Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Fugitives Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, Prosecutor Says Two New Jersey fugitives have been arrested on murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old Atlantic City man last spring, authorities said. Denzel Garrison, 28, of Newark was arrested Tuesday by Newark police and charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Laquine Demby, 30, of Pleasantville, was arrested Tuesday by ACPO detectives and Pleasantville police and charged with murder and conspiracy,  Shill said on Wednesday. Demby and Garrison were processed and were being held at the Atlantic County Justice Fa…
2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash 2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash
2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash Two Pennsylvanians died, and two others were injured in a South Jersey crash Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Timothy Millett, 51, of Clarks Summit, PA was driving west on Deliah Road in Egg Harbor Township, NJ in his 2015 Volkswagen when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2013 Mazda CX9 driven by John Ward, 52, of Lansdale, PA, around 1:30 p.m., according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department. A third car, a 2014 Dodge Journey, driven by Anthony Dorto, 50, of West Berlin, NJ was traveling east on Delilah Road at the time of the crash and ended up collid…
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…
Family Members Stabbed In South Jersey Attack Family Members Stabbed In South Jersey Attack
Family Members Stabbed In South Jersey Attack A 37-year-old man was arrested after stabbing three family members during a dispute at a home in Pleasantville, authorities said.  A witness approached Plesantville K9 officer Matthew Laielli in the parking lot of the Pleasantville police department about 5 a.m. on Saturday to report a disturbance on Abbey Lane. Laielli ran to the house and found Maynor M. Moreno-Mejia fleeing from the residence, police said. All three victims were in the house. One was stabbed in the neck and is in critical but stable condition at a local hospital thanks, according to police . A second person was trea…
South Jersey Man Killed, Teenagers Wounded In Shooting South Jersey Man Killed, Teenagers Wounded In Shooting
South Jersey Man Killed, Teenagers Wounded In Shooting A 26-year-old man from Atlantic County was shot dead, and two teenagers were wounded, in a shooting, authorities said. On Thursday at 2:57 p.m., 9-1-1 calls were received at the Pleasantville Police Department reporting that victims had been shot on the 100 block of Linden Avenue, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Pleasantville police officers foumd Maurice Hampton, also known as Abdul Hamid shot and killed, Tyner said. An autopsy was being performed on Friday. Two 18 year-old shooting victims who survived were identified as Messiah Burton and Shilameen Henderson…
Prosecutor: South Jersey Man, 42, Arrested By DEA On Drug Dealing Charges, $66K Recovered Prosecutor: South Jersey Man, 42, Arrested By DEA On Drug Dealing Charges, $66K Recovered
Prosecutor: South Jersey Man, 42, Arrested By DEA On Drug Dealing Charges, $66K Recovered An Atlantic County Grand Jury has handed up an indictment against a Pleasantville man on narcotics distribution charges, authorities said. Eric Paige, 42, was arrested with the help of federal DEA agents on multiple drug dealing and money laundering charges, according to , Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Paige was charged with first=degree possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine and money laundering, Tyner said. “I would like to applaud the collaborative efforts of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, the DEA, and the Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDT…
Philadelphia Man Charged In Fatal South Jersey Shooting Philadelphia Man Charged In Fatal South Jersey Shooting
Philadelphia Man Charged In Fatal South Jersey Shooting A Philadelphia suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a South Jersey man earlier this year, authorities said. Teddy Smith, 39, was charged with murder and weapons-related offenses, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. Pleasantville police officers found Nathan Adcock, 25, on May 1 after a 9-1-1 caller reported a shooting about 6:20 p.m. in the 100 block of North First Street, Tyner said.. Adcock was taken to the Atlanticare Medical Center City Division where he was pronounced dead, Tyner said. Adcock’s death was ruled a homicide, he said. A…
South Jersey Man Gets 45 Years In State Prison For Fatal Headshot South Jersey Man Gets 45 Years In State Prison For Fatal Headshot
South Jersey Man Gets 45 Years In State Prison For Fatal Headshot A convicted cocaine dealer from South Jersey has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison for shooting a 30-year-old man to death, authorities said. Troy Demby, 37, of Egg Harbor Township must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Demby was sentenced on Tuesday by Judge Donna Taylor. "I have always stressed my belief that a homicide is the most heinous crime against society and when it occurs, defendants should receive as much time as possible," Tyner said.  Demby was convicted of fi…
VIDEO: Hero Atlantic City Officer Tells Suicidal Man 'I Love You' In Close-Call Rescue VIDEO: Hero Atlantic City Officer Tells Suicidal Man 'I Love You' In Close-Call Rescue
Video: Hero Atlantic City Officer Tells Suicidal Man 'I Love You' In Close-Call Rescue A distraught and suicidal man was seconds away from plunging to his death from the top of a 13-story Atlantic City Parking garage, when police officers came to his rescue -- pulling him off the ledge, then hugging him. And it was all caught on body cam footage (click here to watch). Acting on a tip from the Pleasantville Police Department, Atlantic City police officers began searching the city around 8:45 p.m. Oct. 14, the ACPD said. Thanks to a photograph sent by the man's family, officers located him at the top of the 13-story Claridge Hotel parking garage, threatening to jump. Officer …
South Jersey Pedestrian, 28, Dies After Being Struck By Car In Pleasantville South Jersey Pedestrian, 28, Dies After Being Struck By Car In Pleasantville
South Jersey Pedestrian, 28, Dies After Being Struck By Car In Pleasantville A 28-year-old man from Atlantic County died after being struck by a car in Pleasantville, authorities said. Ryan "Ry" Mammoccio of Mays Landing was pronounced dead at the crash scene, police said on Tuesday. It was the second fatal pedestrian-car crash in two weeks in Pleasantville, and at least the seventh serious car-pedestrian collision in South Jersey this month. First responders including TriCare EMS and AtlantiCare Paramedics were called to the 700 block of the Black Horse Pike at 4:38 a.m. on Sunday, Pleasantville police said. Mammoccio was found badly injured lying underneath…
3 Young People Shot In Pleasantville 3 Young People Shot In Pleasantville
3 Young People Shot In Pleasantville Two teenagers and a 20-year-old woman from Pleasantville were seriously hurt during a shooting in which at least 30 rounds were fired, authorities said. Laquan Cooper, 18, of Egg Harbor Township, Azyiah Henry, 19, of Mays Landing and Khalisha Dully, 20, of Pleasantville told Atlantic City hospital staff they had been shot, Pleasantville police said in a statement. Patrol officers found 30 shell casings in the 600 block of Lafayette Avenue, police said, identifying it as the scene of the shooting. Pleasantville police received a call at 1:24 a.m. on Monday that there were three gunshot…