Atlantic County government offices will have a two-hour delayed opening due to inclement weather. 24-hour operations including the Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the county jail, and Sheriff’s Office will not be impacted by the delay. Meals on Wheels recipients received additional meals on Monday. Most senior nutrition sites are expected to be closed for … Read more
Pleasantville police are investigating after an elementary school was put on lockdown following shots reported nearby. According to BreakingAC.com, a ShotSpotter alert registered gunfire in the area of Chestnut and West Edgewater avenues, police confirmed. The area is next to South Main Street Elementary School, which was put on lockdown as a precaution. No one … Read more
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds and the Atlantic County Association of Chiefs of Police have announced a collaboration on the highly impactful Blue Envelope Program in Atlantic County. The Blue Envelope Program’s primary goal is to aid drivers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with documentation and education about what to do during a motor vehicle … Read more
The Ventnor Community School was put on a shelter in place Monday afternoon due to a resident’s mental health issue. According to BreakingAC.com, police were called to the home across the street from the educational complex on Lafayette Avenue at about 2:40 p.m. for a man having a mental health crisis, and they learne the … Read more
6 year old Gabriel Mojica from Pleasantville entered a guilty plea on several indicted matters, including animal cruelty, endangering the welfare of a child, and aggravated assaults upon law enforcement officers. Defendant faces a five-year term of imprisonment when he is sentenced. Authorities say in September of 2022, he was seen beating a 10-week-old puppy, … Read more
A motorcyclist died in a crash on the White Horse Pike in Egg Harbor City Friday night on Route 30 at Cincinnati Avenue. Police say the motorcyclist, later identified as 57-year-old Louis Hilton, Jr., of Galloway Township, was traveling eastbound on Route 30 when he was hit by the vehicle attempting to make a left … Read more
A New Castle mother whose 3-month-old daughter died after suffering two skull fractures pleaded guilty on Monday to neglect of a dependent resulting in death. The Star Press reports the charge against 30-year-old Cheyenne S. Sexton is a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison. She’ll be sentenced next month.
Muncie police say a conspiracy to commit robbery led to a local man’s fatal stabbing. According to the Star Press, police on the early morning of Feb. 6 found the body of Ronald David Wright Jr., 42, on the pavement in the 1900 block of East Cornell Avenue. Wright was pronounced dead at the scene. … Read more
A forensic pathologist testified this week that a Muncie woman died of asphyxiation. According to the Star Press, the testimony came during the Delaware Circuit Court 3 trial of David Earl Bond Jr., 45, who is charged with murder in the August 2020 slaying of Ashley Marie Bennett. The 36-year-old Muncie woman has been described … Read more
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds and the Atlantic County Association of Chiefs of Police have announced a collaboration on the highly impactful Blue Envelope Program in Atlantic County. The Blue Envelope Program’s primary goal is to aid drivers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with documentation and education about what to do during a motor vehicle … Read more