Three people continue to recover from a frightening ordeal in Absecon over the weekend. A state police officer and a passer by were able to rescue three people from a vehicle that overturned in a pond on Friday night. New Jersey State Trooper Jaime Ablett was off duty and driving home on Route 30 when…
A 51 year old man from Galloway Township was murdered on Thursday while standing in his driveway. Police say Wally Delos Santos was found by his daughter in a pool of blood in his driveway on Thursday. The gunman got away and police believe it was an isolated incident. Delos Santos was killed on his…
A man was shot to death on his own driveway in Galloway Township. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that the incident took place Thursday morning. Wlio Delos Santos, who turned 51-years-old on Thursday, was found dead shortly after 2 a.m. Police confirm he was struck by at least one gun shot, but an autopsy…
Multiple fire departments responded to a blaze at the Econo Lodge hotel just after 9:30 Tuesday night on the 300 block of East White Horse Pike. NBC-40 reports that smoke and flames could be seen coming from the back side of the building. The fire was brought under control by about 10:30 p.m. and no injuries were reported.…
A 51 year-old Tuckerton woman was struck and killed by a train on the Atlantic City Rail Line just after 10 p.m. Saturday night. Police have identified the victim as Tara Everett, who was hit by the train just south of the Genoa Avenue crossing in Galloway Township. No injuries were reported among the 70 customers and crew members…
Hamilton Township Police report that two burglaries occurred overnight Friday in the township. On Saturday morning, two residences in the Cologne section awoke to discover that their houses had been burglarized. Police say thieves entered the homes through unlocked doors and stole money and electronics. No injuries were reported in either case and the homeowners were unaware of…
He tried to abduct a teenage girl…and now Galloway Township police are looking for the man who tried to grab the girl and put him in his vehicle. Police say it happened Monday morning at Route 9 near Chanese Lane. The man was driving a black BMW sedan when he stopped and grabbed the 14…
A family was displaced from their Galloway Township home on Saturday by an explosion in the basement of their home on the 600 block of Duerer Street. NBC-40 reports that local officials confirm that a heating unit in the basement caused the explosion just before 3 p.m. on Saturday. Five family members were inside the house…
The Coast Guard responded Tuesday to an overturned crane in Absecon Bay that leaked approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid before it was secured. The crane operator was taken to a local hospital for a possible head injury. While loading the fishing boat Michael Junior, the crane car toppled over and spilled the hydraulic fluid. A…
Absecon Police arrested a 36 year-old resident for assaulting an Atlantic City man with a utility knife. Police report that Carlos Vergara allegedly sliced the hand of a 50 year-old Atlantic City resident during a dispute. The incident occurred near New Jersey Avenue and North New Road in Absecon at around 2:40 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Vergara…