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Drunk Driver Crashed Vehicle, Assaulted Atlantic City Officers: Police Drunk Driver Crashed Vehicle, Assaulted Atlantic City Officers: Police
Drunk Driver Crashed Vehicle, Assaulted Atlantic City Officers: Police An Atlantic City man was arrested after he crashed his vehicle while drunk and assaulted several police officers, authorities said. Dwahn Davis, 39, was charged with driving while intoxicated, hindering apprehension, three counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, two counts of criminal mischief, and refusal to be fingerprinted. The Atlantic City Police Department announced his arrest in a news release on Tuesday, Feb. 13. An officer saw a vehicle speeding on Arctic Avenue at 12:47 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 12. The vehicle failed to stop at several red lights and drove …

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by Chris Spiker
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Atlantic City Woman Hired Teen For $5K To Shoot Victim Who Stabbed Her: Prosecutor Atlantic City Woman Hired Teen For $5K To Shoot Victim Who Stabbed Her: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Woman Hired Teen For $5K To Shoot Victim Who Stabbed Her: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Atlantic City woman has admitted to hiring a teenager to shoot another woman who previously stabbed her, authorities said. Rashanah Camper pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On April 24, 2019, Camper hired a then 16-year-old juvenile, Naim T. Madison, to shoot the victim, D.M., in the area of Atlantic and Tennessee Avenues in Atlantic City. Camper provided Madison with the handgun used in the shooting and drove him around the city until t…

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by Jon Craig
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Pair Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges In Atlantic City: Police Pair Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges In Atlantic City: Police
Pair Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges In Atlantic City: Police A pair of men were arrested on drug dealing charges in Atlantic City. On Weednesday Aug. 2, at 5:06 p.m., Detectives Alberto Valles, Eric Evans, and Christopher Dodson were alerted that William Snowden allegedly was selling drugs from a vehicle in the parking lot of Renaissance Plaza located in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue, police said. The detectives located the vehicle and observed Snowden inside with another man. The detectives approached and during the investigation, Snowden was arrested. He was found in possession of 36 grams of cocaine, 53 grams of marijuana, and paraphernalia …

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Woman Sentenced For Brandishing Handgun In Atlantic City Philadelphia Woman Sentenced For Brandishing Handgun In Atlantic City
Philadelphia Woman Sentenced For Brandishing Handgun In Atlantic City A 23-year-old woman from Philadelphia was sentenced to 270 days in jail on a weapons offense, authorities said. Shania Simon was sentenced Monday, April 17 pending an appeal for possessing a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Simon originally pleaded guilty on Sept. 1, 2022, and agreed to a recommended sentence of three years in New Jersey State Prison with a one-year period of parole ineligibility, the prosecutor said. This sentence stems from an incident on May 30, 2022, when Atlantic City police were dispatched to the boardwalk at Tennessee Ave…

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by Jon Craig
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Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police
Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police A standoff with police SWAT units led to the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect wanted for a shooting. On Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, Detectives Alberto Valles, Christian Ivanov, Christopher Dodson, and Eric Evans of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section were patrolling the area of South Carolina and Baltic Avenues when they observed Kenneth Marlow in the area. Detectives recognized Marlow as a man that was wanted for a shots-fired incident that occurred several weeks ago. As the detectives approached Marlow, he began to run westbound through an empty lot towards T…

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Woman, 27, Arrested For Firing Shots In Atlantic City: Police Philadelphia Woman, 27, Arrested For Firing Shots In Atlantic City: Police
Philadelphia Woman, 27, Arrested For Firing Shots In Atlantic City: Police A 27-year-old woman from Philadelphia was arrested for firing a handgun in Atlantic City. On Monday, July 25, at 5:21 p.m, Atlantic City police patrol officers responded to Indiana and Pacific avenues for a report of shots fired.  Police found evidence of gunfire, but did not locate a victim. Officers spoke with witnesses on scene and obtained information that a female was seen shooting at an unidentified male and then entering a tan-colored minivan before leaving the area.  At 5:42 pm, Detectives Chris Ivanov, Eric Evans and Chris Dodson, of the Atlantic City Police Department’s…

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by Jon Craig
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2 Teenagers Arrested In South Jersey Shooting 2 Teenagers Arrested In South Jersey Shooting
2 Teenagers Arrested In South Jersey Shooting Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a shooting in South Jersey, authorities said. ,Police responded at 3:57 p.m. Monday on a ShotSpotter alert to the700 block of Ohio Avenue in Atlantic City. Police found a 17-year-old shooting victim from Atlantic City, according to a police department spokesman. The victim was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with a non-life threatening injury, police said. An investigation by police officers Joseph Kelly and Justin Peyton in coordination with detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit identified two suspects in…

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by Jon Craig