Since June 2022, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has obtained 19 consecutive guilty verdicts. This success is owed to the hard work and dedication of the assistant prosecutors, detectives, local police officers within Atlantic County, and most importantly – the victims and witnesses of violent crime, who bravely come forward to ensure that dangerous criminals … Read more
In Mays Landing an Atlantic County jail sergeant 37 year old Fred Gilbert was charged after he allegedly tried to hide or destroy contraband found on an inmate last year, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday.Gilb ert of egg Harbor City is charged with official misconduct, witness tampering, obstruction, tampering with physical evidence and … Read more
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. this week addressed the four homicides in the first week of the new year in the resort by saying that preventing violence is everyone’s responsibility. At a news conference Small says we’re going to hold each other accountable flanked by police Chief James Sarkos and members of the administration’s … Read more
A Galloway Township man 25 year old Edward Johnston who struck a parked vehicle last summer, resulting in the death of an 8-year-old boy from Philadelphia, was indicted on a charge of aggravated manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday.Javier Velez was killed July 23. . Velez was sleeping in his father’s red 1995 … Read more
Sea Isle City Council introduced an ordinance on Tuesday, Jan. 9, that if adopted would divert $2.2 million in unused bond funding to the city’s community center project. The Cape May County Herald reports the planned community center construction received a low bid of $21.1 million from Ernest Bock & Sons, of Philadelphia. By reappropriating … Read more
The Atlantic County Police Training Center will provide testing for those interested in participating in the next Alternate Route Basic Course for Police Officers program. The written test will be administered on Thursday, March 14 at 6 PM at the Canale Training Center, 5033 English Creek Avenue, Egg Harbor Township. The Alternate Route Program allows … Read more
25 year old Edward W. Johnston of Galloway Township has been indicted for Aggravated Manslaughter after an investigation revealed that he struck a parked vehicle resulting in the death of an 8-year-old boy from Philadelphia on July 23, 2023. The child was killed on the White Horse Pike in Absecon when the family car he … Read more
Stockton University will offer a 20% discount on undergraduate summer tuition and fees for students who want to live on campus and work and learn at the shore this summer. The goal is to give college students the opportunity to remain in Galloway or Atlantic City campus housing while they take classes or work over … Read more
37 year old Fred Gilbert from Egg Harbor City, and a Sergeant with the Atlantic County Justice Facility, has been charged with Official Misconduct and related offenses based on his involvement in an incident that occurred within the Atlantic County Justice Facility in 2023. Gilbert is charged with Official Misconduct, Witness Tampering, Obstruction, and False … Read more
The Atlantic City Free Public Library will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by holding its annual MLK Read-in program on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 12-2 p.m. at the Noyes Arts Garage Stockton University – located at 2200 Fairmount Ave. Atlantic City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz, Library Board of Trustees President … Read more