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South Jersey Corrections Officer Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Girl Under 13 Years Old
A Cape May County corrections officer was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13 years old, authorities said. A jury found 34-year-old Jonathan Perez guilty on four charges on Friday, Apr. 12, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. He was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a minor, second-degree sexual assault, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The trial began on Monday, Mar. 18, more than a year after he was arrested. The girl reported the abuse "over an extended period of time" to st…
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Two South Jersey Officers Injured, Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Two police officers in Atlantic County were injured, including one who was stabbed, while responding to a call, authorities said. Keith Kiminski, 30, of Galloway, was arrested on Sunday, Apr. 7, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release. He was given several charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest. Galloway police responded to a home on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue after several 911 hang-up calls. Body camera video released by the police department showed Kiminski's mother answ…
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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
NJ National Guard Recruiter Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen
A New Jersey Army National Guard recruiter was accused of sexually assaulting a teen girl, authorities said. Shawn Nguyen, 44, of Egg Harbor Township, was arrested on Monday, Mar. 11. The Township of Hamilton Police Department announced his arrest in a news release. An investigation into Nguyen began in June 2022 when Township of Hamilton officers responded to a report of a "female in distress" at the Wawa gas station on Black Horse Pike in Mays Landing. Investigators said Nguyen used his position as a recruiter to sexually assault the 16-year-old girl. Nguyen was cha…
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Ex-Atlantic City Basketball Star Admits Hiring Hit Man: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Atlantic City convict has pleaded guilty to hiring another man to commit murder, authorities said. Khalif Toombs was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 14 in connection with the shooting death of Lamir King, 21, also of Atlantic City, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Toombs pleaded guilty to first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, the prosecutor said. Toombs at one point was best known as an Atlantic City High School basketball star who went on to play for South Carolina State University. The plea calls for Toombs to serve 12 years in New Jersey State P…
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Bombshell
: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved
UPDATE: What began as the investigation of three correctional officers following the death of a New Jersey inmate took a dramatic turn with manslaughter charges filed against two of them and new counts brought against five police officers who dropped him off at their jail. A state grand jury in Trenton charged Atlantic County Correctional Sgt. Eric Tornblom and Correctional Officer Mark Jenigen with manslaughter in the September 2019 death of Mario Terruso, 41, of Mays Landing, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The grand jury also returned charges against five Hamilton T…
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Man's Christmas Killer Was His Wife, Police Say — And Facebook Shows Nothing But Idyllic Times
A 51-year-old Mays Landing woman has been charged with her husband's Christmas murder — but her social media shows only the highlight reel of a happy couple. Marylue Wigglesworth is accused of killing David Wiggelsworth, 57, who was found with a gunshot wound around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene — a home on the 5200 block of Mays Landing Somers Point Road Wigglesworth was arrested and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The Wigglesworths appear to have been married for many years, with …
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Inmate In Coma After Being Brutally Stomped By Another In Atlantic County
A 42-year-old inmate at the Atlantic County Justice Facility remains in a coma after he was brutally stomped by a 26-year-old inmate last week, according to authorities and various news reports. Shakur L. Aabid has been charged with attempted murder in the Sept. 13 incident that landed Hassan Robinson in the hospital fighting for his life, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office and Robinson's family. Surveillance footage shows Robinson walking up to a cell door to get in line with other inmates for a meal, when Aabid stands up from nearby to strike him when he's not …
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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…
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Fugitive Arrested In Atlantic City Armed Robbery, Shooting, Pistol-Whipping Victim: Police
A 42-year-old fugitive has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery and shooting in which he allegedly pistol-whipped the victim, authorities said. At 9:57 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section arrested Jeremiah Hurt of Atlantic City, police said. The detectives were aware that Hurt had a warrant for his arrest related to a shooting that occurred in December 2021. On Dec. 10, 2021, at 6:16 p.m. Atlantic City police responded to a report of a man shot in the 500 block of North Ohio Avenue. Police found a victim suffer…
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Strip Club Fight: 3 Suspects Charged In Assault Of South Jersey Man Found Dead, Police Say
Three men have been arrested in connection with a fight at a strip club that occurred early Sunday before a South Jersey man went missing and was later found dead. The body of Irving Mayren-Guzman, 19, of Egg Harbor Township, was found in a marsh near the Centerfolds Night Club in Pleasantville on Tuesday morning. Jamaul Timberlake, 30, Atlantic City; John Hands, 24, of Pleasantville and Garnell Hands, 29, of Pleasantville were taken into custody Wednesday evening, according to Pleasantville police. All three men were charged with second-degree aggravated assault and consp…
