A Philadelphia man 43 year old Aaron Watson who stole more than $1,000 in cash and a bottle of liquor from a Vineland liquor store while armed with a gun was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Watson was convicted Sept. 17 after a three-day trial on charges … Read more
New Jersey and five other states want the regional power grid operator to keep price caps in place to prevent even larger spikes in electricity prices.According to the Press of Atlantic City New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined the governors of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Illinois and Virginia in writing to PJM Interconnection, asking the grid … Read more
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small angrily complained to his wife in a 2023 voicemail that their teenage daughter was “out of her mind” and expressed fear that she would get him thrown in jail. According to BreakingAC.com, rosecutors played a recording of the Dec. 17, 2023, voicemail Wednesday during the third day of Small’s criminal … Read more
On Wednesday, just before 4:00 a.m., the Galloway Township Police and Fire Departments responded to a structure fire at the 100 block of Waterview Drive. A male occupant of the residence was removed from the scene and transported to a medical facility where he is being treated for fire related injuries. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s … Read more
Two volunteer firefighters rescued a homeowner from his burning townhouse in Smithville early Wednesday morning. According to BreakingAC.com, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the Galloway Township fire as possibly suspicious. The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. in the 100 block of Waterview Drive in the township’s Smithville section. Galloway Township Officers … Read more
E-bikers on North Wildwood’s section of the boardwalk may want to slow down. The City Council has passed two ordinances regulating e-bikes in the city, with one of them limiting speed to 10 mph on the boardwalk. In presenting the ordinances before a public hearing and final passage, the city clerk commented about nearly being … Read more
An Atlantic City man has admitted assaulting a woman last summer and likely faces five years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.Derrick Lewis, 64, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim. Sentencing is scheduled for March 20.On June 28, Atlantic City police were dispatched to the 1500 block of Atlantic … Read more
According to an article by the Press of Atlantic City Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr.’s daughter spent nearly seven hours on the stand Tuesday sharing her version of multiple incidents in which her father allegedly abused her. Small, 51, is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and … Read more
Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores, both U.S. citizens who live in Absecon, were arrested following a search and arrest warrant by DHS and the Absecon Police Department SWAT team, DHS said in a release. The Daily Voice reports Emilio Roman-Flores is being charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, … Read more
An Atlantic city man faces five years in prison after admitting to a vicious domestic assault this summer. According to BreakingAC.com, 64 year old Derrick Lewis pleaded guilty last week to second-degree aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim. The attack happened June 28, inside the man’s vehicle, according to the charges. Police say eventually, … Read more