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…
Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man
Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man Two people have been charged in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a New Jersey gas station over the weekend. Tamir Phillips, 22, of Bensalem, PA, and Chelsea Holman, 29, of Willingboro, NJ, were arrested in the death of Jesse Everett on Aug. 21, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Phillips was charged with first degree murder and weapons offenses while Holman was slapped with hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice. Everett, 14, was apparently driving a 2014 Honda Civic reported stolen by the owner that day, according to Burlington Coun…
PD: Woman Who Led Police Pursuits In Stolen Oil Tanker Found 80 Miles Away At Wildwood Wawa PD: Woman Who Led Police Pursuits In Stolen Oil Tanker Found 80 Miles Away At Wildwood Wawa
PD: Woman Who Led Police Pursuits In Stolen Oil Tanker Found 80 Miles Away At Wildwood Wawa A Camden County woman led police on multiple pursuits in a stolen oil tanker truck before being arrested at a Wawa store, nearly 80 miles from where she found the truck, police said. Wildwood police responding to an erratic driver on the 400 block of Rio Grande Avenue around 8:30 p.m. July 24, authorities said.  There, they found a woman later identified as 44-year-old Camille Wescott, of Lawnside, parked near the gas lots of the Wawa, Wildwood police said. Registration showed police that the Taylor tanker truck had been stolen out of Bellmawr, at which point the traffic stop became h…
Feds: Morris County 'Proud Boy' Bragged To His Mom That He Led Capitol Breach Feds: Morris County 'Proud Boy' Bragged To His Mom That He Led Capitol Breach
Feds: Morris County 'Proud Boy' Bragged To His Mom That He Led Capitol Breach A Morris County man and self-described “Proud Boy” arrested in connection to the Jan. 6 breach of the US Capitol building claimed that he “led the storm” while bragging to his mother and others on Facebook the same day, authorities said. Rockaway resident Shawn Price, 26, appeared in court Tuesday on federal charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder, and obstruction of justice, the US Attorney’s Office said. Price allegedly held a leadership position in the northern New Jersey Proud Boys chapter and atte…
Central Jersey Trio Indicted In Child Sexual Exploitation Case Central Jersey Trio Indicted In Child Sexual Exploitation Case
Central Jersey Trio Indicted In Child Sexual Exploitation Case Two men from Central Jersey have been indicted for the possession and distribution of child pornography, authorities said. A third person was indicted for tampering and obstruction in the case.  Brandon Pascoe, 36, of Keyport, and Craig Reeves, 31, of Long Branch, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute child sexual exploitation material, distribution of child sexual exploitation material, and other related charges, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.  The charges stem from a joint investigation initiated in 2018 by the …
Atlantic City Police Chase Down Fugitive With Loaded Handgun Atlantic City Police Chase Down Fugitive With Loaded Handgun
Atlantic City Police Chase Down Fugitive With Loaded Handgun A foot chase resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old Atlantic City man wanted on other charges, authorities said. At 10:24 am, Tuesday Atlantic City Police Detectives Alberto Valles, Darrin Lorady, Ermindo Marsini and Nicholas Berardis of the Special Investigations Section observed Okese Smith in the 1200 block of Caspian Avenue. The detectives were aware that Smith had an active warrant for his arrest issued by the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office, according to city Lt. Kevin Fair. Smith fled on foot, Fair said. The detectives were able to catch Smith when he slipped running through a con…
Atlantic City Police Nab 4 Drug Suspects, Recover Stolen Handgun, 700 Heroin Bags Atlantic City Police Nab 4 Drug Suspects, Recover Stolen Handgun, 700 Heroin Bags
Atlantic City Police Nab 4 Drug Suspects, Recover Stolen Handgun, 700 Heroin Bags Atlantic City detectives arrested four men in separate incidents and recovered a stolen handgun and drugs. At 2:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Detectives Brian Hambrecht and Ermindo Marsini stopped a vehicle in the beach block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, police said. During the stop, three occupants were arrested after each was found in possession of drugs, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, an Atlantic City Police Department spokesman. Stephon Hauser, 29, of Camden possessed about 18 grams of marijuana and 14 grams of cocaine, Fair said. Raheem Miller 28, of Chesapeake, Maryland, possessed a…
Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested, Loaded Gun Recovered Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested, Loaded Gun Recovered
Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested, Loaded Gun Recovered Two Atlantic City teenagers were arrested after police responded to a report of shots fired, authorities said. A ShotSpotter audio gunshot-detection system alerted police to gunfire at 3:04 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Maryland Avenue, Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman, said on Wednesday. Two suspects were seen running into a residence on the 800 block, where police surrounded the building and called for those inside to come out, Fair said,. Saalih Davis, 19, came out the back door a short time later, Fair said. As officers were taking him into custody, a 15-year-old girl r…
Authorities: Central Jersey Man Assaults Somerset Officer Who Busted Him, 2 Others For Fraud Authorities: Central Jersey Man Assaults Somerset Officer Who Busted Him, 2 Others For Fraud
Authorities: Central Jersey Man Assaults Somerset Officer Who Busted Him, 2 Others For Fraud One of three people who fraudulently took out $10,000 in cash from a local bank hit a responding Warren Township police officer in the face then ran, police said. Deleon Hutchenson , 25, of Sayreville; Rebecca Burlew, 43, of Keyport and Lemar Lodge, 37, of East Orange were arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, theft by deception, resisting arrest and more, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Tuesday. An employee of the Bank of America on Mountain Boulevard called police headquarters to report a possibly-fraudulent cash withdrawal of $10,000 aro…
Atlantic City Man, 25, Arrested In Ex-Girlfriend's Stabbing Atlantic City Man, 25, Arrested In Ex-Girlfriend's Stabbing
Atlantic City Man, 25, Arrested In Ex-Girlfriend's Stabbing A 25-year-old man from Atlantic City has been arrested in connection with a near fatal attack on his ex-girlfriend, authorities said. The man was arrested late Friday after breaking into a residence and stabbing the woman as well as a man inside, Atlantic City police said. At 11:02 pm, patrol officers responded to the 600 block of Virginia Avenue for a report of multiple people stabbed. Officers arrived to find a man and woman stabbed and the suspect fleeing the residence, said Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. The female victim, 35, was bleeding heavily from both arms and su…
Howell PD: Freehold Pair Nabbed With Help From K9 Vito Howell PD: Freehold Pair Nabbed With Help From K9 Vito
Howell PD: Freehold Pair Nabbed With Help From K9 Vito A teenage driver was captured with help from a Howell Police Department K9 after trying to flee on foot, authorities said. The 17-year-old boy was spotted driving erratically on Route 9 near Aldrich Road when police tried to stop him about 1:50 a.m. on Monday, Howell police said in a statement. The driver pulled onto the road's shoulder but suddenly accelerated entering the Freewood Acres section of the Township "with total disregard of the signal to stop (emergency lights/siren)," police said. The driver accelerated again as he crossed over Georgia Tavern Road, now onto Windeler Road…