21 year old Javier Erazo of Pleasantville was sentenced to a four-year term following his plea of guilty to Luring charges. The investigation began when the Atlantic City Police Department received information on June 25, 2024, that Erazo was traveling to an Atlantic City park to meet up with a 13- year-old girl that he … Read more
The Atlantic City Housing Authority raised Section 8 rent limits at a meeting Thursday, and will now pay up to 120% of fair market rent to landlords who house low-income residents.In July, the board voted to approach the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for permission to pay up to 120% of fair market … Read more
Meanwhile, an Egg Harbor City man who admitted possessing hundreds of pieces of child sexual abuse material was sentenced to 33 months in prison Thursday, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Anthony Barbarino, 38, who was working as a nurse at the time of his arrest in 2022, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City a Vineland man was found guilty Wednesday of murdering a Millville man in 2020, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.Marese Washington Jr., 31, was convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated assault. He was found to have shot 26-year-old Kesean Bey while he was in his … Read more
A 16-year-old Chinese exchange student living in Brooklyn, New York, on a revoked visa was arrested after he allegedly threatened to blow up the Atlantic Christian School last month, police said. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the teen was charged with false public alarm and terroristic threats. He is being held in the … Read more
50 years behind bars for 49 year old Kenneth Creek of Atlantic City, sentenced on charges of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. The investigation began on August 25, 2022, when Atlantic City Police Department officers responded to the South Carolina Apartments Complex at 1300 Baltic Avenue in Atlantic City … Read more
38 year old Julio Vazquez-Dones of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to first-degree Aggravated Manslaughter in exchange for a 25-year term in New Jersey State Prison. On July 8, 2023, at approximately 5:00 a.m., officers from the Atlantic City Police Department were dispatched to the Red Carpet Inn for a report of a physical altercation. When … Read more
According to an article in the Press of Atlantic City iImprovements to the heat and hot water system at Stanley Holmes Village will be done by Nov. 30 – six weeks into the heating season – representatives of the Atlantic City Housing Authority said during a Wednesday news conference. “The goal is to get everything … Read more
Atlantic City Electric is offering a new tool to help Cape May customers discover the best assistance programs that fit their needs, including financial assistance, bill management, and energy efficiency and savings information.The new Assistance Finder tool makes it easier for customers who may need support with lingering energy bills from the summer or those … Read more
City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to appoint former city school board member and Bungalow Park resident Pat Bailey to fill out the unexpired term of Councilman Bruce Weekes.Weekes resigned at the September meeting to take a job with the city.Bailey’s was one of three names up for the opening. Since she was voted in … Read more