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Man Indicted For Driving Drunk, Killing Atlantic City Pedestrian, Prosecutors Say Man Indicted For Driving Drunk, Killing Atlantic City Pedestrian, Prosecutors Say
Man Indicted For Driving Drunk, Killing Atlantic City Pedestrian, Prosecutors Say A Pleasantville man was accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed an Atlantic City man, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Maykol Mendozarizo, 38, for second-degree vehicular homicide on Tuesday, July 16. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the indictment in a news release on Friday, July 19. Mendozarizo was the driver in a deadly pedestrian crash on Albany Avenue in Atlantic City on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. His vehicle struck and killed 61-year-old Heriberto Alicea at around 8:16 p.m. Investigators said Mendozarizo was under the influen…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police
SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police A 31-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested by SWAT after a standoff with police, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 2:19 a.m., Atlantic City patrol officers responded to Albany and Winchester Avenues for a report of a man threatening and chasing another man with a handgun. Arriving officers found the victim, 25, of Willingboro. The officers learned that the victim became involved in a verbal altercation with Ruben Flores.  Flores left the area momentarily and returned with a handgun and began to chase the victim, police said. The victim jumped a fence to evade Flores and s…

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by Jon Craig
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Federal Lawmakers Bet On Atlantic City With $10M Infrastructure Boost Federal Lawmakers Bet On Atlantic City With $10M Infrastructure Boost
Federal Lawmakers Bet On Atlantic City With $10M Infrastructure Boost A $10 million grant is going to Atlantic City for downtown improvements as part of the Rebuilding America Infrastructure bill, federal officials said Friday. Atlantic City's federal money will go toward the Atlantic City Corridor Revitalization & Safety project, which includes complete street improvements on approximately 2.7 miles of Atlantic Avenue in downtown Atlantic City. The infrastructure overhaul is planned from Albany Avenue to Maine Avenue including reducing lanes; adding ADA accessible sidewalks, drainage facilities, new bike paths; improving clear sight lines; adding interse…

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by Jon Craig