A 58 year old man who was returning a movie was run over by his own vehicle in Somers Point on Wednesday. Police say Michael Kozimer parked in a fire lane at a supermarket to return the movie. Kozimer saw the car rolling without him inside, attempted to jump in, and was rolled over by…
Jeff Van Drew has moved closer to securing the democratic nomination to run for Congress in the fall. Atlantic County democrats met Sunday and overwhelmingly selected Van Drew to run for the seat being vacated by republican Frank LoBiondo. The balloting was held at the Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point.
Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Linwood. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s office is investigating the discovery of the couple inside their home on Thursday. The names nor the ages of the couple have been released. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact the office.
27 year old Matthew Gonzalez of Mays Landing has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a condominium complex that killed one person and injured three others. It happened last September at the Brandywood condo complex; he is being held in the Atlantic County Jail.
Toys ‘R Us is done. The toy retailer announced that it will close all of its stores in the United States, including stores in Atlantic City, Mays Landing, and Vineland. The store entered bankruptcy last September.
A former leader in the Pagans motorcycle gang has told a Canadian newspaper that he has been an informant in connection with the investigation into the murder of April Kauffman in Atlantic County, and a major drug distribution network. NJ.com reports that Andrew Glick of Egg Harbor Township has admitted to being an informant. Kauffman’s…
The State’s top medical examiner has upheld the cause of death for 18 year old Tiffany Valiante of Atlantic County. Despite pleas from her family otherwise, the State believes that Valiante took her own life by jumping in front of a New Jersey Transit train, and committed suicide. Her family believes otherwise, according to NJ…
One person was killed when a train struck a car on the train tracks in Hammonton Friday afternoon. Police say the train was traveling towards Atlantic City and struck the vehicle on Line Street. No one on board the train was injured; a passenger in the car was taken to a hospital.
New Jersey State Trooper Kenneth Minnes is being hailed as a hero for using a branch and a tshirt to make a tourniquet that helped save a crash victim’s life on the Atlantic City Expressway on Monday. Minnes is a recent graduate of the State Police Academy and made the rescue while he was off…
Pinelands Regional High School was under a lockdown Thursday morning. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the school district was in lockdown mode over a threat that was made by a former student who is no longer in the area. The school is operating under a shelter in place condition.