New Jersey’s gambling industry won more money from gamblers in 2024 than ever before recorded. The nearly $5.7 billion the casinos won last year smashed the old record of $5.2 billion. And when money won from sports betting at horse tracks is included, the total haul reached $6.3 billion. The revenue streams must be shared … Read more
A Galloway Township driver died in a crash that injured several people Wednesday afternoon. 83 year old James T. Johnson was heading north on South Pitney Road when he went around a vehicle stopped to make a left turn and sideswiped the vehicle before driving into oncoming traffic. BreakingAC.com reports Johnson’s vehicle then struck a … Read more
A Mays Landing man charged in a hit-and run that seriously injured an Absecon pedestrian and killed his dog was not the driver, reports BreakingAC.com. 52 year old Byron A. Jones confessed to the crime to cover for his son and is now charged with hindering apprehension and making false reports to law enforcement. 20 … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department began an investigation after receiving anonymous tips regarding an animal cruelty incident. On December 1, police received a report from a citizen on tip411, the department’s anonymous texting service, regarding an animal cruelty incident that took place in the 200 block of north Chelsea Avenue. Along with the report, a … Read more
The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced it will be working on the Route 40 and Route 30 drawbridges the rest of this week, through Friday, January 17th. The scope of work includes testing, training sessions and addressing issues, mainly between the hours of 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM each day. NJDOT says traffic in … Read more
An Ocean County woman is dead, victim of a hit-and-run as she exited her vehicle on the shoulder of the Atlantic City Expressway. The Press of Atlantic City reports on Sunday, 39 year old Natacha Previl of Toms River, parked her Honda CRV in the eastbound right shoulder near milepost 13.2 when she got out … Read more
A new trial date is set for an Atlantic City man charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed a pedestrian in 2022. BreakingAC.com reports Harris Jacobs was indicted in 2023 on a second-degree charge of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in a death. Orlando Fraga, 76, was walking east on … Read more
Three Atlantic City teens were arrested Monday after they allegedly tried to steal a car from a condominium complex parking lot, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The teens, ages 13 and 14, were each charged with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest by flight. Two teens are being held in the Harborfields … Read more
On Monday, 32 year old Alvin Whittaker of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to first-degree possession of five ounces or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute and contempt of a drug offender restraining order. On November 8, 2023, members of the Vice Unit of the Atlantic City Police Department were conducting surveillance in the … Read more
The state’s Fish & Wildlife division has published a proposal through which the state can restrict “public access of total waters and adjacent shorelines” in order to protect endangered wildlife species.The new rule would allow the agency to override the Public Trust Doctrine right of citizens’ access to waterways, as well as to act outside … Read more