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Teen Wanted In South Jersey Park Stabbing Turns Himself In To Police Teen Wanted In South Jersey Park Stabbing Turns Himself In To Police
Teen Wanted In South Jersey Park Stabbing Turns Himself In To Police An Atlantic County teen wanted in the stabbing of another teen in a park turned himself in to police, authorities said. Mikal Williams-Bunch, 18, of Egg Harbor Township, surrendered at Egg Harbor Township police headquarters on the evening of Tuesday, Apr. 9, a department spokesperson said. He was wanted after police responded to a stabbing at Childs-Kirk Memorial Park on Idlewood Avenue just after 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29,  An 18-year-old man was found with a stab wound to his stomach. He was taken to a hospital and remained there recovering from the stabbing. William…
Teen Wanted In Stabbing Of Another Teen In South Jersey Park Teen Wanted In Stabbing Of Another Teen In South Jersey Park
Teen Wanted In Stabbing Of Another Teen In South Jersey Park Police in Atlantic County are searching for a teen wanted in connection with the stabbing of another teen in a park, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police are looking for 18-year-old Mikal Williams-Bunch of Egg Harbor Township, the department said in a news release. It comes after police responded to a stabbing at Childs-Kirk Memorial Park on Idlewood Avenue just after 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29,  An 18-year-old man was found with a stab wound to his stomach. He was taken to a hospital and remained there recovering from the stabbing.  An Egg Harbor Township t…
Tuckerton Man Tried To Rob Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police Tuckerton Man Tried To Rob Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police
Tuckerton Man Tried To Rob Convenience Store, Person In Parking Lot: Police An Ocean County man was accused of trying to rob a convenience store and someone in a parking lot, authorities said. Mark Stackhouse, 30, of Tuckerton, was arrested on Saturday, Apr. 6, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. He was charged with two counts of robbery. Officers responded to an armed robbery report at the 7-Eleven on Tilton Road at around 6:28 p.m. Stackhouse ran away from the 7-Eleven and went toward a nearby Wawa. Investigators said Stackhouse went into the 7-Eleven, told the female cashier that he had a gun, and threatened to shoot her if she did…
Scammer Tried Stealing $20K From Elderly Couple In South Jersey: Police Scammer Tried Stealing $20K From Elderly Couple In South Jersey: Police
Scammer Tried Stealing $20K From Elderly Couple In South Jersey: Police A Jersey City man was accused of trying to scam an elderly Atlantic County couple out of $20,000, authorities said. Vamshihar Katikreddy, 25, was arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 2, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. He was charged with theft by deception, impersonation of a law enforcement officer, and conspiracy. Egg Harbor Township police responded to a home in the Harbor Woods neighborhood at around 5 p.m. after a woman reported her parents in their 80s were scammed out of $20,000. The scammer claimed to be from the FBI and he was coming to their home t…
NJ Police Officers Cleared Of Misconduct In Civil Suit That 'Cost Taxpayers Thousands' NJ Police Officers Cleared Of Misconduct In Civil Suit That 'Cost Taxpayers Thousands'
NJ Police Officers Cleared Of Misconduct In Civil Suit That 'Cost Taxpayers Thousands' A lawsuit that allegedly cost taxpayers thousands was dismissed against an Atlantic County police department accused of misconduct during a domestic violence arrest, authorities said. A jury ruled in favor of three police officers with the Egg Harbor Township Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 14, according to court documents and a police department news release. The civil suit was dismissed by the jury on Thursday, Feb. 15. Officers Nathan Lahr, Patrick Daly, and Katrina Cantell responded to a domestic violence report at a home on Primrose Circle on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, …
Why Jersey Shore Road May Close For One Year Due For Bridge Reconstruction Why Jersey Shore Road May Close For One Year Due For Bridge Reconstruction
Why Jersey Shore Road May Close For One Year Due For Bridge Reconstruction One road in Egg Harbor Township is expected to be closed for about a year because of a bridge reconstruction project, authorities said. Starting on Monday, Jan. 22, Somers Point Road will shut down between Steelmanville Road and English Creek Avenue, Egg Harbor Township police said. The closure is expected to last for "approximately one year." >>> DETOUR ALERT, long-term, effective Monday, Jan 22nd <<< Somers Point-Mays Landing Rd - from English Creek Ave to... Posted by Egg Harbor Township Police Department on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 That stretch of road is ab…