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South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor
A South Jersey man has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash, authorities said. Matthew Cademartori, 25, of Northfield, was traveling eastbound on the White Horse Pike when he allegedly struck Talmadge Franklin, 67, of Absecon who was walking eastbound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. After striking Franklin, Cademartori allegedly left the scene of Saturday morning's crash, Shill said. Cademartori was placed under arrest at his home on Monday and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle cras…
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US Marshals Arrest South Jersey Man In Fatal Boat Crash
U.S. Marshals have arrested a 45-year-old South Jersey man in connection with a fatal boat crash, authorities said. The crash allegedly killed a 39-year-old woman in July 2019, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Arthur Lesbirel of Galloway was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection to a boat crash that occurred on July 21, 2019, on the Intercoastal Water Way in Galloway Township, Shill said. An investigation determined that Lesbirel was operating a boat recklessly and caused a boat passenger, Iesha Thies, 39, of Mays Landing, to be…
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K-9 Dog, Police Officer Struck By Fleeing Stolen Car In Atlantic City
An Atlantic City Police officer and his K9 partner were struck by a driver fleeing a motor vehicle stop in a stolen car, authorities said. At 9:03 p.m. Tuesday, Detectives Christopher Dodson, Alberto Valles, and Eric Evans spotted a Ford Fusion that had been previously reported stolen, police said. The same vehicle had fled an attempted motor vehicle stop by an Atlantic City police officer earlier in the day and was not located. The detectives initiated a motor vehicle stop at New Jersey and Baltic avenues and were assisted by K9 Officer Anthony Grajales-Prado and his partner, K9 Cha…
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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…
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Police Hear Shots Fired At Car, Find Wounded Man, Allegedly Catch Fleeing Atlantic City Suspect
Atlantic City police responded to the sound of gunshots and allegedly arrested a man seen fleeing the area, authorities said. He's accused of wounding another man, police said. The vehicle that was allegedly shot at in broad daylight had multiple occupants including two infants and the shooting victim from Pleasantville, police said in a statement. Atlantic City Police Officers Jeffrey Hannon and Daniel Arra were on patrol on Saturday afternoon when they heard gunfire at 1:47 p.m., according to Lt Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. They immediately headed towards the gunfi…
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Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Two New Jersey fugitives have been arrested on murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old Atlantic City man last spring, authorities said. Denzel Garrison, 28, of Newark was arrested Tuesday by Newark police and charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Laquine Demby, 30, of Pleasantville, was arrested Tuesday by ACPO detectives and Pleasantville police and charged with murder and conspiracy, Shill said on Wednesday. Demby and Garrison were processed and were being held at the Atlantic County Justice Fa…
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Loaded Handgun, Hollow Point Ammo Recovered In Atlantic City Arrest
Atlantic City police capped an investigation into the possession of illegal weapons with an arrest of a man carrying a loaded gun, authorities said. Members of the Atlantic City Task Force arrested Donald Segar Jr 29, of Mays Landing, at Indiana and McKinley avenues on Sept. 30, according to a police department spokesman. Segar, who was arrested without incident, was found to have a loaded handgun in the waistband of his pants, Lt. Kevin Fair said. The Atlantic City Task Force is comprised of law enforcement officers from local, county and state agencies. Segar was charged with sever…
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Atlantic City SWAT Arrests Trio, Recovers Loaded Machine Gun
A warranted raid on a home in Atlantic City led to three arrests and the recovery of multiple weapons including a loaded machine gun, authorities said. Atlantic City SWAT and Special Investigations detectives made the court-ordered search on Friday on the 1500 block of Mediterranean Avenue, police said. Three suspects were arrested as they left the home, according to police: Robert Caro-Green, Lenardo Caro, and Adaliz Feliciano. Police said they found three juveniles sitting on a couch in the living room of the home being search. A detective reportedly found a loaded handgun und…
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Camden Man Accused Of Stealing EMS Vehicle From Casino Arrested On Atlantic City Boardwalk
A 31-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested in connection with stealing a parked emergency vehicle that had its lights and siren on at an Atlantic City Casino. Patrick Ford of Clementon in Camden County was charged Tuesday with theft and two counts of criminal mischief for the incident that occurred the previous night, according to Atlantic City police. The New Jersey EMS Task Force vehicle with the emergency lights and siren activated was left by the suspect, parked in the beach block of Iowa Avenue, police said. A citizen reported that he saw the EMS vehicle being driven on th…
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18 Years Later NJ Man Charged In 2nd Home Invasion Sex Assault Of Child
An Egg Harbor City man who last week was charged with the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl during a 1996 home invasion has been accused of doing the same to a 5-year-old girl, authorities announced Wednesday. Brian Lee Avis, 59, of Egg Harbor City, broke into a Willow Avenue home in Galloway on July 18, 2003 around 11:45 p.m., and quickly left, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. A mother in the home told police she noticed her daughter's pajama pants were pulled down, Shill said. The case was unsolved until earlier this week, when Galloway Township Police Det…
