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Man Threatened To Stab Someone When Asked To Stop Smoking Weed In South Jersey Park: Police
An Atlantic County man was accused of threatening to stab another man with a pointed tool during an argument about smoking marijuana in a park, authorities said. Kevin McAnally, 56, of Absecon, was arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 16, the Absecon Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to a fight at Dr. Jonathan Pitney Recreational Park on Morton Avenue just after 5 p.m. Investigators said a man asked McAnally to stop smoking marijuana in front of his underage siblings. McAnally "reacted aggressively" and threatened the man with an awl, which is a pointed tool for making small…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Convicted Of Driving With Suspended License After Two DUIs
An Atlantic County man was convicted of driving with a suspended license after he had at least two DUIs, authorities said. Thomas Fox III, 60, of Absecon, was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday, Apr. 9, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a new release. He was convicted on a two-count indictment for fourth-degree driving during license suspension for prior DUIs. A Galloway Township police officer pulled over a vehicle driven by Fox on Route 50 on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Fox wasn't able to give the officer a valid driver's license and a police search revealed he had a…
Police & Fire
Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced For Atlantic City Attempted Murder
A convicted fentanyl dealer was sentenced after admitting to shooting a man in Atlantic City more than four years ago, authorities said. Kevin Davis, 38, of Atlantic City, was sentenced on Monday, Apr. 8 to 15 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to first-degree attempted murder and second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. Investigators said Davis shot a man in the stomach and got away on a bicycle on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Through surveillance video from …
Police & Fire
Cold Case Murder Of Atlantic City Celebrity 'Cooks Books' Re-Examined 40 Years Later
Investigators in Atlantic County are asking for help in solving the murder of a local celebrity in Atlantic City nearly 40 years ago, authorities said. In a news release on Wednesday, March 27, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office asked for public assistance in the investigation into the 1985 killing of Raul Sanchez. He was known to many as "Cooks Books." Suarez earned the nickname while he was an emcee at the 500 Club in Atlantic City. He was also a radio show host and a taxicab driver. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is looking for new information about the 1985…
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Drug Dealer Found In Atlantic City With Heroin, Cocaine: Police
A Mercer County man was accused of selling heroin and cocaine in Atlantic City, authorities said. Leroy Clark, 44, of Ewing, was arrested on Friday, Mar. 8, Atlantic City police said in a Wednesday, Mar. 13 news release. An officer saw Clark selling drugs to another man on the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue at around 4:45 p.m. Two other officers were able to arrest him, and investigators searched his vehicle and hotel room. Police seized 420 bags of heroin, nearly 10 ounces of cocaine, and items for selling drugs. Clark was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled d…
Police & Fire
Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Admits To Atlantic City Attempted Murder: Prosecutors
A man convicted of producing and dealing fentanyl admitted to nearly shooting a man to death in Atlantic City more than four years ago, authorities said. Kevin Davis, 38, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to first-degree attempted murder and second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the plea in a news release on Friday, Feb. 23. Investigators said Davis shot a man in the stomach and got away on a bicycle on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Through surveillance video from several locations, city p…
Obituaries
Melinda Schriver Of Galloway Dies, 45
The family of an Atlantic County mother and former restaurant owner is mourning her death. Melinda Schriver of Galloway died on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 45 years old, according to her obituary. The cause of her death was not mentioned. Schriver was born on Friday, Sept. 8, 1978, in Vineland, and she was a lifelong resident of Galloway. She was an Absegami High School graduate and studied business administration at Atlantic Cape Community College. Schriver was once the owner of Naomi's Cafe, a now-closed restaurant in Northfield that shared the name of one of her daughters. "Naomi’s was a family…
Police & Fire
New Details Released After Teen Killed In South Jersey Hit-And-Run Crash
Police in an Atlantic County city released new details as officers search for whoever killed a teen pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash. Absecon police said a white 2015 Jeep Compass with the New Jersey license plate L92PLY was wanted in the crash on Saturday, Feb. 17. The city's police department released a surveillance photo of the SUV on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Police also said a 17-year-old was killed in the hit-and-run just after 9 p.m. on Route 30 West. It happened just east of Turner Avenue and near the Executive Lodge motel. Route 30 West near the Executive Lodge motel i…
Police & Fire
Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey
