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Three Teens Crashed Stolen Vehicle In Atlantic City: Police Three Teens Crashed Stolen Vehicle In Atlantic City: Police
Three Teens Crashed Stolen Vehicle In Atlantic City: Police Three teens from Galloway were accused of crashing a stolen vehicle in Atlantic City, authorities said. The boys were arrested on Friday, Apr. 19, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Apr. 22. The teens are 17, 16, and 15 years old. The city's automatic license plate reader system detected that a vehicle stolen from Neptune entered Atlantic City from Route 30 at around 4:51 p.m. Officers tried to stop the vehicle but the driver sped away and the pursuit was ended "due to the safety of the public." The city's surveillance center spotted the vehicle…

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by Chris Spiker
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Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Blaze In Atlantic City (DEVELOPING) Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Blaze In Atlantic City (DEVELOPING)
Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Blaze In Atlantic City (Developing) Firefighters were battling a massive three-alarm blaze in Atlantic City, authorities said. Atlantic City police advised people to avoid Belfield Avenue. This includes New York Avenue to Kentucky Avenue on both Atlantic and Pacific Avenues, police said. The fire reportedly involved a three-story dwelling with people trapped, according to a developing, unconfirmed report.

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by Jon Craig
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Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Atlantic City Police Say Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Atlantic City Police Say
Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Atlantic City Police Say An 18-year-old man from Atlantic County has been arrested for possessing a loaded handgun, authorities said. At 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Atlantic City police were patrolling near Stanley Homes Village on reports of recent shootings, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Detectives Alberto Valles, Christopher Dodson and Darrin Lorady stopped a vehicle after watching a young passenger enter it. Officers suspected that the man was carrying a handgun, Fair said. After police turned on their  emergency lights at Kentucky and Baltic Avenues, the vehicle's driver made a…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun
Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun Two Atlantic City teenagers were arrested in a stolen car with a loaded handgun, authorities said. At 8:27 p.m. on Monday, Police Officers Ivaylo Ivanov and Wahab Malik saw two vehicles drive through the red traffic light at Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Baltic Avenue, police said. They tried stop both vehicles. One vehicle pulled over, but the second vehicle sped off turning east on Atlantic Avenue. The officers saw the vehicle turn the wrong way on Kentucky Avenue and lost sight of it, police said. When the officers arrived at Kentucky Avenue the vehicle had been involved in a c…

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by Jon Craig