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South Jersey Woman, 48, Charged With Setting Row Home Fire: Police South Jersey Woman, 48, Charged With Setting Row Home Fire: Police
South Jersey Woman, 48, Charged With Setting Row Home Fire: Police A 48-year-old woman from Pleasantville has been charged with setting a massive fire in Atlantic City, authorities said. The three-alarm blaze displaced multiple residents, they said. On Wednesday, June 21, at 1:01 p.m., police officers, firefighters, and medical personnel responded to a structure fire in the 1500 block of Belfield Avenue. The structure is a series of row homes that contain multiple units.  The building was occupied at the time of the fire, and as many as 10 residents were rescued by first responders, police said. Three received treatment at the AtlantiCare Regional …

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Woman Charged With Setting Fire In Pizzeria Dumpster In Atlantic City: Police Woman Charged With Setting Fire In Pizzeria Dumpster In Atlantic City: Police
Woman Charged With Setting Fire In Pizzeria Dumpster In Atlantic City: Police A 42-year-old woman has been charged in connection with setting a fire next to a pizzeria in Atlantic City, authorities said. Dawn Davidson-Gonzalez, of Atlantic City, was charged with arson, according to Atlantic City police. On May 29, at 4:03 a.m., patrol officers and the Atlantic City Fire Department responded to the rear of Jersey Shore Pizza and Grille in the 2600 block of the Boardwalk in reference to a dumpster fire, police said. Firefighters were able to quickly control and extinguish the fully engulfed dumpster that was directly next to the building, they said. The building susta…

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Police Rescue, Then Arrest Suicidal Fugitive In Atlantic City Police Rescue, Then Arrest Suicidal Fugitive In Atlantic City
Police Rescue, Then Arrest Suicidal Fugitive In Atlantic City A fugitive from Brooklyn was rescued from the ocean and then arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 2, at 4:47 p.m., Officer Salvatore Rando Jr. was flagged down by a boardwalk ambassador in reference to a male that appeared to be in distress. The male was seen going into the ocean at Hartford Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Rando responded to the beach and found Darren Brathwaite in the surf in waist high water. Brathwaite appeared distraught and refused initial commands to exit the water, police said. The Atlantic City Fire Department water rescue team was activat…

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Overdose Victim Found On Bench In Atlantic City Overdose Victim Found On Bench In Atlantic City
Overdose Victim Found On Bench In Atlantic City A report of an unconscious man turned out to be an apparent drug overdose in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Friday, March 24, at 8:32 a.m., police were dispatched to the corner of New York and Adriatic Avenues. Officers arrived to find the unconscious male lying on a concrete bench near the sidewalk in the 300 block of north New York Avenue, police said. After checking for vital signs, officers began CPR until the Atlantic City Fire Department and Emergency Medical personnel arrived and took over CPR.  The male, 60, of Atlantic City, was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene. …

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Officer Struck By Pickup At Crash Scene In Atlantic City Officer Struck By Pickup At Crash Scene In Atlantic City
Officer Struck By Pickup At Crash Scene In Atlantic City An Atlantic City police officer was struck by the driver of a pickup truck as the officer directed traffic at a crash scene, authorities said. On Sunday, Oct.. 9 at 10:46 p.m., Atlantic City Police Department patrol officers and the Atlantic City Fire Department were dispatched to the outbound lanes of Route 30 regarding a vehicle that ran off the roadway and into the marsh.  The occupants of the vehicle were able to exit their car unharmed.  Officer Joseph Kelly Jr. was assisting with traffic control and setting up road flares when he was suddenly and unexpectedly struck by a 20…

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HERO: Atlantic City Officer Rescues Man Drowning In Bay HERO: Atlantic City Officer Rescues Man Drowning In Bay
Hero: Atlantic City Officer Rescues Man Drowning In Bay An Atlantic City police officer rescued a man who was drowning, authorities said. The visitor from Dubai had fallen off a dock, they said. On Tuesday, July 12, at 12:52 p.m., Officers Rebecca Seabrook and John Bell responded to a residence in the first block of North Trenton Avenue for a report of a male in distress and drowning in the bay.  Officers arrived and located the victim, a 43-year-old man, floating and resting against the pilings of a dock in the rear of the residence.  The victim was unresponsive and in and out of consciousness, police said. Officer Seabrook, who is…

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