Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr., accused of abusing his teenage daughter, was indicted Tuesday on a separate witness tampering charge after he allegedly told her to lie about a previous head injury she sustained. The 50 year old Small allegedly asked his daughter Sept. 15 to “do him a favor and twist up” the … Read more
Atlantic City Police arrested three robbery suspects fleeing the area within 15 minutes of arriving on scene to a call for help. Monday night, patrol officers responded to a residence on Brooklyn Avenue for a report of an armed home invasion. One suspect, Andrew James, was observed running and identified by a witness as being … Read more
On Tuesday, 19 year old Azair Wilson of Atlantic City was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey State Prison on charges of first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of Tamaj Bennett, 18, also of Atlantic City. On Sunday, June 18, 2023 (Father’s Day), the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of … Read more
The state Juvenile Justice Commission has filed a countersuit against Atlantic County, saying it has yet to address an overcrowding issue at its Harborfields juvenile detention facility, according to court documents.And an article in the Press of Atlantic says the move comes after the county filed its own lawsuit in September against the commission, alleging … Read more
Atlantic 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.The Press of Atlantic City says the commissioners did not pass a resolution of support, but some … Read more
The acting president of a local Little League in Vineland is accused of stealing more than $47,000 from the organization, police said Tuesday.Jose L. Ramos, 58, funneled money from the South Vineland Little League to his own accounts from 2018 to 2024, police said in a news release. Ramos allegedly withheld access to the league’s … Read more
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