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South Jersey Man, 20, Wounded In Shooting: Police
A 20-year-old Pleasantville man was wounded in a shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Saturday, Dec. 2, at 4:40 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 300 block of New York Avenue. Police found evidence of gunfire. Shortly after, a shooting victim arrived at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information about this shooting incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit at 609-347-5766 or submit a text anonymously to tip411 (…
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12-Year-Old With Handgun Bit An Atlantic City Officer: Police
Atlantic City police arrested a juvenile armed with a handgun after he bit an officer, they said. On Thursday, June 29, at 2:06 p.m., Officer Troy Grams observed a boy walking in the 600 block of New York Avenue. Grams observed what appeared to be a handgun in the male’s waistband. Grams entered a convenience store to investigate further, and the male was standing at the counter. Upon seeing Officer Grams, the male immediately left the counter and attempted to flee through an employee area towards the back door, police said. Officer Grams attempted to stop the male from…
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Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Blaze In Atlantic City (
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Firefighters were battling a massive three-alarm blaze in Atlantic City, authorities said. Atlantic City police advised people to avoid Belfield Avenue. This includes New York Avenue to Kentucky Avenue on both Atlantic and Pacific Avenues, police said. The fire reportedly involved a three-story dwelling with people trapped, according to a developing, unconfirmed report.
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Atlantic City Man Arrested On Assault, Heroin Charges: Police
A 38-year-old man from Atlantic City was arrested in connection with an assault, authorities said. Shawn Pettis was charged Monday, June 12 with assault among other charges, Atlantic City police said. At 2:56 p.m., Officers Salvatore Rando and Anthony Abrams saw a man with an active warrant in the area of the Boardwalk near New York Avenue. The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 11 between Pettis and a woman, police said. The woman sustained injuries after being assaulted and sought treatment at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division. Additionally, fo…
Police & Fire
Philly Man Arrested With Gun In Atlantic City: Police
A 19-year-old man from Philadelphia was arrested with a handgun in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Sunday June 11, at 3:53 p.m., Sergeant Garry Stowe learned that there was a man in the beach block of New York Avenue in possession of a handgun, police said. Officer Joseph Kelly Jr. responded to the area and located the man leaning into a vehicle through an open door. Officer Kelly, and responding officers, began to speak with Jose Vega and the other occupants. During the investigation, Kelly recovered a loaded handgun in the vehicle where he first observed Vega. Vega was arreste…
Police & Fire
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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4 Armed Robberies In 70 Minutes: Atlantic City Police Nab Out-Of-State Suspects
Atlantic City police arrested four suspects accused of committing four armed robberies in 70 minutes in a vehicle carjacked from Maryland, authorities said. The first robbery occurred at 6:27 a.m. Thursday, March 23, and involved an 89-year-old man on New York Avenue. The suspects struck him in the chest and stole his jacket, cash and cell phone, police said. A minute later, a 45-year-old woman was robbed on Baltic Avenue. The suspects stole her cell phone, Kindle and lunch bag, police said. Four minutes later, the suspects allegedly threatened an 84-year-old man into turning over hi…
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Suspect In Road Rage Incident Arrested In Atlantic City Traffic Stop, Gun Recovered
A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a man and a woman and the recovery of a loaded handgun and drugs, authorities said. At 9:46 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 6, Atlantic City Officer John Bell, while on roving patrol, observed a vehicle that was heavily tinted illegally parked in a lane of traffic in the 400 block of north New York Avenue. Bell also recognized the vehicle as possibly being involved in an incident that occurred on Jan. 3. That incident involved a potential road rage episode that occurred in the area of Robinson and Hummock Avenues in which the suspect fired a handgun at t…
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Suspect Arrested With Handgun After Foot Chase In Atlantic City
A 19-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested with a handgun after a foot chase, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 5 at 46 p.m., members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section conducted an investigation near New York and Mediterranean avenues in response to information Detective Brian Hambrecht received regarding a male armed with a handgun. Soon after, Detectives Eric Evans, Christopher Dodson and Alberto Valles observed a male, Zaim Wall, matching the description of the suspect walking southbound on New York Avenue towards Sewell Avenue, police said. Upon…
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