A high honor for a local police officers. The Somers Point Police Department announced that Sgt. Howard Dill graduated from the prestigious West Point Command and Leadership Academy. Sgt. Dill attended the Academy one day a week for 14 weeks which included 2-3 hours of study per night for every hour of class room instruction. Areas of…
The struggles of Atlantic City show in the toll revenue being generated. It seems less people are heading to the resort. The South Jersey Transportation Authority reported traffic on the roadway was down 1.9 percent in Oct. versus the same month a year prior. Meanwhile, charter buses to Atlantic City were down 18 percent in…
Two were arrested for drug possession in Somers Point. Police there got a court order search warrant of a home at the Bay View Court Apartments. Arrested were Brenton Weever, 22 years old, Somers Point and Alisha Williams, 35 years old, Somers Point. They were charged with possession, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of prescription…
The CEO of the Trump Taj Mahal has asked that the casino be allowed to stay open into 2015. The union has challenged a court ordered plan to cut costs. CEO Bob Griffen told the AP that he has asked Carl Icahn, who would assume control of the casino, to allow the property to stay…
A 5 p.m. Monday deadline imposed by Trump Entertainment Resorts was ignored by the main casino workers union in Atlantic City. The Taj Mahal wants it’s casino workers to withdraw it’s appeal of a bankruptcy court order on October 17th. The ruling terminates the union contract, eliminating health insurance and their pension plan. Without the concessions…
An Assembly Committee has given its approval to a five bill package to assist Atlantic City. The plan calls for guaranteeing tax payments in the future and doing away with the Atlantic City Alliance to allow that marketing money to be kept by the casinos. Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian previously said the bills would…
The tires of 36 state vehicles were slashed in Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the incident took place at the Child Protection and Permanency lot over the weekend at Kentucky and Atlantic avenues. At this time, police have not released a suspect. An investigation is on-going.
A new report says a law change could lead to the Chelsea Hotel opening up a boutique casino. The owner of the hotel, Curtis Bashaw, told the AP that a proposed change in the law would all his hotel to open up a small casino floor. Lawmakers advanced a measure that would put the minimum…
A five month investigation led to arrests of a drug cartel with connections to Mexico. On Thursday, detectives of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Atlantic City Police Department, the FBI, the DEA—armed with State and Federal arrest warrants—arrested 16 individuals in Atlantic City, Hamilton Township, Somers Point, Pennsylvania, and California. Additional arrests are pending.…
It was a Galloway Township man who was killed in Pleasantville on Thursday night. Bilal Salaam, 21, of the 100 block of Sunrise Bay, is being reported as the victim of gun shot by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Next-of-kin have been notified. An autopsy is pending. An investigation is on-going into the 21-years-old death…