From Press staff reports | Posted: Friday, May 14, 2010 | 2 comments

TRENTON - A Vineland man has been indicted on charges he set his aunt's car on fire and tried to collect insurance money, state Attorney General Paula Dow said Thursday.

Kristopher Wynder, 20, of Vineland, was charged Wednesday with second-degree conspiracy, second-degree aggravated arson, third-degree arson, third-degree insurance fraud and third-degree attempted theft by deception.

A Cumberland County grand jury indictment alleges that.......Continue Reading

By STEVEN LEMONGELLO Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 4 comments

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The second fire in Brigantine in less than 10 hours destroyed one house and damaged two others on Alberta Drive on Tuesday afternoon, police and fire officials said, leaving two families displaced.

The fire was reported just before 1:30 p.m. in the 600 section of Alberta Drive, part of an attached townhouse development, police Lt. James Bennett said.

Fire crews under Chief John Frugoli arrived to find smoke and flames coming through the....Continue Reading

From Press staff reports | Posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 1 comment

A Cape May Court House man has been charged with starting six fires in the area.

Middle Township police arrested Carl Peterson, 54, on Monday. He is charged with aggravated arson and is being held at the Cape May Count Jail on $25,000 bail.

Police responded to reports of several fires in the woods behind the Acme shopping center on South Dennis Road in Cape May Court House, the most recent of which occurred early Monday morning.

Upon arriving at the scene of the latest incident, police found Peterson near where the fires were started.

No injuries as a result of the fires were reported. All six fires were quickly extinguished, police said.

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 2 comments

Three people were injured Monday night when a car driving south on Wrangleboro Road in Galloway Township crossed the center line and hit three northbound cars, police said.

Erica J. Mack, 21, of Galloway Township, was driving south on Wrangleboro Road near Collins Avenue at 5:37 p.m. when she.....Continue Reading

MAYS LANDING--Crews with state Forest Fire Service had their hands full this weekend as they battled 18 different brush and forest fires across South Jersey. Officials say at least one fire has been deemed suspicious and say the windy conditions continue to be a concern as they keep a close eye on smoldering areas.

It's an attack by air and by land, as crews with State Forest Fire Service continue their battle against a....Continue Reading

By EDWARD VAN EMBDEN Staff Writer | Posted: Monday, May 10, 2010 | 0 comments

It's a scenic and historic walk, the path taken by workers a hundred years ago to their jobs at mills and factories, and an environmentally sensitive area home to rare species of plants and animals.

And right now there's a gaping, charred hole right in the middle of it.

It has been two weeks since an arsonist poured an accelerant on one of the six wooden bridges spanning the Maurice River along the path - the most centrally located - and set it ablaze, cutting the path in two and separating it by an impassable stream......Continue Reading