The two men arrested in the Saturday shooting of Atlantic City police officer Joshlee Vadell appeared in Superior Court Tuesday. The courtroom was packed with police officers from all across Atlantic County, as 29 year-old Martel Chisolm of Millville and 28 year-old Demetris Cross of Bridgeton were brought before the judge. The two suspects were…
Another suspect connected to a fatal shooting last year in Absecon was rounded up in Maryland this week. Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Diane Ruberton announced that 22 year old Tywan Dixon of Pleasantville was arrested in Glen Burnie, Maryland on August 30th. Dixon is connected to the fatal shooting at a Red Roof Inn that…
About seven months after Alvin Whitaker of Atlantic City was shot in the leg, police believe they found the shooter. On Saturday, Egg Harbor Township Police arrested 27 year-old Everett Miller of Pleasantville, without incident inside a local supermarket. Miller is being held at the Atlantic County Jail on aggravated assault and weapons charges.
Post tropical cyclone Hermine has turned to the West, but is still expected to slowly meander off the Northeast coast this week. The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood advisory for the Jersey Shore and Delaware Beaches for Tuesday until 4 p.m. and a High Rip Current Risk until 8 p.m. Tuesday. As…
The Labor Day Weekend storm known as Hermine is expected to slowly meander off the Northeast coast through Tuesday, but will continue to impact our coastline. A high rip current risk is in effect on Tuesday until 8 p.m. along the Jersey Shore and Delaware beaches. Long period swell and breakers of 6 to 10 feet…
A very serious accident during the Labor Day weekend in Buena Vista Township, Atlantic County. Three bicyclists were injured during an accident Saturday when a car slammed into a group of 11 bike riders on Route 54. One cyclist, identified as Anthony Pittman, was seriously injured with a fractured elbow after going through the windshield…
The Atlantic City police officer who was critically wounded in a shootout with burglary suspects on Saturday has been identified. A nine-year veteran of the force, 29 year-old Joshlee Vadell has been upgraded to critical but stable condition at an Atlantic City hospital. A Go Fund Me account named “This Blue Life Matters” has been…
The National Weather Service has downgraded it’s warnings for Hermine to a Coastal Flood Advisory for the New Jersey coastline until 5 a.m. Tuesday. The effects of the storm continue to be beach erosion, rough surf, strong rip currents, and minor coastal flooding at times of high tide. Hermine’s track has pushed slightly to the west…
An unidentified Atlantic City police officer who was shot early Saturday morning in an attempted robbery, remains in critical condition but is improving. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the officer is showing positive signs of improvement, after being shot by one of three robbery suspects near the Caesars parking garage. A second police…
The Tropical Storm Warning that blanketed the Jersey Shore this weekend has been downgraded to a Coastal Flood Advisory by the National Weather Service. Flooding and beach erosion can be expected for a few hours around the time of high tide on Monday on the New Jersey and Delaware oceanfront between 10:30-11:30 a.m. and between…