Gloucester Township Police Captain Dan Long Retirement Ceremony and Last Radio Call 10-23-2025

Effective November 1, 2025, Captain Daniel Long will retire from the Gloucester Township Police Department after 26 years of honorable service!

Captain Long was hired as a Class I Special Law Enforcement Officer for the Gloucester Township Police Department in November 1999. Captain Long was hired as a full time Gloucester Township Police Officer on July 9, 2001. Captain Long served as a Patrol Officer, a Patrol Shift Investigator, a Traffic Safety Unit Officer, and a member of the Serious Crash Investigations Team and served on the Awards Committee.

On August 21, 2013 he was promoted to Sergeant of Police and was assigned as a Deputy Platoon Commander, an Operations Executive Officer, Deputy Commander of the Investigations Bureau, Special Investigations Unit. On September 1, 2022 he was promoted to Lieutenant of Police and was assigned as a Platoon Commander, and Juvenile Family Services Bureau Commander. On January 29, 2024, he was promoted to Captain of Police, where he served as the Operations Division Commander.

We are grateful for Captain Long’s dedicated service to the Gloucester Township Police Department and the community. We wish Captain Long a long and happy retirement!

HAPPENING TODAY! DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day At GTPD HQ 10 AM to 2 PM!

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is TODAY- Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10 AM to 2 PM at Gloucester Township Police Headquarters!

BUT you don’t have to wait until then to drop off your unwanted/ expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands! Stop by ANYTIME to the Gloucester Township Police Project Medicine Drop Box, located at our Watch Desk downstairs utilizing the front doors located at 1261 Chews Landing Road.

Reminder- we DO NOT accept liquids, syringes/ sharps, vitamins, cough drops, and other over the counter products. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ONLY. Thank you!

The DEA’s Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. Read more here: https://takebackday.dea.gov/

GTPD Media Release – Missing Juvenile Male Lily “Zade” Dougherty

On 10/21/2025, at approximately 4:22 a.m. Lily “Zade” Dougherty (10/08/2009) was reported missing. Zade left his residence located in Sicklerville and was last seen entering an Uber at the corner of Bluestone and Mullen Dr in Sicklerville. His clothing description is unknown. Zade is approximately 5’7″ in height and 150 pounds in weight. He has black hair and green eyes. His last known whereabouts were on 10/21/2025, at approximately 3:26 a.m. in Camden City near the Hilton Garden Inn in the area of the waterfront.

If anyone has additional information or knowledge of Zade’s location, please call 9-1-1, the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500 or call the GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line: 856-842-5560, or send your tips via GTPD Website at https://gtpolice.com/tips

https://gtpolice.com/news/article/2550

GTPD to Swear in Officers for Promotion to The Rank of Lieutenant, Sergeant; Five New Officers; and One New K-9

Tonight at 7:00 PM, Chief David Harkins will present to Mayor David Mayer and Council several Officers to be ceremoniously sworn in to their new ranks, five Officers to be sworn in as a Police Officer and one K-9 to be sworn in. The ceremony will begin with Officers being Promoted to the ranks of, Lieutenant and two Sergeants, then Five Officers being sworn in as Police Officers and one K-9 being sworn in.

Ceremoniously promoted to the rank of Lieutenant:
·         Bryan Bonawitz

Ceremoniously promoted to the rank of Sergeant:
·         Daniel Ritz
·         Joseph Cerquoni

Ceremoniously sworn in as Police Officer:

Matthew Lord
Orlando Council
Derek Hagan
William Perna
Michael DiCamillo

Ceremoniously sworn in as Police K-9:

K-9 Freya with handler, Officer Ryan Andrick

The ceremony will take place during the regularly scheduled Municipal Council Meeting at 7:00 pm in the Municipal Council Room.

Gloucester Township Police Fall Season Bicycle Safety!

It’s getting dark early this Fall, and Gloucester Township Police wants your kids to STAY SAFE while riding their bikes!

Wear a properly-fitted helmet. It is the best way to prevent head injuries and death.

