BRIDGETON – Police are investigating a reported fatal fire Friday at a South Avenue residence.
The fire erupted about 5 a.m. in the 100 block of South Avenue, south of Broad Street.
First responders discovered the body of a 52-year-old resident inside the home, police said.
Anyone with information about the incident may call Bridgeton police at 856-451-0033.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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VINELAND – The extended Cumberland County law enforcement family gathered at sunset Thursday to remember their fallen.
It’s become tradition for the Vineland Police Department to host the National Police Week tribute to those who lost their lives in the service of others.
Millville Police Department Chief Jody Farabella told those assembled he thinks of Patrolman Christopher Reeves every day. The 40-year old officer died July 8, 2012 when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle at 3rd and Broad streets.
They remembered New Jersey State Police Trooper Frankie Williams, assigned to the Port Norris Station. He was responding to calls of an erratic driver when his cruiser was struck by a vehicle that crossed the Route 55 median. Williams was 31 when he died Dec. 5, 2016.