Police in Absecon are looking for whoever killed a pedestrian and left the scene of a crash, authorities said. The pedestrian died in the hit-and-run crash just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, Absecon police said in a news release. It happened on Route 30 West, just east of Turner Avenue and near the Executive Lodge motel. Investigators said the driver did not stop and left the victim without any help. Traffic was impacted for about five hours as the crash scene was investigated. Police said they were looking for a vehicle with heavy front-end damage that's consistent with the impact fr…
Police & Fire
Officers Thwart Car Thieves In Atlantic County, Teens Charged
Two teens were arrested after police said they tried to steal a car that's been targeted by thieves as part of a social media challenge, authorities said. Galloway Township police said officers responded to a report of three people trying to steal a Kia vehicle on Mohave Drive at around 3:46 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14. When police arrived, the three suspects ran away, but an officer did arrest a 16-year-old boy from Pleasantville. At around 5:30 a.m., a man living on nearby Rumson Drive called police about a teen at his door who was asking to use his cell phone. Officers said the 15-year-ol…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Once Accused Of Nude Crime Spree Arrested Again
An Atlantic County man who was once accused of going on a crime spree while nude was arrested again, according to authorities. Absecon police said 39-year-old Michael Davis of Absecon was charged with criminal attempted burglary, obstruction, and several drug-related charges. He was being held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Officers were called to the Oyster Bay Condominium Complex near West California Avenue just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8. Police received a report of a man wearing a ski mask trying to break into a vehicle. As officers were heading to the scene, they rece…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Ex-Con Indicted In Deadly Driveway Shooting: Prosecutors
An Atlantic County grand jury indicted an ex-convict accused of killing a Pleasantville man in a driveway, authorities said. Jerome Holley, 41, of Absecon, was indicted on Tuesday, Feb. 6, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Holley has been charged in the killing of 45-year-old Mamadou Toure. Pleasantville police responded to a shooting on West Pleasant Avenue at around 8:41 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Officers found Toure unresponsive with a gunshot wound in the driveway and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Holley was charged on Friday, Dec. 1, with first-degree murde…
Police & Fire
Heroin Kingpin Who Ran Fatal Drug Ring From Atlantic County Jail Eligible For Parole In 9 Years
A man who ran a heroin-selling network from the Atlantic County Jail was sentenced, authorities said. Emery Chapman, 44, of Pleasantville, was sentenced to 21 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday, Feb. 2. Chapman will be eligible for parole after nine years and once he's released, he'll have five years of "intensive parole supervision" under the No Early Release Act. Prosecutors said Chapman gave heroin to 62-year-old Brian Whitted of Galloway Township in December 2018. Whitted then sold the heroin to 59-year-old Anthony Tamburelli. Tambur…
Police & Fire
New Jersey 9/11 Compensation Advocate Joseph Zadroga Killed By 82-Year-Old Driver
The 76-year-old father who helped launch the 9/11 compensation fund, his son's namesake, was struck and killed by an SUV this weekend, Daily Voice has learned. Joseph C. Zadroga, of Little Egg Harbor, was standing just outside of his parked vehicle when an 82-yer-old driver from Absecon struck him while pulling into a parking spot around 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Bacharach Rehabilitation at 61 W. Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway, local police said. Zadroga became pinned underneath the 2021 Grey Nissan SUV. Life-saving measures were performed, and Zadroga was rushed to the AtlantiCare R…
News
'Fed Up With Being Dumped On:' Landfill Reps Promise Less Gas Emissions For NJ Residents
South Jersey residents turned out in droves to air their frustrations over the stench caused by landfills that's been stinking up their neighborhoods for decades. Local resident Anthony Kucharski told the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) at the Thursday, Jan. 11 public hearing that the agency's landfill is ruining the quality of life in Absecon and other nearby communities. "Absecon is absolutely fed up with being dumped on," said Kucharski. "This has been a decades-long problem that has only gotten worse. The anger, frustration, and stress have reached a boiling point." Kuc…
News
Foul Odor From Landfill Is Stinking Up NJ Towns: Residents Push Leaders For Fixes
Leaders with the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) will meet with residents in Absecon to talk about a smelly problem that's lingered in the city: Odors from a county landfill. The City of Absecon said the ACUA will hold a town hall meeting about the stinky issue on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Absecon Municipal Complex. Residents will be able to tell ACUA managers about their worries and ask them questions. City council president Nick LaRotonda pushed for the ACUA to address the foul-smelling problem for many in Absecon. "This town hall will provide Absecon residents the…
News
State Slammer For NJ Man Who Tortured GF's Cat, Cocked Gun At Different Victim
