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Shooting Reported In Atlantic City Shooting Reported In Atlantic City
Shooting Reported In Atlantic City A 28-year-old man was reportedly shot in Atlantic City, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 11:01 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Police were notified via a ShotSpotter alert. Shortly after, officers found out that a shooting victim, 28, of Atlantic City, arrived at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, police said. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit at 609-347-5766. Information also c…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say
Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say A man who set himself on fire overnight in Atlantic City was in critical condition as of Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The 24-year-old Somers Point man was found with severe burns by police on the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue around midnight, police said. An attendant from the gas station used a fire extinguisher to put the flames out. The man was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division with serious, life-threatening injuries. An investigation revealed that the man doused himself with rubbing alcohol before using a lighter to set himself on fire, pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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
Police & Fire
Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City
Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City Atlantic City police seek the public’s help locating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian and fled, authorities said. On Sunday at 1:16 a.m., patrol officers responded to Arkansas and Pacific Avenues for a report of a pedestrian struck by two vehicles.  The pedestrian, 68, of Galloway Township, was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with serious injuries, police said. An investigation revealed that the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that immediately fled the area, police said.  The vehicle fled northbound on Missouri Avenue toward Atlantic A…

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by Jon Craig
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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…

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by Jon Craig
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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…

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by Jon Craig
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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

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Nabbed In Atlantic City, Police Say Stabbing Suspect Nabbed In Atlantic City, Police Say
Stabbing Suspect Nabbed In Atlantic City, Police Say A 28-year-old man from Atlantic City has been arrested in connection with stabbing a man multiple times, authorities said.  Daquan Cook, 26, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to an Atlantic City police spokesman.. On May 27, police officers responded to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, to speak with a man who walked in with multiple stab wounds, said Lt. Kevin Fair. The victim, 28, of Rio Grande, Cape May County, was stabbed during a fight in the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue, Fair said on Tuesday. The victim, …

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by Jon Craig
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23-Year-Old Man Dead, 3 Hurt In Atlantic City Shooting 23-Year-Old Man Dead, 3 Hurt In Atlantic City Shooting
23-Year-Old Man Dead, 3 Hurt In Atlantic City Shooting One person died and three others were injured in an Atlantic City shooting Sunday. The four men were rushed to the Atlanticare Regional Medical Center City Campus after the 6 p.m. shooting on the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. Azaiah Grissom, 23, of Atlantic City, later died, Tyner said. The other victims were 22, 25 and 31 years old, and all city residents. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call investigators at 609-909-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS).

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say
Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say An armed robber was chased and captured after tying up a store clerk in Atlantic City, authorities said. At 2:31 p.m. on Tuesday, patrol officers responded to the Super Mini Mart in the 2300 block of Atlantic Avenue for a panic alarm.  Sergeant TJ Moynihan arrived and found that the store clerk had been robbed at knife point. The suspect had stolen money and other items and used tape from the store to bind the clerk’s hands together before fleeing, police said. After a short foot chase with other officers, Jermaine Whitehurst, 22, was arrested in the 2000 block of Bacharach Boule…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun
Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun Two Atlantic City teenagers were arrested in a stolen car with a loaded handgun, authorities said. At 8:27 p.m. on Monday, Police Officers Ivaylo Ivanov and Wahab Malik saw two vehicles drive through the red traffic light at Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Baltic Avenue, police said. They tried stop both vehicles. One vehicle pulled over, but the second vehicle sped off turning east on Atlantic Avenue. The officers saw the vehicle turn the wrong way on Kentucky Avenue and lost sight of it, police said. When the officers arrived at Kentucky Avenue the vehicle had been involved in a c…

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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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by Jon Craig