The Police Department promoted four officers to sergeant and hired a part-time Class II officer Friday.The new sergeants are Albert Herbert, Corey Treadway, Eric Wessler and Patrick Yarrow. Jason Pike is the new Class II officer.Mayor Marty Small Sr. administered the oath of office during a ceremony in City Council chambers.The promoted sergeants are filling … Read more
The Atlantic County Youth Services Commission is partnering with organizations throughout Atlantic County to raise awareness of child abuse and promote prevention with the planting of pinwheel gardens at multiple locations during April, Child Abuse Prevention Month. The blue and white pinwheels symbolize childhood innocence and the carefree experiences that should define childhood, according to … Read more
The American Ball Hockey Alliance is investigating after a tournament in Egg Harbor Township devolved into fights Saturday. According to BreakingAC.com, an assistant coach from the Maple Shade, Burlington County, team has been suspended. Both the Maple Shade Cadets and Philadelphia Frenzy A teams are suspended from the tournament, the ABHA announced in a letter … Read more
Cape May’s plans for a new police headquarters moved closer to reality when the State House Commission on March 24 unanimously endorsed a proposed land swap that will provide a central location for the new building while moving 6,607 acres of the Sewell Tract under the protection of the state’s Green Acres Program. Police now … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Atlantic City man has been indicted in the accident that killed Mays Landing newlyweds last month in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Jennifer Webb-McRae announced.Levon Woods, 25, was charged Thursday with two counts each of vehicular homicide, strict liability vehicular homicide, violation of law intended to … Read more
A portion of Woodbine Road in Woodbine and Upper Township will undergo nighttime resurfacing this week, Cape May County officials said.The work will extend from DeHirsch Avenue in Woodbine to Route 49 in Upper, running from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night, today through Friday, the county said in a news release. Normal traffic … Read more
Monday marks 40 years since a local celebrity was found mortally wounded along the side of Route 30 in Absecon. BreakingAC.com reports it’s still unknown who attacked Raul Suarez — better known as “Cooks Books” — and left him to die on March 31, 1985. Raul Suarez — better known as “Cooks Books” — was … Read more
An Atlantic City man is jailed on charges including vehicular homicide in the deaths of a Mays Landing couple last month. 25 year old Levon Woods of Atlantic City, was allegedly under the influence when he crossed into oncoming traffic just after 4 a.m. Feb. 22, and struck a vehicle driven by Thomas Splinter, reports … Read more
A house fire in Atlantic City on Thursday night extended into homes on either side, displacing 17 people. According to BreakingAC.com, firefighters were called to 1113 Adriatic Ave. after 10 p.m, where a fire spread to homes on either side A firefighter suffered a minor injury. No other injuries were reported.
28 year old Gerone Foster of Egg Harbor Township pleaded guilty to second-degree Possession of a Handgun for An Unlawful Purpose, in exchange for a recommended seven-year term in New Jersey State Prison, subject to a 42- month period of parole ineligibility. On December 27, 2023, officers from the Pleasantville Police Department responded to the … Read more