Egg Harbor Man Shot, Killed His Girlfriend: Prosecutor Egg Harbor Man Shot, Killed His Girlfriend: Prosecutor
Egg Harbor Man Shot, Killed His Girlfriend: Prosecutor A 51-year-old man from Egg Harbor Township has been charged with killing his girlfriend, authorities said. Kevin Dorsey has been charged with the murder of his 44-year-old girlfriend Charlena Burnett, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Officce. He also was charged with weapons offenses. On Thursday, Oct. 26, at approximately 7:30 pm, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting at 374 Zion Road,. Police found Burnett inside the residence with multiple gunshot wounds.  Dorsey was placed under arrest …
Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By South Jersey Police Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By South Jersey Police
Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By South Jersey Police A beloved K9 officer with the Egg Harbor Township Police Department has died at the age of 11, authorities said. "It is with heavy heart that we report the passing of Egg Harbor Township Police K9 Neiko," the department announced on Facebook on Friday, July 21. Neiko was a Belgian Shepherd that started his service with the Township in May 2014, after graduating from the John “Sonny” Burke K9 Patrol Academy.  "It was not in the line of duty. He had a lot of health problems," Lt. Brian Keane, a police department spokesman, told Daily Voice. K9 Neiko died at the age of 11Egg Harbor Towns…
South Jersey Man Charged With Sharing Child Pornography Via SnapChat: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Charged With Sharing Child Pornography Via SnapChat: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Charged With Sharing Child Pornography Via SnapChat: Prosecutor A 35-year-old man from Egg Harbor Township has been charged in connection with the distribution of child abuse images and videos via SnapChat, authorities said. William Roman Jr., was arrested without incident, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a referral of inappropriate content distributed on the social media application SnapChat. A subsequent investigation led Atlantic County Prosecutor Detectives to identify Roman and additional videos of child sexual exploitation in his possession, the prosecutor said. …
Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police
Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police Three young children were locked in a hot car while their caretakers shopped at a New Jersey Walmart, authorities said. Cyndie Jourdain and a 17-year-old female, both of Galloway Township, had been inside the Egg Harbor Township store for approximately 45 minutes by the time police rescued the three crying children on Wednesday, June 8, local police said. Temps outside soared to 86 degrees, they said. Police used a lockout kit to rescue the children, ages 3, 1, and 5 months, who were turned over to Egg Harbor Township EMS for treatment. The relationship of the caretakers to the …
High School Sweetheart Survives DPW Worker Killed In Weekend NJ Crash High School Sweetheart Survives DPW Worker Killed In Weekend NJ Crash
High School Sweetheart Survives DPW Worker Killed In Weekend NJ Crash A 37-year-old dad and longtime Egg Harbor Township Department of Public Works employee died in a weekend crash. Jose Costa was heading east on Ocean Heights Avenue when he lost control, veered off the road and struck a pole around 12:40 a.m. in Egg Harbor Township Saturday, April 2, local police said. The Scullville and Bargaintown Fire Companies responded and extricated Costa, who was pronounced dead at the scene.  More than $4,300 had been raised as of Sunday, April 3 on a GoFundMe for Costa's wife and four children. The page is intended to raise funds for Costa's wife and hig…
Walmart Shoplifter Assaults Loss Prevention Officer, Spits On Her In South Jersey: Police Walmart Shoplifter Assaults Loss Prevention Officer, Spits On Her In South Jersey: Police
Walmart Shoplifter Assaults Loss Prevention Officer, Spits On Her In South Jersey: Police A shoplifting incident at a Walmart in Atlantic County turned violent, authorities said. The suspect is still at large, according to Egg Harbor Township police. On Friday, Feb. 4 at approximately 2:03 p.m., Egg Harbor police responded to the Walmart in the Farmington section of Egg Harbor Township, police said. Egg Harbor patrol officers Michael Keeping, William Burns and Tim Colella made contact with the victim, the store's Loss Prevention Officer. The victim stated she approached the suspect who was leaving the store with merchandise that was not paid for, police said.…
Woman Gets 21 Years State Prison For DWI Crash That Killed Mother, 10-Month-Old Son: Prosecutor Woman Gets 21 Years State Prison For DWI Crash That Killed Mother, 10-Month-Old Son: Prosecutor