Safely WALK your bicycle across busy roadways when traffic is clear. Utilize a marked crosswalk if available. Ride in the same direction as traffic as far on the right-hand side as possible.

Wear bright colors and use lights, especially when riding at night and in the morning. Reflectors on your clothes and bike will help you be seen.

Ride with your children. Stick together until you are comfortable that your kids are ready to ride on their own.

Read more bicycle safety tips here!: https://www.safekids.org/tip/bike-safety-tips

Commissioners host annual Senior Health Fair and flu shot program launch

More than a thousand senior citizens from across Camden County will attend the Camden County Senior Health Fair and Annual Flu Shot Program Launch today at 10 a.m. at the Forum Catering Hall, 109 N. Black Horse Pike, Gloucester Township.

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Wednesday October 1, 2025, 7:00 AM Gloucester Township Police Department

Community: GTPD National Coffee With A Cop Day TODAY at Gloucester Township/ Sicklerville Target!Dear Wm Cleary,HAPPENING TODAY! – Gloucester Township Police and Target Store Gloucester-Township presents National Coffee With A Cop Day!

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Target Store 487 Berlin Cross Keys Road, Sicklerville/ Gloucester Township, NJ !

Enjoy a free cup of coffee and a chat with a Police Officer on National Coffee With A Cop Day! Hope to see you there on October 1st!
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2 Indicted for Murder of Gloucester Twp. Man

Camden City, N.J. – A grand jury has chosen to indict the man and woman allegedly responsible for the homicide of a Gloucester Township man in October of 2019, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins.

Chamberlin Robinson, 41, of Vineland and Rosalee Gomez, 36, of Franklinville, were indicted on one count of first-degree Felony Murder, two counts of second-degree Burglary, and one count of second-degree Conspiracy to Commit Burglary. Robinson was also indicted on one count of first-degree Murder, second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and one count of second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.

Investigators said Robinson was reportedly part of a home invasion at a house on Yorkshire Road the night of Oct. 23, 2019. During the incident, Kevin Carter, 26, of Gloucester Township, arrived at the home and was fatally shot by Robinson after he didn’t comply with demands, according to detectives.

Through the investigation, detectives learned Gomez allegedly set up the home invasion to target an ex-boyfriend and drove Robinson and two others – who have not been identified – to the house to perform the crime. Carter was not the reported target.

Investigators said after the homicide, Gomez dropped Robinson and the other two men off in Millville before going to get money to pay them for carrying out the home invasion.

Robinson and Gomez remain in jail awaiting trial.

Anyone with information that could help identify the others involved in this crime is asked to call Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Jeremy Jankowski at 856-580-5950 or Gloucester Township Police Detective Scott Obermier at 856-228-4500.

Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.

All persons charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

https://camdencountypros.org/grand-jury-indicts-man-and-woman-in-gloucester-township-homicide/

Address/Location

Gloucester Township Police Department

1261 Chews Landing Rd

Gloucester Township, NJ 08021

Contact

Emergency: 9-1-1

Non-emergencies: 856-228-4500

Gloucester Township Police Officer Found Guilty for Striking Juvenile

Camden City, N.J. – A suspended Gloucester Township police officer has been found guilty for striking a juvenile who was being detained, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill Mayer and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins.

John Flinn, 29, of Williamstown, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree Official Misconduct on March 11 by a jury following a nearly three-week trial. The jury was deadlocked on a charge of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Flinn responded to a reported disturbance on March 8, 2018. As Flinn was handcuffing a 13-year-old girl, he struck her twice in the face. Body worn cameras from responding officers captured the incident.

Flinn was charged in April 2018 after the Gloucester Township Police Internal Affairs Unit reviewed the body worn camera footage and turned it over to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.

Acting Assistant Prosecutor Angela Seixas prosecuted the case that began on Feb. 20 in front of the Honorable Judge Edward J. McBride.

During the trial, a responding officer testified he witnessed Flinn strike the victim with an open hand twice while she was complying with commands.