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go has been apprehended in Allentown, PA according to The Morning Call . The paper reported January 8 the Allentown Emergency Response Team took Jermaine Villines, 27, (photo) into custody around 9:30 a.m. Thursday at 428 Railroad St. without incident, police said.
Villines was taken to police headquarters and released to the Philadelphia Homicide Fugitive Squad. Villines is wanted for fatally shooting a man Sept. 12 outside a bar on N. Broad Street in Philadelphia and a warrant was issued for his arrest in October, according to police. A month later, he was arrested in Gloucester City on drug charges, but was released on his own recognizance. Normally when a suspect is arrested, his fingerprints are run through state and national crime data bases to see if he's wanted on any outstanding warrants.

Asked how city police made such a mistake (see Alleged Killer Arrested/Released by GCPD) Police Chief George Berglund said, “An investigation is under way as to the circumstances and the appropriate steps will be taken at the conclusion of the investigation. Because this is a personnel matter the outcome of the investigation will not be made public.

Mount Ephraim News Correspondent Bill Bates (photo) has moved on to another career after reporting for Mount Ephraim for the past three plus years.  He has accepted a position as a Deputy Sheriff with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, Beaufort, South Carolina.  Many may be familiar with the popular vacation resort that is located in Beaufort County, Hilton Head Island.  Bill became interested in applying while visiting a former firehouse friend who also works for the sheriff's office.  Bill was also previously employed full-time for the Camden County Board of Social Services for the past 7 years.

Michelle McKinney, 35, of Brooklawn, who is the Merchantville tax collector was charged Thursday with theft and improper computer access, both 3rd degree crimes, and tampering with records, a 4th degree crime. She turned herself in to Merchantville Police Friday morning and was released after being processed. McKinney has worked in the borough tax office since 2004 and became tax collector in 2008. She was arrested for allegedly stealing $937 in cash from a resident’s tax account.

Bob Bevan head of the Gloucester City Community Relations office announced last week that he and other representatives of the City met recently with Conrail and the state DOT to discuss the conditions and repairs of the railroad crossings in the city. As a result work will begin in the spring to upgrade the crossing at Nicholson Road and Johnson Blvd. using pre-fab concrete panels designed to last 40 years. Bevan said, “We have 12 more crossing that should be up-graded, but of course the state has no money and do not consider the other crossings bad enough to be up-graded. We are trying to find a grant and work a deal with Conrail and the state to work with the City. We get the concrete panels and they cover the cost of installing them. Again we have to be creative in order to get things done.”