A fire burned a two-story residential structure in Hammonton early Thursday morning. According to BreakingAC.com. all residents inside the building at Columbia and Middle roads got out and were accounted for and the scene was cleared at about 7am. No word as yet on a cause.
The Atlantic City Police Department recovered a stolen handgun and drugs following a search warrant. On May 20, 2025, detectives executed a court authorized residential search warrant on an apartment in the 1500 block of Baltic Avenue. The target of the investigation, 45 year old Robert Taylor, was arrested inside along with 60 year old … Read more
A Mays Landing man serving a 55-year prison sentence for murdering an Egg Harbor Township woman and dumping her on the side of a Hamilton Township road will get a new trial after an appellate decision overturned his conviction. BreakingAC.com reports 45 year old Timothy Wright was convicted in 2022, of strangling Joyce Vanderhoff more … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township motorcyclist was killed in a Memorial Day crash in Hamilton Township. According to BreakingAC.com, William Faust, 78, of Mays Landing, was traveling south on Weymouth Road just after 3 p.m., when he was struck by the motorcyclist, according to the preliminary investigation. Vance Virtue, 71, died at the scene. Faust was … Read more
Not guilty the plea from former Atlantic City councilman Muhammad Zia, accused of threatening a witness during a court hearing last year. The 51 year old was in court this week after being indicted last month. Prosecutors allege he made explicit threats toward a witness during a break in a 2024 civil trial reviewing whether … Read more
39 year old Michelle Calderon from Egg Harbor Township, a former Code Enforcement Officer with Ventnor City, was sentenced to five years in prison n after pleading guilty to Theft by Failure to make Lawful Disposition of Entrusted Property, and was required to make partial restitution of $50,000 to the City of Ventnor prior to … Read more
A post about a woman possibly suffering from dementia and stranded in Somers Point is part of a longtime Facebook scam. BreakingAC.com reports the post appears to be a concerned resident asking to help a stranger who may be in trouble. The post goes on to tell a concerning story of a woman possibly suffering … Read more
A convicted killer who was paralyzed in an Egg Harbor Township police-involved shooting more than a decade ago pleaded guilty in a new drug case recently. BreakingAC.com reports Donald Gardner, now 51, was paroled from South Woods State Prison on Oct. 31, 2023, after serving about 10 years of an 18-year sentence that involved three … Read more
Jersey City parents were charged with child endangerment after they allegedly left their kids home alone in Brigantine. BreakingAC.com reports police were flagged down at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday, by a concerned resident who said they were concerned about the children’s safety. They went to a home in the 4900 Block of Harbor Beach Boulevard … Read more
A lawsuit has been filed against Atlantic City and numerous officials by a former Stockton University head coach. The suit, filed by Alan Rhoads, claims he lost his position after Atlantic City banned him from being on the Atlantic City Skate Zone property, where the Stockton hockey team practices and plays its home games. Rhoads … Read more