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Home Invasion Convict Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth At Atlantic City Hotel Sentenced: Prosecutors Home Invasion Convict Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth At Atlantic City Hotel Sentenced: Prosecutors
Home Invasion Convict Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth At Atlantic City Hotel Sentenced: Prosecutors An Absecon man serving more than half a century for a violent home invasion was additionally sentenced for running a drug ring out of an Atlantic City hotel, authorities said. Michael Hayes, 47, was given an eight-year state prison sentence on Tuesday, Nov. 12 for second-degree conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The sentence will run concurrently with the 60-year term he's serving for a September 2020 home invasion. The drug charges stem from a Sunday, Dec. 16, 2020, search of Hayes’ secon…

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by Chris Spiker
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Buena Trio Ran Illegal Marijuana Facility With Millions Of Dollars In Plants: Prosecutors Buena Trio Ran Illegal Marijuana Facility With Millions Of Dollars In Plants: Prosecutors
Buena Trio Ran Illegal Marijuana Facility With Millions Of Dollars In Plants: Prosecutors Three people were accused of running a sophisticated illegal marijuana operation in Buena, authorities said. Hanzi Chen, 47, Suxia Li, 41, and Deng Huan Hong, 50, were arrested, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Their arrests came after a three-month investigation by state, Franklinville, and Elk Township police. Officers executed three search warrants at the suspects' homes in Buena on Monday, Sept. 16. Police seized more than 4,000 marijuana plants worth millions of dollars. The properties weren't licensed medical…

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by Chris Spiker
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Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex
Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex One person died in an apartment fire in Atlantic County over the weekend, authorities said. Franklin Township police were called to the apartment on the 1000 block of Summer Avenue in the Minotola section of Buena at around 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2. Firefighters from Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester counties battled the fire for several hours. A person inside a second-story apartment suffered severe burns and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's identity had not been released as of Monday, Feb. 5. Several units of the apartment complex were burned in the fire and residents…

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by Chris Spiker
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130+ Pounds Of Explosive Materials Caused NJ Home Explosion That Killed 2 Kids: Police 130+ Pounds Of Explosive Materials Caused NJ Home Explosion That Killed 2 Kids: Police
130+ Pounds Of Explosive Materials Caused NJ Home Explosion That Killed 2 Kids: Police The house fire and explosion that killed four people in Atlantic County was ignited by chemicals that are used to make commercial-grade fireworks, authorities said. The Aug. 3. fire and the explosion that followed likely originated in the rear, left corner of the first floor of a two-story outbuilding on the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in Buena, according to Franklin Township police.  Authorities couldn’t say exactly which chemicals ignited. “Due to the heavy fire damage, collapse of the structure, and excavation of the property during the search the Atlantic City Police Departme…

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by Jon Craig
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Dozens Of Fighting Roosters Rescued From South Jersey Ring Dozens Of Fighting Roosters Rescued From South Jersey Ring
Dozens Of Fighting Roosters Rescued From South Jersey Ring More than 100 birds were rescued from a property in Atlantic County — including dozens of roosters trained for fighting, authorities said. Sigfredo Perez, 81, of Newtonville, and Queli Merlo, 49, of Hammonton, were both arrested and charged with owning/training live animals for the purpose of fighting offenses on Thursday, Jan. 26, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. These charges stemmed from an investigation of an anonymous tip. The tip led A.C.P.O.’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit and the New Jersey State Police to a home in Buena that was alleged to have been h…

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by Jon Craig
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Good Samaritan Rescues Teens From Burning Car In South Jersey (PHOTOS) Good Samaritan Rescues Teens From Burning Car In South Jersey (PHOTOS)
Good Samaritan Rescues Teens From Burning Car In South Jersey (Photos) A mother from Atlantic County says a Good Samaritan rescued her son, Zahir Davis, and his teenage friend from a burning car. In a post on Facebook, Aseealah Davis said a woman named Jackie stopped by the flaming car in Mays Landing on the way home from work.  The incident happened on Tuesday night, May 17. The unidentified Good Samaritan is believed to be from Buena. "We would like to do something for Jackie,'' Davis wrote, asking for help identifying the hero.

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by Jon Craig
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'America's Most Wanted' Fugitive In 1994 Killing Extradited To Atlantic County: Sheriff 'America's Most Wanted' Fugitive In 1994 Killing Extradited To Atlantic County: Sheriff
'America's Most Wanted' Fugitive In 1994 Killing Extradited To Atlantic County: Sheriff A dangerous fugitive wanted in a South Jersey killing for nearly three decades has been extradited back to Atlantic County from Mexico, authorities said.  Francisco Martinez was once featured on "America's Most Wanted" television series. He was considered one of New Jersey’s most wanted criminals. Martinez, now 52, was arrested in October 2021, after lead Detective Anthony Branca was able to find him in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler said. Martinez was indicted on June 13, 1994, for murder in the fatal stabbing of Patricia Boney of Buena.&n…

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by Jon Craig