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On Thursday, Jan. 5 at 46 p.m., members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section conducted an investigation near New York and Mediterranean avenues in response to information Detective Brian Hambrecht received regarding a male armed with a handgun. Soon after, Detectives Eric Evans, Christopher Dodson and Alberto Valles observed a male, Zaim Wall, matching the description of the suspect walking southbound on New York Avenue towards Sewell Avenue, police said.
Upon approaching Wall, he began to run from the detectives. A foot pursuit ensued and as detectives gave chase they observed Wall discard a handgun, police said. Wall was apprehended a short distance away and taken into custody without incident. Wall was also in possession of a digital scale, which is commonly used to weigh narcotics before distribution. The discarded handgun was loaded and defaced.
Wall was charged with weapons and drug offenses. He was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Anyone with information about this incident or the distribution of narcotics is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Special Investigations Section at 609-347-5858 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.
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