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Three Atlantic City Men Face Prison After Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor Three Atlantic City Men Face Prison After Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor
Three Atlantic City Men Face Prison After Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor Three Atlantic City men face up to five years in prison after admitting to dealing drugs on Monday, Jan 13, authorities said. In November 2023, James Clegg, 34, was pulled over and Atlantic City police recovered 50 folds of heroin in Clegg’s pocket, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said. The folds were stamped “Gorilla," authorities said. Police also found $8,434.00, authorities said. Juan Howard, 31, was arrested on an active warrant and was found to be in possession of $1,020, authorities said. A search of an apartment in Carver Hall turned up over five ounces of …
Runnemede Mom Found Dead In Fridge Had Moved To NJ To Be Closer To Daughters, Family Says Runnemede Mom Found Dead In Fridge Had Moved To NJ To Be Closer To Daughters, Family Says
Runnemede Mom Found Dead In Fridge Had Moved To NJ To Be Closer To Daughters, Family Says Laura Hughes moved to New Jersey from Virginia in 2023 with the hope of being closer to her two teen daughters. "We thought it was a new beginning," said Cornel Alston, the father of her girls. Instead, the family is left mourning Hughes' loss days after the discovery of her remains, found stuffed in a refrigerator in a wooded area of the Belleplain State Forest on Sunday, Dec. 22. The timeline around 50-year-old Hughes' death isn't adding up for Alston, who says authorities have given him little information, compounding the pain of the loss. The NJ Courts website shows that Christop…
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police A Glassboro man was accused of having a loaded crossbow, two guns, and methamphetamine in Berlin, authorities said. Robert Stippick Jr. was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a shotgun, one count of unlawful possession of a weapon, and one count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, the Berlin Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 18. An age wasn't given for Stippick. An officer pulled over a vehicle Stippick was driving for an equipment violation at around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Police claimed Stippick became confro…
South Jersey Man Accused Of Chasing Child In Car Avoids Prison For Gun Conviction: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Accused Of Chasing Child In Car Avoids Prison For Gun Conviction: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Accused Of Chasing Child In Car Avoids Prison For Gun Conviction: Prosecutors A Pleasantville man avoided prison time after he was accused of being in a car that was chasing after a child, authorities said. Jordani Martinez-Casiano, 25, was sentenced on Thursday, July 11, to five years of probation, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun. Pleasantville police responded to Pizza Di Roma on North Main Street on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. A caller said a heavily damaged Honda Accord had chased after a child and was parked at King’s Super Market. An officer foun…
K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police
K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police A Camden man was accused of having several drugs in his vehicle in Atlantic County, including cocaine, MDMA, and Xanax, authorities said. Manuel Rosa, 41, was arrested on Friday, July 5, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release on Monday, July 8.  Officers stopped Rosa while he was driving a 2006 Mercedes Benz on White Horse Pike near the intersection with Quince Avenue at around 10:19 p.m. A K9 officer named Narco sniffed the vehicle and smelled the presence of drugs.  Police found about 52 grams of cocaine, 44 doses of suspected MDMA, 95 ind…
South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors A Galloway Township man was indicted after he was accused of killing another man while awaiting sentencing, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 35-year-old Kalief Lyons on Tuesday, June 25 for murder and several weapons charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged in the shooting death of 38-year-old Baseem Taliaferro, also from Galloway. Pleasantville police responded to an alert of several shots fired at 9 West Pleasant Avenue at around 11:02 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. Officers found Taliaferro inside a first-floo…