A pair of men were arrested for separate incidents involving theft in Egg Harbor Township on Friday. Police there say they took Andrew Watts, of Galloway Township, into custody for burglary, theft, and criminal trespass for an incident that took place on Naples Ave. in West Atlantic City. Also arrested was John Melchiondo, of Egg…
A search warrant was executed at a motel in Egg Harbor Township on Friday. Adrien Lassiter was arrested and charged with possession of heroin and related offenses. As a result of the search warrant, 38 packets of suspected heroin were seized, along with paraphernalia. Also arrested was Zoraida Velez from Pleasantville. Velez was in the…
An Atlantic County woman was sentenced Friday for murdering her boyfriend inside their Egg Harbor Township home in 2006. Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael Blee sentenced Eileen Leone, 46-years-old, to 30 years of jail in a New Jersey State Prison for the June 29, 2006 murder of Darius Smith, 32, inside the Egg Harbor…
A Bridgeton man was indicted for human trafficking for sex of a child and two adults. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Marcus Tukes, of Bridgeton, for human trafficking, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance. He faces the potential of 20 years in prison.
A huge land auction is going to take place in Atlantic City on Thursday. The properties involved include a couple of bars and plenty of beach blocks. The sale is being run by AC Auctions. The hope is the sale will add a lot of money to the tax rolls, which is desperately needed for…
Some Margate residents bitterly fought a dune project and lost…now that project will occur right in the middle of the summer tourism season. Margate officials announced that the controversial dune project will start in late June and run up until the Labor Day weekend. Four blocks of beachfront will be blocked off at any time…
A very large tax increase is in the works for residents of Ventnor. Officials have introduced a new $30.2 million budget that includes a 7.7 cent increase in the local tax rate. The average homeowner would pay over $230 in additional taxes. Mayor Beth Holtzman says the budget is needed to move the city forward…
Three people were injured during a traffic accident Monday afternoon in Galloway Township that involved a vehicle going the wrong way. Police say a 62 year old New York driver crashed into two other vehicles in the westbound lanes of Route 30; the driver was heading eastbound. The roadway was closed for about an hour.
Police in Galloway Township are investigating the death of an Uber driver from Ocean County who’s body was found inside a local motel room. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 32 year old Greg Gdovin checked into a Rodeway Inn on Saturday morning and was scheduled to check out Sunday morning. A motel manager…
A motor vehicle crash led to non-life threatening injuries in Hamilton Township. An investigation revealed that a vehicle driven by Marie Luciano, of Galloway Township, struck a vehicle driven by Sterling Tolbert Jr, of Absecon. Tolbert sustained minor injury and was treated at the scene by the Township of Hamilton Rescue. Luciano sustained non-life threatening…