News Staff The arrests of four men in a high-end car burglary ring last month included the theft of a Mercedes in Ventnor, the state Attorney General’s Office said Friday. According to the Press of Atlantic City Tyree Payton, 25, of Clementon, Camden County; Israel Ortiz, 23, of Sewell, Gloucester County; Sakie Smith, 30, of Philadelphia; and … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office will host a Veterans Day Ceremony to honor the courage, sacrifice, and continued service of the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The ceremony will include remarks from Atlantic County Prosecutor William E. Reynolds, Chief of County Detectives … Read more
On 11/07/2025, at 5:24pm, Atlantic City Police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 800 Arkansas Avenue, Atlantic City. There, patrol located a 15 year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to ACMC – City Division where he was pronounced deceased. Another gunshot victim, a 17 year-old male, was transported … Read more
A fire at Dooney’s Pub in Egg Harbor Township on Friday morning was under control. BreakingAC.com reports the was a structure fire at the not-yet-opened pub at Hingston and Tilton roads, the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company announced on Facebook, asking people to avoid the area. The reopening of the former Tilton Inn has been awaited … Read more
A park in Atlantic City’s Westside neighborhood was reopened last week in a ceremony honoring one family’s lasting contributions to civic progress and community life.The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Weekes Memorial Park on Oct. 28, marking the culmination of years of work to restore the Indiana Avenue site and address safety and environmental … Read more
Cape May’s neighboring communities may soon pay more for police services, as negotiations continue on a new shared service agreement.Cape May police have patroled West Cape May and Cape May Point under an agreement that began after West Cape May dissolved its own department in 2002.Officials in both boroughs said Cape May’s department provides excellent … Read more
Bridgeton Police on Thursday announced the arrests of two city men in a September stabbing.Benjamin Garcia-Lopez was charged with aggravated assault, and Gabriel Garcia-Dominguez was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. Both men were sent to the Cumberland County jail.About 2 a.m. Sept. 27, officers responded to a home on East Avenue for a … Read more
An Atlantic City man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday for running a drug-production facility out of his apartment. According to BreakingAC.com, 58 year old Frank Marquez originally said drug packaging materials were for “arts and crafts,” after police searched his home Aug. 15, 2024. He also claimed the more than half-ounce of … Read more
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson has announced a countywide food distribution event on Friday, November 7 to assist low-income adults and children in approximately 17,000 Atlantic County households who await partial payment of their November Supplemental Nutritional Food Assistance (SNAP) benefits from the federal government. The county will offer a variety of food items provided … Read more
An Atlantic City man pleaded guilty to trying to disarm a police officer who tried to arrest him following a burglary. 39 year old Jerome Younger faces a five-year prison sentence in the Sept. 6, 2024 incident, reports BreakingAC.com. The homeowner was inside when Younger came banging on her door and then broke down her … Read more