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'Alarming' Surge In Homicides Prompts Atlantic City Police Union's Request For More Officers 'Alarming' Surge In Homicides Prompts Atlantic City Police Union's Request For More Officers
'Alarming' Surge In Homicides Prompts Atlantic City Police Union's Request For More Officers After four homicides in Atlantic City in the first week of 2024, the city's police union is calling for more officers to handle the "recent surge" in violence. Atlantic City Police Benevolent Association Local 24 posted a statement about the wave of killings on its Facebook page on Monday, Jan. 8.  The union said it's "deeply concerned" about the dramatic rise in the city's homicide rate compared to last year. "In the first seven days of 2024, there have been four homicides," said union president Jules Schwenger. "In all of 2023, we had a total of seven. This alarming trend …

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Accused Of Grisly New Year's Day Murder In Atlantic City Man Accused Of Grisly New Year's Day Murder In Atlantic City
Man Accused Of Grisly New Year's Day Murder In Atlantic City A Cape May County man has been charged with stabbing another man to death in Atlantic City on New Year's Day. Atlantic County prosecutors said 30-year-old Vincent Oglesby of Woodbine was arrested in Pleasantville at around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Oglesby is accused of killing 50-year-old Richard Vincent O'Brien III by stabbing him in the neck. Atlantic City police found O'Brien bleeding on the unit block of South California Avenue just after 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. O'Brien was rushed to Atlantic City Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. Oglesby is being held …

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by Chris Spiker
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Atlantic City Shopkeeper, 66, Dies During Armed Robbery By 12-Year-Old Boy Atlantic City Shopkeeper, 66, Dies During Armed Robbery By 12-Year-Old Boy
Atlantic City Shopkeeper, 66, Dies During Armed Robbery By 12-Year-Old Boy A 66-year-old businessman from Atlantic City collapsed and died when his store was robbed at knifepoint, authorities said.  Mahmood Ansari was robbed at his store by two youths on Thursday night, according to Atlantic City Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. At 7:41 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to a business in the 1500 block of the Boardwalk in reference to a boy with a knife.  Personnel at the Atlantic City Police Surveillance Center further advised officers that multiple juveniles were damaging the store and assaulting individuals. While attempting to steal items, a 12-year-ol…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Police Interrupt Boardwalk Burglaries Atlantic City Police Interrupt Boardwalk Burglaries
Atlantic City Police Interrupt Boardwalk Burglaries Atlantic City police quickly reacted to a store burglary-in-progress, chasing down a suspect, authorities said. On February 20, 2021, a burglary suspect was arrested after fleeing a store in front of a police officer. At 10:54 p.m. on Saturday, a suspect fled a store in front of a patrol officer.  Ivaylo Penchev was patrolling in the 3100 block of the Boardwalk when a burglar alarm was broadcast for a store in the same block.  Penchev observed Matthew Doughty, 18, of Atlantic City fleeing across the Boardwalk from the store, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spoke…

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by Jon Craig