Apparent Murder/Suicide – Mullica Township, NJ
MAYS LANDING – Investigators from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and the Mullica Township Police Department are investigating an apparent murder/suicide of a man and a woman in Mullica Township, NJ, Atlantic County. On July 4, 2022 at approximately 12:00 am, the Mullica Township Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office …
Child Abduction Response Team (CART) Training
MAYS LANDING- Dates of Training: June 27, 28 and 29. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is hosting three-days of training on the topic of Child Abduction Response Team (CART) for approximately 70 law enforcement officers and non-sworn individuals from Atlantic and Cape May Counties. CART training consists of training for law enforcement and non-sworn individuals …
ABSECON POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING INVESTIGATION – CRIMINAL CHARGES
Mays Landing – On Thursday, June 23, 2022, Jalial Whitted, 37 of Absecon was charged with the following : Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, 2C:39-5(1), Possession of a Weapon by Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons, 2C:39-7B(1), and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, 2C:39-4A. The charges stem from an investigation into the …
EGG HARBOR CITY MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION, DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORONOGRAPHY
A 26-year-old Egg Harbor City man has been charged in connection with the distribution of child abuse images and videos via a social messaging application. Patrick W. Daly, 26, was arrested without incident and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received multiple referrals of inappropriate content distributed …
Fatal Stabbing of Atlantic City Man
ATLANTIC CITY- An investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 65 year-old man on Sunday afternoon in Atlantic City is continuing by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds announced. On June 5, 2022 at approximately 2:20 pm, Atlantic City Police received an emergency call for a male …
Atlantic City Man Arrested and Charged for Pleasantville Homicide
MAYS LANDING – A 36 year-old Atlantic City man was arrested and charged Monday evening in the fatal shooting of a 30 year-old Pleasantville women, Jazmen Martin-Richardson, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary S. Shill announced. On Monday, May 23, 2022, Lamar Pitts of Atlantic City, NJ was arrested at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office where …
Report of Police Officer Involved Shooting – 05.24.22
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is on scene at the Dollar General Store located at the 700 Block of New Road, Absecon, NJ for the report of a Police Officer Involved shooting. Per the N.J. Attorney General Guidelines, the Attorney General’s Office has been notified and members of Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit …
FENTANYL RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
MAYS LANDING- In Atlantic County and nationwide drug overdose deaths connected to Fentanyl continues to rise, according to the latest data available to law enforcement, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. In 2020, Atlantic County saw 105 fentanyl related deaths out of 144 reported overdose deaths. In 2021, Atlantic County saw 142 drug overdose …
EGG HARBOR CITY MAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE NARCOTICS OFFENSES AFTER EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANT
MAYS LANDING –An Egg Harbor City man has been arrested and charged with numerous narcotics offenses, following a Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit investigation that began in December 2021, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On May 4, 2022, members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit executed a search …
MEET ACPO’S NEWEST CHIEF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR ERIKA HALAYKO
MAYS LANDING—Erika Halayko has been promoted as the newest Chief Assistant Prosecutor at Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. “I am proud to announce the well-deserved promotion of Erika Halayko to Chief Assistant Prosecutor at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. I have watched, for over a decade, as Chief Assistant …