Teenage Pair Arrested In Shooting In Atlantic City Teenage Pair Arrested In Shooting In Atlantic City
Teenage Pair Arrested In Shooting In Atlantic City A pair of teenagers was arrested in connection with a shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. An investigation conducted by detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit led to the identification of a suspect wanted for a shooting that occurred on January 13, 2023. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7:46 p.m., Officers Bayron Zelaya-Chaves and Ivan Cruz, observed a vehicle parked at the corner of Dover and Ventnor Avenues. The officers recognized this vehicle from information obtained from a flyer distributed by detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit related to the shooting, identifying the suspect as Iva…
2 Children Struck By Car Crossing Atlantic City Street 2 Children Struck By Car Crossing Atlantic City Street
2 Children Struck By Car Crossing Atlantic City Street Two children were struck by a car while crossing an intersection in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, at approximately 8:14 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to the intersection of Maryland and Magellan Avenues for a report of a motor vehicle striking two juvenile pedestrians. The children, ages 10 and 14, were struck as they entered the roadway to cross Maryland Avenue by a vehicle traveling south on Maryland Avenue.  The children were transported by ambulance to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with serious injuries. The driver of t…
Man Killed Trying To Cross Atlantic City Expressway: NJSP Man Killed Trying To Cross Atlantic City Expressway: NJSP
Man Killed Trying To Cross Atlantic City Expressway: Njsp A man trying to cross the Atlantic City Expressway was struck and killed, authorities said. Roland T. Marshall, 66, of Atlantic City was fatally struck about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24  at milepost 3 on the eastbound side of the expressway in Pleasantville, New Jersey State Police said. He was struck by a Mercedes Benz C-Class, police said. The Mercedes was traveling east on the highway in the left lane when Marshall tried to cross from south to north and was hit, police said.
Beach Patrol Member Indicted For Sexual Assault In Cape May County: Prosecutor Beach Patrol Member Indicted For Sexual Assault In Cape May County: Prosecutor
Beach Patrol Member Indicted For Sexual Assault In Cape May County: Prosecutor A grand jury has indicted a former member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol for sexual assault, authorities said. Jonathan C. Howell, 41, of Marmora, was indicted for aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, official misconduct and child endangerment, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland In April 2021, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office was notified of a social media post that made numerous allegations against the Ocean City Beach Patrol. Since that time, the Prosecutor's Office has conducted a thorough investigation into these allegations. …
Pleasantville Man Admits Having Ghost Gun In Exchange For 3-Year Prison Term: Prosecutor Pleasantville Man Admits Having Ghost Gun In Exchange For 3-Year Prison Term: Prosecutor
Pleasantville Man Admits Having Ghost Gun In Exchange For 3-Year Prison Term: Prosecutor A 19-year-old Pleasantville man faces three years in New Jersey state Prison in exchange for his guilty plea on a weapons charge, authorities said. Jonathan Valentine, 19, of Pleasantville was charged with the unlawful possession of a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  As part of the plea agreement, the defendant must also consent to forfeit the handgun, extended ammunition magazine, and cash seized. Sentencing will be on Feb. 28. On June 17, 2022, Pleasantville Police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Doughty Road and West Ba…
Suspect In Road Rage Incident Arrested In Atlantic City Traffic Stop, Gun Recovered Suspect In Road Rage Incident Arrested In Atlantic City Traffic Stop, Gun Recovered
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…
Strip Club Assault Suspect Admits Role In Attack Before Man Died In South Jersey: Prosecutor Strip Club Assault Suspect Admits Role In Attack Before Man Died In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Strip Club Assault Suspect Admits Role In Attack Before Man Died In South Jersey: Prosecutor Jamaul Timberlake, 31, of Atlantic City, one of three men accused of assaulting Irving Mayren-Guzman in Pleasantville outside Centerfolds Cabaret last January has pleaded guilty, authorities said. Mayren-Guzman, 19, was assaulted by three men after being escorted out of the club by bouncers. Timberlake, along with brothers Garnell and John Hands, are shown on video assaulting the teen after an altercation outside the strip club, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  Timberlake admitted under oath on Wednesday, Jan. 5, said that he and his two c…
Police Seize Weapons, Pounds Of Marijuana, Cocaine In South Jersey Police Seize Weapons, Pounds Of Marijuana, Cocaine In South Jersey
Police Seize Weapons, Pounds Of Marijuana, Cocaine In South Jersey A 59-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested with multiple weapons and pounds of cocaine and marijuana, authorities said. After an investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit, Kelvin Nixon was charged with several narcotics and weapons-related offenses, they said. On Sunday, Dec. 18, police executed a search warrant on a 1993 Pontiac Bonneville registered to Nixon. Police located five glass mason jars containing approximately 1.6 lbs. of suspected powder and crack cocaine, one Smith & Wesson .38 caliber handgun with 40 rou…
Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor
Pleasantville Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Pleasantville man admitted brandishing a gun at a local convenience store, authorities said.  Hector Ortiz entered a guilty plea on Thursday, Nov. 17 to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun in exchange for a five-year term of state prison where he must serve three and one-half years before being eligible for parole, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  On Dec. 13, 2021, detectives of the Atlantic City Police Department responded to 2519 Pacific Ave., after they received information that a man was in possession of a firearm in the convenien…
Atlantic County Suspect Set Victim On Fire: Prosecutor Atlantic County Suspect Set Victim On Fire: Prosecutor
Atlantic County Suspect Set Victim On Fire: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man from Atlantic County has been indicted on multiple charges including selling cocaine and setting a victim on fire, authorities said. Deshoin Rowell, 21, of Northfield, pleaded guilty in Superior Court on Wednesday, Nov. 16 to three separate indictments charging him with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. After an extensive investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit from July of 2019, Rowell was arrested a…
Tolls Going Up On Atlantic City Expressway Tolls Going Up On Atlantic City Expressway
Tolls Going Up On Atlantic City Expressway Tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway are going up next year, officials said on Thursday, Nov. 17. Starting Jan. 1, 2023, cash tolls on the 44-mile Expressway’s Egg Harbor and Route 50 toll plazas will increase from $4.40 to $4.55 for a passenger vehicle. Expressway tolls are going up by 3% from year to year, said Kimberly Testa, a spokeswoman with the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Tolls for the average Expressway trip will go from $2.44 to $2.53, Testa said. SJTA officials cited inflation and increased expenses as reasons for the toll increase. The new toll rates are lower…
'Perfect Poop Guy' From Atlantic City Promotes Feces Transplants, Healthy Diet 'Perfect Poop Guy' From Atlantic City Promotes Feces Transplants, Healthy Diet
'Perfect Poop Guy' From Atlantic City Promotes Feces Transplants, Healthy Diet A 73-year-old man from South Jersey is promoting the donation of "perfect poop" to people with life-threatening digestive disorders. Herbie Allen of Brigantine learned he has "perfect poop" when his late wife was experiencing serious colon problems that hospitalized her. Allen's healthy diet — which has a long list including fruits, fish, honey, room-temperature food and vitamins — contains no soda, sweets, meat, fried foods or alcohol. It helped make him a perfect candidate to donate his good bacteria-carrying poop.  "I'm just going to eat perfect foods,'' he said in an intervie…