DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH: CRASH INVESTIGATIONS UNIT COMMITTED TO PRESERVING SAFETY ON ATLANTIC COUNTY ROADWAYS
MAYS LANDING— Distracted Driving Awareness Month is a very important time of year for the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Crash Investigations Unit and Atlantic County Assistant Prosecutor Kathleen Robinson. From 2018-2022, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Crash Investigations Unit has investigated 156 motor vehicle crashes that resulted in a total of 166 fatalities. According to …
3 CAPTAINS CURRENTLY SERVING AT ACPO ARE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY GRADUATES
MAYS LANDING- Did you know that 3 Captains currently serving at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office are graduates of the FBI National Academy? ACPO Capt. Kevin Hincks is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 268. In December 2003, Captain Hincks was hired by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Captain Hincks received his bachelor’s …
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH: ACPO SVU UNIT HANDLED OVER 700 SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONS SINCE 2019
MAYS LANDING-April is observed as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and April 7, 2022, is designated as SAAM Day of Action. SAAM Day of Action provides a day to focus awareness on sexual violence prevention. Through education, SAAM Day of Action aims to stop sexual assault, harassment and abuse before they happen. To bring awareness …
N.Y. MAN CONVICTED IN 2018 SEXUAL ASSAULT OF HOTEL HOUSEKEEPER
MAYS LANDING- Following a six day trial, a New York man was convicted by an Atlantic County jury for the sexual assault of a hotel housekeeper in 2018, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On March 31, 2022, before Judge Pamela D’Arcy, Jamel Carlton, 36, was found guilty on the following counts: Count 1 …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: WOMEN SERVING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOGNIZED AT ACPO
As 2022 Women’s History Month comes to an end the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office recognizes the woman Investigators who serve in the agency. “Each day I have the privilege of witnessing the drive, determination and commitment shown by the women who serve as detectives at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. I applaud the work ethic …
ACPO CHIEF OF COUNTY INVESTIGATORS ASKS PUBLIC TO BE CAUTIOUS AS MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS INCREASE IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
MAYS LANDING—As vehicle thefts increase in Atlantic County, county and local law enforcement here are echoing warnings from Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin about a serious spike in motor vehicle thefts across the state. “We need residents and visitors alike to be diligent when securing their vehicles, removing valuables and practicing all safety precautions …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: ACPO VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCATES HAVE 86 YEARS OF COMBINED SERVICE IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
MAYS LANDING-March is Women’s History Month! Did you know the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office of Victim Witness Advocacy is made up of 6 female Victim Witness Advocates with a total of 86 years of service? This Women’s History Month, ACPO will share some of their stories with you. Tricia A Hayek, M.S.W., Supervising Advocate, 23 …
ACPO CAPT. BRIAN LEE GRADUATES IN 281ST SESSION FROM FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
MAYS LANDING-The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is proud to welcome home Capt. Brian Lee who has graduated from the FBI National Academy after 10 weeks of advanced training. On March 17, Capt. Lee, along with 257 other law enforcement officers of the 281st session graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. “I am …
GALLOWAY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 1ST DEGREE DRUG RELATED DEATH OF 59 YEAR-OLD FATAL OVERDOSE VICTIM
MAYS LANDING- A Galloway Township man has pleaded guilty to first degree Strict Liability for a Drug Related Death and narcotics charges in connection to the 2018 fatal overdose of 59 year-old Anthony Tamburelli, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Brian Whitted, 56, pleaded guilty to first-degree Strict Liability for Drug Induced Death, second-degree …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: ACPO ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR PROUD TO BE A DIVERSE, FEMALE ATTORNEY
MAYS LANDING-Atlantic County Assistant Prosecutor Megan A. Moore, says that there has been no time more meaningful than now to be a diverse female attorney. Assistant Prosecutor Moore said she is emotionally moved, following the recent nomination of the first Black female to the U.S. Supreme Court. She said that more law students, young women …