A fugitive wanted for his alleged involvement in the failed robbery of an off-duty corrections officer in July, was arrested at the scene of a home invasion on Tuesday in Pleasantville. Shareed Harris, 20, of Pleasantville, was wanted for armed robbery and weapons offenses for his alleged involvement along with Richard Roe, 20, of Atlantic…
A man was killed after being struck by a New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday. An investigation is on-going into the death that occurred on the Atlantic City line. The incident occurred just south of the Atco station. The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
A highly anticipated movie is going to bring traffic to a halt in one New Jersey city. Filming for the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” is taking place in Newark this week. The crews will be in the area of city hall and an underground light rail station. The two day filming will…
The Coast Guard medevaced a 25-year-old male from an 86-foot scallop boat 47 miles southeast of Atlantic City Tuesday. Medevaced was Robert Emerald. A crewmember from the Ilha Brava contacted the Coast Guard at 2:47 p.m. via VHF-FM channel 16 radio reporting Emerald was complaining of sharp side pains. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City arrived on scene…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that Union Local 54 workers at Caesars and three other casinos approved a new three-year contract that grants their first pay increase since 2008. Nearly 5,000 cooks, bartenders, cocktail servers, and other service workers approved the contract by a 92 percent margin. It was thirty-five years ago this week,…
State police have identified the Dennis Township man who was killed in a tree-trimming accident on Tuesday. 61 year-old Frank Smith, was cutting a large branch off a 60-foot red oak tree in his front yard, when the limb snapped, struck him and crushed the ladder on which he was standing. The incident happened just…
An investigation is on-going into the robbery of a gas station in Vineland. Police there say three people were involved in the incident that took place at the Gulf station located along North Delsea Drive. The suspects are said to be Hispanic, one was a woman, and two were men. The robbery took place just after…
A new report says that some people expecting a pension payment on Tuesday didn’t get it. The Star-Ledger reports a few thousand people didn’t get their pension check from the state. Over the next couple of days, the remaining checks should be delivered as the state figures out which people did and didn’t get their…
A Cumberland County man was sentenced to prison last week for illegally distributing prescription narcotics. Tony McGowan, 51, of Millville, was sentenced to five years in state prison. McGowan pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 to two counts of second-degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, admitting that on two occasions, on Feb. 4 and Feb. 16,…
An area judge has officially retired. Superior Court Judge Valarie Armstrong has stepped away from the bench. Coastal Broadcasting has previously reported that Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez will take over her spot, and has become the state’s first Hispanic assignment judge. Armstrong has served over 20 years in her law career. Armstrong was a…