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Atlantic City Police announce the arrest of a man and woman for their role in the shooting of a teen.
On September 4, 2021 at 3:00 AM, patrol officers responded to the first block of south Florida Avenue for a report of a male shot. Arriving officers located the victim, 17, of Pleasantville, NJ, suffering from a gunshot wound. While providing medical attention, a loaded handgun was located by an officer near the victim. The victim was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with non-life threatening injuries. While being treated, he was found in possession of 200 bags of heroin and more than seven grams of cocaine. Friday morning, detectives located 28 year old Abu Rasheed of Atlantic City and 29 year old Eva Martinez exiting an abandoned property in the 2600 block of Pacific Avenue. They were arrested without incident. Rasheed was found in possession of small amount of cocaine.
Detectives entered the property which had been previously declared to be inhabitable and located two handguns. All three handguns located in this investigation will be sent to the New Jersey State Police crime laboratory for forensic analysis before additional charges are brought.

Mayor Leonard Desiderio will host Sea Isle City’s annual Patriot Day Ceremony at 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 11, at Veterans Park, where members of City Council, religious leaders, first responders and many others from the community will gather to honor and remember the thousands of lives lost on September 11, 2001. The ceremony will include patriotic hymns and a variety of tributes to those who died twenty years ago on that fateful morning.

The Egg Harbor Township Police Department is seeking the Public’s Assistance in identifying subjects in reference to an on-going investigation. You can see images of the people in question on the police department’s Facebook page.
Anyone that can identify the subjects pictured below are asked to contact the Egg Harbor Township Detective Bureau at (609) 926-4051 or email cid@ehtpd.com.

Cape May County’s COVID-19 Mobile Vaccine Clinics will be operating later this month. There will be a mobile clinic inside Cape May City Hall on September 30th from 9:30am – 1:00pm. For a list of mobile vaccine locations, visit cmchealth.net or call 609-465-1187

It’s the auction block for The Ram’s Head Inn in Galloway Township. The Press of Atlantic City reports bidding will be held from Oct. 11 to 13 at ten-x.com. Due to sprinkler system issues, the place closed two years ago and was put for sale months later when the owners decided to try to unload it. The property is located at 9 W. White Horse Pike .

Atlantic City Police say a man was arrested during the course of committing a robbery at a local hotel.
Police responded to the Best Western Hotel located in the 1400 block of Pacific Avenue for a report of a man threatening others. Officer Grasso arrived to find three employees outside of the hotel. They told the officer that the man, 31 year old Jahlil Boston, was still inside the lobby. An officer entered the lobby and observed Boston behind the counter stealing money from the register. Boston was taken into custody without incident. The money stolen from the register was recovered.
The officers learned that Boston entered the lobby, threatened employees, and then forced his way behind the counter. In fear, the employees fled outside. There were no injuries.

Occupancy tax data released by the New Jersey Treasury through June 2021 is showing that Cape May County is well on the way to recover from the losses in tourism expenditures experienced in 2020. During the first half of 2021, the collection rate was 25.8% over what was collected during the first six months of 2019. To date, Cape May County has generated $4,685,643.65 in occupancy tax or $1.39 million over the first half of 2019. The average overnight visitor to the County spends $374 per person, per day. This spending is spread across sectors that include Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Recreation, and Transportation.

West Nile virus has been confirmed in two mosquito samples collected by the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control on August 24. These are the fourth and fifth samples that have tested positive for West Nile virus in Atlantic County this year.

The most recent samples were collected from the 6400 block of Holly Street in Hamilton Township and 10th Avenue and Duerer Street in Egg Harbor City. One mosquito collection from Somers Point and two from Hammonton were previously confirmed positive. There are no reported human cases of the virus at this time.

County public health and mosquito control officials are conducting mosquito surveillance, implementing additional control measures and providing educational materials to area residents and businesses.

Unity in the Community happening Friday at Pleasantville High School. The Press of Atlantic City reports the program starts at 4 p.m. under the school’s flagpole and is open to students, parents and the public. The event looks to emphasize the need for the community to come together to provide education, collaboration, strength and support “to allow our village to grow,” Say organizers. The high school is located at 701 Mill Road.

A motor vehicle stop in the area of Orchid Rd. and New Jersey Ave in Wildwood Crest early Wednesday leads to two arrests. During the motor vehicle stop, it was learned that the occupants, Clayton Robinson and a juvenile, were in possession of controlled dangerous substances believed to be Xanax (without a prescription) and psilocybin mushrooms. Further investigation revealed that the occupants possessed a loaded handgun, that was located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. Under arrest are 19 year old Clayton Robinson of Glenside, PA and a 17 year old, facing various counts.