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Suspect Nabbed During Atlantic City Hotel Robbery, Police Say
A 31-year-old man from Atlantic County was arrested in connection with a robbery at a Best Western Hotel, authorities said. Jahlil Boston of Egg Harbor City was charged with robbery and burglary in connection with the incident on Tuesday, according to Atlantic City police. At 10:23 p.m., Patrol Officers Nicholas Grasso and Justin Peyton responded to the Best Western Hotel in the 1400 block of Pacific Avenue on a report of a man threatening others. Grasso found three employees outside of the hotel. Grasso entered the lobby and allegedly saw Boston behind the counter…
Police & Fire
4 Men Arrested, Atlantic City Police Recover Handguns, Heroin
Four men were arrested and Atlantic City police recovered two handguns and 50 bags of heroin in separate incidents, authorities said on Monday. At about 6 p.m. on Friday, Atlantic City police officers William Akins III and Justice Martin responded to the 1600 block of Adriatic Avenue on a report of a hit-and-run crash. The driver who allegedly left the scene, Hassan Muhammad, 39, of Absecon, returned a short time later, Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman, said on Monday. Surveillance Center personnel reviewed video footage which allegedly captured Muhammad tossing a handgu…
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18-Year-Old Arrested In Shooting That Killed 1, Wounded 2: Atlantic County Prosecutor
An 18 year-old man from Pleasantville has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one man and wounded two others, authorities said. The shooting victim was 26 and the two men injured are 18 years old, according to Acting Atlantic Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Karim Rice, 18, of Pleasantville was charged with · murder, two counts of attempted murder and several weapons charges, Shill said on Friday. On April 8 at 2:57 p.m., 9-1-1 calls were received at the Pleasantville Police Department reporting that multiple victims had been shot on the 100 block of Linden …
Police & Fire
South Jersey Fugitive, 38, Arrested At Atlantic City Bus Terminal After Serious Stabbing
A 38-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested in connection with a fight that ended with a multiple stabbing in Atlantic City, authorities said. The suspect allegedly was found by police trying to flee the city by bus. Darren M. Petti of Bellmawr was charged with aggravated assault and weapons charges, an Atlantic City police spokesman said on Thursday. At 4:19 a.m. on Monday, Atlantic City police received a 9-1-1 call that a man was stabbed near Kentucky and Atlantic avenues. Patrol officers arrived but were unable to find a stabbing victim, according to Lt. Kevi…
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Alleged Jersey Shore Home Invaders Indicted In Shooting Death, Prosecutor Says
A pair of alleged robbers from the Jersey Shore have been indicted in connection with a home invasion and fatal shooting, authorities said. Leonard B. Ludwigsen Jr., 26, of Egg Harbor Township and Neco J. Pitts, 28 of Long Branch were indicted for the first-degree felony murder of 24-year-old Arturo Barrera III last year, according the the Atlantic County Prosecutor. An Atlantic County Grand Jury also indicted Ludwigsen and Pitts on first-degree robbery, conspiracy and weapons offenses, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner Leonard B. Ludwigsen Jr., 26, of Egg Ha…
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70-Year-Old Atlantic City Man Indicted In Neighbor's Shooting Death
A 70 year-old man from Atlantic City has been indicted in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman after a neighborhood dispute last fall, authorities said. Maximo Santiago was charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses in the death of 32 year-old Marketa E. Thorpe of Atlantic City, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. On Sept. 12, 2020, at 11:24 a.m., Atlantic City police received a 9-1-1 call about a victim with a gunshot wound at 1507 Belfield Ave. Police found Thorpe with a gunshot wound to her torso and was taken to Atlantica…
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Atlantic City Passenger Arrested With 90 Heroin Bags, Loaded Handgun, Police Say
A 42-year-old man from Atlantic City was arrested during a traffic stop with a stolen handgun and 90 bags of heroin, authorities said. The car's passenger was found carrying a loaded gun and drugs when police stopped the vehicle at Tennessee and Sewell avenues late Sunday, an Atlantic City police spokesman said. Freddie Williams was arrested without incident, according to Lt. Kevin Fair. Williams was charged with multiple weapons offenses including possession of hollow-point ammunition and of a high-capacity magazine, Fair said. The handgun had been reported stolen from G…
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Atlantic City Officers Arrest 2 Teenagers, Recover 3 Handguns In Separate Incidents, Police Say
Atlantic City police recovered three handguns in two days in separate incidents, authorities said. The first involved a feud between teenage brothers. The second involved a shooting with a defaced firearm, police said. On Monday, a juvenile was arrested and charged with weapons and drug offenses after a family dispute led police to his home, an Atlantic City police spokesman sid. At 1:57 p.m., police were called to South Elberon Avenue on a report that two brothers, ages 19 and 16, were fighting, Lt. Kevin Fair said. The younger brother recently was seen with a handgun, Fair sa…
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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…
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Newark Fugitive With 100 Bags Heroin Flees Police, Drags Atlantic City Officer With His Vehicle
A 37-year-old wanted man from Essex County has been arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said. Jamil Redd, 37, of Newark, was charged after trying to flee Atlantic City police on Thursday, a police department spokesman said. Sgt. Richard Andrews and Det. Brian Hambrecht tried to stop Redd's vehicle at 9:23 a.m. on South Carolina Avenue during a drug investigation, police said. Redd had an active warrant out for his arrest on a parole violation, police said. During the stop, Redd sped away, "nearly dragging and causing a minor injury to Detective Hambrecht," according to Lt. Kevin …
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