A 20 year-old Egg Harbor Township woman was indicted and arrested last week in connection with a 2014 Memorial Day accident that occurred when her car struck a New Jersey Transit bus. A grand jury charged Melissa Rodriguez, of the 1500 block of Ocean Heights Avenue, with three counts of vehicular homicide in the motor…
Former Pleasantville High School basketball coach Ken Leary will be laid to rest this Sunday. Leary’s funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. at the Absecon United Methodist Church, after a viewing that starts at 2 p.m. Burial will be private. Leary died on Monday at the age of 73 and was the third…
On Thursday morning Pleasantville Police were called to the scene of a car fire at the intersection of Fernwood and McClellan Avenues. Police determined that two cars collided at the intersection, causing one of the vehicles to overturn and catch fire. Firemen extinguished the blaze as the drivers and passengers of the cars stood by and…
A 10 year-old girl from Pleasantville who was reported missing Monday afternoon has been found unharmed in Somers Point. Liani Ellis was last seen between noon and 2 p.m. on Monday along the Pleasantville bike path in the area of Maple Avenue. The Pleasantville Police Department issued an alert for Ellis, who was later located…
A man was shot while driving his vehicle in Pleasantville on Sunday evening. Police say it happened at the intersection of Shore Road and Dolphin Avenue. The victim was shot in the chest and continued driving until he crashed his car in Northfield. Police are combing the crime scene for clues; no arrests have been…
A 21 year old Vineland man was shot once in the leg in Pleasantville. Police say it happened Wednesday night during an attempted robbery along West Greenfield Avenue. Ricardo Ferrera was taken to a local hospital with a non-life threatening injury. The suspect is still on the loose.
Pleasantville Police say a 30 year old man who was assaulted inside his home last month has died as a result of his injuries. Police say 30 year old Jahil Hunter died early S8unday morning of multiple blunt force injuries to his head. Hunter and 22 year old Ebony Harris were assaulted inside their home…
A Pleasantville man claimed a $1 million lottery ticket. The New Jersey Lottery announced on Monday that 62-year-old Ramon Rosario purchased his ticket at 99 Market at 1410 Atlantic Ave. in Atlantic City. The ticket was a second place prize for the Mega Millions. Rosario is a casino kitchen worker in the city. The winning…
Another pedestrian fatality reported in South Jersey, this time involving a bus. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a pedestrian died after being struck by a bus on Wednesday night. According to Pleasantville Police, the victim was a 38-year-old woman, who was struck in the area of West Jersey Avenue and Franklin Boulevard by a New…
Police have released the victim’s name in a shooting that occurred in Pleasantville on Sunday afternoon. Equallie Bumpass, a 36 year-old resident of Pleasantville, was found shot in the head and shoulder in the 300 block of East Greenfield Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Police are still looking for a suspect in the case,…