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Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says
Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says A 39-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of his 49-year-old landlord, authorities in Atlantic County said. Michael Carney has been charged with murder and weapons offenses after the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said he stabbed Solomon Lonner to death Wednesday, July 3 around 5:20 p.m. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a stabbing in progress at 789 Park Road in Mays Landing, where Lonner was found with multiple stab wounds inside the home, the prosecutor's office said. Lonner, who owned the home and rented it out to Carney and several other tenants, wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Police Investigating Man Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Police Investigating
Man Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Police Investigating A man was found dead on a beach in Cape May County, authorities said. Wildwood Crest police responded to the beach near Myrtle Road at around 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2, the department said in a news release. The 911 caller was performing CPR on the unconscious man when police arrived. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of his death was pending an autopsy. Police said there were no signs of foul play and there was no threat to the public. The death remained under investigation. The Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and the Cape May County P…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man, 47, Found Stabbed Dead In Atlantic City Casino-Hotel Room; Philly Suspect Arrested Man, 47, Found Stabbed Dead In Atlantic City Casino-Hotel Room; Philly Suspect Arrested
Man, 47, Found Stabbed Dead In Atlantic City Casino-Hotel Room; Philly Suspect Arrested A 47-year-old man was found stabbed to death in an Atlantic City casino hotel room, authorities said. On Friday, Sept. 23, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to a hotel room within the Ocean Casino Resort for an unresponsive man.  The man, later identified as Brian Wilkinson, of Egg Harbor Township, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  The Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office completed an autopsy of the victim and determined the cause of death as stab wounds and the manner of death was deemed a hom…

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities ID Atlantic City Stabbing Victim Authorities ID Atlantic City Stabbing Victim
Authorities ID Atlantic City Stabbing Victim Authorities have released the name of an Atlantic City stabbing victim. Dwight Hutchinson, 65, was found by police unresponsive on Sunday, June 5 at about 2:20 p.m. on North Kentucky Avenue, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds. Medical personnel arrived but were unable to revive Hutchinson. Hutchinson was pronounced dead at the scene, Reynolds said. An autopsy was completed by the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and the cause of death was ruled to be injuries sustained by a stab wound, Reynolds said. This continues to be an active and cooperative in…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Burglar Dies After Getting Trapped In NJ Italian Restaurant's Exhaust Fan Burglar Dies After Getting Trapped In NJ Italian Restaurant's Exhaust Fan
Burglar Dies After Getting Trapped In NJ Italian Restaurant's Exhaust Fan A burglar died after he became trapped inside of an exhaust fan at a New Jersey Italian restaurant Monday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. at Two Brother's From Italy on W. White Horse Pike, police in Galloway said. There, officers found an unidentified white male who attempted to get inside the restaurant through a rooftop exhaust fan. During the attempt, the male became trapped within the exhaust fan and was unable to free himself. Identification of the man is pending investigation by both the Galloway Township police and the Southern Regional Medical Examine…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Human Remains Found In South Jersey Woods Human Remains Found In South Jersey Woods
Human Remains Found In South Jersey Woods Human remains were found earlier this week in a wooded area in South Jersey, authorities said. A nearby resident stumbled upon the skeletal remains believed to be of a male, in the woods, according to Galloway police. The call came in about 8:40 a.m. Monday at 187 South Pomona Road in Galloway Township, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. An autopsy has been completed and the results are pending. The investigation continues between the ACPO Major Crimes Unit, the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and the Galloway Township Police Department. Anyone with information, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Human Remains Wash Up On South Jersey Shore Human Remains Wash Up On South Jersey Shore
Human Remains Wash Up On South Jersey Shore UPDATED: New Jersey State Police are investigating a body found along the Atlantic County shore. Human remains were found by a passerby on the northern portion of Brigantine Beach at 9:47 a.m. on Thursday, according to Sgt. Lawrence Peele, a state police spokesman. New Jersey State Police, State Park Police and Brigantine Police Department responded to the scene in Brigantine, Peele said. The remains were taken to the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and were awaiting an autopsy, the sergeant said on Friday afternoon. State Police are the lead agency and the case remains under …

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Philadelphia Man Admits Bludgeoning His Brother Dead At Atlantic City Hotel-Casino Prosecutor: Philadelphia Man Admits Bludgeoning His Brother Dead At Atlantic City Hotel-Casino
Prosecutor: Philadelphia Man Admits Bludgeoning His Brother Dead At Atlantic City Hotel-Casino A 39 year-old man from Philadelphia has admitted to bludgeoning his younger brother to death last year at Harrah’s Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, authorities said. John A. Villante pleaded guilty on Thursday in an open plea to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. Villante faces 10 to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced on Oct. 26 before Presiding Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury. On May 28, 2019, at about 3:10 p.m., Harrah’s Hotel security was contacted in reference to a medical emergency in a room on the 11th floor of t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier
Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier A fisherman found a body floating in the same Cape May County inlet where a 24-year-old swimmer went missing six days earlier. Relatives of Jabed Ikbal, 24, of Clementon were notified after the fisherman found the body of a young man  at the inlet south of the Ocean City-Longport Bridge, around 6 a.m. Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department spokesman said. Ikbal had dove into the inlet last weekend on Great Egg Harbor to save two family members struggling in the rough tides. While the pair made it back to shore, Ikbal did not. The U.S. Coast Guard, police, firefighters and EMS crews…

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by Jon Craig