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Police Investigating Two Swatting Incidents Over Weekend In Avalon Police Investigating Two Swatting Incidents Over Weekend In Avalon
Police Investigating Two Swatting Incidents Over Weekend In Avalon Police in Cape May County were investigating two swatting incidents in Avalon, authorities said. County dispatchers received a 911 call from someone who claimed a murder was committed at a home on the 7700 block of Dune Drive in Avalon at around 4:22 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, the borough's government said in a Facebook post. The caller also said law enforcement may be killed if they go to the home. Avalon police and the county SWAT team responded to the home and the call turned out to be an instance of "swatting," which is when police are called to the scene of a false crime report. "R…
'Hope For Vilte': Charity Raising Money For Lithuanian Student Injured In Wildwood Shooting 'Hope For Vilte': Charity Raising Money For Lithuanian Student Injured In Wildwood Shooting
'Hope For Vilte': Charity Raising Money For Lithuanian Student Injured In Wildwood Shooting A Cape May County charity was rallying to support a Lithuanian college student who was critically injured in a shooting as an innocent bystander in Wildwood. The Lunch With Lynch Foundation created a GoFundMe page for 20-year-old Vilte Gruzdyte after she was shot outside Cattle 'n Clover on Pacific Avenue on Tuesday, July 9. A 40-year-old Wildwood man named William Hoyle was charged with several crimes including first-degree attempted murder. The GoFundMe page had raised more than $32,800 from at least 541 donations as of Monday, July 22. "Vilte was an innocent bystande…
Jersey Shore Man Admits To Stealing Gun, Having Cocaine And Heroin: Prosecutors Jersey Shore Man Admits To Stealing Gun, Having Cocaine And Heroin: Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Man Admits To Stealing Gun, Having Cocaine And Heroin: Prosecutors A Barnegat Township man admitted to having heroin, cocaine, and a stolen gun, authorities said. Quaison Ellis, 25, pleaded guilty on Monday, July 15 to several charges related to two incidents, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Investigators established surveillance outside a home on Hawthorne Lane in Barnegat on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Ellis was seen leaving the home and then entered a vehicle's front passenger seat. Detectives followed the vehicle to a home in Paterson and Ellis was seen meeting with a…
SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say
SWAT Standoff: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say A barricade situation involving a man standing on a church steeple was unfolding Monday night, May 13 in Philadelphia, police said. Officers were dispatched to a church on the 700 block of E Cornwall Street around 8:15 p.m. for a man, believed be under the influence of drugs, standing on the steeple of a church, city police said. Google Maps Upon arrival, the man pointed a long gun at the officers, leading to the declaration of a barricade situation at 8:41 p.m., police said.  The staging area is at G & Westmoreland, with SWAT and Tactical Air units on location. This is a devel…
Man Had Large Drug-Packaging Operation In South Jersey Home With Five Children: Police Man Had Large Drug-Packaging Operation In South Jersey Home With Five Children: Police
Man Had Large Drug-Packaging Operation In South Jersey Home With Five Children: Police An Atlantic County man was accused of running a large drug-packaging operation inside a home with five children, authorities said. Woody Demosthenes, 35, of Egg Harbor Township was arrested on Friday, May 3, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.  Demosthenes' arrest came after a search warrant was executed on his home in the morning. He was the only adult inside the home and there were five children between three and 15 years old.  Police seized about 20,750 stamped bags of suspected heroin mixed with fentanyl, more than 41 ounces of loose suspected…
Duo Found With Ghost Guns, Drug Equipment In Atlantic City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Duo Found With Ghost Guns, Drug Equipment In Atlantic City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors
Duo Found With Ghost Guns, Drug Equipment In Atlantic City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Two Atlantic City men will spend at least three years in prison after admitting to having two ghost guns in a home with three children inside, authorities said. A judge sentenced 33-year-old Robert Caro-Green and 31-year-old Lenardo Caro on Thursday, Apr. 25 to six years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They had each pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit in October and November 2023. Atlantic City police and the department's SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant at a home on the 1500 block of Mediterra…
Fugitive Caught After Overnight Standoff In South Jersey: Police Fugitive Caught After Overnight Standoff In South Jersey: Police
