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Atlantic County Man Convicted Of Shooting 2 Police Officers Loses Latest Appeal Atlantic County Man Convicted Of Shooting 2 Police Officers Loses Latest Appeal
Atlantic County Man Convicted Of Shooting 2 Police Officers Loses Latest Appeal A man sentenced to 85 years in prison for shooting two police officers in 2006 has lost his latest appeal. Christopher Blank, 42, has been appealing his case in State and Federal courts ever since 2008, when he was convicted of shooting Egg Harbor Township officers in a motor vehicle stop. In his latest appeal, Blank claimed that the trial judge -- Superior Court Judge Michael Donio -- denied him a fair trial by refusing the jury’s request, during deliberations, to remove a safety device attached to the gun used in the shooting, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The U.S. 3rd …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NYC Victim ID'd In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting NYC Victim ID'd In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting
NYC Victim ID'd In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting Authorities have released the name of a 25-year-old New York City man who was shot and killed in Atlantic City. Dameer Smith was shot once at 9:27 p.m. on Friday on the 1300 block of Pacific Avenue, the Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said on Monday. Atlantic City Police Department and EMS found Smith on the street with a gunshot wound, Tyner said.  He was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus where he was pronounced dead, Tyner said. No arrests had been made. This is an active investigation by the ACPO Major Crimes and Atlantic City Police Department’s …

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: South Jersey Police Chief Investigated For Misconduct Prosecutor: South Jersey Police Chief Investigated For Misconduct
Prosecutor: South Jersey Police Chief Investigated For Misconduct After an investigation into several complaints of alleged misconduct by Linwood Police Chief John Hamilton, the Linwood Police Department will be supervised by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, authorities said. “As such, I am compelled to exercise the authority over the day to day activities of the Linwood Police Department until further notice,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said in a press statement. No details about the misconduct complaints have been released to the public. Linwood City Council placed Hamilton on paid administrative leave effective Jan. 1 and named …

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by Jon Craig