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Bloods Leader Killed In Trenton Shooting, Authorities Say Bloods Leader Killed In Trenton Shooting, Authorities Say
Bloods Leader Killed In Trenton Shooting, Authorities Say A reputed leader of the Bloods street gang was shot and killed in Trenton, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton police are investigating the fatal shooting on Friday, May 26, police said. Sharief Treadwell, 36, a self-described ‘four-star general” of the Trenton Gangsta Killa Bloods sect, died after being shot near Oakland and Hoffman streets, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The shooting came the same day it was announced that another Bloods leader had been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Tyree "Hellboy" Thomas,…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Carrying Toy Rifle Nabbed For Burglaries In Atlantic City Man Carrying Toy Rifle Nabbed For Burglaries In Atlantic City
Man Carrying Toy Rifle Nabbed For Burglaries In Atlantic City A man carrying a toy rifle was stopped by police and connected to several Atlantic City burglaries, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 9:12 a.m., officers were dispatched to a home on North Indiana Avenue for a 911 report of a male attempting to break into a shed on the caller’s property. Officer James Eckert arrived and made contact with the caller, obtaining a photograph and description of the suspect.  At 10:40 a.m., patrol officers were then dispatched to a call from a concerned citizen who saw a man walking in the 1900 block of Bacharach Boulevard carrying a rifle. Officer L…

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by Jon Craig
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4 Charged With Buying Stolen Goods From Atlantic City Mall: Police 4 Charged With Buying Stolen Goods From Atlantic City Mall: Police
4 Charged With Buying Stolen Goods From Atlantic City Mall: Police Four employees of Atlantic City businesses were charged with receiving stolen property from The Walk Tanger Outlets mall,  authorities said. During the months of August and September of 2022, members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section conducted an operation targeting employees of commercial establishments in Atlantic City that engaged in the purchase of stolen merchandise.  The operation was conducted in response to numerous complaints of shoplifting by retail stores at The Walk Tanger Outlets, police said. It was found that at least four peop…

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by Jon Craig
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Feds: Six Jersey City Gang-Bangers Charged With Stabbing Rival Feds: Six Jersey City Gang-Bangers Charged With Stabbing Rival
Feds: Six Jersey City Gang-Bangers Charged With Stabbing Rival Federal authorities have charged six purported members of a Jersey City gang with stabbing a rival in broad daylight on a busy city street. All were part of a street gang that operated in and around the Curries Woods housing complex near the Bayonne border, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. On Aug. 3, 2020, they sought out the victim and stabbed him, Honig said. The victim was critically injured but survived, she said. Charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering: Sheldon “Thottie” Mays, 21; Jermaine “Maine” Jennings, 20; Divine “Dee” Abraham, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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4 Men Arrested, Atlantic City Police Recover Handguns, Heroin 4 Men Arrested, Atlantic City Police Recover Handguns, Heroin
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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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Hanging Investigated At Atlantic City Tower Hotel Hanging Investigated At Atlantic City Tower Hotel
Hanging Investigated At Atlantic City Tower Hotel Authorities are investigating the hanging death of a 59-year-old man at an Atlantic City hotel.  Atlantic City police were called to the Club Wyndham Skyline Tower at 5:28 a.m. on Monday on a report of a man hanging from the balcony of an upper level floor.  Police officers were escorted to a hotel room by security where they found a rope tied around the balcony railing. The Atlantic City Fire Department responded and assisted in the recovery of the body, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City PD: Ex-Cons Pistol-Whip 66-Year-Old Neighbor In Dispute Atlantic City PD: Ex-Cons Pistol-Whip 66-Year-Old Neighbor In Dispute
Atlantic City PD: Ex-Cons Pistol-Whip 66-Year-Old Neighbor In Dispute Two Atlantic City ex-cons pistol-whipped a 66-year-old city man during what had been an ongoing dispute, authorities said. City police said they responded to a call of a loud dispute on South Bellevue Avenue for the second time at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday. They found the victim with a head injury that he told them he sustained when two men assaulted him. Police said they recognized the pair -- Shawn Harris, 37, and Khalil Swain, 29 -- from an earlier call. They arrested both on charges of assault, conspiracy and various weapons offenses, they said. Harris was released last Oct. 1 after serving …

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by Jon Craig