devices were found. Analysis of the devices found five videos and one image  containing child sexual abuse material. 

Torres was arrested Tuesday and is facing a maximum of 5 years in state prison. 

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Monroe Township Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child

Woodbury, NJ – William I. McCray, 25, of Monroe Township, was charged Monday on  27 counts including sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, manufacturing  and distributing child sexual abuse material, and drug offenses. 

According to documents filed in this case: 

In October 2025 a minor victim reported to police that McCray had sexually assaulted  them. A search warrant was subsequently obtained and executed on McCray’s residence  where CDS, drug paraphernalia, and multiple cellular phones were found.  The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit assisted the Monroe  Township Police Department in a forensic analysis of the electronic devices, where they  found approximately 260 images and 40 video files containing child sexual abuse  material.  

A second victim was identified in the files and subsequently interviewed, disclosing they  had also been assaulted by McCray.  

An additional five victims were also identified in the photos, videos, and chat messages.  McCray was arrested at his residence on Dec. 3, 2025. 

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