Pleasantville

A 30 year old Pleasantville man was killed early Tuesday morning when his pickup truck collided with a road construction vehicle.  City police say Walter Joya lost his life shortly after the accident near New Road.  The construction truck was being used on a newly paved portion of the road …

A Pleasantville police officer was injured Monday after during a motor vehicle accident.  Officer John Marciante was injured when his patrol car collided with another vehicle while Marciante was responding to a call.  Both drivers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Three Pleasantville men all have received more than a dozen years in prison apiece for a wild shootout on the Atlantic City Expressway back in 2016.  The men were sentenced on Thursday; one man died but none of these suspects were charged with murder as the man who died was …

An Atlantic City man who robbed a PNC Bank branch in Pleasantville in May has been arrested by authorities.  The FBI reports that 26 year old Michael Mora was arrested after he arrived back in this country on a flight from the Dominican Republic.  Mora robbed the bank and left …

Serious problems continue to plague the Pleasantville School District.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that only two members of the school board bothered to show up Tuesday for a meeting, meaning it had to be cancelled due to a lack of a quorum.  This is the fourth meeting in …

Big changes at the top of the Pleasantville School District.  Superintendent Clarence Alston resigned, and Assistant Superintendent Garnell Bailey retired, according to the Press of Atlantic City.  Both moves were made Tuesday evening.

Pleasantville Police and federal authorities are looking for a man who robbed a branch of PNC Bank on Saturday morning in the city.  The man handed the teller a note and suggested that he was armed, although no weapon was produced.  The suspect is in his 20s, described as Asian, …

An Atlantic City man lost his life Monday during during a motor vehicle accident in Pleasantville.  Police say the man was speeding when he ran a red light and struck another car and a utility pole.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident; the other driver …

One person was killed, a second injured during a shooting incident on West Wright Street in Pleasantville Saturday morning.  The injured man was taken to a local hospital.  No details yet on the identities of the victims.

A 49 year old Pleasantville woman has admitted to stealing over $140,000 in pension funds that belonged to her deceased parents.  Diana Heil was in court Friday and pleaded guilty to the crime.  She will likely get just under a year in a County jail and must pay full restitution.