Millville News Archives

As you enter the Millville Army Air Field Museum, you step back in time to a world at war -- a time when pilots trained at the airport to fly P-47 Thunderbolts to defend America.

MILLVILLE _ Joyce C. Goldsboro, 57, of Sharp Street was arrested Thursday at 4th and Florence streets on a Millville court warrant.

MILLVILLE - A 7-year-old boy was dragged alongside a school bus for an undetermined distance after being caught in the bus doors, police said.

Millville blotter also includes two reported residential burglaries. MILLVILLE * Frank L. Anderson, 46, of Oakview Apartments, was arrested Tuesday night on the charge of criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with a crime that occurred at his home apartment complex.

A young boy was not injured when he was dragged about a half-block by a school bus in Center City nearly two weeks ago, according to a report released by police on Tuesday.

Millville police are investigating vandalism in Waltman Park. MILLVILLE * Eugene E. Pender, 47, of Coombs Avenue, was arrested Monday night at Save-A-Lot on the charge of shoplifting, accused of attempting to steal packages of ham from the North 2nd Street grocery store.

Millville police charged a Vineland man with carjacking in mid-October. MILLVILLE * Erick Marit, 27, of Vineland, was arrested Oct.

Millville Blotter - Car window broken; car burglarized; aggravated assault on police, resisting arrest by force, resisting arrest by flight and obstruction of justice Tuesday, October 20, 2009 MILLVILLE * Kyheme J. Bowser, 19, of East Main Street, was arrested Sunday afternoon on a contempt warrant and lodged in Cumberland County Jail on $622 bail.

MILLVILLE - The City Commission held an 11-minute meeting Tuesday, as members decided to delay all non essential agenda items for when a full board was present.

A city teen was shot twice at the corner of 3rd and Oak streets Thursday night, according to police.

An East Foundry Street mother and son were charged Wednesday with selling pot and crack cocaine from their apartment, according to police.

A state corrections officer was seriously injured Thursday morning when the Department of Corrections van he was riding in rolled over on Route 55.

MILLVILLE _ Wanda Lee Morales, 49, of Holly Berry Lane was arrested Monday on charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a CDS with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Millville police charged a Dock Street man with robbery early Thursday. MILLVILLE * Willis Goff, 19, of Dock Street, was arrested early Thursday at High and Mulberry streets on the charges of robbery, simple assault, theft, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice and hindering apprehension.

MILLVILLE _ Jennifer L. Gant, 23, of the 800 block of North 3rd Street was arrested Tuesday night in a parking lot on the 500 block of North 2nd Street.

A deer decided to do some window shopping Tuesday morning in the Glasstown Arts District.

MILLVILLE -- It will be a happy time for many in the 3rd Ward as the city prepares to demolish a piece of it.

Millville police blotter also includes man who turned himself in on warrant. MILLVILLE * Wanda L. Morales, 49, of Holly Berry Lane, was arrested Monday evening on the charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance , possession of CDS with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Local health officials will answer questions from parents and teachers regarding upcoming H1N1 "swine" flu vaccines for students in a forum scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday at Lakeside Middle School, according to the Cumberland County Health Department.

MILLVILLE _ Kyheme Jaray Bowser, 19, of the 400 block of East Main Street was arrested Sunday on a Millville court warrant.

Heather Lin Cornish, 32, of the 500 block of East Oak Street was arrested Wednesday night on a Millville court warrant.

Four Millville and one Port Norris resident were indicted recently in connection with a drug bust at a Walnut Drive home in Millville in April.

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An East Pine Street woman found herself behind bars this week after she allegedly lied to police about her home being burglarized late last month.

Millville police blotter also includes shoplifting. MILLVILLE * Lawrence M. Fuller, 47, of Buck Street, was arrested Thursday night on North High Street on the charge of simple assault.

A local band with roots in Bridgeton and Millville is looking forward to a boost in exposure while helping Mother Earth.

One Stop Food Market was robbed Tuesday evening, according to police. Police were dispatched to the Kates Boulevard convenience store at 6:37 p.m. after receiving a report that the store's hold-up alarm had been activated.

Millville police blotter includes a report of burglary to a motel's storage room.

MILLVILLE _ Kevin Jason Keen, 32, of the 400 block of Cedar Street was arrested at 1:17 a.m. Tuesday at 5th and Main streets on a Franklin Township court warrant.

Millville police charged two city men with stealing a car early Sunday after Vineland police spotted and arrested them.

MILLVILLE -- New Jersey Motorsports Park and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series want to reduce the odds of another rain-soaked weekend like the one the series had in Millville this past May.

MILLVILLE -- After 34 years in education, this academic year will be the last for Superintendent Shelly Schneider.

Millville police are also investigating new car burglaries. MILLVILLE * A West Main Street resident reported Sunday evening that a juvenile hurled a rock at his car as he drove north along Sharp Street, near Church Street.

The city commission on Tuesday approved the transfer of six properties, due to be rehabilitated by the Holly City Development Corporation, to Affordable Homes of Millville Ecumenical for $1. The HCDC in late September voted to scale back its homeownership operations because of a lack of working capital.

MILLVILLE _ Two men are in custody for an early morning burglary Tuesday of a house on the 400 block of West Foundry Street.

MILLVILLE _ Alejandro Velazquez, 28, of the 100 block of North 5th Street was arrested Tuesday night in connection with an incident on the 500 block of North 5th Street.

Police on Tuesday charged a West Main Street man with attempted murder and other charges stemming from an incident last month in which gun shots were allegedly fired in the area near the 300 block of Vine Street.

Millville blotter also includes counterfeit cash. MILLVILLE * Frank L. Anderson, 46, of East Broad Street, was arrested early Tuesday on two failure to appear warrants and lodged in Cumberland County Jail on $362 bail.

MILLVILLE _ Louverne Crandell, 45, of Sawyer Avenue in Vineland was arrested at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at 6th and Vine streets on a Millville court warrant.

Next time the city welcomes home a soldier from abroad, officials will be able to offer them something more than balloons and a gift basket.

A Cedar Street man who claims he was called a derogatory gay epithet by his assailants was beaten and robbed on North High Street, near Pine Street, early Thursday, according to police.

MILLVILLE -- A local family on Friday gave up ownership of a Chihuahua puppy that ended up stranded at a busy intersection last month when it fell out of a baby stroller during a walk.

MILLVILLE _ A 13-year-old Lakeside Middle School student was arrested Friday in connection with two bomb threats at the school, one of them occurring Friday.

As the Millville Public School System considers locations for a new high school, AOPA is urging the district not to choose sites that would create conflict between the airport and community.

MAURICE RIVER _ A Millville man found bleeding in the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area this morning attempted to kill himself by cutting his wrists with a knife, according to New Jersey State Police at Port Norris.

MILLVILLE _ Obed Joseph Bermudez, 21, of East Butler Avenue in Vineland was arrested at 10:46 p.m. Wednesday at a traffic stop on Wheaton Avenue.

MILLVILLE -- The Millville school district is combining the Christmas season with physical fitness.