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JURY CONVICTS MARGATE MAN OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION & DISTRIBUTION
MAYS LANDING- A 40 year-old Margate man was found guilty Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, on child pornography charges by an Atlantic County jury, following 2-day trial before Judge Donna Taylor, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Robert Ferry was charged on April 19, 2019, following a year long investigation. The investigation involved a device originating …

MARGATE POLICE OFFICERS GIVE BACK-TO-SCHOOL RANDOM ACT OF COPNESS
MARGATE— Last month, officers of the Margate Police Department stepped up and gave back to the children in the region as they head back to school this year in a RANDOM ACT OF COPNESS. On Aug. 8, Margate Police Officers helped a group of teens from the “Tools for School” initiative as they packed backpacks …

GALLOWAY WOMAN CHARGED IN 3 TOWNS WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, THEFT
MAYS LANDING— After a cooperative investigation by four Atlantic County law enforcement agencies, a Galloway Township woman is facing animal cruelty, theft and other charges, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Jodi Wozniak, 45, is charged with animal cruelty and additional charges in Absecon, Galloway Township and Linwood, following a cooperative investigation by the …

MAN CHARGED IN 03′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 5 YR-OLD GALLOWAY GIRL AFTER BEING CHARGED LAST WEEK IN 96′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF BRIGANTINE GIRL, 10
MAYS LANDING- An Egg Harbor City man faces new charges by Galloway Township Police for the sexual assault of a 5 year-old girl in 2003, after he was charged last week by the Brigantine Police Department and the New Jersey State Police with the sexual assault of a 10 year-old Brigantine girl in connection to …

ACPO MAJOR CRIMES UNIT, GALLOWAY TWP POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATION OF 1985 FATAL SHOOTING OF 79 YEAR-OLD MAN
MAYS LANDING. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Galloway Township Police Department continue to investigate the 1985 unresolved fatal shooting of Etrul Barnett, 79, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. “Thirty-six years have passed since the fatal shooting of Etrul Barnett and the discovery of his body in his home. …

INTERGRATING COMMUNICATION, ASSESSMENT & TACTICS (ICAT), ACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (ABLE) TRAINING BEGINS THIS WEEK FOR 1,044 ATLANTIC COUNTY LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS
MAYS LANDING- This week, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office begins ICAT (Integrating Communication, Assessment, and Tactics) and ABLE (Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement) training for 1,044 law enforcement officers in Atlantic County, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The first session of training begins September 21 to Sept. 23, 2021. The training of Atlantic …

ATLANTIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE MOVES TO DETAIN MAN CHARGED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 10 YEAR-OLD GIRL IN BRIGANTINE 25 YEARS AGO
MAYS LANDING— The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office will move to detain an Egg Harbor City man who was arrested and charged last week with the sexual assault of a 10 year-old girl inside her Brigantine home 25 years ago, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Last week, the New Jersey State Police and Brigantine …

3 SEPARATE ACPO, HIDTA NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS RESULT IN INDICTMENTS OF 5 WOMEN, 2 MEN
MAYS LANDING- Three separate narcotics investigations led by the Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDTA Task Force and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, & Narcotics Unit, with assistance from multiple state, county and local law enforcement agencies has resulted in the indictments of 7 defendants by three Atlantic County Grand Juries, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary …

2 MEN INDICTED ON MURDER, WEAPONS CHARGES FOR 2013 FATAL SHOOTING
MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic County Grand Jury has indicted two men on murder and weapons charges in the 2013 fatal shooting of 21 year-old William Clegg, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Abdul Bailey, 29, and 27 year-old Austin Clark of Bridgeton have been indicted on the following charges: 1. Murder 2. Conspiracy to …

4 WIDENER LAW SCHOOL GRADS SWORN-IN AS ACPO ASST. PROSECUTORS
MAYS LANDING— On Thursday, September 9, 2021, four graduates of Widener University Delaware Law School were sworn in as Assistant Prosecutors at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Paige Cramer, Alyssa Gilboy, Jessica Marie O’Hearn and Shelby Scheffler were sworn in as ACPO Assistant Prosecutors on Thursday morning by …