A 19-year-old Pleasantville man who was wanted on three counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting that took place in July outside of Bally’s Park Place casino was apprehended in Atlantic City Friday, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. At approximately 3:45 p.m., authorities arrested Andrew Miller outside a hotel room at the Taj Mahal casino in…
Atlantic City casino garages will be patrolled by police. The Atlantic Count Prosecutor’s Office issued a Prosecutorial Directive to the Atlantic City Police Department finding an executive order null and void. Mayor Lorenzo Langford had ordered the police department to not patrol the garages. The Prosecutor’s Office will not take over the day-to-day operations of…
A new report says a deputy fire chief received $224,000 from Ocean City regarding a lawsuit from 2010. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Deputy Chief Mark McCulley got the money in return for agreeing to not try and apply for position of fire chief the next time the position is filled. McCulley had…
The Division on Civil Rights announced today that all taxi drivers in Atlantic City will undergo training in state and federal civil rights law as the result of a settlement that resolves allegations the Yellow Cab Company discriminated against a blind man by refusing him and his guide dog a ride to a casino. Under…
The first slot monitoring and promotional system of its kind recently became operational in New Jersey. It is not only the first of its kind in the New Jersey gaming industry but also the first system approved under the recent legislative change referred to as “New Jersey First.” The “New Jersey First” provision in law…
A major electrical project in South Jersey that was supposed to handle future demand has been cancelled. PJM Interconnection, the region’s electric grid operator, recently completed an analysis of the Atlantic City Electric transmission system and has determined that construction of the proposed Minotola-to-Lincoln 138 kilovolt transmission line is no longer needed to maintain the…
An Atlantic County Petit Jury convicted a Camden man of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, obstruction of justice and resisting arrest, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. Testimony established that at approximately 11 p.m. on September 23, 2009, Antonio Arroyo, now 39, was located by Atlantic City Police walking down Atlantic Avenue. After police announced…
A Newark man, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aggravated manslaughter for fatally stabbing an employee at the Irish Pub in Atlantic City, and seriously injuring another employee in 2009, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. On March 21, 2009, Luis Martinez, now 28, killed Richard Rivera, 27, of Atlantic City. Rivera died of a stab…
A single-vehicle crash on the campus of Richard Stockton College on Tuesday killed one student and injured another, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Galloway Township Police Department and Stockton College Police Department responded to the scene of the crash. A vehicle…
The Coast Guard is searching for a middle-aged male who went missing after he fell from a boat in the vicinity of the Ben Franklin Bridge on Wednesday. Missing is Iouri Lizourn, who was last spotted approximately 100 yards north of the Ben Franklin Bridge and 100 yards off-shore. Pennsylvania State Police dispatch contacted Coast…