On Wednesday police in Atlantic City police arrested two men and seized nearly 700 bags of heroin and $2,690 in cash. The drug bust occurred after an investigation led authorities to search one home and two cars on the first block of North Pennsylvania Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. The two Atlantic City men arrested were Jalil…
A plan to install a new management team in Atlantic City is not sitting well with Moody’s Investors Services. The financial rating company said this week that a plan by Governor Chris Christie to provide oversight of Atlantic City will hurt the city’s credit rating and possibly impact all of the financially troubled cities in…
The Seminole Indians in Florida are thinking about Atlantic City again. The tribe has been on again, off again thinking about entering the gaming market in the state. The tribe owns the Hard Rock brand and is waiting to hear from the Casino Control Commission on Thursday about whether the company can get preliminary approval…
A 19-year-old has plead guilty in the shooting death of a Pleasantville man from 2012. Abubaka Brown, 19, of the 500 block of Tennessee Avenue, Atlantic City, pled guilty to 1st degree Aggravated Manslaughter for the shooting death on December 5, 2012 of Taron Williams, 19, at the victim’s home in Pleasantville. Pursuant to the…
A veteran of the Atlantic City Police Department was in court Friday and pleaded guilty to charges that he used his position to sexually assault an underage teen. Andre Corbin of Mays Landing pleaded guilty to official misconduct in connection with the assault that occurred last year. Corbin used FaceTime to contact a 16 year…
There were 12 New York residents indicted for stealing almost $300,000 from Atlantic City casinos. The Attorney General’s office announced that the group allegedly used 52 stolen credit cards in five Atlantic City casinos to perpetrate a cash advance scheme that stole $293,600 from banks that guaranteed the transactions. The indictment alleges that over the course several…
A conviction was handed down in the death of an Atlantic City man. A jury found Laquay Williams, 36, of Ventnor, NJ, guilty of murder and three weapons possession charges for the 2006 shooting death of Atlantic City resident Jerrod Moss, 20, whose body was found in an Atlantic City parking lot. The murder conviction carries a…
Gov. Chris Christie is taking more power in Atlantic City. The resort now has an emergency management team to develop a plan for the city. Kevin Lavin and Kevyn Orr will be the two major players on the team. Lavin has a history of helping troubled companies revive themselves. Orr helped lead Detroit through the biggest municipal bankruptcy…
The Wall Street Journal reports that Gov. Chris Christie will appoint an emergency manager to take over the daily operations of Atlantic City. The formal announcement will be made at Thursday’s third economic summit in the city, based on a recommendation from an advisory commission formed by the governor. Christie is expected to name Kevin Lavin,…
A judge will not block the sale of the Revel Casino in Atlantic City to a group headed up by developer Glenn Straub. On Wednesday Judge Jerome Simdale refused to hold up the sale of the Revel because tenants of the property do not believe it’s a good deal for them. They believe they will…