WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: FEMALE ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS REPRESENTING ACPO
MAYS LANDING- Did you know that the legal staff of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is served by 38 Assistant Prosecutors and 25 of those APs are women? These female Assistant Prosecutors serve in various units at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. In observance of Women’s History Month, you will be introduced to some of …
GALLOWAY MAN ARRESTED ON NARCOTICS CHARGES FOLLOWING MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION
MAYS LANDING-Following a month-long investigation by the ACPO Gangs, Guns & Narcotics Unit a Galloway Township man was arrested and charged on Thursday with multiple narcotics offenses, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On March 3, 2022, a search warrant was executed at 318 Xanthus Avenue in Galloway Township and two search warrants were also executed upon …
A.C. WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER
MAYS LANDING- A 37 year-old Atlantic City woman was sentenced today on a charge of Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to the fatal stabbing of Kenneth Fenwick Jr. on Nov. 1, 2018, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Khaleeia Bass, 37, of Atlantic City, was sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey state prison on …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ACPO VICTIM ADVOCATE COMMITTED TO MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY
MAYS LANDING- ACPO Victim Witness Advocate Shavonne Davis is passionate about addressing stigmas that surround mental conditions that exist in our society and especially within the African American community. Victim Advocate Davis said her undergraduate and graduate education was centered in psychology, specifically within the context of criminal justice settings. Advocate Davis received her Bachelor …
MAYS LANDING MAN SENTENCED TO NJ STATE PRISON FOR DEATH OF 4 YR-OLD SON
MAYS LANDING- A Hamilton Township man has been sentenced to New Jersey state prison in the death of his 4 month-old son, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Jose Rojas was sentenced on a charge of Manslaughter to 10 years NJ state prison subject to the No Early Release Act. Rojas is also subject …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ACPO VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR SHARES WHAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH MEANS TO HIM
MAYS LANDING-ACPO Victim Witness Coordinator Raymond Royster said he was raised to celebrate Black History all year long. As a Victim Advocate, he said he appreciates that he can identity with some of the issues that Black and other minority victims experience. “It has allowed numerous victims, particularly, Black male victims, to speak openly …
PLEASANTVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YRS IN STATE PRISON FOR KILLING OF A.C. WOMAN
MAYS LANDING – A Pleasantville man has been sentenced to New Jersey state prison for Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to the killing of a woman in Atlantic City in April 2018, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On Thursday, February 10, 2022, Mark Huff, 58, was sentenced by Judge Ridgway to 25 years …
ACPO MAJOR CRIMES UNIT INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING IN SOMERS POINT
MAYS LANDING- The ACPO Major Crimes Unit and the Somers Point Police Department are cooperatively investigating the fatal shooting of a man Thursday evening, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. ACPO Major Crimes investigators responded to the Somers Point Village Thursday evening for a report of a male gunshot victim. Somers Point Police Department …
ACPO CHIEF OF COUNTY INVESTIGATORS DESHIELDS RECOGNIZED FOR 4 DECADES OF SERVICE BY ACPO CAPTAIN & FRIEND 
MAYS LANDING- During 4 decades of law enforcement service, ACPO Chief of County Investigators Bruce K. DeShields has earned the respect of law enforcement partners across New Jersey and he has forged many friendships. One of those friendships includes a 40-year bond with ACPO Capt. Chuck DeFebbo. ACPO Chief of Atlantic County Investigators Bruce K. …
ACPO RECOGNIZES CHIEF OF COUNTY INVESTIGATORS BRUCE K. DESHIELDS WHO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE THIS MONTH
MAYS LANDING- During this month, ACPO will recognize Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Investigators Bruce DeShields who has reached 40 years of law enforcement service! For the last 4 decades the Chief of County Investigators DeShields has committed himself to protecting and serving many communities in New Jersey. “I have witnessed and admired …