News Staff In observance of the anniversary of the passing of former Woodbine Chief of Police Phillip John DeSantis, Governor Murphy has ordered that U.S. and New Jersey flags be flown at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities on Sunday, August 6 which marks 50 years since Chief DeSantis was killed in the line of duty. … Read more
Beginning on a sad note, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to serve as speaker of the state Assembly, died Tuesday. She was 71. Oliver has overseen the state takeover of the city since January 2018. It was part of her job as commissioner of the Department of Community … Read more
Atlantic City Police say a city teen who’s been missing for nearly a month, may be in the Newark area. 16 year old Tanshia Taylor was last seen June 5, at her home in the city, but was reported missing Monday. Anyone who knows her whereabouts is asked to call police at 609-347-5766. Information may … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department recovered a rifle and drugs and arrested three men, including one wanted for shooting a gun. On July 31, 2023, at 6:14 PM, police saw Koron Still and two other men, Alim Tisdale and Melvin Young, in the 500 block of South Carolina Avenue. Still has been wanted since June … Read more
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, one day after she was rushed to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue. Oliver was 71 years old. She had been serving as acting governor with Gov. Phil Murphy on vacation. The Democratic Senate President, Nicholas Scutari, took over as acting governor when Oliver was rushed … Read more
The Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control will make its next attempt to spray on Wednesday, August 2 between 6 PM and 8 PM, weather permitting, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the population of adult mosquitoes and prevent the spread of mosquito-borne illness. In Galloway Township, the areas to be treated are … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has released a statement regarding the 2006 homicides on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township and the Gilgo Beach homicides. It reads, in part, “At this point in time, after ACPO detectives recently met with Suffolk County detectives to compare timelines, dates, methodologies, etc. of both cases, there … Read more
A New York architect 59 year old Rex Heuermann charged with murdering sex workers and leaving their bodies near a beach is not believed to be involved with the deaths of four women found behind a motel near Atlantic City in 2006. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison is reported in the Press of … Read more
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has been hospitalized and is “unable to discharge the duties of acting governor at this time” and Gov. Phil Murphy is on vacation overseas with his family, the governor’s office said Monday morning.The order of succession means New Jersey’s top state lawmaker, state Senate President Nick Scutari, D-Union, is … Read more
In Little Egg Harbor Township Detectives say Carl Schulz Jr., 52, shot his ex-wife, Kimberly Hoffman, 49, in a murder-suicide situation after getting divorced the Prosecutor’s Office has stated in a news release.Schulz later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus.Hoffman called police Saturday, telling dispatchers she believed someone … Read more