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Corrections Officer Arrested In Viral Video Capturing Atlantic City Casino Assault Corrections Officer Arrested In Viral Video Capturing Atlantic City Casino Assault
Corrections Officer Arrested In Viral Video Capturing Atlantic City Casino Assault A Monmouth County corrections officer was arrested after a fight caught on video at an Atlantic City casino's shopping mall, authorities said. Keila Diaz, 47, of Freehold, has been suspended without pay, a spokesperson for the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 18. She and 35-year-old Damian Pineyro of Hazlet were arrested in the brawl on Sunday, Sept. 15. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said Diaz, who graduated from the county's police academy in 2014, is "expected to be held fully accountable for her actions." "This type of behavi…
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL) Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL)
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (Poll) Atlantic City has a police officer assigned to each school in its district, officials said. The city's government, police department, and school district agreed to put an officer in each K-8 school and two officers in Atlantic City High School throughout the 2024-25 academic year, the city said in a news release. The new officers were funded through a $3.75 million grant in the COPS Hiring Program. The school resource officers were assigned to their new schools on Tuesday, Sept. 10. "This is something city leaders discussed in the past, but none were able to get the job done until now," sa…
Central Jersey Drug Dealer Found In Atlantic City With Heroin, Cocaine: Police Central Jersey Drug Dealer Found In Atlantic City With Heroin, Cocaine: Police
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…
Case Of Stolen Identity Takes Twisted Turn For Atlantic City Heroin, Coke Dealer: Police Case Of Stolen Identity Takes Twisted Turn For Atlantic City Heroin, Coke Dealer: Police
Case Of Stolen Identity Takes Twisted Turn For Atlantic City Heroin, Coke Dealer: Police Natasha Miller apparently chose the wrong identity to steal. The 34-year-old Atlantic City woman presented police with the identification of a relative, who had several warrants out for her arrest — along with a suspended driver's license — during a traffic stop on North Missouri Avenue around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 12, city police said. Thinking Miller was the relative whom she was pretending to be, Miller was arrested based on the warrants.  Police then found 132 individual bags of heroin, more than 50 grams of cocaine, and more than $2,600 in cash, in Miller's possession. It …
Ex-Atlantic City Basketball Star Admits Hiring Hit Man: Prosecutor Ex-Atlantic City Basketball Star Admits Hiring Hit Man: Prosecutor
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…
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years UPDATE: A previously-convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in federal prison -- without parole -- for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, a 46-year-old former U.S. Navy petty officer, must serve out just about all of the sentence handed down on Jan. 5 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newman had previously spent more than four years behind bars following a 2007 conviction on similar charges when he showed up on law enforcement radar once again, authorities said. Agents of Homeland Security Invest…
Videos Show Violent Harrah's Atlantic City Pool Stabbing Videos Show Violent Harrah's Atlantic City Pool Stabbing
Videos Show Violent Harrah's Atlantic City Pool Stabbing Videos circulating on Twitter show the stabbing that happened during a brawl at Harrah's Resort and Casino in Atlantic City last week. Music continues to play as a group of men push another on a lounge chair near the pool around around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 24, according to clips posted by Twitter user @Zzzonerz. A total of three people were stabbed, with warrants issued for the arrests of three people including Kamal Allen, identified by Breaking AC as one of the city's anti-violence workers. Dante Braxton, 24, of Atlantic City: Aggravated assault, possession of a weapon, and possession of a…
South Jersey Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend's Yorkie Puppy South Jersey Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend's Yorkie Puppy
South Jersey Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend's Yorkie Puppy A 39-year-old Camden man was sentenced for killing his girlfriend's Yorkshire Terrier puppy, authorities said. Gary Moore was sentenced to three years in state prison on Friday, Aug. 26, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. In his guilty plea, Moore admitted to intentionally killing his then girlfriend’s dog when he was angry with her. The case began as a joint investigation between the Atlantic City Police Department and the Animal Cruelty Prosecution Unit of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Moore was ordered to pay restitution to the Prosecutor’s Office for the f…
