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Somers Point Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor Somers Point Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor
Somers Point Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor Investigators said they found thousands of drug deals on Facebook and evidence a couple was using their 14-year-old son to deliver drugs. An Atlantic County grand jury indicted John Garman, 38, and Donna Shiffler, 39, of Somers Point on Wednesday, Aug. 2, authorities said. They each were charged with numerous drug offenses, child endangerment and money laundering, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Their Facebook account was called "Garmans Goods," selling marijuana, THC products and hallucinogenic mushrooms, the prosecutor said. The couple was arrested on May 25, …

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Accused South Jersey Pot Dealer Had 32 Pounds Of Drug-Tainted Gummy Candy: Prosecutor Accused South Jersey Pot Dealer Had 32 Pounds Of Drug-Tainted Gummy Candy: Prosecutor
Accused South Jersey Pot Dealer Had 32 Pounds Of Drug-Tainted Gummy Candy: Prosecutor A man accused of manufacturing marijuana was caught with 32 pounds of THC-infused gummy candy and nearly $120,000 cash, authorities said. John Garman, 38, of Somers Point was arrested on Thursday, May 25, after a joint narcotics investigation conducted by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Gangs, Guns, & Narcotics Unit, Somers Point Police Department, and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force. The investigation determined that Garman was operating a non-licensed cannabis manufacturing and distribution operation from his residence in Somers Point,…

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Crystal Meth Dealer Learns His Fate: Atlantic City Prosecutor Crystal Meth Dealer Learns His Fate: Atlantic City Prosecutor
Crystal Meth Dealer Learns His Fate: Atlantic City Prosecutor A Burlington County man has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey State Prison for selling crystal methamphetamine, authorities said. Richard Mallinson, 54, of Mount Holly previously pleaded guilty to drug possession with the intent to distribute, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. This was a result of an investigation conducted by the Atlantic County HIDTA Task Force with the assistance of the Somers Point Police Department, Absecon Police Department, and Linwood Police Department K9 Unit. On March 23, 2021, members of the Atlantic County HIDTA…

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FOUND: 14-Year-Old Girl Was Reported Missing In South Jersey FOUND: 14-Year-Old Girl Was Reported Missing In South Jersey
Found: 14-Year-Old Girl Was Reported Missing In South Jersey UPDATE: Aiyanna has been found. The Somers Point Police Department seeks the public's help finding a missing 14-year-old girl. Aiyanna Campbell was reported missing by family members this past weekend. She was last seen wearing black shorts with a black halter top and flip-flops.  Campbell is 5’10” and approximately 120 pounds with blonde hair. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Somers Point Police Department at 609-927-6161.

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SEEN HIM? Robber Sprays South Jersey Store Clerk With Chemical, Flees On Bicycle: Police SEEN HIM? Robber Sprays South Jersey Store Clerk With Chemical, Flees On Bicycle: Police
Seen HIM? Robber Sprays South Jersey Store Clerk With Chemical, Flees On Bicycle: Police Police seek the public's help locating a robbery suspect who sprayed the store clerk with a chemical agent, authorities said.  At 12:54 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28, an armed robbery occurred at the Somers Point News and Tobacco located at 501 New Road, Somers Point police said. The suspect fled with unspecified items on a bicycle, police said. He was described as a white or Hispanic male wearing a yellow or light green jacket. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Somers Point Police Department at 609-927-6161.

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South Jersey Man, 24, Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting South Jersey Man, 24, Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting
South Jersey Man, 24, Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting A 24-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. Oshshakkur Derrick of Somers Point is charged with felony murder, kidnapping, unlawful possession of a weapon, attempted robbery, robbery and attempted murder, ccording to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. At 12:43 a.m. on Nov. 22, Atlantic City police received a 9-1-1 call about a man shot in a home in the 100 block of N. Pennsylvania Ave., Tyner said. Police found Jose Ortiz, 36, of Egg Harbor Township suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Ortiz …

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