Woman Gets 21 Years State Prison For DWI Crash That Killed Mother, 10-Month-Old Son: Prosecutor A 68-year-old woman from Atlantic County has been sentenced to 21 years in state prison in connection with a crash that killed a mother and her infant son, authorities said. Nancy Cavanaugh, of Egg Harbor Township, was sentenced on two counts of first-degree aggravated manslaughter on Monday, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. The fatal crash occurred on Feb. 26, 2019, on English Creek Avenue in Egg Harbor Township. An investigation revealed that Cavanaugh was the driver of a vehicle that left its lane of travel and collided head-on with a vehicle driven by Alisha W…
Crystal Meth Sweep Nets 5 Arrests, Weapons In Atlantic County: Prosecutor Crystal Meth Sweep Nets 5 Arrests, Weapons In Atlantic County: Prosecutor
Crystal Meth Sweep Nets 5 Arrests, Weapons In Atlantic County: Prosecutor Five people were arrested and a stash of crystal meth and weapons were seized as part of a multi-agency investigation in South Jersey, authorities said. The arrests were made on Tuesday at a home in Egg Harbor Township, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  Members of the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, Egg Harbor Township police and SWAT successfully executed a “no knock” search warrant at the home without incident, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. Shill said these five  individuals were arrested during the warranted search: Jason French…
South Jersey Suspects Sought In Purse Snatching, Car Stolen From Barnegat South Jersey Suspects Sought In Purse Snatching, Car Stolen From Barnegat
South Jersey Suspects Sought In Purse Snatching, Car Stolen From Barnegat Police in South Jersey seek the public's help in solving a series of parking lot robberies. A purse snatching, strong-armed robbery and stolen car are among the crimes that took place earlier this week in Hamilton and Egg Harbor townships, authorities said.    The vehicle used in the incidents, all of which took place in broad daylight, was a black 2017 Hyundai Elantra. Hamilton Township police were called to Marshall’s at 4215 Black Horse Pike at 1:54 p.m. Monday for a purse-snatching. The victim told police she saw two men loitering between parked cars as she walked …
Atlantic County Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking Dog Atlantic County Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking Dog
Atlantic County Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking Dog Police in Atlantic County are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 61-year-old woman walking her dog last week. Star Wardell was crossing Washington Avenue in Egg Harbor Township when she was struck around 12 a.m. July 28, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. A GoFundMe for Wardell's family said she was walking the dog in front of her house. The campaign had raised more than $2,700 as of Aug. 2. She lived in Ventnor for 20 years before moving to Egg Harbor Township. "Star loved spending time with her beautiful family, caring for and sharing her love of animals, and br…
Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say
Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say Local and federal authorities seized more than 30 pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine – the area’s largest narcotics haul in history -- while raiding a basement drug mill just outside Atlantic City, authorities said. A federal judge in Camden ordered via videoconference that Ricardo Clavijo, 39, who lives in the Egg Harbor Township home, and Christopher Gonzalez, 37, of Pleasantville, remain held without bail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Each is charged with conspiring to have and sell more than a kilo of heroin. “By all accounts, this case represents the largest single…
Atlantic City Man, 54, Fatally Shot Atlantic City Man, 54, Fatally Shot
Atlantic City Man, 54, Fatally Shot Authorities are investigating a shooting that left one person dead in Atlantic County. Rennel Turner, 54, of Atlantic City was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds about 7 p.m. on Saturday in Egg Harbor Township, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Egg Harbor Township police received multiple 9-1-1 calls about shots fired at 201 Cedar Ave. Officers from EHTPD and Pleasantville police found Turner lying unconscious in the driveway. Turner was pronounced deceased at the scene, Tyner said. An autopsy determined Turner’s manner of death is homicide and the cause of d…
Homeless Man, 38, Murdered In South Jersey Cemetery Homeless Man, 38, Murdered In South Jersey Cemetery
Homeless Man, 38, Murdered In South Jersey Cemetery A homeless man was found slain in a cemetery in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. A passerby found the body of Fausto Garcia, 38, about 3 p.m. on Thursday at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. An autopsy found the cause of death was blunt force cuts to the head and a deep incised wound to the neck, Tyner said. “With so much going on in our world today, some tend to forget that there are bad people out there doing bad things. Although this victim was homeless, he deserved better," Tyner said. No arrests had been made.. An investigation was underwa…