Ventnor City Driver Killed Pedestrian On Black Horse Pike, Fled Scene: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Ventnor City man was indicted by a grand jury for fatally striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7.
On Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m., Gino Garofalo struck Alisha Cottman, a 40-year-old Atlantic City resident, while driving on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Garofalo fled the scene while Cottman was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries, authorities said.
Born in Atlantic City, Cottman was remembered as someone who lived life to the fullest, enjoying shopping and spending t…
Ventnor City Man Sentenced For 2021 New Year's Day Stabbing At Absecon Park, Prosecutors Say
A Ventnor City man will spend several years in prison after stabbing a man in Absecon on New Year's Day nearly four years ago, authorities said.
William Clanton, 24, was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 7 to three years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was convicted of third-degree aggravated assault.
Absecon police responded to a stabbing at the South Jersey Field Of Dreams baseball park on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Officers found a man with four stab wounds to his head, throat, arm, and stomach.
The victim was rushed to t…
Former Code Enforcement Officer Who Stole $75K From Jersey Shore City Indicted: Prosecutors
A former code enforcement officer in Ventnor City was accused of stealing more than $75,000 in payments for city permits, authorities said.
Michelle Calderon, 37, of Egg Harbor Township, was indicted on six counts on Thursday, Apr. 11, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a news release on Monday, Apr. 29. She was charged on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.
Investigators said Calderon kept cash that taxpayers and businesses gave to Ventnor City for permits. She was accused of pocketing more than $75,000 and altering the balance sheets to cover up the stolen m…
NJ Owner Burned Down Chesco Business To Collect Insurance, DA Says
A New Jersey man who authorities say faced "numerous financial stressors" is accused of setting fire to his Chester County automotive business to reap the insurance payout, says District Attorney Deb Ryan.
Giuseppe Deangelis, 45, of Ventnor City, is charged with arson, insurance fraud, reckless endangerment, and other counts related to the fire that destroyed his J&G Automotive in Kennett Square in 2021, prosecutors said.
Firefighters were called to the J&G, 340 Cream Street, around 1 a.m. on May 3 that year to find "heavy fire and smoke," according to part of the crimin…
