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5-Hour Standoff With 2 Delaware Fugitives Ends With Safe Arrests In Atlantic City, Police Say 5-Hour Standoff With 2 Delaware Fugitives Ends With Safe Arrests In Atlantic City, Police Say
5-Hour Standoff With 2 Delaware Fugitives Ends With Safe Arrests In Atlantic City, Police Say After an hours-long standoff with multiple police agencies and SWAT Team officers on Wednesday, two wanted fugitives from Delaware were arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said.  A man and woman in their 20s were safely taken into custody after refusing to surrender to law enforcement throughout the morning and early afternoon, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a spokesman for the Atlantic City Police Department. At 7:37 a.m., patrol officers were called to the 100-north block of Georgia Avenue to assist U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force members in making a pair of arrests, Fair …
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…
Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey
Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey A 59-year-old carjacking  suspect led police on a chase through several towns n Atlantic County before his arrest, authorities said.  At 1:54 p.m., on Saturday, Atlantic City Police Officer Heriberto Barrios-Gomez was on foot patrol near the beach block of Arkansas Avenue when he heard a woman screaming, police said. Barrios-Gomez saw the woman, 46, of Deptford, NJ, pulling at the driver’s side door of a vehicle and he ran to her to help.  As Barrios-Gomez got closer, the vehicle sped off towards Pacific Avenue and turned, police said. The woman and a witness told the offic…
Seven Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Sting Seven Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Sting
Seven Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Sting Seven Atlantic City residents have been arrested in connection with drug dealing, authorities said.  Acting on a Tuesday tip from city residents about drug dealing led to the arrests, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section and SWAT Team made a  warranted search in the 100 block of south Ocean Avenue, Fair said. During the search, detectives arrested six men and one woman. Detectives recovered more than eight grams of cocaine, 20 bags of heroin, 48 grams of marijuana, suboxone pil…
5 Arrested In Atlantic County: Police Recover Gun, Cash, Drugs 5 Arrested In Atlantic County: Police Recover Gun, Cash, Drugs
5 Arrested In Atlantic County: Police Recover Gun, Cash, Drugs Five people have been arrested in Atlantic County in connection with drug dealing, authorities said. Members of the Atlantic City Police Department's Special Investigations Section executed a residential a warranted on Friday in the first block of south Florida Avenue, turning up drugs, cash and a handgun. Justin Suarez, 35, of Atlantic City was arrested on multiple drug and money laundering charges along with two men and two women, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. During the search of the residence, a storage area and the arrested individuals, detectives recover…
South Jersey Man, Woman Hurt In Atlantic City Shooting South Jersey Man, Woman Hurt In Atlantic City Shooting
South Jersey Man, Woman Hurt In Atlantic City Shooting A man from Galloway Township and a woman from Atlantic City were wounded by gunfire on Tuesday night, authorities said. At 9:32 pm, Atlantic City patrol officers responded to the first block of south Florida Avenue on a ShotSpotter alert, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a city police spokesman. A man and woman, who were in the same vehicle, were wounded in the gunfire, Fair said. Their names have not been released. The man, 33, of Galloway, was shot and drove himself to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division for treatment of his non-life threatening injuries, Fair said. The woman…
Atlantic City PD: Burglary Suspect Kicks, Spits At Police Officer Atlantic City PD: Burglary Suspect Kicks, Spits At Police Officer
Atlantic City PD: Burglary Suspect Kicks, Spits At Police Officer A 26-year-old Pleasantville man allegedly kicked and spat at Atlantic City police as they arrested him on burglary charges, authorities said. Shawn Shurig was charged with two counts each of burglary, criminal mischief, theft, and single counts of resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, Atlantic City police said. Shurig is accused of breaking into and damaging two vehicles about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday. As officers arrived on North Bellevue Avenue, a witness pointed out a possible suspect, police said.  Patrol Officer Robert Reynolds told Shurig he was under…