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5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police 5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police
5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police Good Samaritans pulled a 5-year-old bicyclist out from underneath an SUV that struck her, leaving her seriously injured over the weekend, authorities said. The girl was riding her bike on the 200 block of north Montpelier Avenue 36-year-old Nivida Garciaromero lost control of her GMC Yukon and struck her around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, city police said. Witnesses sprung into action, pulling the girl from underneath the vehicle before an ambulance rushed her to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with non-life-threatening injuries. Garciaromero and her passengers, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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by Jon Craig
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Mercer County Man, 29, Shot Dead In Atlantic City Mercer County Man, 29, Shot Dead In Atlantic City
Mercer County Man, 29, Shot Dead In Atlantic City The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit and Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit are investigating the fatal shooting of a man late Thursday evening, March 16. At approximately 10:40 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to reports of a shooting on the unit block of South Texas Avenue. Officers found a victim identified as Jamar Square, 29, of Lawrence Township, suffering from gunshot wounds. Square was taken by medical personnel to AtlantiCare Medical Center, City Division where he was subsequently pronounced dead, according to the Atlantic Coun…

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by Jon Craig
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Pair Arrested For Selling Cocaine, Heroin In Atlantic City Pair Arrested For Selling Cocaine, Heroin In Atlantic City
Pair Arrested For Selling Cocaine, Heroin In Atlantic City Two men were arrested for dealing drugs in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Wednesday, March 15, members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section conducted a surveillance operation in Renaissance Plaza, located in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue.  Detectives observed two suspects, Rashawn Davis and Guy Bruce, engage in multiple suspected drug transactions, police said. Davis and Bruce were subsequently detained and found in possession of over half an ounce of suspected cocaine and 20 individual wax folds of suspected heroin. About $700.cash believed…

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by Jon Craig
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Anonymous Tip Leads To Arrest Of Shooting Suspect In Atlantic City Anonymous Tip Leads To Arrest Of Shooting Suspect In Atlantic City
Anonymous Tip Leads To Arrest Of Shooting Suspect In Atlantic City A fugitive was arrested after an anonymous text to Atlantic City's tip411 line, authorities said. Ayman H. Shiham, 21, of Atlantic City was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault and other weapons offenses, Atlantic City police said. On Tuesday, March 14, the police department received a text through the tip411 anonymous reporting system indicating that Shiham had entered a residence in the 3800 block of Ventnor Avenue, police said. Patrol officers were dispatched to the residence and set up a perimeter around the building. Officers mad…

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by Jon Craig
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Jury Convicts Man On Fentanyl, Weapons Offenses In Atlantic County Jury Convicts Man On Fentanyl, Weapons Offenses In Atlantic County
Jury Convicts Man On Fentanyl, Weapons Offenses In Atlantic County A 37-year-old man from Atlantic City has been found guilty of 15 crimes including maintaining a fentanyl production facility, authorities said. On Monday, March 13, Kevin Davis also was found guilty of weapons offenses and resisting arrest, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Davis will be sentenced on April 18. On October 3, 2019, members of the Atlantic City Police Department including Detectives Joseph Procopio and Innocenzo Visceglia executed a search warrant on a residence used by Davis to package fentanyl for sale. In Davis’ bedroom, police recovered a substantial …

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by Jon Craig
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Man Convicted Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend In South Jersey Man Convicted Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend In South Jersey
Man Convicted Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend In South Jersey A 72-year-old Atlantic City man was found guilty of murdering a 32-year-old ex-girlfriend in 2020, authorities said. A jury returned guilty verdicts Friday, March 10 in the trial of Maximo Santiago, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Santiago was convicted of Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, after a weeklong trial. Following an argument, on Sept. 12, 2020 Santiago shot and killed Marketa Thorpe, 32, with a rifle on Belfield Avenue in Atlantic City, the prosecutor said. The defendant and Thorpe had p…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN ANYTHING? Hit-Run Vehicle Sought By Atlantic City Police SEEN ANYTHING? Hit-Run Vehicle Sought By Atlantic City Police
Seen Anything? Hit-Run Vehicle Sought By Atlantic City Police Authorities are seeking tips on a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Crash Investigations Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the car in the photo. On Wednesday, March 1, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Atlantic City police were dispatched to Route 30, eastbound, for the report of a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. An investigation has confirmed that the involved vehicle in question is a 2012 Nissan Altima, dark blue in color, bearin…

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by Jon Craig
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Crack Cocaine Recovered In Atlantic City Sting Crack Cocaine Recovered In Atlantic City Sting
Crack Cocaine Recovered In Atlantic City Sting A surveillance operation resulted in the arrest of an Atlantic City man and the recovery of crack cocaine, authorities said. Officer Nickolas Cardani was conducting surveillance on Saturday, Feb. 25 in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue when he observed two males engage in a suspected drug transaction, Atlantic City police said. A description of both suspects was broadcasted city-wide to patrol units. Officer Louis Scarlata observed a male, Deshawn Mallory, matching the description of one of the suspects, police said. Mallory was taken into custody after he was found in possession of approxi…

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by Jon Craig
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AC Sex Assault Convict Got Two Young Sisters Pregnant, Sentenced To 25 Years: Prosecutor AC Sex Assault Convict Got Two Young Sisters Pregnant, Sentenced To 25 Years: Prosecutor
AC Sex Assault Convict Got Two Young Sisters Pregnant, Sentenced To 25 Years: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with the sexual assault of two young sisters, authorities said. Isaiah Banks-Carey got the two sisters, ages 12 and 13, pregnant, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. There will be no parole under the Jessica Lunsford Act for three counts of aggravated sexual assault against two minor children. On Sept. 4, 2019, detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and members of the Atlantic City Police Department arrested Banks-Carey.&n…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Robbery, Eluding Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Robbery, Eluding
Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Robbery, Eluding A 21-year-old man from Atlantic City has been sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison for robbery and eluding, among other charges, authorities said. Richard Guante was sentenced on Tuesday, Feb. 21 on the charges, for which he must serve 85 percent of the sentence before being eligible for parole. On Dec. 13, 2020, Guante eluded police after officers of the Egg Harbor Township Police Department attempted to stop him. Instead, he led police on a high-speed chase with his vehicle’s speed reaching more than 100 mph, the prosecutor said. Guante hindered his own appre…

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by Jon Craig
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3 Arrested, Handguns Recovered In Atlantic City Sweep 3 Arrested, Handguns Recovered In Atlantic City Sweep
3 Arrested, Handguns Recovered In Atlantic City Sweep Members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section conducted two separate investigations that resulted in the recovery of two handguns and the arrest of three. At 3:46 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, detectives detained a 16-year-old juvenile in the 600 block of north New York Avenue. He was found to be in possession of a handgun loaded with hollow point bullets, police said. He was taken into custody without incident and charged with weapons offenses. At 8:22 p.m., Sergeant Darrin Lorady and Detectives Christopher Dodson and Eric Evans conducted an investigation as a …

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by Jon Craig