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison A convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City is headed back to federal prison for at least 10 years for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, 46, previously served most of a 51-month sentence following a 2007 conviction on similar charges, records show. Homeland Security Investigations agents "discovered electronic devices containing numerous videos and images of children being sexually abused" during a raid of Newman's Pacific Avenue home in May 2021, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Some were stored on a laptop and others on an external hard drive, according to an…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police UPDATED: A pedestrian was struck by one or two cars overnight in Atlantic City, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 on the Black Horse Pike eastbound near the Atlantic City Expressway. ACE Exit 2's eastbound ramp was closed during an investigation. Police said that CPR was performed by an off-duty patrol officer on the victim, but that he was pronounced dead at the medical center. A name had not been released.  The pedestrian was crossing Route 40 when he was struck by at least one vehicle, police said. The driver, Laquay Reynolds, 23 of At…
Authorities Smash Atlantic City-Based Operation That Trafficked Guns, Drugs Authorities Smash Atlantic City-Based Operation That Trafficked Guns, Drugs
Authorities Smash Atlantic City-Based Operation That Trafficked Guns, Drugs Authorities seized nine guns, 14 large-capacity ammo magazines, seven bricks of heroin and more in the takedown of a crew that they said sold large amounts of drugs and guns in and around Atlantic City. Four men were arrested following a joint investigation by local, state, county and federal law enforcers that included nearly two dozen undercover buys of heroin, fentanyl, meth and firearms, Acting Attorney New Jersey General Matthew J. Platkin announced Thursday, Feb. 24. Arrested were: Ricardo Lugo Jr., 21, of Egg Harbor Township; Jamal M. George, 26, of Mays Landing; Rashawn S. Parks, …
Fugitive Arrested In Atlantic City Armed Robbery, Shooting, Pistol-Whipping Victim: Police Fugitive Arrested In Atlantic City Armed Robbery, Shooting, Pistol-Whipping Victim: Police
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…
Atlantic City Man Gets 20 Years State Prison For Causing 3 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Gets 20 Years State Prison For Causing 3 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Gets 20 Years State Prison For Causing 3 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Atlantic City was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey state prison for causing the fatal fentanyl overdoses of three people, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. George Stokes, 44, was sentenced Tuesday on the following charges, which he pleaded guilty to on Oct. 15, 2021, Shill said: first-degree leader of a drug trafficking network; first-degree drug-induced death of Hector Santos of Atlantic City on April 26, 2017;  first-degree drug-induced death of William Ang of Somers Point on June 2, 2017, and; first-degree drug-induced death o…
K-9 Dog, Police Officer Struck By Fleeing Stolen Car In Atlantic City K-9 Dog, Police Officer Struck By Fleeing Stolen Car In Atlantic City
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…
2 Teenagers Arrested In South Jersey Shooting 2 Teenagers Arrested In South Jersey Shooting
2 Teenagers Arrested In South Jersey Shooting Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a shooting in South Jersey, authorities said. ,Police responded at 3:57 p.m. Monday on a ShotSpotter alert to the700 block of Ohio Avenue in Atlantic City. Police found a 17-year-old shooting victim from Atlantic City, according to a police department spokesman. The victim was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with a non-life threatening injury, police said. An investigation by police officers Joseph Kelly and Justin Peyton in coordination with detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit identified two suspects in…
Police Hear Shots Fired At Car, Find Wounded Man, Allegedly Catch Fleeing Atlantic City Suspect Police Hear Shots Fired At Car, Find Wounded Man, Allegedly Catch Fleeing Atlantic City Suspect
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…
Woman, 22, Shot By Atlantic City Masked Men In Home Invasion Robbery Woman, 22, Shot By Atlantic City Masked Men In Home Invasion Robbery
Woman, 22, Shot By Atlantic City Masked Men In Home Invasion Robbery A 22-year-old Atlantic City was robbed at her home by masked men, authorities said. Atlantic City police were called to a residence on Chelsea Court in reference to a woman that was shot.  Officers found the victim, 22, of Atlantic City, suffering from a gunshot wound, Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman, said on Sunday. The robbery occurred about 2 p.m. Thursday, he said.   She was taken  to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with a non-life threatening injury.  The two robbery suspects were described as black males, each wearing a mas…
Loaded Handgun, Hollow Point Ammo Recovered In Atlantic City Arrest Loaded Handgun, Hollow Point Ammo Recovered In Atlantic City Arrest
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…
Atlantic City Man, 33, Wounded By Gunfire Atlantic City Man, 33, Wounded By Gunfire
Atlantic City Man, 33, Wounded By Gunfire Atlantic City police are investigating a shooting that took place earlier Thursday. At 6:29 a.m., police responded to Indiana and Hummock avenues on a ShotSpotter alert.  Atlantic City police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a department spokesman. The unidentified shooting victim, 33, of Atlantic City, was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with a non-life threatening injury, Fair said. No other details about the shooting have been released by police and no arrests had been made. Anyone with information about the sho…
