On Thursday the New Jersey Senate approved a bill sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senator Jim Whelan to prevent casino owners from shutting down their facilities and “warehousing” their gaming licenses. The bill seeks to disqualify a casino license for those owners who attempt to manipulate bankruptcy laws and licensing regulations. The legislative action…
A 25 year-old fugitive was arrested on Thursday for assaulting a homeless woman in Brown’s Park in Atlantic City in October of 2015. Police arrested Ibn Hunter of Atlantic City, who allegedly cut off his court-ordered ankle monitor earlier this month and eluded authorities until his capture. Hunter pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault and…
On Tuesday the Atlantic City Task Force along with federal law enforcement officials arrested two Texas men and seized five kilograms of cocaine. Arrested were 30 year-old Esquio Salgado and 33 year-old Crisanto Ramirez, who were both charged with cocaine distribution and conspiracy. The Task Force was working on information from an operative partner that the…
An 18 year-old Atlantic City teen was arrested on Tuesday on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and obstruction of justice. Police were looking for Tarik Jones in connection with a shooting incident on Sept. 19th. Jones was located at South Carolina and Baltic Avenues, where police found a loaded handgun in his waistband after he…
On Wednesday the Atlantic City Council passed a resolution to sell Bader Field to the city’s Municipal Utilities Authority for $110 million. The sale would help to pay down the city’s huge debt and keep their water system in public hands. The sale will not be finalized until a second approval vote by council at…
A 17 year-old male was arrested on Wednesday for a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Atlantic City that shattered a jitney window and injured one woman. Police arrested the teen after members of the public described the shooter, who had fled the area. The suspect was picked up in the 200 block of N. South Carolina…
There is a possibility that the former Taj Mahal Casino could re-open in Atlantic City. Lawmakers are set to vote on a proposal on Thursday that would strip Carl Ichan of his casino license at the property for five years. But the management team for the casino is balking, saying that Ichan could not bring…
Officials have released the name of the 20 year-old male who was shot to death in Atlantic City Tuesday night. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Kevin Ortiz, of Somerdale, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting that was reported at 9:19 p.m. at South Carolina and Baltic Avenues. An autopsy is pending,…
A federal aviation contractor will be moving their operation from Egg Harbor Township into Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Enroute Computer Solutions, Inc., will move from their headquarters on Fire Road to the eighth floor at 1300 Atlantic Avenue with help from a sweet deal from the state. The company will…
On Monday Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian released several details on how the city plans to emerge from it’s financial crisis and avoid a state takeover. The information was not enough for Councilman Frank Gilliam, who called in to a local radio show Tuesday night to question the mayor about the plan live on-the-air. Wednesday night City…