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Chief DeFalco updates Woodstown council on murder investigation; thanks partner agencies
Summary
Chief Ryan DeFalco told the council the department withheld certain information in an ongoing murder investigation to avoid tipping off an accused and thanked the Salem County Prosecutor's Office, U.S. Marshals and Woodstown police for their work.
Chief Ryan DeFalco presented the police department report at the June 8 meeting and provided an update on a homicide investigation from the previous month.
DeFalco said investigators withheld certain details publicly so as not to jeopardize the active investigation and expressed appreciation for the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office, the U.S. Marshals Service and Woodstown police detectives for their roles in the case. The minutes record no additional details about the investigation or arrests.
The chief’s remarks were part of the regular police-department report and no formal council action was recorded on this item during the meeting.
