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Franklin Township Woman Found With 950+ Pounds Of Marijuana, Other Drugs: Prosecutors
A Franklin Township woman was accused of having nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana and other drugs, authorities said.
Maria Santiago-Cossean, 55, was arrested, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release on Monday, June 3. Investigators executed a search warrant on her home on Thursday, May 30.
Police found about 346 pounds of marijuana, 219 pounds of THC gummies, 121 pounds of THC food products, 97 pounds of THC resin, 90 pounds of vape cartridges, 70 pounds of THC candies, and eight pounds of psilocybin mushrooms. Officers also seized about $26,000 in cash and drug p…
Two Men Admit To Assaulting Atlantic County Juvenile Corrections Officers: Prosecutors
Two Atlantic County men admitted to assaulting two juvenile corrections officers, authorities said.
Bilal Rex, 20, of Atlantic City, and Samir Abdullah, 21, of Galloway, pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 16 to third-degree aggravated assault on a corrections employee. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced their guilty pleas in a news release.
Investigators said Rex and Abdullah assaulted two corrections officers while they were held in the Harborfields Youth Detention Center on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.
Prosecutors said they're recommending three-year prison sentences for Rex a…
Drunk Driver Killed Egg Harbor Township Bicyclist In Hit-And-Run Crash: Prosecutors
An Atlantic County man was accused of driving drunk when he killed a bicyclist and left the scene of the crash, authorities said.
Shawn Duffy, 39, of Egg Harbor Township, was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the charges in a news release on Wednesday, May 8.
Neil Burman, 68, of Egg Harbor Township, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Steelmanville Road near Beaver Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 6. According to his obituary, he was born i…
Police ID Driver, 33, Killed In Fiery Absecon Crash
A Passaic County man died in a fiery crash in Atlantic County, authorities said.
An Absecon officer saw the vehicle on fire off Route 30 near Delilah Road just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 28, the police department said in a news release. The vehicle was spotted near the former site of Bayview Motel.
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Craig Doka, 33, of Oak Ridge, was found dead inside the vehicle. Absecon firefighters also arrived and put out the flames.
Doka's vehicle was the only one involved in the crash. Anyone who saw the crash or has information…
Galloway Township Felon Admits To Selling Heroin, Fentanyl, Meth: Prosecutors
A convicted felon admitted to selling heroin mixed with fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Atlantic County, authorities said.
Matthew Lynch, 33, of Galloway Township, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Apr. 23 to second-degree possession with the intent to distribute heroin/fentanyl. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the guilty plea in a news release on Friday, Apr. 26.
State police and the county prosecutor's office investigated Lynch for dealing drugs. Officers executed two search warrants on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Police arrested Lynch and found him with digital scale…