Thursday evening just before 6pm., the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting incident in the unit South block of Florida Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ. The gunshot victim, a 37-year-old male from Atlantic City, was located at 26 South Florida Avenue. The victim sustained life threatening injuries … Read more
45 year old Andreas Andreadis of Atlantic City was sentenced to nine years in New Jersey State Prison for the sexual assault of a minor in 2019. On September 29, 2023, an Atlantic County jury, after trial, found Andreadis guilty of second- degree sexual assault, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child by sexual conduct, … Read more
Water rescues, CPR administered to patients in cardiac arrest, EMTs, lifeguards and more first responders were honored in Ocean City for their lifesaving work in a ceremony Wednesday, during which family members stood by the people officials described as heroes.It was the first event of its kind, one Mayor Jay Gillian and the chiefs of … Read more
In Galloway Township police warned residents Thursday to be on the lookout for ATM skimming devices after two were discovered inside a township Wawa. Police said an ATM mechanic discovered the devices when he arrived at the Wawa at 275 W. White Horse Pike to perform routine maintenance on the machines. A “skimmer” is a … Read more
A Mount Holly woman was sentenced Thursday to a decade in prison after she admitted to running over her boyfriend outside a rehab center nearly three years ago, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 35 year old Tina Lewis pleaded guilty in September to aggravated manslaughter in the … Read more
In honor of Black History Month, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office hosted Atlantic City Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz and the Coalition for a Safe Community Chairman Perry Mays to speak to ACPO staff members as part of a new “Leadership Lab” series. Prosecutor Wiiliam Reynolds developed the Leadership Lab as a means to accelerate … Read more
35 year old Tina C. Lewis of Mount Holly has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars in an incident in 2021. Authorities say Lewis was behind the wheel of a vehicle outside the Recovery Centers of America in Mays Landing. When she refused to go in, her boyfriend got in the passenger seat and … Read more
The former Director of Emergency Management in Somers Point , 74 year old Roger B. Tees pleaded guilty to Endangering the Welfare of Children. The investigation began when Tees used his Yahoo account to save Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to his cloud account. Following a search warrant on his residence, authoritieis uncovered numerous videos … Read more
The Atlantic City Housing Authority has sent notices to the 19 Stanley Holmes Village families relocated to the Claridge Hotel earlier this month that they can finally return home Saturday.The temporary relocation was needed to allow the water to be turned off so a contractor could fix broken sewer pipes, authority officials have said. “We … Read more
In Upper Township the Township Committee on Monday introduced a $17.6 million budget that includes an increase in the local tax rate amounting to about 42 dollars more per homeowner’s household tax.Township Administrator Gary DeMarzo described the budget as an exercise in stability, while auditor Leon Costello said it was a return to normal after … Read more