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Former Atlantic County Elections Official Sentenced For Improper Worker Payments
A former Atlantic County elections official is sentenced after pleading guilty to a kickback scheme nearly seven years ago, authorities said. Michael Gibbons, 38, of Glendora was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 12 to four years probation, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 22. The conditions of Gibbons' probation require him to spend 364 days in Atlantic County Jail, which can be served by day reporting. Gibbons pleaded guilty on Thursday, Apr. 6 to third-degree and fourth-degree theft by deception. The charges stem from when Gibbons was the county's …
Police & Fire
Woman's Screams Lead To Attempted Murder Charge For Christmas Strangler In Buena: Police
A 33-year-old man was charged with trying to kill a 52-year-old woman in South Jersey on Christmas. Reports of a woman screaming brought police to N. Franklin and W. Arbor Avenue in Buena Borough just after midnight on Monday, Dec. 25, Franklin Township police said. The Mays Landing woman was disoriented and bleeding from her head, police found after Justin Lopez, of Landisville, had strangled her and thrown a brick at her head, police said. The woman was hospitalized while Lopez was charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, and unlawful possession of a weapon. He was held in the Atl…
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Pitbull Puppy Beaten To Death, South Jersey Man Gets 1 Year In Jail: Prosecutor
A South Jersey man was sentenced to one year behind bars for killing a four-month-old Pitbull puppy. Kyle Blythe, 24, of Linwood was sentenced on Wednesday, Aug. 24 to 364 days in the Atlantic County Jail and five years of probation, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Blythe was arrested and charged with animal cruelty following an investigation by Linwood police in December of 2020. Police were contacted by staff at the Absecon Veterinary Hospital after Blythe’s Pitbull puppy, Dolce, was treated for severe head trauma and presented with numerous signs of blunt force tra…
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Handguns, Drugs Seized In South Jersey Traffic Stop
A traffic stop resulted in the recovery of two handguns, ammunition and drugs in South Jersey, authorities said. On Saturday, Aug. 13, at 11:36 p.m, Pleasantville Police Officer Michael Mabkhouti located a stolen vehicle unoccupied on Lafayette Circle. While investigating the stolen vehicle, another vehicle was believed to be in the area to recover the stolen car. The vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign. The driver, Darnell Lewis, 23, of Egg Harbor Township, reportedly gave police consent to search the vehicle. During the search, K9 Officer Korey Crosby located…
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Authorities Smash Atlantic City-Based Operation That Trafficked Guns, Drugs
Authorities seized nine guns, 14 large-capacity ammo magazines, seven bricks of heroin and more in the takedown of a crew that they said sold large amounts of drugs and guns in and around Atlantic City. Four men were arrested following a joint investigation by local, state, county and federal law enforcers that included nearly two dozen undercover buys of heroin, fentanyl, meth and firearms, Acting Attorney New Jersey General Matthew J. Platkin announced Thursday, Feb. 24. Arrested were: Ricardo Lugo Jr., 21, of Egg Harbor Township; Jamal M. George, 26, of Mays Landing; Rashawn S. Parks, …
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Trash Can Napkin Used As Evidence Against NJ Man Who Raped Young Family Member: Report
A Galloway Township man was being held at Atlantic County Jail on accusations he had been sexually assaulting a 12-year-old family member for the better part of a decade, Breaking AC reports. Michael Matthews, 66, began abusing the girl — whose relationship to him was not released — when she was around 3 years old, the outlet said. The alleged abuse came to light in April 2021, while Matthews was living with the girl and her family, BreakingAC says. A napkin that Matthews used to clean himself after raping the girl was found in a trash can in the home, according to the outlet. Matthews was…
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Philadelphia Suspect Robbed South Jersey Gas Station At Gunpoint, Caught Fleeing: Police
A 19-year-old man from Philadelphia was arrested while fleeing an armed robbery at a Sunoco station in South Jersey, authorities said. Lamar Morrison was captured by Egg Harbor Township police at the Fire Road Apartments, police said. Morrison allegedly held up the gas station on Fire Road in the Farmington section of town at 5:35 p.m, Tuesday, police said. Morrison was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, receiving stolen property and weapons offenses. He was being held at the Atlantic County Jail.
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Ex-Con Who Failed To Register As Sex Offender Attacks NJ Girl Walking To School: Police
A an ex-con who failed to register as a sex offender has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl walking to school in South Jersey, authorities said. Horece McZeke, 44, of Galloway Township attacked the girl in a wooded area between the 400 blocks of Brighton and Wellington avenues in Pleasantville around 7:40 a.m. on Dec. 2, Pleasantville police said police. Authorities last Wednesday executed a search warrant at McZeke's new home on Jimmie Leeds Road, and discovered he failed to register as a sex offender, Breaking AC reports. McZeke was being held in the Atla…
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NJ Attorney General Releases Video Of Incident Involving Deceased Atlantic County Jail Inmate
New Jersey's attorney general released surveillance video Friday of an incident involving a 41-year-old Atlantic County Jail inmate who later died after being taken to a local hospital. Hamilton Township police responding to a trespassing call arrested Mario Terruso, of Mays Landing, shortly after 1 p.m. Sept. 15, 2019, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They processed Terruso and sent him to the county lockup after finding an outstanding warrant, Grewal said. Terruso began feeling ill at the jail, so corrections officers began preparing to transport him to the hospital, the attorney…
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Authorities: Jersey City Officer Went To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App
A Jersey City police officer drove to Atlantic City expecting to have sex with two girls – ages 8 and 10 -- for $200, state authorities charged. Stephen Wilson, 34, of Bayonne was carrying condoms and $500 in cash when State Police and federal Homeland Security agents arrested him in a parking lot of the city known as “The World’s Playground,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Wilson had agreed to bring the condoms to a meeting there with adults who Grewal said “offered him access to the girls” after they connected on an incest app. He was charged with conspiracy to commit huma…
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Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say
A convicted rapist who took a bus from Oklahoma to New Jersey for what he thought would be sex with an 11- and 12-year-old girl was caught in a joint state-federal sting, authorities said. New Jersey State Police detectives and special U.S. Homeland Security agents arrested Aaron Craiger, 33, at an Atlantic City motel this week, they said. Craiger planned to meet two men he thought were bringing their daughters to have sex with him, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and State Police Supt. Col. Patrick Callahan said Friday. “Craiger had condoms with him, as well as a small amount of marijua…
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