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South Jersey Woman, 48, Charged With Setting Row Home Fire: Police South Jersey Woman, 48, Charged With Setting Row Home Fire: Police
South Jersey Woman, 48, Charged With Setting Row Home Fire: Police A 48-year-old woman from Pleasantville has been charged with setting a massive fire in Atlantic City, authorities said. The three-alarm blaze displaced multiple residents, they said. On Wednesday, June 21, at 1:01 p.m., police officers, firefighters, and medical personnel responded to a structure fire in the 1500 block of Belfield Avenue. The structure is a series of row homes that contain multiple units.  The building was occupied at the time of the fire, and as many as 10 residents were rescued by first responders, police said. Three received treatment at the AtlantiCare Regional …

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Charged With Setting Fire In Pizzeria Dumpster In Atlantic City: Police Woman Charged With Setting Fire In Pizzeria Dumpster In Atlantic City: Police
Woman Charged With Setting Fire In Pizzeria Dumpster In Atlantic City: Police A 42-year-old woman has been charged in connection with setting a fire next to a pizzeria in Atlantic City, authorities said. Dawn Davidson-Gonzalez, of Atlantic City, was charged with arson, according to Atlantic City police. On May 29, at 4:03 a.m., patrol officers and the Atlantic City Fire Department responded to the rear of Jersey Shore Pizza and Grille in the 2600 block of the Boardwalk in reference to a dumpster fire, police said. Firefighters were able to quickly control and extinguish the fully engulfed dumpster that was directly next to the building, they said. The building susta…

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by Jon Craig
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Police Rescue, Then Arrest Suicidal Fugitive In Atlantic City Police Rescue, Then Arrest Suicidal Fugitive In Atlantic City
Police Rescue, Then Arrest Suicidal Fugitive In Atlantic City A fugitive from Brooklyn was rescued from the ocean and then arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 2, at 4:47 p.m., Officer Salvatore Rando Jr. was flagged down by a boardwalk ambassador in reference to a male that appeared to be in distress. The male was seen going into the ocean at Hartford Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Rando responded to the beach and found Darren Brathwaite in the surf in waist high water. Brathwaite appeared distraught and refused initial commands to exit the water, police said. The Atlantic City Fire Department water rescue team was activat…

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Overdose Victim Found On Bench In Atlantic City Overdose Victim Found On Bench In Atlantic City
Overdose Victim Found On Bench In Atlantic City A report of an unconscious man turned out to be an apparent drug overdose in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Friday, March 24, at 8:32 a.m., police were dispatched to the corner of New York and Adriatic Avenues. Officers arrived to find the unconscious male lying on a concrete bench near the sidewalk in the 300 block of north New York Avenue, police said. After checking for vital signs, officers began CPR until the Atlantic City Fire Department and Emergency Medical personnel arrived and took over CPR.  The male, 60, of Atlantic City, was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene. …

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by Jon Craig
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Officer Struck By Pickup At Crash Scene In Atlantic City Officer Struck By Pickup At Crash Scene In Atlantic City
Officer Struck By Pickup At Crash Scene In Atlantic City An Atlantic City police officer was struck by the driver of a pickup truck as the officer directed traffic at a crash scene, authorities said. On Sunday, Oct.. 9 at 10:46 p.m., Atlantic City Police Department patrol officers and the Atlantic City Fire Department were dispatched to the outbound lanes of Route 30 regarding a vehicle that ran off the roadway and into the marsh.  The occupants of the vehicle were able to exit their car unharmed.  Officer Joseph Kelly Jr. was assisting with traffic control and setting up road flares when he was suddenly and unexpectedly struck by a 20…

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HERO: Atlantic City Officer Rescues Man Drowning In Bay HERO: Atlantic City Officer Rescues Man Drowning In Bay
Hero: Atlantic City Officer Rescues Man Drowning In Bay An Atlantic City police officer rescued a man who was drowning, authorities said. The visitor from Dubai had fallen off a dock, they said. On Tuesday, July 12, at 12:52 p.m., Officers Rebecca Seabrook and John Bell responded to a residence in the first block of North Trenton Avenue for a report of a male in distress and drowning in the bay.  Officers arrived and located the victim, a 43-year-old man, floating and resting against the pilings of a dock in the rear of the residence.  The victim was unresponsive and in and out of consciousness, police said. Officer Seabrook, who is…

