Stone Harbor Police arrested 32 year old Wesley Minnich of Pennsylvania who was a fugitive from justice. Police responded to a disturbance call on May 24th and Minnich was arrested; during his arrest, he was combative with police and and spit on an officer. ##
A 52 year old woman from Cape May Court House was arrested and charged with burglary and theft following an incident in Stone Harbor Thursday night. Police allege Beth Sondles broke into a home and allegedly removed multiple bottles of alcohol from the residence. ##
Longtime Middle Township High School tennis coach Matt Gilbert is now the head coach of the boys’ soccer team. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Gilbert has been appointed to the job by the Board of Education, replacing longtime soccer coach John Maher who resigned. ##
Avalon has received a large state grant for street reconstruction. Mayor Marty Pagliughi announced that the Borough has received over $180,000 for the reconstruction of a portion of 39th Street in the community. The grant came from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. ##
A couple of motor vehicle accidents on the Garden State Parkway have caused major problems on Friday. A vehicle overturned on the Parkway during the morning commute near Exit 17; that wreck was cleared. During the early afternoon hours, another accident on the Parkway in the southbound lanes near milepost 20 closed one lane of…
A 22 year old man was killed after being struck by two motor vehicles on Route 55 early Friday morning. New Jersey State Police say Laron Washington Jr. of Sewell walked into the roadway in Maurice River Township shortly after 1:00am. He was pronounced dead at the scene. ##
Middle Township Police have charged a local couple with drug distribution charges. Police found over a half ounce of crack cocaine and marijuana in a residence belonging to 38 year old James “Shakey” Powell and 35 year old Dana Robinson-Powell who live on Main Street in Edgewood. ##
A developing story out of Atlantic County on Friday. The Gazette Leader reports that prosecutors are in court today asking a judge for permission to get a DNA sample from Dr. James Kauffman, the husband of April Kauffman who was found slain in her home five years ago. There have been no arrests connected to…
A Pit Stop convenience store in East Brunswick has run afoul of the law for allegedly selling marijuana and other drug related products in the store. Police say the store was selling pot, pot-laced gummie candies, and cigars laced with THC, the chemical that is present in marijuana. ##
Bruce Springsteen on the Wildwood boardwalk today? A photo posted by the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce on social media seems to show the Boss casually attired on the city’s boardwalk for the start of the Memorial Day weekend. ##