This year’s recently-concluded International Fraud Awareness Week is an annual, global effort to minimize the impact of fraud through awareness and education. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office – including the Financial Crimes Unit – continues its efforts to raise awareness on fraud and scams affecting individuals across our county. Last month, defendant Wei Song of … Read more
In Egg Harbor Township the shut down of an illegal “Open Mic Night” being hosted in a warehouse Friday resulted in the arrest of five people, the seizure of over 57 pounds of drugs, and the recovery of three guns, police said.Among those arrested were two men in their 20’s of Jackson Township and alos … Read more
As proposed, a new seawall in Cape May along Beach Avenue would rise at least 11 feet above base flood elevation, increasing long-term protection from coastal storms. While the original proposal for the seawall was basically a big block wall. Since then, Mayor Zach Mullock said, the proposal has been amended with aesthetic improvements, to … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City will be one of three New Jersey cities to take part in a $15 million pilot program providing grants for construction upgrades to commercial buildings to increase energy efficiency.The city, along with Edison, and Newark were selected because of their high commercial energy use, because they … Read more
An open mic night in Egg Harbor Township was shut down Friday, and in the process, five people were arrested and 57 pounds of drugs and three guns were seized. Under arrest are 20 year old Michael Garofalo Jr., 22 year old Brandon Moore, also, 21 year old Daegan Leithmann, 21 year old lJonathan Vega, … Read more
Atlantic City will be one of three New Jersey cities to take part in a $15 million pilot program providing grants for construction upgrades to commercial buildings to increase energy efficiency. According to the Press of Atlantic City, it’s due to their high commercial energy use, because they represent different regions and most importantly, are … Read more
A Wildwood teenager was arrested after he attempted to stab a police officer Thursday morning. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the 15-year-old boy was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest and unlawful possession of a weapon. It happened as police arrived … Read more
A Wildwood teenager was arrested after he attempted to stab a police officer Thursday morning. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the 15-year-old boy was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest and unlawful possession of a weapon. It happened as police arrived … Read more
One of the questions raised by the House Ethics Committee concerning U.S. Rep. George Santos is why he used campaign funds to pay for $2,000 in trips to several city casinos last year. The Press of Altantic City reports a panel tasked by the committee with investigating Santos said it identified $2,281 spent in the … Read more
This week, detectives of the Special Investigations Section and the Liberty Mid-Atlantic DEA Atlantic County HIDTA Task Force executed a court authorized residential search warrant in the first block of south Bellevue Avenue in Atlantic City. The search warrant was the culmination of a month-long investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics. The target of … Read more