Authorities have identified the victim of Wednesday’s fatal shooting in Atlantic City. 41 year old Alnijm Dunbar was shot to death on the 300 block of North South Carolina Avenue on Wednesday evening. 33 year old Herbert Jacobs was also shot, but he survived. Both men are from the city; no suspects are in custody.
A 37 year old man from Virginia was arrested Thursday after he led police on a car chase in Atlantic City. Police busted Kenneth Fisher on charges that include drug and weapons offenses. Authorities in Virginia tipped off local police that Fisher was in the area; he was apprehended after a foot pursuit.
A new report says a man was shot dead in Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a man was shot and killed on Wednesday night and other person was injured. The incident took place on N. South Carolina Ave. There were no additional details available at this time.
An investigation by the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section has resulted in the arrest of two Public Safety Telecommunications Operators and the suspension of two more. Two emergency 911 operators, Shekeia Wade and Jennifer Dalton, have been arrested and charged with narcotic related offenses. Wade and Dalton have also been suspended without pay.…
Atlantic City has cut a very favorable deal with money it owes to the Borgata Casino Hotel. The city is paying the Borgata $72 million in tax appeal debt which is less than half of what the city actually owed the gaming property. A state mediator handling the finances for Atlantic City says both sides…
An Atlantic City Police Officer has been charged with assault. Police say that a concerned citizen notified the Internal Affairs Section of the department that a woman had been assaulted by her boyfriend and was being treated a local hospital on Tuesday. An investigation concluded that Dayton Brown, of Galloway, be charged with aggravated assault…
It was a good start to the year for Atlantic City casinos. The state released gaming numbers of Jan. and showed the seven remaining casinos were up 7.7 percent from a year ago. All seven casinos posted an increase, including Caesars which was up 41 percent. The Trump Taj Mahal closed down last year, marking…
A new proposal could see Stockton University make even more of an investment into Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the university wants to build a $41 million center on Bader Field. The proposal is still early on and would require state funding. The 15 acres would be used as a marine…
The New Jersey Senate could not find enough support to defeat Governor Christie’s override of a casino bill. The bill would have punished casino operators in Atlantic City for shuttering their doors, taking their gaming license from the property away for five years. The bill was intended to punish Carl Ichan, who closed the Trump…
An Atlantic City Firefighter caught a burglary in process in his home and subdue the suspect. Police there say that Richard Barber, of Pleasantville was arrested and charged with burglary, robbery, criminal attempt theft, and two contempt of court warrants before being placed in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Silvester Fonville, a Captain with the…