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Burglar Dies After Getting Trapped In NJ Italian Restaurant's Exhaust Fan Burglar Dies After Getting Trapped In NJ Italian Restaurant's Exhaust Fan
Burglar Dies After Getting Trapped In NJ Italian Restaurant's Exhaust Fan A burglar died after he became trapped inside of an exhaust fan at a New Jersey Italian restaurant Monday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. at Two Brother's From Italy on W. White Horse Pike, police in Galloway said. There, officers found an unidentified white male who attempted to get inside the restaurant through a rooftop exhaust fan. During the attempt, the male became trapped within the exhaust fan and was unable to free himself. Identification of the man is pending investigation by both the Galloway Township police and the Southern Regional Medical Examine…

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Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene
Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene A motorist who stopped to help another motorist involved in a crash was struck and killed in South Jersey, authorities said.  Atlantic City police were called to Route 30 on a report of a collision about 10 p.m. Wednesday, a department spokesman said. Responding patrol officers found  that a Jeep SUV operated by an unidentified driver, 35, from Atlantic City, struck a center median and became disabled in the left lane of eastbound traffic. Several vehicles stopped to assist in the removal of the woman from the disabled vehicle, according to Lt. Kevin Fair. Then, as a Toyota Camr…

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by Jon Craig
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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 …

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by Jon Craig
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VIDEO: Atlantic City Police, Good Samaritans Rescue Stranded Swimmers From Ocean VIDEO: Atlantic City Police, Good Samaritans Rescue Stranded Swimmers From Ocean
Video: Atlantic City Police, Good Samaritans Rescue Stranded Swimmers From Ocean In separate incidents this week, Good Samaritans and first responders  have rescued numerous children from drowning along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Atlantic City police posted video footage of one of the rescues here on Facebook.  At 5 p.m. on Friday, Tourism District Unit officers responded to the Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard beach for reports of several young swimmers in the ocean in distress.  As police officers arrived, all of the children had been rescued from the water.  Dijon Brooks, joined by two other Good Samaritans, entered the ocean and rescue…

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by Jon Craig
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10 Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City, 1,050 Heroin Bags Recovered 10 Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City, 1,050 Heroin Bags Recovered
10 Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City, 1,050 Heroin Bags Recovered An investigation into the distribution of narcotics from two Atlantic City residential buildings resulted in the arrest of 10 people and the recovery of multiple handguns and drugs, authorities said. Detectives recovered three handguns, 1,050 bags of heroin, three pounds of ecstasy, more than seven ounces of methamphetamine, 1.5 ounces of cocaine and nearly $14,000 in cash, according to Atlantic City police. On Thursday, members of the DEA Liberty Mid-Atlantic High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, and Atlantic City Police Department Sp…

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Atlantic City Man, 21, Arrested In Rooming House Arson Atlantic City Man, 21, Arrested In Rooming House Arson
Atlantic City Man, 21, Arrested In Rooming House Arson A 21=year-old man from Atlantic City has been arrested for starting a fire in an occupied rooming house, authorities said. The Atlantic City Fire Department and patrol officers responded to the first block of north Kingston Avenue for a fire at 4:59 p.m. on Sunday. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire on the second floor of the home. The occupants of the building were able to escape the home. Six fire companies were able to bring the fire under control within an hour. While on scene, Daniel Grisales-Mejia approached police officers and indicated that he lived in the home, according t…

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by Jon Craig
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ACPD: 3 Handguns Recovered, 7 Busted In Atlantic City Robbery, Drug Dealing Arrests ACPD: 3 Handguns Recovered, 7 Busted In Atlantic City Robbery, Drug Dealing Arrests
Acpd: 3 Handguns Recovered, 7 Busted In Atlantic City Robbery, Drug Dealing Arrests Atlantic City police arrested seven people and recovered three handguns and an assortment of drugs in separate incidents, authorities said. Just before midnight on Thursday, patrol officers responded to mile marker 55 in the westbound lanes of Route 30 on a report of a one car motor vehicle crash, police said. Atlantic City Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and located an unoccupied vehicle in the marsh, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Firefighters saw a man limping away from the scene, walking west on Route 30, according to Fair. Police Officer Kevin …

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