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Galloway Township Man Sentenced For Dealing Fentanyl, Firearms Offense: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old man from Galloway Township has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State Prison on firearms and drug-dealing offenses, authorities said. Ibin Ingrum was sentenced on charges of second-degree possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Co-defendant Robert Gunter, 40, also of Galloway Township, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. He is currently incarcerated in the Atlantic County Justi…
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Pair Arrested In Armed Robbery In Atlantic City: Police
Two suspects were arrested in Atlantic City in connection with an armed robbery, authorities said. On Friday, Sept. 8, at 3:45 a.m., Atlantic City patrol officers responded to the area of Ohio and Pacific Avenues for a man reporting that he was robbed of his wallet by a man and a woman. Officers learned the victim, 38, of Bronx, NY, began a conversation with Mariah Gooden, police said. Gooden led the victim to Kkyree Dunkerson. Dunkerson approached the victim and acted as if he had a weapon in his waistband while demanding the victim’s wallet, police said. The wallet was turned over …
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Rifle Seized, Trio Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City: Police
Three men were arrested in Atlantic City, including one wanted for shooting a gun, authorities said. On Monday, July 31, at 6:14 p.m., Officer John Bell allegedly saw Koron Still and two other men, Alim Tisdale and Melvin Young, in the 500 block of South Carolina Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Still was wanted since June 26 after an incident at a home where Still became involved in a fight, police said. On that date, Still allegedly removed a handgun from his waistband and fired one gunshot at the victim, police said. No one was hurt. When Bell approached, Still fled on foot, police sa…
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Armed Man Arrested After Foot Chase In Atlantic City: Police
An armed man was arrested by Atlantic City police after a foot chase, authorities said. On Sunday, July 2, at 9:30 p.m., Detective Christopher Dodson received information regarding a man in the beach block of California Avenue that was in possession of a handgun. Dodson, along with Detectives Aaron Jones and Eric Evans, and Officer Brandon Bower, located Quadry Wise, police said. As detectives approached to investigate, Wise began to run, police said. As he attempted to jump a fence, he was apprehended and taken into custody without further incident. A handgun was in Wise’s pants. …
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Philadelphia Woman Sentenced On Gun Charge In South Jersey
A 29-year-old woman from Philadelphia was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison for unlawful possession of a handgun, authorities said. Desira Covington will be eligible for parole after one year of the prison sentence, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Covington’s request for a lesser sentence was denied by the sentencing judge. Covington was arrested on July 5, 2022, after a traffic stop on the Atlantic City Expressway. During the stop, Covington was found to be in possession of a handgun without a permit to carry, the prosecutor said. Covingt…
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Suspects Stole $3.6M From Victim In ID Theft Scam: Police
A pair of Egg Harbor Township residents have been charged with defrauding a victim out of more than $3.6 million in ID theft transactions. Following a year-long investigation into fraud, theft by deception, bad checks, and conspiracy to commit these crimes, Wei Song and Botao Liu were arrested by the Bensalem Township Police Department, in Pennsylvania, Galloway police said. They were subsequently extradited and were being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The investigation revealed that Song defrauded one victim of over $600,000 cash, wrote millions of dollars in bad checks, a…
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South Jersey Man Charged With Sharing Child Pornography Via SnapChat: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old man from Egg Harbor Township has been charged in connection with the distribution of child abuse images and videos via SnapChat, authorities said. William Roman Jr., was arrested without incident, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a referral of inappropriate content distributed on the social media application SnapChat. A subsequent investigation led Atlantic County Prosecutor Detectives to identify Roman and additional videos of child sexual exploitation in his possession, the prosecutor said. …
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Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend From Atlantic City: Police
A family friend reportedly tased a boy unconscious during alleged "horseplay," authorities said. On Monday, March 28, at 02:06 p.m., Egg Harbor police were called to a residence in the West Atlantic City section of the township regarding a medical emergency. Police found an unconscious and unresponsive 12-year-old boy who had been shot in the head with a taser. An investigation found that an older male friend of the family had stopped by the residence. 68-year-old Luis Surita Jr., 68, of Atlantic City, reportedly engaged in horseplay with the boy, police said. Surita discharged a ta…
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South Jersey Man Arrested In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist: Prosecutor
A South Jersey man has been arrested in connection with a head-on crash that killed a motorcyclist, authorities said. Steven Hanlin of Egg Harbor City was arrested on Monday by New Jersey State Police and members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Officer, according to Prosecutor Cary Shill. The fatal crash occurred on Oct. 3, 2020, on Clarks Landing Road in Port Republic, Shill said. Hanlin allegedly failed to maintain his lane of travel and entered into the oncoming lane where he struck a motorcycle head-on, operated by Anthony Migliaccio, Shill said. Migliaccio, 63, of Somers Poi…
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Ex-NJ Child Protection Worker Sentenced To 20+ Years For Making Porn Of Young Boy In His Care
A former New Jersey child protection worker was sentenced Tuesday to more than 20 years in federal prison – just about all which he’ll have to serve – for recording pornographic images of an underage boy in his care. Kayan Frazier, 29, of Somers Point, also posed as a woman online to solicit similar images from boys, federal authorities said. Frazier had joined the state Department of Child Protection and Permanency after he was fired as a substitute teacher in an Atlantic City school following an investigation of what authorities said was questionable conduct with male students. It was un…
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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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Trio Arrested Fleeing Atlantic City Armed Robbery, Loaded Handgun In Purse
Two men and a woman from Camden were arrested while trying to leave Atlantic City after an armed robbery, authorities said. At 5:35 a.m. on Sunday, patrol officers responded to the beach block of New York Avenue for a report of a man robbed at gunpoint, according to Atlantic City police. During the robbery, the suspects pulled up to the victim in their car with one suspect pointing a handgun at the victim while another demanded his wallet and cell phone, police said. A woman also was in the vehicle with the men. Officer Brandon Bower was able to get a detailed description of the suspects,…
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Atlantic City Police Seize 5 Guns; Arrest 6 On Heroin, Cocaine Charges
Atlantic City police rounded up six suspects in connection with multiple drug-dealing and weapons charges, authorities said. On Friday, a warranted search resulted in the arrest of two men and the recovery of narcotics. Members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section searched a home on the 2600 block of Pacific Avenue. During the search, detectives seized two ounces of cocaine, 176 bags of heroin, prescription pills, a small amount of marijuana, and items used to distribute the narcotics, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Abu Rashee…
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Prosecutor: South Jersey Woman Stole $60K From Youth Football, Cheerleading Program
A 45-year-old woman from South Jersey has been arrested for stealing more than $60,000 from a youth spots program and spending the money on family vacations and other personal expenses, authorities said. Stacy Cassidy, 45, of Monmouth Road in Chesterfield was charged with elements of computer theft, misapplication of entrusted property, theft by deception and forgery by uttering, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mansfield Township Police Chief Ronald G. Mulhall Jr. Cassidy is accused of stealing the money from a youth football and cheerleading program w…
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Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says
A 35-year-old woman from Burlington County has been arrested in connection with a drug customer's fatal overdoes on fentanyl, authorities said. Dolores Cespedes was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death and several drug dealing and possession charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and New Jersey State Police Commander Pat Callahan. Cespedes was taken into custody on Tuesday in Bass River, they said. State troopers from the Tuckerton station found a victim, Michael Kramer, deceased on Feb. 16 on a bathroom floor on County Road 54…
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