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Fugitive Found With Crystal Meth, Brass Knuckles On Jersey Shore: Police
A man and woman from Pennsylvania were arrested after police found drugs and brass knuckles during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Michal Ray, 47, of Morrisville, PA, and Nicole Olenick, 47, also of PA, were arrested on Monday, Feb. 12. The Brigantine Police Department announced their arrests on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
At around 10:45 a.m., a Brigantine officer stopped a vehicle for speeding near the intersection of 31st Street and Bayshore Avenue. The officer noticed Ray was not wearing his seatbelt in the front passenger's seat.
Ray and Olenick gave identification to the officer who not…
DUI Driver Who Fatally Pinned Atlantic County Worker's Van Gets Time In State Slammer
A 36-year-old South Jersey woman has been sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal crash in which she was found to be using numerous drugs, authorities said.
Bao “Joanna” Huynh, of Brigantine, was sentenced on the charge of vehicular homicide on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. She must serve 85% of the sentence before being eligible for parole.
At 12:17 p.m. on June 26, 2021, Hector Salgado, 54, of Lindenwold was killed when a motor vehicle operated by Huynh struck his Dodge work van in Brigantine, the prosec…
South Jersey Woman Charged In Crash That Killed 25-Year-Old Pedestrian: Prosecutor
A woman from South Jersey has been charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, authorities said.
Carmen Ruiz, 53, of Brigantine, is charged with recklessly operating a motor vehicle causing the death of Dustin Miller, they said.
On Sept. 25, 2020, at 4:25 a.m., Miller, 25, of Galloway was killed on the White Horse Pike in Atlantic City when he was struck by a Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by Ruiz, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Subsequent investigation revealed her use of numerous medications caused a st…
South Jersey Woman Indicted For Striking, Killing Man Loading Van: Prosecutor
Bao “Joanna” Huynh, 34, of Brigantine was indicted for vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash.
She allegedly struck and killed a Lindenwold man on June 26, 2021, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
At 12:17 p.m. that day, Hector Salgado, 54, was killed on Brigantine Blvd. in Brigantine when a van he was loading was struck by a Honda Civic, driven by Huynh, the prosecutor said.
Subsequent investigation revealed that defendant’s use of numerous drugs caused a state of intoxication and impaired her ability to operate a motor vehicle, the prosecutor…
Police Seize $43.5K, 'Ghost Guns,' Arrest 6 During Atlantic City Drug Sweep
Atlantic City police arrested six men and seized $43,500 in cash during a crackdown on drug dealing, authorities said.
Two of the suspects also were found to be in possession of loaded "ghost guns," and a handgun, Atlantic City police said.
On Friday, May 27, members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section conducted an operation in the first block of South Florida Avenue. The street operation was conducted in response to citizen complaints of drug activity occurring in the block, police said.
Elijah Harris, 51, and Xavier Martin, 22, both of Atlantic City, w…
DNA, Fingerprints From 1996 Led To Sexual Assault Arrest, Atlantic County Prosecutor Says
DNA and fingerprints dating back to 1996 and 2003 have led to an arrest in two sexual assault cases, authorities said.
Brian Lee Avis, 59, has been indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury for the sexual assaults of a 10-year-old Brigantine girl in 1996, and a 5-year-old girl in Galloway Township in 2003, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said,
The eight-count indictment includes charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13, endangering and burglary, Shill said.
The charges against Avis came after Galloway Township Police Det. Sgt. …
South Jersey Man Indicted For Beating Wife Dead With Hammer
A South Jersey ma has been indicted in connection with last summer's alleged beating death of his 30-year-old wife, authorities said.
An Atlantic County Grand Jury returned an indictment on a first-degree murder charge against Robert Declementi, 37, of Brigantine, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill.
Brigantine police received a 9-1-1 call at 4:27 a.m. on Aug. 22, 2020, and responded to 17 Girard Place, Shill said.
Rachel Declementi, 30, was found dead in the home with numerous injuries to her body, Shill said. Authorities later determined she allegedly had been…