A 30-year-old New Jersey man will be spending several years in state prison for beating a cat so badly the animal had to be euthanized and for holding a gun to a person's head and cocking it when he tried walking away. Michael Ciarla, of Galloway Township, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury Jr., to one year in state prison without parole for aggravated assault, and a consecutive term of three years for animal cruelty via torture, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In August, Ciarla pleaded guilty to fourth degree aggravated assault by pointing a fir…
Police & Fire
Biz Owner Used Drone To Drop Dye Into Atlantic County Pools: Police
A 45-year-old man from Atlantic County has been arrested in connection with dropping dye from a drone into local pools, authorities said. Patrick Spina 4th, of Absecon, owner of Comfort Solutions Heating and Cooling, is facing multiple counts of criminal mischief, according to Absecon police. On Aug. 13, Absecon Police received a call from a concerned homeowner on Upland Avenue, who reported suspicious activity involving a drone hovering over their pool. "To the homeowner's dismay, a substance was dropped from the drone, turning the pool water an alarming shade of green," police said. …
News
8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day
The community is rallying to support a family who lost their 8-year-old boy in a tragic crash in Atlantic County. Javier Velez of Philadelphia was killed while sleeping in a car alongside a road in Absecon that got struck by another car, according to a GoFundMe and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. "Javier was so full of love and life," Devin Alford of Philadelphia wrote on the GoFundMe page. The boy had been on a fishing trip with his father when the crash occurred at about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, along White Horse Pike, according to the prosecutor's office. The driver o…
Weather
These Maps Show Realtime Smoke, Air Quality As Canadian Wildfires Rage
Can't tell if it's smoke or cloudy skies above? The following realtime configurations and air quality maps won't have you guessing anymore. A realtime configuration from Fire Smoke Canada — the Canadian portal for information about wildland fire weather and smoke — shows exactly where each of the more than 150 wildfires are raging and predicts roughly how heavy the smoke will be and where. The New York Times, meanwhile, has a similar smoke forecast map that indicates light, medium, or high levels of smoke from the fires, based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The rea…
News
South Jersey Coach, Wife Recovering From Serious Car Crash
A middle school coach from Atlantic County and his wife are recovering from serious injuries in a car accident. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on April 30, in Mullica Hill, injuring Jeremiah and Onya Smith of Mays Landing. Family members are rallying to help them via this GoFundMe page. Jerry, nicknamed "Huggie," has been a football coach for the Absecon Blue Devils and a basketball coach for the Mays Landing Lakers for many years. He grew up in Brigantine and Absecon. Onya, a native of Mays Landing, is currently at home recovering from leg and hip injuries tha…
News
'Shaken To Our Cores': Daughters Seek Help Getting NJ Dad Back To US After Stroke In Thailand
A New Jersey dad on a worldwide trip has suffered a stroke overseas and his daughters are seeking assistance. The Brunetti girls are hoping to get Vince Brunetti back to the U.S. from Thailand, where he has been hospitalized for weeks. Vince had been traveling to "continue his goal and journey to explore the world," his daughter, Adriana Brunetti of Absecon wrote on this GoFundMe page. The unexpected stroke "has shaken his life and our family to the core," she wrote. It has now been over two weeks and Vince is unfortunately still hospitalized in Thailand without any form of friends o…
News
South Jersey Coach, Dad Braces For 30 Rounds Of Brain Cancer Treatment
In less than a month, reality changed for an Atlantic County dad and sports coach. Absecon's John Gorman was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of malignant brain cancer, earlier this month. He's already had brain surgery, and now, he's bracing for 30 rounds of radiation treatment at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. A GoFundMe page launched for the family had raised more than $39,600 as of Thursday, March 23. The Gormans will need to commute to Philadelphia every day for six weeks. Chemotherapy will begin simultaneously. "John and Erin were b…
News
Jersey Shore Charter School Leaders Steered $115G Contract To Founder's Side Biz: Indictment
The founder of a Jersey Shore charter school and its business administrator illegally steered a $115,000 contract to the founder’s side business, state authorities charged. Peter Caporilli, 59, of Absecon, and Michael Falkowski, 48, of Point Pleasant, split a single project to build an outdoor learning center at Principle Academy in Egg Harbor Township into two smaller contracts for $40,000 and $75,000, respectively, a grand jury found. They did so to evade public bidding requirements and prevent competing contractors from bidding on the first phase of the job, an indictment returned by the…
News
3 Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $276K
Three lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $275,829 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Monday, Dec. 19, drawing. Each ticket is worth $91,943. The winning numbers were: 11, 13, 18, 29, and 30 and the XTRA number was: 04. The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Atlantic County: Friendly Deli, 151 New Jersey Ave., Absecon; Bergen County: Polifly Gas Inc., 150 Polifly Road, Hackensack; and, Passaic County: Delta Convenience, 195 McBride Ave., Paterson.
