News Staff In Hamilton Township Police arrested two Atlantic County men Friday after finding a gun in their car at a local shopping center.K-9 Officer Stephen Boyd stopped a 2007 Dodge Charger at 1:14 p.m. near the McDonald’s in the Festival Mall on the Black Horse Pike. During the course of the investigation, he observed the car’s … Read more
Two New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a bill that would extend new tax breaks to New Jersey diners in a bid to counter post-pandemic slowdowns and inflation.According to the Press of Atlantic CIty the bill, dubbed the “Saving Our Diners and Protecting Our Past Act,” would exempt qualifying diners from New Jersey’s sales tax and … Read more
Weapons charges face two men from Atlantic County after a traffic stop in Mays Landing on Friday afternoon. According to Hamilton Township Police, a vehicle was stopped near McDonald’s in the Festival Mall on the Black Horse Pike. Two men inside were found to have a large amount of money and a search of the … Read more
Firefighters were called to a blaze inside a residence at a local mobile home park Sunday night. Firefighters from Cardiff and Farmington companies were called to the Tower East at 5:45 p.m., reports BreakingAC.com. There was heavy smoke and fire showing from the home in the 2500 block of Tremont Avenue when Rescue 1517 and … Read more
Northfield police are looking for a man who tried to rob a TD Bank. According to BreakingAC.com, the man entered the bank at 1120 Tilton Road at about 1 p.m. Friday, and presented a note to the teller, police said. No weapon was shown. The man fled without any funds. He is described as about … Read more
44 year old Laquay Gibbs of Egg Harbor City pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute heroin. Under the terms of his guilty plea, Gibbs is expected to be sentenced to an aggregate term of six years in New Jersey State Prison. On May 4, 2022, detectives executed a search warrant on Gibbs’ … Read more
In Atlantic City a townhome on Arctic Avenue was damaged during a fire Thursday afternoon, officials said. Firefighters responded to the 1100 block of Arctic about 2:30 p.m. to find flames extending from both the front and rear of the center unit within a row of townhomes, police said in a news release. The main … Read more
Three Cumberland County residents have been arrested in the death of a 42-year-old Bridgeton man in November, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said. According to the Press of Atlantic City Bridgeton police were dispatched to a home on Nichols Street for the shooting of Jamille Wright at 8:51 p.m. Nov. 5. Wright later died. Charles … Read more
Gov. Phil Murphy has declared that New Jersey has entered a state of emergency due to an anticipated propane shortage.The governor’s executive order, issued Dec. 11, cites the anticipated impact on “the delivery of propane for home and commercial heating purposes caused by a service disruption at a major propane distribution plant in Marcus Hook, … Read more
A fast-moving fire ripped through a townhome in Atlantic City on Thursday afternoon. According to BreakingAC.com, an aggressive attack by firefighters helped save the homes on either side. Firefighters were called to the 1100 block of Baltic Avenue at about 2:30 p.m., and arrived to fine the unit at 1127 fully engulfed. Four juveniles who … Read more