Pleasantville

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.

A 30 year old teacher at Pleasantville High School has been accused of having sex with an 18 year old student. Jessica Gaeckle of Galloway Township was arrested Friday according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.  Gaeckle is also accused of asking the student to destroy evidence upon learning of …

Pleasantville Police say a teenager from Atlantic City was shot twice, on two successive days.  Police say 19 year old Mark Fuller was found shot on Sunday afternoon, and again on Monday afternoon.  One suspect was arrested in the second shooting, Fuller is expected to survive.