Police & Fire
16 Arrested, 39K Folds Of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Major Atlantic City Drug Sting: Police
A months-long investigation into the sale of drugs resulted in the arrest of 16 people and the recovery of multiple handguns and a huge quantity of heroin/fentanyl, authorities said. On Nov. 14, the Atlantic City Police Department, with assistance from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, DEA Atlantic City Resident Office, and the Liberty Mid-Atlantic DEA Atlantic County HIDTA Task Force, completed an investigation into a drug distribution network operating in the area of Florida Avenue, the Ducktown section of Atlantic City, and surrounding areas. The network, allegedly led by brothers…
News
Community Supports South Jersey Baseball Coach In ICU With Brain Aneurysm
There is an outpouring of community support for a South Jersey baseball coach as he recovers in the intensive care unit after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm. Jason Downey is a coach at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon. Downey is the school's former admissions director and is married to the girls' soccer coach, Alicia. "Many of you know Jay as a loving father, husband, or coach," reads a GoFundMe page organized by Steve Normane. "He has likely touched your life with his loving spirit, humor or generosity." "He is stable, but the coming days are critical," Normane wrote. "Please con…
Schools
Disturbing Details Released In Atlantic City Teacher Accused Of Relationship With Student
Disturbing details have been revealed in the arrest of an Atlantic City high school teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former student. Joseph A. Scalfaro, 47, of Absecon, allegedly sent the 17-year-old girl coded messages, kissed her in his classroom, NJ Advance Media reports citing court papers. He apparently checked into the Quality Inn in Galloway on March 8, where she joined him, the affidavit of probable cause says. The ten reported the relationship to authorities on Sept. 20. Scalfaro, a social studies teacher at the Atlantic City High Schoo…
News
South Jersey Man Dismembered, Burned Woman's Body: Prosecutor
A Cumberland County man has been found guilty of killing a woman before dismembering and burning her body, authorities said. Dennis Parrish of Vineland was found guilty of murder and desecration of human remains on Monday Aug. 1 after a jury trial, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Evidence presented during the trial found that Parrish used blunt force trauma to kill Tonya Cook and then took her dismembered remains to a farm field in Cedarville, Lawrence Township, where they were burned. Cook's remains were found Monday, July 2, 2018. Ten days later…
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Police Name 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers (
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A total of 17 men have been arrested for luring children in Atlantic City with help from concerned citizens who bust child predators online. The citizens were identified by BreakingAC as MrWEB and Predator Catcher PA. MrWEB recently posted a video called "JUSTICE- Thank You Atlantic County Police, Prosecutors, & Shafiq - 26 In 2 Weeks." It appears to be a montage of them confronting alleged predators. The YouTubers routinely record themselves meeting up with individuals who thought they'd been chatting with a minor online, then post or livestream it. The duo provided officers with…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People Inside
A 27-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for setting a home on fire, authorities said. Jamal Preston of Egg Harbor Township was sentenced as a result of a previously entered guilty plea to aggravated arson, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The sentencing was on Friday, June 3 and included a weapons charge. On August 20, 2020, Preston was involved in an altercation with another individual in the Manitou Park section of Berkeley Township. When Officers from the Berkeley Township Police Department…
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