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Three 13-Year-Olds Crashed Stolen SUV In Atlantic City, Police Say Three 13-Year-Olds Crashed Stolen SUV In Atlantic City, Police Say
Three 13-Year-Olds Crashed Stolen SUV In Atlantic City, Police Say Three 13-year-olds from Atlantic City were accused of crashing a stolen SUV, authorities said. A man reported on Thursday, July 25 that his Kia Sportage was stolen overnight on the 500 block of Delaware Avenue, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, July 30. Two officers spotted the SUV driving near the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Absecon Boulevard at around 11:35 p.m. on Sunday, July 28. When the teen boys saw the police cruiser, they ran out of the Kia before putting it into park. The SUV stopped after rolling into a curb and street sign. The …

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by Chris Spiker
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Teen Charged Two Months After Another Teen Injured In Atlantic City Shooting: Police Teen Charged Two Months After Another Teen Injured In Atlantic City Shooting: Police
Teen Charged Two Months After Another Teen Injured In Atlantic City Shooting: Police A Mays Landing teen was criminally charged two months after another teen was shot in Atlantic City, authorities said. Quamir Kirkland, 18, was given his charges while in the Atlantic County Justice Facility in an unrelated case, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, July 16. He was accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy back on Tuesday, May 7. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 1400 block of Atlantic Avenue at around 11:07 p.m. They found the teen with a gunshot wound and he was brought to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City …

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by Chris Spiker
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Loaded Shotgun Recovered On Bike, Loaded Handgun In Hallway In Separate Atlantic City Arrests Loaded Shotgun Recovered On Bike, Loaded Handgun In Hallway In Separate Atlantic City Arrests
Loaded Shotgun Recovered On Bike, Loaded Handgun In Hallway In Separate Atlantic City Arrests Atlantic City police arrested two men in separate incidents -- one on a bicycle and another in a hallway -- each carrying a loaded firearm, authorities said. On Thursday, detectives with the city's the Special Investigations Section were investigating into a man who was in possession of a shotgun, a police department spokesman said. The detectives allegedly observed Stacey Davenport, 57, of Atlantic City riding his bicycle in the 800 block of Maryland Avenue carrying a tactical style bag. Detectives reportedly stopped Davenport and he was arrested after a loaded shotgun was found inside the …

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by Jon Craig
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Pleasantville Man Gunned Down In Atlantic City Pleasantville Man Gunned Down In Atlantic City
Pleasantville Man Gunned Down In Atlantic City A 34-year-old man from Pleasantville died after being riddled by gunshots in Atlantic City, authorities said. Jacque Sheppard Jr. was found unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.at 11:02 p.m. on Friday, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Atlantic City Police was notified via ShotSpotter and 9-1-1 calls of a shooting near Baltic and Maryland avenues. Sheppard was taken to the Atlanticare Regional Medical Center City Campus where he was pronounced deceased a short time later, Tuner said.  This is active and ongoing investigation between the A…

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by Jon Craig
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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…

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by Jon Craig