Millville News

Police from various state, county and local agencies recovered two handguns and drugs on Thursday during an effort dubbed Operation Clean Sweep, which targeted problem spots in the Center City Weed and Seed zone.

MILLVILLE - A resident of the 100 block of South Pearl Street reported Thursday that a revolver was missing from his house, possibly taken in a break-in committed between Dec.

A Vineland man was airlifted to a Camden hospital after he flipped his car on the Route 55 median here this afternoon.

BRIDGETON -- A Millville resident and career corrections officer is the new second in command at the Cumberland County Jail.

Three Cumberland County men have been charged in connection with more than 40 recent car burglaries in Millville and Vineland, police from both cities announced today.

MILLVILLE - Andrew Frank Harris, 22, of North 5th Street was arrested Tuesday night on six charges, including carjacking and robbery.

City commission on Tuesday unanimously approved the first step toward repealing its long-suspended sex offender residency restriction law following a New Jersey Supreme Court decision in May striking down local ordinances that attempt to regulate where convicted sex offenders can live once released from incarceration.

Millville Police Blotter - Woman thinks she hears shotgun fired; bike stolen; shoplifting; wallet stolen off counter; Jeep crashes into two boxcars with stolen sign Tuesday, July 07, 2009 MILLVILLE * A woman reported Sunday night that someone fired a shotgun in the parking lot at Larry's Bar, located on South 2nd Street.

Pending final approval from the city fire department, Millville will celebrate the Fourth of July with a fireworks display on July 8 at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds.

An abandoned church that the city has regarded as a nuisance property for the past three years may get a second chance.

MILLVILLE _ Elwood F. Sharp, 51, of Hogbin Road was cited for careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and failing to report an accident Wednesday after an accident in the Wawa parking lot on West Main and Sharp streets.

Police seized more than 670 pot plants from a North 10th Street home Wednesday afternoon, according to Millville Police Det.

The Cumberland 4-H Youth Development Program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, is conducting a countywide food drive in partnership with the Cumberland County Cooperative Fair Association during the Cumberland County Fair from July 6-11. Residents of Cumberland County are asked to bring ...

Police noted the burglar or burglars lifted cell phone chargers, cash, change, credit cards, an XM radio console, jewelry and a GPS unit.

MILLVILLE _ Aaron R. Wilson, 28, of West Landis Avenue in Vineland was arrested at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday on South 4th Street on charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and Millville court warrant.

MILLVILLE -- A city man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl and endangering the welfare of a 10-year-old girl.

MILLVILLE -- A 27-year-old local man was arrested Monday on a Vineland court warrant after police stopped him for questioning about allegedly dragging and kicking a dog here.

MILLVILLE _ A TomTom GPS system was reported stolen Sunday from a vehicle on West Foundry Street.

Shatia A. Jones, 23, of Holly Berry Court, was arrested near her home on the charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.

MILLVILLE -- The Holly City could play host to a fireworks display next month after all.