On Wednesday, 23 year old Majid Harris of Atlantic City pleaded guilty on two indictments to Armed Robbery, weapons possession and aggravated assault. On the evening of November 25, 2023, Harris ordered a food delivery from a store in Atlantic City. When the delivery driver arrived with the order, Harris robbed the driver at gunpoint … Read more
In Egg Harbor Township a person was taken into custody Wednesday after U.S. Marshals and State Police served a warrant on Atlas Lane, leading the Dr. Joyanne D. Miller school to be put under a shelter-in-place order, police said. Township police were brought in to assist the agencies and referred all questions regarding the matter … Read more
In Cape May County police used a new boardwalk surveillance system to identify a juvenile who spread graffiti on a boardwalk ramp at Juniper Avenue on Friday, Jan. 10.Police received a report of criminal mischief at that location on Jan. 10 at approximately 2:35 p.m. Uniformed patrol officers responded and discovered a large area of … Read more
In Wildwood new barricades will limit vehicle access to the Boardwalk, part of a series of security upgrades announced by city officials Wednesday.According to the Press of Atlantic City the city described the upgrades as significant, designed with police Chief Joseph Murphy and State Police. The improvements include new lighting and new security cameras.Fixed bollards … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a juvenile with a handgun while investigating shots fired. Early on the morning of January 17th, patrol officers responded to the 100-north block of North Carolina Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert. A 15 year old male fled from officers with a handgun in his hand. He refused verbal commands … Read more
Atlantic City political operative Craig Callaway, accused of submitting fraudulent mail-in ballots in the November 2022 general election, is expected to enter into a plea agreement with federal officials next month, according to court records. The Press of Atlantic City reports the 64 year old Callway is scheduled for a plea hearing Feb. 13 in … Read more
After a year of work and millions spent to add gas collection wells and other improvements at the ACUA landfill, odor complaints are minimal, but now the possibility of expanding the landfill must be considered.”This time last year we were in the thick of it,” Atlantic County Utilities Authority President Matt DeNafo said during a … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Egg Harbor City man admitted Friday shooting and killing another man on the Atlantic City Boardwalk nearly two years ago, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Jahlil Boston, 35, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of Eric Wynn, 34, of Atlantic City. He faces … Read more
Government officials cannot refuse to disclose police body-worn camera footage to people who are the subject of the recordings, with few exceptions, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday.They also can’t withhold such footage to protect the privacy of people accused of but not charged with crimes, because neither the state’s Open Public Records … Read more
Incumbent Mayor Marty Small Sr. kicked off his reelection campaign with a rally Tuesday night. The Press of Atlantic City reports Small pointed to his list of accomplishments, saying he’s done everything he said he was going to do when he was elected four years ago. His kickoff event was held at Second Baptist Church.