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Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wound In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wound In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors
Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wound In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors A Galloway Township man was found dead in a Pleasantville home with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Pleasantville police discovered the body of 38-year-old Baseem Taliaferro on Thursday, May 9, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a house on West Pleasant Avenue at around 11:02 p.m. Taliaferro had at least one gunshot wound to his torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy will determine his official cause of death. Prosecutors didn't say if any arrests had been made or if there were any…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Ex-Con Indicted In Deadly Driveway Shooting: Prosecutors South Jersey Ex-Con Indicted In Deadly Driveway Shooting: Prosecutors
South Jersey Ex-Con Indicted In Deadly Driveway Shooting: Prosecutors An Atlantic County grand jury indicted an ex-convict accused of killing a Pleasantville man in a driveway, authorities said. Jerome Holley, 41, of Absecon, was indicted on Tuesday, Feb. 6, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Holley has been charged in the killing of 45-year-old Mamadou Toure. Pleasantville police responded to a shooting on West Pleasant Avenue at around 8:41 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Officers found Toure unresponsive with a gunshot wound in the driveway and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Holley was charged on Friday, Dec. 1, with first-degree murde…

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by Chris Spiker
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Suspect Tosses Loaded Gun During Foot Chase In Pleasantville: Police Suspect Tosses Loaded Gun During Foot Chase In Pleasantville: Police
Suspect Tosses Loaded Gun During Foot Chase In Pleasantville: Police A 30-year-old suspect reportedly tossed a handgun during a police foot chase before his arrest in South Jersey authorities said. On Thursday, May 19, at 2:47 p.m., Pleasantville Police Sgt. Craig Dennis was patrolling the area near West Pleasant Avenue and Main Street on foot.  Dennis attempted to stop a man, later identified as Lamar Parrish, of Pleasantville, police said. Parrish fled from Dennis and a foot pursuit started, police said. Parrish was apprehended by Dennis. Dennis had observed Parrish clenching his waistband while fleeing, police said. A check of the …

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by Jon Craig
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Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Gun, $800 Cash Recovered During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Gun, $800 Cash Recovered During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police
Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Gun, $800 Cash Recovered During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police Drugs and a handgun were recovered during a traffic stop in Pleasantville, authorities said. On Friday, Sept. 30, Sgt. Ryan VanSyckle conducted a motor vehicle stop atnNorth First Street and West Pleasant Avenue. The car was driven by Cyndel Wenzel, 30, of Pleasantville, police said. During the motor vehicle stop, VanSyckle believed criminal activity to be afoot after interactions with the driver and front seat passenger, police said. K9 Officer Jeffery Vanegas and his partner “Titus” arrived and conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle. After a positive indication, a sea…

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by Jon Craig