An Atlantic City man 22 year old Altarik Hopkins admitted Monday that he had a loaded gun in order to intimidate rival gang members. Hopkins fled and his juvenile co-defendants fled a vehicle stop May 5, 2021, after Atlantic City police recognized it as being reported stolen from Vineland.They found cellphones and two loaded handguns … Read more
Police charged a Vineland man with driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car to avoid hitting a deer. Osvaldo Mercado Jr., 39, also was charged with reckless driving following the crash early Friday, police said in a news release. The crash happened near East Garden Road and Northeast Boulevard. Mercado told officers he crashed … Read more
The South Jersey Transportation Authority and a California-based real estate company have reached an agreement to redevelop about 400 acres of the Atlantic City International Airport property. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the SJTA will work with Industrial Realty Group LLC on a new mixed-use development in the northwest corner of the airport … Read more
The City of Cape May and the City of Rosemere in Quebec signed a Twin City agreement at the Monarch Festival at the Nature Center of Cape May. Rosemere is also along the migration route for Monarch Butterflies and the City is interested in investing more into supporting the Monarch’s passage. Rosemere, Quebec received the … Read more
22 year old Altarik Hopkins of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest by flight, and obstructing the administration of law. On May 5, 2021, the Atlantic City Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle which had been reported stolen out of Vineland. Hopkins and his juvenile … Read more
20 year old Amir Lampkin of Atlantic was sentenced to an aggregate five years in State Prison for aggravated assault and possession of a handgun without a permit related to a shooting that occurred on November 12, 2022. On Saturday, November 12, 2022, at approximately 10:48 a.m. Atlantic City Police responded to the 200 block … Read more
20 year old Amir Lampkin of Atlantic City was sentenced to an aggregate five years in State Prison for aggravated assault and possession of a handgun without a permit related to a shooting that occurred on November 12, 2022. On Saturday, November 12, 2022, at approximately 10:48 a.m. Atlantic City Police responded to the 200 … Read more
An Atlantic City man 44 year old Andreas Andreadis last week was convicted of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl as she slept in 2019. A jury on Friday found Andreadis guilty of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child by sexual contact and abuse, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday in a … Read more
In May’s Landing, Lou Strugala, the founding pastor of Church by the Bay in Galloway Township, has been appointed the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s first chaplain.Strugala was sworn in during a ceremony Thursday, the Prosecutor’s Office said Monday in a news release. According to the press release he has experience as a chaplain to state … Read more
A traffic heads-up in Hamilton township today through Friday, a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Weymouth Road between mileposts 17 and 18 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting, for drainage improvements, milling/paving and asphalt driveway installation.Significant delays are anticipated Wednesday and Thursday for paving, Atlantic County officials said. Motorists … Read more