East Evacuation, Child Sex Charges Top Local News

Patrol officers can’t just be beat cops any longer—they have to be able to respond immediately, even before EMTs get to the scene, in order to save victims, whether civilians or fellow emergency responders, said Chris Taylor, and emergency medical services coordinator with Cooper.

Cherry Hill East Evacuated After Threatening Message Left in Bathroom

What seemed like a Tier 2 lockdown drill turned into an evacuation of the high school, following a threat left in a bathroom, school officials said.

Dressed in a white Tyvek suit and a dark-colored head wrap that obscured his face, an unidentified man smashed his way in through the pharmacy's front door with a hammer, but didn't take anything, Evesham Township Police said.

Cherry Hill East Baseball Survives Wild Seventh to Beat Shawnee

Cherry Hill East's Jordan Friedman smacked a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Cougars, who weathered a tough seventh inning, to an upset victory over Shawnee Wednesday, 8-6.

Allentown Man Who Allegedly Sought Child Sex in Cherry Hill Indicted

Ramy Ahmed, 30, was charged with traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, transportation of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography and coercion and enticement of a minor, stemming from a two-month undercover operation.

West Baseball Gets Revenge on Camden Catholic

Facing the last opponent to deal them a loss, Cherry Hill West's baseball team brought tons of offense—including A.J. Wright's 3-for-3, five-RBI performance—in their eighth straight victory, 11-7, over Camden Catholic Wednesday.

Pennsauken Man Kept Father's Death Secret to Collect Benefits

Michael Shelton, 65, of Pennsauken, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Camden Monday to one count of theft of government funds, admitting he collected a total of approximately $204,606 in Social Security checks for his dead father.

Broad Street Run Bans Backpacks for 2013 Race

Following the backpack bombings at the Boston Marathon two weeks ago, runners in this year's Broad Street Run in Philadelphia won't be able to tote their gear in a backpack, race organizers announced in a mass email to participants Monday.

With Cherry Hill West playing its fourth game in a week, sophomore Mark Hutchinson got the call-up for the Lions, and put up a line that looked more like a veteran senior’s, going six shutout innings and striking out four, while allowing just three hits to Winslow Township in a 7-0 victory.

Two women who allegedly stole a wallet from a shopper at the Evesham Road ShopRite last month went on a spending spree not long after, and Cherry Hill Police are looking for the public’s help in trying to identify them.