Fugitive Caught After Overnight Standoff In South Jersey: Police A fugitive was taken into custody after an overnight standoff in Atlantic County, authorities said. Prentiss Blaylock, 37, of Egg Harbor Township, was arrested on Friday, Apr. 19, according to an Egg Harbor Township police spokesperson. The scene on Ivins Avenue had been active for more than 24 hours, the police department said in a Facebook post. Blaylock was sought for unlawful possession of a weapon, child abuse, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, and theft. He was listed on the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office's "most wanted" list. No in…
Wildwood Trio Accused Of Selling Cocaine Near Sports Complex Wildwood Trio Accused Of Selling Cocaine Near Sports Complex
Karl Abbatiello, Jill Caissie, And Robert Peterson Arrested Three people from Cape May County were accused of selling cocaine and having pills, authorities said. Wildwood police arrested three city residents: 49-year-old Karl Abbatiello, 45-year-old Jill Caissie, and 34-year-old Robert Peterson, the department said in a Facebook post. The county's SWAT team executed a search warrant at a home on Garfield Avenue on Friday, Apr. 12. Investigators found "distribution amounts of suspected cocaine" in the home, as well as several pills believed to be a mix of acetaminophen and codeine. They also seized a digital scale, plastic baggies commonly used for d…
South Jersey Trio Sold Heroin, Cocaine, PCP Throughout Ocean County: Prosecutors South Jersey Trio Sold Heroin, Cocaine, PCP Throughout Ocean County: Prosecutors
South Jersey Trio Sold Heroin, Cocaine, PCP Throughout Ocean County: Prosecutors Three people from South Jersey were accused of selling several types of drugs throughout Ocean County, authorities said. Eric Bowman, 34, of West Deptford, Shantal White, 28, of Brick Township, and Michael Kinsky, 46, of Lacey Township, were arrested after a two-month investigation. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced their arrests in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 26. Lacey Township police and county prosecutor's office detectives began surveillance on Kinsky's home in early January. The county's SWAT team executed a search warrant on the home on Thursd…
Video Shows Moment SWAT Team Arrests NJ Gun Trafficker Denied Permit Just Last Year: Police Video Shows Moment SWAT Team Arrests NJ Gun Trafficker Denied Permit Just Last Year: Police
Video Shows Moment SWAT Team Arrests NJ Gun Trafficker Denied Permit Just Last Year: Police Police have released the video that shows a SWAT team arresting a New Jersey man accused of trafficking guns across multiple state lines, despite being denied a permit to purchase firearms, they said. Following a five-month investigation, Wayne Bagley, 68, of South Brunswick, was arrested during a motor vehicle stop on Thursday, Feb. 29, South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said. Video shows officers approaching Bagley in a dark blue work van before pulling up and surrounding him. "Hands up," officers can be heard yelling with their guns drawn. "Put your hands up." Once…
SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police
SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police A 31-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested by SWAT after a standoff with police, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 2:19 a.m., Atlantic City patrol officers responded to Albany and Winchester Avenues for a report of a man threatening and chasing another man with a handgun. Arriving officers found the victim, 25, of Willingboro. The officers learned that the victim became involved in a verbal altercation with Ruben Flores.  Flores left the area momentarily and returned with a handgun and began to chase the victim, police said. The victim jumped a fence to evade Flores and s…
14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood 14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood
14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood A pair of Philadelphia police officers returned fire at a 65-year-old suspect who shot at them during a 14-hour standoff over the weekend, authorities tell Daily Voice. Officers were initially called to the 400 block of W. Bringhurst Street on reports of an armed man around 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, police tell Daily Voice. Soon after, police heard one shot, left the house, set up a perimeter, and declared a barricade. After nine hours of negotiations, the man said he wasn't going to leave the property. Officers lost communication with the man for several hours, and so, on Sunday morn…
Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals
Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals A SWAT team was at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop where state authorities said a male civilian was shot "in the presence of law enforcement." Authorities haven't identified the man, disclosed his condition or specified why and how he was wounded at the Clara Barton Service Area near the turnpike's southernmost in Salem County's Pedricktown shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. The incident "involved members of the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service," a four-sentence release from State Attorney General Matthew Platkin's Office says. No officers reportedly we…
Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police
Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police A standoff with police SWAT units led to the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect wanted for a shooting. On Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, Detectives Alberto Valles, Christian Ivanov, Christopher Dodson, and Eric Evans of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section were patrolling the area of South Carolina and Baltic Avenues when they observed Kenneth Marlow in the area. Detectives recognized Marlow as a man that was wanted for a shots-fired incident that occurred several weeks ago. As the detectives approached Marlow, he began to run westbound through an empty lot towards T…
Atlantic City Man Arrested By SWAT For Holding Woman At Gunpoint Atlantic City Man Arrested By SWAT For Holding Woman At Gunpoint
Atlantic City Man Arrested By SWAT For Holding Woman At Gunpoint An Atlantic City man was arrested and charged after allegedly holding a woman against her will with a replica firearm, authorities said. At approximately 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, Atlantic City patrol officers were dispatched to a multi-unit dwelling in the first block of South Florida Avenue after police communications received a call from the Gloucester Township Police Department concerning a woman being held at gunpoint inside an apartment of the building.  As a precaution, responding patrol units shut down pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the block until additional inform…
SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House
SWAT Standoff: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House A personable police dispatcher convinced a barricaded Dumont man to surrender after a SWAT team and police from multiple departments converged on his block, authorities said. Officers from Dumont initially responded to the First Street home following a 911 call from the 33-year-old First Street resident late Tuesday morning, Police Chief Brian Joyce said. The caller asked for a SWAT team and the FBI, saying that he wanted to “show them something,” the chief said. The man wouldn’t say exactly what that was, then refused to come out, Joyce said. As a result, he said, the dead-ended street w…
13-Year-Old Arrested In Double Shooting In Atlantic City: Police 13-Year-Old Arrested In Double Shooting In Atlantic City: Police
13-Year-Old Arrested In Double Shooting In Atlantic City: Police A 13-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a double shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 12, at 12:57 p.m., police responded to a shooting and a ShotSpotter alert near the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue. Police found a crime scene and evidence of gunfire but initially did not locate a victim. Moments later, officers were alerted that two male shooting victims, 30 and 34, both of Atlantic City, arrived at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for treatment of injuries that are considered non-life-threatening. An ensuing investigation conducte…
Fatal Shooting Suspect Surrenders In SWAT Standoff, School Locked Down Fatal Shooting Suspect Surrenders In SWAT Standoff, School Locked Down
Fatal Shooting Suspect Surrenders In SWAT Standoff, School Locked Down A man was shot dead during a police standoff in Burlington County, authorities said. Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Beverly City Public Safety Director Rich Wolbert announced that the shooting took place Tuesday, June 14 inside a Beverly City residence. A suspect is in custody.  The shooting, which was reported to police at approximately 1:15 a.m., precipitated a standoff with law enforcement officers that lasted several hours.  A woman and four children were released unharmed.  After negotiations with a SWAT team, the suspect surrendered just after 8:30 a.m., th…
STANDOFF ENDS: Lyndhurst Resident Who Turned Flamethrower On SWAT Team Surrenders STANDOFF ENDS: Lyndhurst Resident Who Turned Flamethrower On SWAT Team Surrenders
Standoff Ends: Lyndhurst Resident Who Turned Flamethrower On SWAT Team Surrenders UPDATE: A Lyndhurst man was charged with two counts of attempted murder for firing a flamethrower at SWAT team members during a 21-hour standoff. Robert C. Condit, 51, was also charged with nine counts of possession of prohibited weapons and ammunition, aggravated assault, violating a court order, obstruction of the law and unlawful use of a body vest, among other counts, criminal records in Superior Court in Hackensack show. Condit, who reportedly was angered after a judge ordered him to surrender his weapons, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Thursday, May 5, after an exhaustive…