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Drugs, Rifles Seized In Atlantic City Traffic Stops Drugs, Rifles Seized In Atlantic City Traffic Stops
Drugs, Rifles Seized In Atlantic City Traffic Stops Drugs and rifles were seized during separate traffic stops in Atlantic City, authorities said. At 8:46 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, Officer Giselle Garcia conducted a motor vehicle stop in the 200 block of north South Carolina Avenue after observing a motor vehicle infraction.  The passenger of the vehicle, Semaj Poteat,  was found to be in possession of approximately 54 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 6 grams of suspected heroin, and $730 believed to be proceeds of illegal narcotics sales, police said. Poteat, 22, of Lawrenceville, GA was taken into custody without incident. He …

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by Jon Craig
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3 Arrested With Loaded Guns In Atlantic City: Police 3 Arrested With Loaded Guns In Atlantic City: Police
3 Arrested With Loaded Guns In Atlantic City: Police Three people were arrested with loaded handguns and hollow-point ammunition in Atlantic City, authorities said. At 2:02 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, Atlantic City police officer Ivan Cruz conducted a motor vehicle stop on three vehicles in the second block of South Arkansas Avenue after previously observing the vehicles driving at a high rate of speed in the area of Missouri and Fairmount Avenues.  Cruz successfully made contact with the occupants of two of the three vehicles. The third vehicle was located unoccupied and it was determined that three individuals had fled from that vehicl…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Police Interrupt Boardwalk Burglaries Atlantic City Police Interrupt Boardwalk Burglaries
Atlantic City Police Interrupt Boardwalk Burglaries Atlantic City police quickly reacted to a store burglary-in-progress, chasing down a suspect, authorities said. On February 20, 2021, a burglary suspect was arrested after fleeing a store in front of a police officer. At 10:54 p.m. on Saturday, a suspect fled a store in front of a patrol officer.  Ivaylo Penchev was patrolling in the 3100 block of the Boardwalk when a burglar alarm was broadcast for a store in the same block.  Penchev observed Matthew Doughty, 18, of Atlantic City fleeing across the Boardwalk from the store, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spoke…

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by Jon Craig