News Staff The Atlantic City Police Department is investigating a crash that involved two vehicles and a pedestrian that resulted in a fatality. Late Wednesday night, patrol officers responded to Maryland Avenue and Absecon Boulevard for a report of a motor vehicle crash. Officers arrived to find a pedestrian, 38, of Atlantic City, suffering from fatal injuries. … Read more
The Mays Landing branch of the Atlantic County Library System, located at 40 Farragut Avenue, is scheduled to reopen on Monday, January 6 following the installation of a new $2.68 million HVAC system and generator. The library branch had been closed since August 26 for work on this project. The county received partial funding for … Read more
A Lower Township man who allegedly refused to turn over his cellphone to police after he discovered a dead body in a refrigerator in Belleplain State Forest told investigators he had taken property out of the fridge the day before the body was found, according to court documents. The Press of Atlantic City reports 46 … Read more
Police removed the body of an older woman from the lagoon behind a home on North Boom Way on Sunday morning, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said.Police were dispatched to the home about 7:45 a.m., Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a news release.The Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office and Little Egg Harbor police … Read more
Police are investigating a stabbing in which a man was hit multiple times with a broken bottle Saturday morning. According to the Press of Atlantic City officers responded to Marion and Church streets at 7:16 a.m. and found the victim suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen, police said Monday in a news release. … Read more
A 51-year-old Wildwood man died Saturday following an electric bicycle crash, police said. Officers responded to Magnolia and Pacific avenues at 5:51 p.m. and found the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said in a Facebook post. Anyone with additional information about the incident can call police at 609-522-0222 or email [email protected].
Polar bears can plunge on the hour starting at noon on New Year’s Day, with the final plunge at 2 p.m. in Ocean City. In Atlantic City, the Cancer Support Community New Jersey at Gilda’s Club will host the 33rd annual Atlantic City Polar Bear Plunge on the beach in front of Landshark Bar & … Read more
Wildwood’s Board of Commissioners planned to table a resolution to join the Cape May County dispatch system. According to the Press of Atlantic City, officials say there are many unanswered questions. The regional emergency system began in 2016, with a combined dispatch for Lower Township police and the Cape May County Sheriff’s Office. Wildwood Crest … Read more
A Lower Township man was arrested last week after he allegedly refused to turn over his cellphone when law enforcement alleged he was in an area of Belleplain State Forest where a body was found in a refrigerator. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 46 year old John Patrick Tyrrell is charged with obstruction … Read more
State Police continue to try to identify human remains that were found in a fridge Dec. 22 in Belleplain State Forest. The Press of Atlantic City reports the body is believed to be a Caucasian or Hispanic female, approximately 5 feet tall. She had a koi fish tattoo on her upper right back and a … Read more