17-Year-Old With Loaded Handgun Threatened To Shoot Ex, Her Mom: Atlantic City Police
A 17-year-old Atlantic City teenager was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 14, after he threatened to shoot two people, authorities said.
At 4:17 p.m., officers responded to the 2900 block of Fairmount Avenue after the teenager was brandishing a handgun, threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend and her mother, Atlantic City police said.
Officers located the 17-year-old in a vehicle and attempted to take him into custody but he became combative and resisted arrest, police said. He was eventually taken into custody, police said. A loaded handgun was found underneath his seat, police said. …
Egg Harbor City DWI Driver Who Killed 8-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Edward Johnston, a 26-year-old Egg Harbor City man, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday, May 13, after pleading guilty to driving drunk and killing an 8-year-old Philadelphia boy in 2023.
On Sunday, July 23, Johnston had been drinking at bars throughout Atlantic City, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.
While driving on the White Horse Pike in Absecon, he failed to negotiate a curve and struck a parked car while going 107 miles per hour, authorities said.
Javier Velez was asleep in the car while his father and younger brother were fishing nearby, authorities said. Ve…
Ocean County Trio Shot Into Toms River Residence: Prosecutor
Three Ocean County residents were indicted by a grand jury for attempted murder on Thursday, May 8, after they shot into a residence in Toms River in January, authorities said.
On Monday, Jan. 13, at 1:55 a.m., Toms River police responded to Justice Court after three men shot into a residence occupied by an adult and two children, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
The three men were later identified as Lyjhahn Cromartie, a 19-year-old Lakehurst resident, Shazir Vallade, a 20-year-old Lakewood resident and Javir Askew-Mayweather, a 21-year-old Manchester resident, Billhimer sai…
Fugitive Arrested In NY For AC Shooting: Police
A 51-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, three days after he shot an Atlantic City resident, authorities said.
On Saturday, May 3, at 2:11 p.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of Baltic Avenue and found a 52-year-old Atlantic City man with a gunshot wound, Atlantic City police said.
The shooting occurred after the suspect, Edwin Biggs, and the victim engaged in a verbal dispute, police said.
Following the shooting, Biggs fled to New York, where he was tracked down by the New York City Police Department and US Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, poli…
Man Who Shot Victim, Left Him Lying In Street In Atlantic City Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Galloway man was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Monday, May 5, for the murder of an Atlantic City man in 2019, authorities said.
Shamar Scott was previously convicted of first degree murder and multiple weapons offenses in March, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
On Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 at 5 a.m., Atlantic City police responded to Presbyterian Avenue and found Demond Tally lying in the street after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. Tally was pronounced dead later that morning, authorities said.
Scott has remained incarcerated in the…
Air Quality Alert Issued For South Jersey After Wildfires
The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert on Wednesday, April 23, for parts of Southern New Jersey following the devastating wildfires in eastern Ocean County.
The air quality alert was issued for Ocean-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington and includes the cities of Jackson, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island and Wharton State Forest.
The massive wildfire has burned through 11,500 acres — threatening homes, destroying property, and leaving thousands without power as o…
