58 year old Leon Ragland of North Carolina pled guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose for a sentence of 5 years in Atlantic County Superior Court on Friday. On August 23, 2024, Atlantic City Police Department officers observed Ragland running with a knife in the area of Ohio … Read more
An Atlantic County Superior Court Judge will hear a motion in April to dismiss the indictment against the Atlantic City High School principal accused of failing to report the abuse of the mayor and schools superintendent’s daughter. The Press of Atlantic City reports 39 year old Constance Days-Chapman is scheduled to appear before Atlantic County … Read more
A grand jury indicted 48 people in a Galloway Township cockfighting ring this week. BreakingAC.com reports a large group was found when Police Department’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit entered the South Breman Avenue property with a warrant last March. Many tried to flee. An investigation by a detective led to the property after he found … Read more
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City handed out $10 million in bonuses Thursday to thank workers for a record-breaking year for the casino. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Hard Rock has been awarding bonuses to union and non-union workers for the past seven years. The casino did not say how much the … Read more
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian presented a five-year capital plan to the public Feb. 22 that calls for $67.6 million in capital spending over the next five years, 2025-2029, with $14.5 million in 2025 alone.Flood mitigation infrastructure projects, beach and bay restoration and dredging, recreation and playground rejuvenation, and a series of new building construction … Read more
Casinos, online betting companies and their political allies in both parties are gearing up for a fight against Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to raise taxes on internet gambling and sports betting – the two fastest-growing parts of New Jersey’s gambling industry.The Democratic governor suggested Tuesday in his budget proposal raising taxes on both forms of … Read more
Atlantic City is hiring former Pleasantville police Chief Sean Riggin as its public safety director, Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Wednesday morning to the Press of Atlantic City. Riggin, who will be paid $110,000 a year in his new role, retired as chief of the Pleasantville Police Department in 2021. “I’m really excited about the … Read more
The state Department of Transportation has scheduled maintenance Thursday and Friday on the Route 30 and 40 bridges that will involve several periodic openings of five to 10 minutes each between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., with 20-30 minute intervals between openings to allow for traffic to clear. The Press of Atlantic City reports the … Read more
Sean Riggin, who has been serving as Department of Community Affairs monitor in Atlantic City for the past few months, will now oversee public safety, including the Police and Fire departments. Riggin already has had a long working relationship with Atlantic City police, serving 20 years as a police officer in neighboring Pleasantville. When he … Read more
A Superior Court Judge has dismissed all charges lodged in a racketeering indictment against Democratic power broker George Norcross and others, finding the indictment failed to state the elements of a crime. BreakingAC.com reports prosecutors had accused Norcross and others of leveraging Camden government and the threat of reputational harm to strong-arm Philadelphia-based developer Carl … Read more