Another child pornography arrest was handed down this week. Kevin Mellon, of Mays Landing, was taken into custody by Hamilton Township Police. In April of 2014 the police department was notified that a computer possibly contained illegal images and videos depicting children in sex acts. After a four month investigation between the Township of Hamilton Police Department…
Absecon Police say they are on the look out for a habitual shoplifter in the community. On several occasions the stole large quantities of merchandise from the Absecon CVS. He is believed to frequent the Ventnor City area. Anyone that can identify the suspect is asked to call the Absecon Police Department at 609-641-0667.
Two computers and cell phones were seized in a child pornography raid. The Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of Thomas Ballard, of Egg Harbor Township. He was charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography, third-degree possession of child pornography and fourth-degree tampering with evidence. Bail at $100,000 and Ballard is currently being held at…
Get ready to start using overpasses on the Garden State Parkway. Pending weather, the overpasses on the southbound side of the parkway will be open by Oct. 2, according to an email from the state. The northbound side will be worked on throughout the winter. This is all apart of the project to remove lights…
Closing casinos have hurt the economy, jobs, and now credit rating of Atlantic City. Standard and Poor’s downgraded the city’s credit rating from A-minus to BBB-plus. The city has seen four casinos close this year, with the possibility remaining that the Trump Taj Mahal could close before the year is up as well. The downgraded credit…
The layoffs are going to continue in Atlantic City, this time in the public sector. Up to 300 people could lose their jobs as the city looks to shed salaries. Mayor Don Guardian previously said the city would need to let go of 200 to 300 employees because of the drop in the ratable base…
Pleasantville Police are investigating a carjacking that occurred Tuesday night in the 1300 block of Elmhurst Avenue. Authorities report that a delivery driver for the Best Food in Town in Absecon, was ordered out of his car by two black males in their late teens or early twenties, one armed with a handgun. Police say…
A man who was intending to sell cocaine in Atlantic City was cut off in Deptford. Eduardo Colon-Lopez, 36, was arrested by law enforcement members assigned to the Atlantic City Task Force (ACTF), on Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Deptford Mall in Gloucester County for allegedly possessing a kilogram of cocaine, worth about…
Two teenagers were injured in a single-vehicle accident in Galloway Township Monday evening. Police report that a Ford Explorer in the westbound lane of the White Horse Pike veered into the eastbound lane, then left the road and struck a large tree. The 17 year-old driver was taken to Atlantic City Medical Center, City Campus,…
Two men are being sought in connection with a carjacking and robbery in Pleasantville Sunday night. Police report that two males in their late teens approached Zi Wang, 42, a delivery woman at around 10 p.m. The men reportedly stole Wang’s cell phone and other possessions and escaped in her 2010 blue Honda CR-V, with…