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Missouri Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ

South Jersey Man Sentenced For Striking Police Officer South Jersey Man Sentenced For Striking Police Officer
South Jersey Man Sentenced For Striking Police Officer A 26-year–old man from Pleasantville was sentenced for resisting arrest, authorities said. Braxton Afifi was sentenced on Tuesday, May 9 to a four-year term in New Jersey State Prison on the third-degree charge, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On June 17, 2022, Atlantic City Police responded to a call for a domestic incident on Missouri Avenue in Atlantic City.  While attempting to arrest Afifi, he  resisted law enforcement commands to comply, the prosecutor said. When police attempted to place the defendant under arrest, Afifi physically resisted…
Pair Arrested After Holding Woman Against Her Will In Atlantic City Pair Arrested After Holding Woman Against Her Will In Atlantic City
Pair Arrested After Holding Woman Against Her Will In Atlantic City A man and a woman were arrested after allegedly holding a female acquaintance against her will after an argument, authorities said. At approximately 12:36 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 30, Atlantic City patrol were dispatched to the first block of north Missouri Avenue after police communications received a 911 call from a female reporting that she was being chased by a male with a gun who was driving a silver Chevy Equinox.  Moments later, police communications received a second 911 call from a concerned citizen who witnessed two females in a fight at the corner of Missouri and Atlantic Avenu…
Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City
Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City Atlantic City police seek the public’s help locating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian and fled, authorities said. On Sunday at 1:16 a.m., patrol officers responded to Arkansas and Pacific Avenues for a report of a pedestrian struck by two vehicles.  The pedestrian, 68, of Galloway Township, was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with serious injuries, police said. An investigation revealed that the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that immediately fled the area, police said.  The vehicle fled northbound on Missouri Avenue toward Atlantic A…