Atlantic County

A car strikes two female pedestrians in Galloway Township on Wednesday morning…one pedestrian was killed, while the other pedestrian was taken to a local hospital.  Galloway Township Police say the accident happened at Leipzig Avene and St. Andrews Drive Wednesday shortly after 9:30am.  One pedestrian was prounced dead at the …

An 18 year old man from Pleasantville showed up to his court date this week…with heroin in his possession.  Authorities say Te-mon Molley showed up at a Mays Landing courtroom and authorities smelled marijuana on his body.  Authorities searched Molley and they found over 40 bags in heroin and $400 …

A Pleasantville man was arrested for possession of heroin. Hamilton Township Police say they took 18-year-old Te’Mon Molley into custody. Molley was found in possession of 43 bags of heroin and over $400 in cash. Molley was lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $15,000 cash bail.

Pleasantville fire officials responded to an apartment fire Sunday afternoon on Chester Avenue. Fire officials say the second and third stories of a duplex were on fire, and it took firemen about a half hour to douse the flames.  16 residents have been displaced, but there were no injuries.  The …

Pleasantville fire officials responded to a house fire Monday afternoon on Linden Avenue.  Authorities say the fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread to other areas inside the home.  Two people were taken out of the home, along with two pets; there were no injuries.  So far no word …

A man was killed in Galloway Township while walking in the roadway. Police there say that 61-year-old Galloway resident William A. Williams was struck by a vehicle at 1:30 a.m. Monday morning. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation, but not charges have been filed.

Two Pleasantville men was arrested with a large quanity of narcostics. Matthew A. Bradley, 34, and Kirk Eason, Jr., 29, were taken in on drugs and weapons charges. Bradley and Eason were both charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a handgun, three counts of possession of a controlled …

A 52 year old man from Galloway Township was struck and killed while riding his motorized scooter on Monday.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that Joseph Strike Jr. was heading east on Moss Mill Road near the intersection of Quail Hill Boulevard when his scooter was struck by a …

Gunfire in Pleasantville Monday night.  City police say both cars and houses were hit by gunfire in separate shooting incidents in the city.  Bullets were fired along Adams Avenue and a short time later on Tilton Avenue near Broad Street.  No injuries were reported, no suspects in custody.

Absecon Police are looking for three men who committed an armed robbery at the Royal Lodge Motel in Absecon Monday night.  Police say three men were asking about room rates before they jumped the counter and tied up five motel employees.  They made off with $3,000 in cash and some …