Cumberland County NJ News

The search continues for 21-year-old Kevin Collins, Jr., who disappeared after leaving a Salem County hospital in February. Surveillance footage later captured him in a wooded area and he hasn’t been seen since.

Charges have been filed against a Bridgeton man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that killed a pedestrian earlier this month. Investigators say the suspect’s truck was later found hidden behind his home with its plates removed.

Authorities say a 42-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday night at a home on Nicholas Street in Bridgeton. Police and the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating, and no arrests have been made.

Bridgeton Police say 32-year-old Brayan Laverde-Torres has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left 62-year-old Steven Calloway critically injured. The victim was flown to Cooper Medical Center in Camden.

Former Vineland teacher Isaias Garza has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 6th-grade student in Bridgeton nearly 20 years ago and trying to bribe the victim to lie to investigators.

A 17-year-old from Vineland has been charged with murder after police say he fatally stabbed 38-year-old Christina Asselta early Friday morning in what authorities believe was an isolated incident.

A 4-year-old boy was seriously injured after being hit by a pickup truck at Malaga Camp in Vineland. He was flown to Cooper Trauma Center as police continue to investigate the crash.

A 69-year-old hunter from Bridgeton, NJ, died Tuesday morning while bear hunting in Maine. Officials say he collapsed in the woods despite CPR efforts from fellow hunters.

A Bridgeton man has been arrested nearly two years after a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 25-year-old Brian Pineda.

Prosecutors say the abuse took place over several years, and the defendant now faces the possibility of life in prison when sentenced in December.