Three Atlantic County inmates already jailed are facing additional charges after they were allegedly found with a shanke inside a holding cell while awaiting court Monday. BreakingAC.com reports inmates Terrell Caldwell and Marahd Townsene appeared to exchange the “improvised knife” while in a temporary holding cell at the Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in Mays Landing. … Read more
55 year old Victor Martinez of Hammonton was sentenced on multiple indictments to weapons crimes and sentenced to an aggregate term of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison. During his guilty plea, Martinez also admitted that prior to being arrested and found with the Glock handgun, he had been involved in two separate incidents … Read more
The Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners has passed the borough’s 2025 municipal budget, which is supported by a less than 1-cent tax rate increase.Municipal auditor Mike Garcia of the Ford Scott accounting firm gave highlights of the $31 million budget at the board’s March 26 meeting, saying the budget was $532,000 below the state-mandated spending … Read more
New Jersey is giving $1 million to local towns to pay for extra police patrols to crack down on distracted driving, including motorists who use cellphones while operating a vehicle.Among them are Atlantic City, Absecon, and Egg Harbor. The state Division of Highway Traffic Safety on Monday announced the launch of a high-visibility enforcement effort … Read more
The Police Department promoted four officers to sergeant and hired a part-time Class II officer Friday.The new sergeants are Albert Herbert, Corey Treadway, Eric Wessler and Patrick Yarrow. Jason Pike is the new Class II officer.Mayor Marty Small Sr. administered the oath of office during a ceremony in City Council chambers.The promoted sergeants are filling … Read more
The Atlantic County Youth Services Commission is partnering with organizations throughout Atlantic County to raise awareness of child abuse and promote prevention with the planting of pinwheel gardens at multiple locations during April, Child Abuse Prevention Month. The blue and white pinwheels symbolize childhood innocence and the carefree experiences that should define childhood, according to … Read more
The American Ball Hockey Alliance is investigating after a tournament in Egg Harbor Township devolved into fights Saturday. According to BreakingAC.com, an assistant coach from the Maple Shade, Burlington County, team has been suspended. Both the Maple Shade Cadets and Philadelphia Frenzy A teams are suspended from the tournament, the ABHA announced in a letter … Read more
Cape May’s plans for a new police headquarters moved closer to reality when the State House Commission on March 24 unanimously endorsed a proposed land swap that will provide a central location for the new building while moving 6,607 acres of the Sewell Tract under the protection of the state’s Green Acres Program. Police now … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Atlantic City man has been indicted in the accident that killed Mays Landing newlyweds last month in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Jennifer Webb-McRae announced.Levon Woods, 25, was charged Thursday with two counts each of vehicular homicide, strict liability vehicular homicide, violation of law intended to … Read more
A portion of Woodbine Road in Woodbine and Upper Township will undergo nighttime resurfacing this week, Cape May County officials said.The work will extend from DeHirsch Avenue in Woodbine to Route 49 in Upper, running from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night, today through Friday, the county said in a news release. Normal traffic … Read more