Tag: Andrew Scarduzio
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Nicholas Scarduzio
According to Social Security records, Nicholas Scarduzio was born on June 16, 1899, although census records and newspaper accounts indicate him as a year younger. Born to Italian immigrant parents in Pennsylvania, the Scarduzio family migrated to Camden’s Eighth Ward by 1930. Members of the family became involved in politics, real estate, and law, occasionally…
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John Lenkowski
John Lenkowski, born on June 13, 1915, was a notable figure in New Jersey. Even at a young age, he attracted the attention of law enforcement, in February 1928, when he was only 12 years old. Throughout the 1930s, he gained a reputation as one of Camden’s prominent “bad boys,” as documented in newspaper reports.…
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Andrew Scarduzio
Andrew Scarduzio was born around 1897 to Italian immigrant parents. The Scarduzio family had moved en masse to Camden’s Eight Ward by 1930. Members of the family became active in politics, real estate, law, and on occasion were caught up in situations involving them with law enforcement. Politics in the Eight Ward was not a…
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Gunmen In Philadelphia Murder Colozzi in Numbers War
Camden Courier-Post – January 10, 1940 Westmont Victim Reported to Have Been Aide of Klosterman Scarduzio Death Tie-Up Also Seen A reputed employee of Fred Klosterman, Camden numbers baron, was shot and killed in Philadelphia last night in what police there believed was an inter-city fight for control of the numbers racket. The dead man…
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Woman Accuses Two of Assault in Home
Camden Courier-Post – August 15, 1933 Andrew Scarduzio, 35, of 1804 South Fourth street, and Edward McCloy, 29, of 50 Yale road, Audubon, are being held without bail pending a hearing in police court today on charges of atrocious assault and battery preferred by Martha Kuchinski, of 47 Jasper Street. The woman told police they…