Atlantic City Police Investigate Pair Of Shootings Atlantic City Police Investigate Pair Of Shootings
Atlantic City Police Investigate Pair Of Shootings Atlantic City police are investigating separate shootings in which two people were wounded, authorities said.  On Monday at 2:21 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to the 800 block of Virginia Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert and report of a man shot. The victim, 27, of Atlantic City, was found to be suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.  On Sunday at 9:46 p.m.,police responded to the 2600 block of Pacific Avenue on a report if a man shot. Police found a 46-year-old victim from Atlantic City had been struck by gunfire. Both men were taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medica…
Camden Man Accused Of Stealing EMS Vehicle From Casino Arrested On Atlantic City Boardwalk Camden Man Accused Of Stealing EMS Vehicle From Casino Arrested On Atlantic City Boardwalk
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…
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…
Retired Atlantic City Police Sergeant Dies In Motorcycle Crash Retired Atlantic City Police Sergeant Dies In Motorcycle Crash
Retired Atlantic City Police Sergeant Dies In Motorcycle Crash A retired Atlantic City police sergeant died in a motorcycle crash on Thursday, authorities said. Joseph Falcone, 54, of Egg Harbor Township, was heading west on Zion Road when he was struck by a Ford F450 turning left onto Central Avenue around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Egg Harbor Township police said. Falcone was pronounced dead a short while later at the scene. “The men and women of the Atlantic City Police Department mourn the loss of retired Sergeant Joseph Falcone,” the department said.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Stacey, an Atlantic City police sergeant, and their…
South Jersey Fugitive, 38, Arrested At Atlantic City Bus Terminal After Serious Stabbing South Jersey Fugitive, 38, Arrested At Atlantic City Bus Terminal After Serious Stabbing
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…
Atlantic City Councilman MD Hossain Morshed Hospitalized In Assault, Police Say Atlantic City Councilman MD Hossain Morshed Hospitalized In Assault, Police Say
Atlantic City Councilman MD Hossain Morshed Hospitalized In Assault, Police Say Police are investigating the assault of an Atlantic City councilman. Fourth Ward Councilman MD Hossain Morshed, 47, was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries following the attack at the intersection of Florida and Atlantic avenues around 10:45 p.m. July 15, local police said. No further information was released. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766. Information can be text to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.   All tips are anonymous
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…
Body Of Missing Atlantic City Woman, 51, Found Offshore Body Of Missing Atlantic City Woman, 51, Found Offshore
Body Of Missing Atlantic City Woman, 51, Found Offshore The body of an Atlantic City woman who went missing two weeks ago was found in Great Egg Harbor Inlet, authorities said. Nyuyet Mai, 51, was reported missing on June 24. Her body was recovered in the water off Longport on the Fourth of July, police said on Wednesday. The New Jersey State Police Major Crimes Unit is investigating her death. Mai, a mother of two, was seen on surveillance video walking along the Boardwalk near Florida Avenue before going onto the beach, initial reports said. Anyone with information is urged to call the New Jersey State Police at 609-882-2000 or the Atlantic …
Atlantic City Passenger Arrested With 90 Heroin Bags, Loaded Handgun, Police Say Atlantic City Passenger Arrested With 90 Heroin Bags, Loaded Handgun, Police Say
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…
Atlantic City Officers Arrest 2 Teenagers, Recover 3 Handguns In Separate Incidents, Police Say Atlantic City Officers Arrest 2 Teenagers, Recover 3 Handguns In Separate Incidents, Police Say
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…
Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun,  Atlantic City Police Say Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun,  Atlantic City Police Say
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…
WANTED: Atlantic City PD Seeks Fugitive On Weapons Charges After Alleged Car Theft With 3 Teens WANTED: Atlantic City PD Seeks Fugitive On Weapons Charges After Alleged Car Theft With 3 Teens
Wanted: Atlantic City PD Seeks Fugitive On Weapons Charges After Alleged Car Theft With 3 Teens Atlantic City police are seeking the public's help locating a 20-year-old fugitive who is wanted on multiple weapons charges, authorities said. The alleged fugitive  and three juvenile males, who are now in custody, are accused of heisting  a vehicle from Cumberland County last month, an Atlantic City police.spokesman said. At 4:24 p.m. on May 5, Atlantic City police responded to Chesapeake Court after an alert abouit a car stolen from from Vineland, the city spokesman, Lt. Kevin Fair said.  The police from Cumberland County the stolen car was headed toward  Atlantic Ci…