An Egg Harbor Township man has been indicted on 36 counts in connection with impersonating a police officer and kidnapping and sexually assaulting at least eight women in Atlantic City. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Hiten Patel, 34, of Ridge Avenue, on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, criminal restraint, attempted sexual assault,…
A double homicide case has turned in a conviction. A jury found Patrick Latko guilty in the double murder of Diana Patterson, 64, and her son Ryan, 29, inside their Hammonton home in 2011. A sentencing date has been scheduled for June 10. The defense raged that there was no DNA evidence at the scene…
The body found Wednesday morning in Ocean City has been identified as the missing boater. State Police say that they have confirmed the identity of David McAuliffe. The Cape Hatteras went missing last Tuesday and the search has been on every since. Ocean City Public Works was cleaning the beach in the morning when it…
North Wildwood officially has a new police chief. Matt Gallagher took his oath of office on Wednesday morning at city hall. Gallagher was groomed for this switch with a reorganization that took place within the police department at the end of last year. He is replacing Robert Matteucci, who was the previous chief in the…
Bayfest in Somers Point is a party every year, but five underaged teenagers are going to wish they didn’t. The state Alcoholic Beverage Commission says that the arrests were made at Doc’s Place and The Anchorage. An investigation will now take place of both establishments to see what if any penalties are levied against them. The arrests…
The sale of the Atlantic Club Casino is off. A statement was released on Wednesday by Atlantic Club’s Chief Operating Officer Michael Frawley said the deal is dead in its current form because PokerStars missed a key deadline in getting licensed to operate the casino. The Atlantic Club Casino will remain open in the meantime…
Schooling in Camden looks like it will be controlled by the state. The Board of Education there voted 4-2 to not use legal means to fight the decision by the Christie administration. The board of education could have fought Christie in court, and many in attendance thought they should have. The state previously had the city…
N.J. State Police have confirmed that a body has been found on the Ocean City beach at about 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. Ocean City Public Works found the body while doing beach clean up, according to police Captain Steve Ang. Ocean City police have blocked off a section of the beach between 25th and 26th Streets and the…
Wednesday, May 1st is the day that parking meter enforcement returns to Wildwood Crest. Parking meters for the 2013 summer season in will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Monday, Sept. 30, as per a resolution passed by the borough’s Board of Commissioners earlier this year. Parking meter rates for the…
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office released new information in the shooting death of a 19 year-old Pleasantville man. According to their ongoing investigation, Alexis Yamil Perez called police and said he had a weapon and was ready to commit an act of violence. Four Pleasantville officers arrived at the scene and used verbal commands and pepper…