The Absecon Police is investigating a shooting that occurred at the Absecon Village Complex on Marin Dr. just off California Ave. At approximately 10:10 PM, Tuesday night February 17, 2015, the Absecon Police Department along with the Pleasantville Police Department received several 911 calls in regards to a shooting that occurred in the middle of…
For the next 2 months during the week days between 6:30 AM and 6:00 PM (weather permitting) S Mill Rd from the White Horse Pike will be closed to all thru traffic between Rt. 30 & Wescoat Rd. Please plan your trip accordingly. Expect delays on Rt. 9 and California Ave, Rt. 9 and Ohio…
There is a new head of the police department in Absecon. John M. DeRitis Jr. is named Absecon Police Departments next Chief of Police. He will assume the Chiefs position on February 1, 2015 as Chief David K. Risley will officially retire on February 1 from the Police Department. Chief DeRitis is a lifelong city resident. He joined…
Police in Absecon are searching for a 41 year old man this week. Brandyn Schweitzer suffers from a brain injury and came up missing this week. Family members believe Schweitzer may be in the area of his family in Roxborough, Pennsylvania. He has trouble walking but can communicate.
A 52 year old woman jumped in front of a New Jersey Transit train in Absecon over the weekend. Authorities say Maria Goldfarb of Galloway is expected to survive the incident. Police say Goldfarb jumped in front of the train shortly before 1pm on Sunday. The engineer tried to stop, but still wound up hitting…
Absecon Police are investigating a possible suicide attempt. On Sunday afternoon a 52 year-old woman was found under a train platform. Witnesses reported that she jumped in front of a New Jersey Transit train. The woman was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, with unspecified injuries.
A pickup truck stopped at an intersection in Absecon was hit by gunfire at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Absecon police report that a gunman allegedly opened fire on two men stopped at a traffic light on Turner Ave in the area of Absecon Boulevard. The victims said a gunman pulled up in a light…
Absecon police are still searching for the three suspects who perpetrated a carjacking at the Executive Lodge on November 4th. The police released new surveillance video showing one of the suspects in the office distracting the clerk. Two other suspects assaulted a 70 year-old man and stole his Mercedes Benz car. Anyone with information on…
Absecon police reported an armed carjacking and assault of a 70-year-old man Tuesday night at about 6:45 p.m. The attack occurred in the parking lot of the Executive Lodge on Route 30, as a suspect armed with a handgun approached a 1998 Mercedes Benz. The male driver was assaulted by one of three black male…
Absecon Police were called to Route 30 on Halloween night for the report of a three vehicle accident. Upon investigation, a Ford Fiesta operated by 28-year-old Jennifer Sylvain of Brooklyn NY was traveling East on Route 30 when she attempting to make an illegal u-turn to travel West. A second vehicle, a Toyota Camry operated…