Atlantc County County Executive Dennis Levinson wanted the Board of Commissioners to pass a resolution Tuesday supporting the Atlantic County Utilities Authority, after some Republicans criticized the agency in October over landfill odors and suggested the authority could be privatized. According to the Press of Atlantic City, commissioners did not pass a resolution of support, … Read more
A bill looking to keep those accused in certain deadly vehicle crashes jailed pretrial is one step closer to becoming law. BreakingAC.com reports Javi’s Law unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. It honors Javier Velez, an 8-year-old boy who was killed when an allegedly drunken driver came around a curve in Absecon at … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department has continued to conduct targeted operations of a neighborhood resulting in the arrest of 14 individuals. For more than a month, officers have been deployed to the areas of Florida, Bellevue, and Texas Avenues focusing on quality of life issues and the possession and distribution of narcotics. Many complaints have … Read more
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday pardoned 33 people and commuted the sentences of three women in the first use of his clemency authority during his administration.The clemency comes after Murphy set up a special review board in June aimed at bringing cases deserving of a pardon or commutation for review, and it will be the … Read more
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has approved a hike in the social equity fee that is intended for reinvestment in communities that have been harmed by marijuana criminalization. The commission also announced an application process for consumption lounges.The social equity fee paid by cannabis cultivators will rise from $1.24 per ounce to $2.50 on … Read more
New Jersey’s internet gambling market continued to smash records in November, even as revenue inside physical casinos continued to lag pre-pandemic levels at six of Atlantic City’s nine casinos, numbers released Monday show.And according to an article in the Press of Atlantic City the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said internet gambling brought in … Read more
An Atlantic County jail sergeant who allegedly hid contraband recovered from an inmate was indicted last week for official misconduct. According to BreakingAC.com, 38 year old Fred Gilbert of Egg Harbor City, is accused of instructing a junior officer to report that no contraband was recovered in the June 12, 2023 incident. A strip search … Read more
New Jersey’s red-hot internet gambling market continued to smash records in November, even as revenue inside physical casinos continued to lag pre-pandemic levels at six of Atlantic City’s nine casinos, numbers released Monday show. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said internet gambling brought in just over … Read more
Last week, 31 year old Anthony M. Spina of Atlantic City was indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury charging him with Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief and Criminal Mischief. It is alleged that on multiple occasions between June 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023, that Spina agreed with another known individual to fly drones, … Read more
Capt. Ashlee Marriner of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has graduated from the FBI’s National Academy. Marriner was among a select group of law enforcement professionals chosen for the program, designed to enhance leadership and investigative skills.The FBI National Academy, held in Quantico, Virginia, is an intensive 10-week program that brings together top law … Read more