A Wildwood man has been sentenced for aggravated manslaughter for killing two teens in Middle Township. It was learned that Joshua Malmgren operated his vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs and hit two teenage girls along Bayshore Rd. in Green Creek. Malgren was given 18 years in state prison under the No…
A rapper was shot in Pleasantville on Friday. Beanie Sigel was shot on the 800 block of Spruce Ave. Sigel, who is Dwight Grant, was taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for treatment. Pleasantville Police haven’t released any specifics of the shooter. An investigation is on-going into the incident.
The Trump Taj Mahal is working on a last ditch effort to keep the casino open. As a result, the casino is now promised to stay open until Dec. 20. Workers have been notified the casino is staying open a week longer than initially thought. Billionaire Carl Icahn is viewed as the casino’s last hope…
South Jersey’s economic issues pushed New Jersey to be one of three states with a rise to the poverty rate. The data is looked at from between 2012 and 2013. New Mexico and Washington were the other two states with an increase. The number of those in poverty in the state rose to 998,549 from 934,943.…
There is a proposed bill in Trenton that would force pet groomers to be licensed. If passed, New Jersey would become the first state in the country to require it. The groomers would have to be 18 and pass a test from the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. The only regulations on pet grooming in…
Two have been arrested, and a third suspect is on the loose from a Vineland bank robbery. Angel Ortiz, 27, of Millville, and a 17-year-old from Millville were arrested in the incident. No information has been released about the third suspect. The bank in question was the Susquehanna Bank on South Lincoln Street. Anyone with information is asked…
Law enforcement officials from the Lower Township Police Department and many other local police departments will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. Beginning December 5 and continuing through January 2, 2015, local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation…
A suspect broke into a business and stole a leaf blower on Wednesday night. Northfield Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect. The subject committed a burglary to Miller’s Lawn Care on Wednesday night and stole a Husqvarna backpack leafbower. The suspect appears to be a white or hispanic male.
The sale of the Revel Casino isn’t dead yet. A new report by the Press of Atlantic City says the lawyer for the former casino said the deal to Brookfield Asset Management isn’t dead yet and they are still working on it. A dispute had broken out between Brookfield and the powerplant that serves the…
A conviction was handed down in gruesome murder in North Jersey. A Middletown man was found guilty of beating his wife to death with a frying pan and then strangling her. Patrick Allen and his wife were in serious debt and he had been trying to hide the problem from her. A fight broke out in…