CNB CRIME NEWS: GTPD Raid Drug House, Homeless Man Pleads Guilty to Rape, Sub-Teacher Headed to Prison, Pennsauken PD Arrest Thief
GTPD Raid Drug House, Homeless Man Pleads Guilty to Rape, Sub-Teacher Headed to Prison, Pennsauken PD Arrest Thief
Friday, August 25, 2023
Former Willingboro Substitute Teacher Receives Prison for Sexual Relationship with Student
BURLINGTON CITY, NJ (August 24, 2023)--Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 43-year-old Willingboro Township woman has been sentenced to five years in state prison for having a sexual relationship with a male student she met while substitute teaching at a public school.
The sentence was handed down in Superior Court in Mount Holly last week by the Hon. Christopher J. Garrenger to Kameelah Kareem, who pled guilty earlier this year to Sexual Assault (Second Degree).
The investigation began in early 2021 after authorities were made aware of a possible inappropriate relationship between Kareem and the 15-year-old student during the 2019-20 school year. Kareem served as a substitute teacher at the Alternative School at Bookbinder in Willingboro on various dates between November 2019 and March 2020.
The investigation revealed that Kareem had interaction with the student on multiple occasions outside of school. Further details have been withheld in an attempt to protect his identity.
Homeless Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Willingboro Woman at Knifepoint
BURLINGTON CITY, NJ (August 24, 2023)--Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a 31-year-old homeless man has pled guilty to sexual assaulting an elderly woman at knifepoint during the summer of 2020 in Willingboro Township.
Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Shawn Midgette must serve 12 years in state prison in exchange for pleading guilty to Aggravated Sexual Assault (First Degree).
Midgette, who at the time of his arrest in July 2020 was known to stay in the Willingboro area, also pled guilty to Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (Third Degree) for threatening another woman with a knife in a separate incident. A five-year sentence for the weapons offense will run concurrently with the term for the assault.
The pleas were entered last week in Superior Court in Mount Holly before the Hon. Christopher J. Garrenger, J.S.C., who scheduled sentencing for October 27.
The investigation began July 24, 2020 after an elderly woman was sexually assaulted in her vehicle by a man who asked her for a ride as she exited a pharmacy in the 100 block of Springside Road in Westampton. The assailant forced her to drive to the Garfield East section of Willingboro, where he assaulted her and took cash from her purse before fleeing on foot.
The next day, Mount Holly police were contacted by a homeless woman who said she was threatened with a knife in Monroe Park. The victim was acquainted with Midgette, who was taken into custody two days later by Willingboro police at the McDonald’s restaurant on Beverly Rancocas Road.
Midgette is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Stephen Eife, supervisor of the BCPO Special Victims Section. The investigation was conducted by the Willingboro Township Police Department, the Mount Holly Township Police Department and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, with assistance from the Westampton Township Police Department.
PENNSAUKEN POLICE Arrested Man for an Outstanding Theft Warrant
Pennsauken Police Locate Vehicle Involved in Philadelphia Fatal Hit & Run Investigation
On August 22, 2023, at approximately 12:30 am, Pennsauken Police located a vehicle on the 8400 block of Eden Lane, that was later determined to be related to a Fatal Hit & Run investigation conducted by the Philadelphia Police Department. Philadelphia Police were notified and responded to the 8400 block of Eden Lane. This vehicle was located after Pennsauken Police received an anonymous tip on Tip411 regarding suspicious activity in that area.