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Haneef Bashir, 45, of Atlantic City, was taken into custody on Friday, Aug. 30, the city's police department said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of a man pointing a gun at children on the 100 block of North New Jersey Avenue at around 9:05 p.m.
Investigators said several teenagers were on a porch when a neighbor came up to them and pointed a gun. Bashir matched the suspect description and a loaded gun was found in his vehicle.
Bashir was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of hollow-point ammunition, and aggravated assault. He was held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Police also responded to an unattended baby in a hotel room at Bally’s Atlantic City at around 9:22 p.m. Resort security said two people asked for items from housekeeping and when a housekeeper arrived, they found the baby sleeping alone.
Two 33-year-olds from Erwin, North Carolina, Jequan Campbell and Teeah McCall, were arrested. Campbell was found with a gun and the state Department of Child Protection & Permanency was notified.
Campbell and McCall were charged with endangering the welfare of children. Campbell was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of hollow-point ammunition.
Campbell was held in the county jail and McCall was released on a summons.
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