A search warrant was executed on Friday in Somers Point that netted drugs and a weapon. Somers Point Police arrested Dante Selby at an apartment at 40 Chapman Blvd. Police seized various amounts of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana along with a loaded 40 caliber handgun and $590 in cash. Selby was charged with multiple…
Millville police are investigating the shooting of a child. Authorities say a 12-year-old boy was shot on Sunday night. The shooting took place on the 600 block of the Oak View Apartments. The child had a single gunshot wound in his leg and was listed in stable condition. No word yet on any suspect.
A naked man was arrested in Atlantic City for among other charges, aggravated assault on a police officer. Police there say they took Steven Grant into custody. The police report said Grant jumped on the hood of the vehicle and damaged it before jumping off and charging at an officer with his fists clenched and…
Authorities say two have been charged in the beating death of a Millville man. Joseph Daniels, of Vineland, and Nafees Winters, of Millville were taken into custody last week. Both were charged with murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and failure to render aid. Randy Lanigan was killed from apparent head injuries.
Drug overdoses continues to be a concern and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office says there has been an ever-increasing trend of designer drugs being detected in street heroin samples in Cape May County. Since Oct., there has been 20 overdoses reported to law enforcement with three being fatal. A recent sample found a mixture…
A motor vehicle stop led to the discovery of 600 bags of heroin by Atlantic City Police. The stop was made on the 900 block of Caspian Ave on Thursday afternoon. Curtis Nichols of Bridgeton was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession with the intent to distribute. Nichols was placed in…
An 18-year-old man from Atlantic City was shot on Thursday night. Police there say they found Azaiah Grisom on the 400 block of Madison Ave. The victim was taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for an non-life threatening injury. The incident remains under investigation. No other information is available at this time.
U.S. Senator is seeking an investigation into a recent wave of hate crimes in the United States. U.S. Senator Cory Booker wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey in the wake of a 2015 Hate Crime Statistics report that shows an increase in hate crimes against Muslims. Booker also…
A Pleasantville man was charged last week with being an accomplice to murder and to conspiracy to commit murder, in connection with the shooting death of an Egg Harbor City man in Pleasantville on September 10, 2016. Robert Terrell has been charged in the death of Rasheed Hines. The potential penalty for a conviction of…
A major train crash that took place in North Jersey could have been caused by sleep apnea. Officials are saying this could have played a role in the accident. The AP was the first to report the story. A 34-year-old woman died in the crash and over 100 people were injured in the crash that…