News Staff The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a 17 year old male with a handgun following an alert for gunfire. On April 19, just before 10pm, patrol officers responded to the 1100 block of Baltic Avenue in reference to a ShotSpotter alert. Evidence of gunfire was located, but no injuries reported. Officers Christopher Campbell and Brandon … Read more
A 1,200-acre forest fire burning west of Wells Mills Road caused the closure of the Garden State Parkway between Barnegat and Lacey townships, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service was working to contain the blaze in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area near the Ocean Township border. As of … Read more
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced the release of the Responsible Gaming Task Force’s report outlining a comprehensive strategy to address problem gambling and promote responsible gaming across New Jersey. According to BreakingAC.com, Murphy signed Executive Order No. 360 last June establishing a Responsible Gaming Task Force charged with providing advice and recommendations … Read more
The Stone Harbor Borough Council has introduced a $23 million general fund budget for 2025 that includes a 7.2% increase in the local purpose tax rate.The tax rate would move up 2.2 cents, from $0.3120 to $0.3345. Included in the budget is a separate water and sewer utility budget for $5.8 million that has an … Read more
A 20-year-old Atlantic City man was convicted Monday of drug and weapons charges after police found him selling crack in a convenience store, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. And the Press of Atlantic City goes on to say Quadri Cooper was found guilty of 11 charges, including distribution of crack cocaine, unlawful possession of … Read more
The state of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission says it will issue emergency REAL IDs to qualified individuals who need to board a domestic flight within 14 days for life-or-death reasons or for urgent travel plans and do not have an acceptable form of identification to clear TSA checkpoints. According to the Press of Atlantic … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a Mays Landing school suffers from schizophrenia and should have a mental health evaluation performed under court supervision, his public defender said during a hearing Monday. BreakingAC.com reports 42 year old Herbert Myers was charged with causing a false public alarm and making terroristic … Read more
20 year old Quadri Cooper of Atlantic City, was found guilty Monday after a jury convicted him of eleven crimes, including distribution of a controlled dangerous substance (crack cocaine), unlawful possession of a handgun while committing drug crimes, and other charges, stemming from his arrest in December of 2022 during which he was found with … Read more
A Maryland man remains hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway Saturday. BreakingAC.com reports troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on Saturday, April 19 at 2:44 a.m. The incident occurred in the westbound lanes of the ACE near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County. NJSP stated that, according … Read more
Wildwood Crest borough commissioners have introduced an ordinance designed to clarify efforts to control overcrowding in non-transient rental units and related noise and traffic.The ordinance, introduced April 9, amends the municipal code to set occupancy limitations for such rental units. Mayor Don Cabrera said the new measure clarifies the means for calculating how many people … Read more