News for Evesham, NJ. The township of Evesham is the most populous municipality in Burlington County and the 41st most populous in New Jersey with more than 45,300 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Jaclyn Veasy.
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![NJ worker assaulted, locked in closet during armed robbery](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/12/attachment-mattress.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ worker assaulted, locked in closet during armed robbery
The worker was left with a bloody face and teeth after being locked in a closet at the Mattress Warehouse section in the Marlton section of Evesham.
![NJ man busted for lying about police assault](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/12/attachment-Evesham-police-police-report-Evesham-Police-Canva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ man busted for lying about police assault
A Marlton faces a charge of filing a false police report, after body camera footage showed no such police assault taking place in August.
![Driver in fatal Evesham motorcycle crash gets no criminal charges](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/11/attachment-Brandon-Braciszewski-Tyler-Ciabattoni.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Driver in fatal Evesham motorcycle crash gets no criminal charges
Brandon Braciszewski of Marlton will not face criminal charges for a crash on Route 73 in Evesham on Nov. 4 that killed motorcyclist Tyler Ciabattoni.
![NJ man killed in motorcycle crash, other driver to face charges?](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/11/attachment-Brandon-Braciszewski-Tyler-Ciabattoni.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ man killed in motorcycle crash, other driver to face charges?
A young Marlton man was killed in a motorcycle crash along Route 73 in Evesham on Nov. 4, 2023 and charges are pending against the other driver.
![New charges against NJ couple who had dead animals in home](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/08/attachment-Roxy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New charges against NJ couple who had dead animals in home
Police say Rebecca Halbach falsely portrayed herself as a rescue worker working to get animals adopted.
![Evesham, NJ man found guilty of stabbing friend, dog during fight](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/09/attachment-Pierson.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Evesham, NJ man found guilty of stabbing friend, dog during fight
Donovan G. Hollingsworth went to the home of friend Thomas Pierson III on Feb. 5. 2022 with the intention of robbing him, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.
![Dozens of dead and dying dogs in cages, child removed from home](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/08/attachment-shadow-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dozens of dead and dying dogs in cages, child removed from home
Nine of the dogs found inside the house were taken to the Mt. Laurel Animal Hospital including several in extremely poor health and one that had to be euthanized.
![Caught on video: Catalytic converter theft at a Chick-fil-A in NJ](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/07/attachment-chick2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Caught on video: Catalytic converter theft at a Chick-fil-A in NJ
Qabir S. Jones, 29, of Pennsauken was identified as the person who cut the converter around 3 a.m. on July 14 but was gone by the time police arrived.
![NJ continues to burn - Wildfires take toll on exhausted crews](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/06/attachment-burl-fire-4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ continues to burn - Wildfires take toll on exhausted crews
Hundreds of wildfires have sparked up in New Jersey this year - Two separate fires are still burning in Burlington County
![2 wildfires in Burlington County, NJ burn nearly 1,500 acres](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/06/attachment-two-wildiires.jpg?w=980&q=75)
2 wildfires in Burlington County, NJ burn nearly 1,500 acres
The first wildfire to develop Friday morning was the City Line Road Wildfire in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest while the Buzby Boggs Wildfire developed Friday afternoon in Evesham.