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Police & Fire
Pair Arrested In Atlantic City Clothing Store Heist
Two South Jersey suspects were arrested in connection with a break-in at a clothing store in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Saturday, a man and woman were arrested after a police officer observed them burglarizing a store. At 7:43 a.m., Officer Thomas Gilardi was patrolling the area of the Tanger Outlets-The Walk when he saw Amanda Reynolds, 28, of Little Egg Harbor, pacing back and forth near the Abercrombie & Fitch store, according to Atlantic City police. Gilardi then observed Duane Napper, 46, of Atlantic City, exit the store carrying a large bag and begin to walk away with Re…
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Pair Nabbed In Stolen Car After Fleeing Atlantic City Police
A South Jersey pursuit of a stolen car led to the arrest of two fugitives with outstanding warrants, authorities said. On Sunday at 9:07 p.m., Atlantic City Police Officer Joseph Kelly tried to stop a car that had been reported stolen. After activating his emergency lights and siren, the driver, Jason Sandfort, sped away, police said. Sandfort, 49, of Elwood, crashed into a parked car in the 100 north block of Florida Avenue, police said. He reportedly fled on foot but officers were able to catch him about a half=block away. A 30-year-old woman in the stolen vehicle, Samantha Buglio…
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Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Trio's $30K Embezzlement From Lacey Veterans Group 'Truly Shameful'
Three former employees of a veterans organization in Ocean County stole at least $30,415 from the non-profit, authorities said. Jesse Violante, 33, of Tuckerton, Mary Anne Dileo, 67, of Manahawkin, and Gary Mclain, 33, of Little Egg Harbor, were each charged with theft by unlawful taking on Thursday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The three suspects formerly worked at Vetwork, a Lacey Township-based nonprofit organization that provides resources and assistance to veterans in Ocean County, according to Billhimer. Violante and Dileo have turned themse…
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Haledon PD: Jersey Shore Ex-Con Flicking Cigarette Ashes From Car Caught With Loaded Gun
An ex-con who flicked cigarette ashes from a speeding car had a loaded gun hidden under the seat, Haledon police said. Officer Jeffrey Welsh smelled raw pot as he approached the 2005 Infiniti sedan during a stop on Pompton Road near Ailsa Avenue, Lt. George Guzman said. Joined by Special Police Sgt. John Jones and a William Paterson University police officer, Welsh found a .44-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun loaded with six bullets under the front passenger seat and a bag of marijuana in back, Guzman said. The driver got a speeding ticket and was released. Welsh arrested the passenger,…
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Prosecutor: Little Egg Harbor Man, 26, Charged With 'Assault By Auto' After High-Speed Crash
A 26-year-old driver from Little Egg Harbor has been charged in connection with a head-on, three-car crash in late July, authorities said. Hunter Dyer was charged with two counts of "assault by auto" after turning himself on Thursday at the Stafford Township Police Headquarters, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Police officers from the Stafford Township were called on July 25 on a report of a collision involving three vehicles near Route 72 West and East Bay Avenue, Billhimer said. A joint investigation found that a 2012 Hyundai driven by Dyer was …
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Rubbing People The Wrong Way: More Massage Therapists Lose Licenses In NJ
New Jersey authorities this week revoked the license of the ninth massage therapist in the past year for “inappropriate and unwanted sexual contact” with a client who literally put her trust in his hands. John R. Popper, 48, of Little Egg Harbor was convicted earlier this year of harassment by offensive touching for placing his hand on a client’s vagina during a massage at Hand and Stone spa in Somers Point. In turn, the state Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy permanently barred him from working as a massage therapist in New Jersey ever again because he “engaged in professional miscond…
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Long Island Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge
A 24-year-old man from Long Island faces up to eight years in state prison in connection with an April shooting in Ocean County, authorities said. U.S Marshals and multiple law enforcement agencies from New York and the Jersey Shore assisted in arresting the fugitive and a co-conspirator, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. said. Ademola Bostick of Bay Shore in Suffolk County, NY, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a weapon on Tuesday, Nolan said. Prosecutors recommend that Bostick serve eight years in state prison, served concurrentl…
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Little Egg Harbor Man Found
UPDATE: A Little Egg Harbor man who had been reported missing was found Thursday, authorities said. Authorities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were trying to locate Alfonzo Rodriguez, of Little Egg Harbor, who had last been seen on Tuesday in the Philadelphia area, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
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: Black Bear Spotted In Ocean County
A black bear was spotted in a tree before wandering past a McDonalds in Stafford, authorities said. Police responded to reports of a bear sighted near the Manahawkin Regal Cinema at about 10:30 a.m. Friday, Stafford Township police said in a Facebook post. Watch a video of the encounter by clicking here. Stafford Township patrol officers, Stafford Township Animal Control and the state Division of Fish and Wildlife were dispatched to the area, at which time the bear was found resting in a tree between the Regal Movie Theatre and McDonalds, they said. The bear eventually climbed down …
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Jersey Shore Man, 24, Charged With Death By Auto In High-Speed DWI Crash
Authorities charged a 24-year-old Ocean County man on Tuesday with death by auto, DWI and speeding for a crash last month that killed a passenger. Jeydon Lowe of Barnegat was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt eastbound on Stafford Avenue near Hilliard Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. March 20 when he lost control of the speeding vehicle and it crashed into a tree, Stafford police said at the time. Front-seat passenger Robert Parlin, 24, of Little Egg Harbor, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Lowe was taken to Southern Ocean County Medical Center with what were described as minor …
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U.S. Marshals Capture Long Island Fugitives Wanted For Gunning Down Jersey Shore Man
U.S. Marshals captured two Long Island fugitives charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Jersey Shore man. Ademola Bostick, 24, of Bay Shore, and Rajah Mayo, 20, of Freeport, had driven to the shore intending to kill 23-year-old Charles Sortino, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Little Egg Harbor Police Chief Richard Buzby said in a joint announcement. Bostick shot Sortino several times and left him in the road on Center Street in Little Egg Harbor at 11:45 p.m. April 3, they said. Sortino remained in critical condition at Atlantic City Medical Center, Billhimer a…
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? Little Egg Harbor Police Seek Witnesses, Video In Shooting
Little Egg Harbor police turned to the public for help investigating a Friday night shooting. A victim was taken to nearby AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center following the shooting, which police said occurred sometime between 11:15 p.m. Friday and midnight in the 1000 block of Center Street. Anyone who might have seen something or has surveillance video of people walking or videos passing on Center Street between Lake Crystalbrook Drive and Calabreeze are asked to call police at (609) 296-3666, ext. 170, or email Carciniegas@lehpolice.org. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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