The juveniles bailed out of the vehicle in the area of the 300 block of North Main Avenue with several officers, including Patrolman Wilding, chasing them on foot. Patrolman Wilding jumped over a small wall behind a restaurant at 301 North Main Avenue, not realizing that there was a 15-foot drop on the other side. He suffered a serious head injury as the result of the fall.

He was transported to Geisinger Community Medical Center where he remained until succumbing to his injuries early the next morning.

WOODBURY NJ–Ronald Boettcher Jr. (DOB 10/30/68), of Deptford NJ, was sentenced today to eight years in New Jersey state prison after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Although the plea was to a third-degree crime, which has a sentencing range of three to five years in prison, Boettcher’s record of prior drug convictions in Gloucester and Camden counties dating back to 2000 made him eligible for an extended term of confinement.