On January 18, 2024, at 11:03 AM, Detective Eric Evans received information from a concerned citizen regarding a man armed with a handgun in a convenience store in the 600 block of New York Avenue. Detective Evans and other detectives from the Special Investigations Section located the man, 18 year old Khalil Bass, in the … Read more
Four years probation for 38 year old Michael A. Gibbons who pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft by deception and one count of fourth-degree theft by deception. Gibbons was serving as the Atlantic County Deputy Superintendent of Elections at the time of the offenses. During his guilty plea, Gibbon’s admitted that on April … Read more
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has granted Altantic city $1.16 million to update the aquarium’s interior prior to the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown. The funding was part of the overall $3.6 million Gardner’s Basin received from the New Jersey Green Acres program and state Department of Community Affairs for park improvements.
According to the Press of Atlantic City Police are looking for information on two suspects believed to be involved in an arson last week on National Union Boulevard.The fire occurred at a home in the 100 block of National Union, police said in a news release. Surveillance video from the area showed two suspects arriving … Read more
Unfortunately a 32-year-old Atlantic City man Christian Hunter died in the city after being shot multiple times Saturday night, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Atlantic City police responded to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple gunshots in the area of 119 N. Virginia Ave., the ACPO said in a release Sunday afternoon. Officers found Hunter … Read more
Governor Phil Murphy recently signed legislation expanding eligibility criteria under the Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act, A5684/S4055. The Cape May County Herald reports, under the legislation, public and non-public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and/or federal School Breakfast Program will provide a free school lunch and/or breakfast to students whose families have … Read more
The Middle Township Police Department is attempting to have a positive impact on mental health issues that lead to police involvement. A joint program with Volunteers of America provides police officers responding to a crisis with the ability to use the group’s social services personnel as part of a team response. According to the Cape … Read more
On January 20, 2024, at approximately 7:19 pm, the Atlantic City Police Department received a ShotSpotter alert for multiple gunshots in the area of the 119 N. Virginia Avenue. Officers arrived to the scene and located Christian Hunter, 32, from Atlantic City, NJ, unresponsive on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to … Read more
This week, Stone Harbor Borough Council heard a presentation from Administrator Manny Parada on parking options as officials seek to avoid a replay of last summer in 2024. Stone Harbor charges for parking in and around its business district from May 1 through Oct. 1. The Cape May County Herald reports According to Parada, the … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is announcing that applications are being accepted for Alternative Prosecution for Positive Outcomes (“APPO”), an innovative new program that aims to interrupt the cycle of violence by giving certain eligible offenders the chance at downgrades or diversion by agreeing to a course of trauma-informed therapeutic treatment. APPO is designed to … Read more