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Pleasantville, NJ

52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police 52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
COLD CASE: PA Trucker Found Shot, Wrapped In Sleeping Bag, Dumped In Creek COLD CASE: PA Trucker Found Shot, Wrapped In Sleeping Bag, Dumped In Creek
Cold CASE: PA Trucker Found Shot, Wrapped In Sleeping Bag, Dumped In Creek Over half a century after his body was found in Slatington, state police continue to investigate the death of Richard Stewart Wimbish.  The 49-year-old was found shot to death and wrapped in a sleeping bag in Trout Creek on Jan. 13, 1973, troopers say.  Wimbish was last seen alive leaving work on Dec. 29, 1972, authorities said. He was employed by the Pennsylvania Trucking Company located at 49th Street and Parkside Avenue in West Philadelphia.  His regular delivery route saw him travel as far north as Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Stroudsburg, police said. …
Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next
Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next UPDATE: The second of two brothers who pleaded guilty in the largest drug bust in Atlantic County history -- 45 pounds of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine combined -- was the first to be sentenced. Fourteen years was the best that Ricardo Clavijo, 42, of Egg Harbor Township could get from a plea deal with the federal government. He'll have to serve just about all of it, too, because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Clavijo’s brother, Christopher Gonzalez of Pleasantville, is up for sentencing next. The brothers had more than 20 kilos combined of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine…
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison A convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City is headed back to federal prison for at least 10 years for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, 46, previously served most of a 51-month sentence following a 2007 conviction on similar charges, records show. Homeland Security Investigations agents "discovered electronic devices containing numerous videos and images of children being sexually abused" during a raid of Newman's Pacific Avenue home in May 2021, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Some were stored on a laptop and others on an external hard drive, according to an…
Dealer Seized In Largest Drug Bust In Atlantic County History Takes Plea Dealer Seized In Largest Drug Bust In Atlantic County History Takes Plea
Dealer Seized In Largest Drug Bust In Atlantic County History Takes Plea A dealer who had more than 45 combined pounds of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine seized from his home in the largest drug bust in Atlantic County history will head to federal prison later this year, authorities said. Ricardo Clavijo, 40, and his brother, Christopher Gonzalez of Pleasantville, were arrested last summer when nearly 24 pounds of cocaine, 12 pounds of fentanyl and 9½ pounds of heroin were found in Calvijo's basement during a DEA-led raid of his Egg Harbor Township home. Members of the strike force also seized a .45-caliber handgun, a loaded magazine for the weapon, a 9mm 50-round …
Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say
Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say Local and federal authorities seized more than 30 pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine – the area’s largest narcotics haul in history -- while raiding a basement drug mill just outside Atlantic City, authorities said. A federal judge in Camden ordered via videoconference that Ricardo Clavijo, 39, who lives in the Egg Harbor Township home, and Christopher Gonzalez, 37, of Pleasantville, remain held without bail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Each is charged with conspiring to have and sell more than a kilo of heroin. “By all accounts, this case represents the largest single…
Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey
Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey A 59-year-old carjacking  suspect led police on a chase through several towns n Atlantic County before his arrest, authorities said.  At 1:54 p.m., on Saturday, Atlantic City Police Officer Heriberto Barrios-Gomez was on foot patrol near the beach block of Arkansas Avenue when he heard a woman screaming, police said. Barrios-Gomez saw the woman, 46, of Deptford, NJ, pulling at the driver’s side door of a vehicle and he ran to her to help.  As Barrios-Gomez got closer, the vehicle sped off towards Pacific Avenue and turned, police said. The woman and a witness told the offic…