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Millville Man Among 19 Arrested During Drug, Gun Crackdown In Atlantic City: Police Millville Man Among 19 Arrested During Drug, Gun Crackdown In Atlantic City: Police
Millville Man Among 19 Arrested During Drug, Gun Crackdown In Atlantic City: Police Nearly 20 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on drugs and illegal guns in Atlantic City, authorities said. The Atlantic City Police Department announced the 19 arrests in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 27. A weeks-long operation targeted drug activity and "quality-of-life issues" in the neighborhoods surrounding Florida, Bellevue, and Texas avenues. Police seized 195 bags of heroin, more than 117 grams of cocaine, five grams of methamphetamine, 11 ecstasy pills, various prescription drugs, and two guns. Several vehicles, including an illegal dirt bike, wer…

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by Chris Spiker
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Wanted Man Without Driver's License Found With Drugs After Atlantic City Crash, Police Say Wanted Man Without Driver's License Found With Drugs After Atlantic City Crash, Police Say
Wanted Man Without Driver's License Found With Drugs After Atlantic City Crash, Police Say An Atlantic City man was accused of having drugs after crashing his vehicle, authorities said. Louis Murphy, 22, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release. An officer saw two vehicles crash into each other near the intersection of Tennessee and Baltic avenues at around 4:52 p.m. Murphy walked away from his vehicle and the officer chased him down to detain him. Investigators said Murphy had several active arrest warrants and didn't have a valid driver's license. He was also found with 100 bags of heroin and six grams of cocaine. Mur…

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by Chris Spiker
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Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Xanax, Ecstasy In Wildwoods: Police Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Xanax, Ecstasy In Wildwoods: Police
Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Xanax, Ecstasy In Wildwoods: Police A Philadelphia man was accused of having several types of drugs in the Wildwoods, authorities said. Matthew Monroe, 38, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 16, the Wildwood Crest Police Department said in a news release. An officer stopped Monroe in a vehicle near the intersection of Atlantic and Denver avenues at around 3:10 a.m. Investigators said the officer suspected the vehicle had evidence of criminal activity and a K9 officer sniffed the outside of the vehicle. The K9 smelled drugs and the vehicle was searched. Police said they found "distribution amounts" of suspected cocai…

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by Chris Spiker
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$1.1M In Drugs, 5 Firearms, $65K Seized From NJ Man, Prosecutor Says $1.1M In Drugs, 5 Firearms, $65K Seized From NJ Man, Prosecutor Says
$1.1M In Drugs, 5 Firearms, $65K Seized From NJ Man, Prosecutor Says A 35-year-old Mercer County man is facing a slew of charges after investigators uncovered $1.1 million in drugs, five handguns, and $65,000 in cash from him, authorities said. James Nalbone Jr., 35, of Hamilton Township, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 7, following a month-long investigation, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton said. Detectives detained Nalbone at his home on Byron Avenue and executed a search warrant, Hilton said. Sgt. Tom Paglione's K-9 partner, Indy, gave positive indications of a drug odor at multiple locations within the premises, poli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver High On Drugs Crashed Into Traffic Light, Utility Poles In Jersey Shore City: Police Driver High On Drugs Crashed Into Traffic Light, Utility Poles In Jersey Shore City: Police
Driver High On Drugs Crashed Into Traffic Light, Utility Poles In Jersey Shore City: Police A Cumberland County man was accused of driving while high on drugs when he crashed his car into two poles in Margate, authorities said. Criminal charges were pending for 37-year-old Joseph Shea of Bridgeton, the Margate City Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, Aug. 1. Dispatchers received several 911 calls from residents who heard a loud noise and saw a car that hit a utility pole at around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. Officers and firefighters rushed to the crash scene near the intersection of Jerome and Winchester avenues. They found a utility pole se…

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by Chris Spiker
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Drug Dealer Found With Cocaine, Painkillers, Loaded Gun On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Found With Cocaine, Painkillers, Loaded Gun On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Found With Cocaine, Painkillers, Loaded Gun On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors A Lower Township man was accused of selling cocaine and having other drugs, authorities said. Sergio Jimenez, 30, was arrested on Wednesday, May 29, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. Search warrants were executed on his Langs Avenue home and several vehicles in the Villas section of the township. Officers found about 10 ounces of cocaine, 54 oxycodone pills, a pound of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Police also seized a .40-caliber Glock 22 gun with a high-capacity magazine containing 15 hollow-point bullets, other calibers of ammu…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Found With Cocaine, Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Items In Atlantic City: Police Man Found With Cocaine, Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Items In Atlantic City: Police
Man Found With Cocaine, Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Items In Atlantic City: Police An Atlantic City man was accused of having drugs and a loaded gun, authorities said. Anthony Ford Jr., 20, was arrested on Thursday, May 28, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Friday, May 31. He was stopped by officers while driving on Arkansas Avenue at around 7:51 p.m. A K9 officer smelled the presence of drugs inside Ford's vehicle. Police found a backpack with a loaded gun, 18 grams of cocaine, 43 grams of marijuana, and drug-dealing paraphernalia. Ford was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of hollow-point ammunition, possessi…

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by Chris Spiker