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ATLANTIC CITY MAN CONVICTED IN 2012 MURDER
MAYS LANDING- Joshua Cross was convicted Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, by an Atlantic County jury for the murder of a 25 year-old Atlantic City man, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. The case was tried before the Honorable Patricia M. Wild, J.S.C. and on Monday afternoon, a jury found Cross, 31, guilty of the …
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO DEATH OF WOMAN IN PLEASANTVILLE
MAYS LANDING- On November 18, 2018, at approximately 2:11 a.m., Pleasantville Police responded to a 911 call in reference to a female lying in the roadway in the area of Prospect Ave., Pleasantville, NJ. She was transported to AtlanticCare City Division where she was pronounced deceased on November 19, 2018. Autopsy was subsequently performed and …
FERDINAND AUGELLO SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON, +30 YEARS FOR MURDER OF APRIL KAUFFMAN
MAYS LANDING—This morning Atlantic County Presiding Judge Bernard E. DeLury sentenced Ferdinand Augello to life in New Jersey state prison plus 30 years for the murder of April Kauffman on May 10, 2012, along with other charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. “Today, Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury sealed the fate of Freddy …
NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS DAY OBSERVED NOV. 30
MAYS LANDING- Each year, National Methamphetamine Awareness Day is observed on Nov. 30, in order to generate awareness about the damaging effects of meth abuse on individuals, families and American communities. “As we continue to grapple with the opioid epidemic, the increased abuse of methamphetamine is starting to infiltrate our county in both suburban and …
TRENTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STRICT LIABILITY HOMICIDE IN DRUG INDUCED DEATHS OF 2 ATLANTIC COUNTY VICTIMS
MAYS LANDING- A 27 year-old man has pleaded guilty in connection to the drug induced deaths of two men who he distributed heroin/fentanyl to in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jonathan Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree Strict Liability Homicide for the Drug-Induced Deaths of: Tuan Tran, 31, …
INVESTIGATION REMAINS ACTIVE OF 4 WOMEN KILLED, BODIES DUMPED IN WEST ATLANTIC CITY IN 2006
MAYS LANDING-Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner refuses to use the label “cold case”, when referring to the unsolved murders of four women whose bodies were found dumped 12 years ago today in a drainage ditch in West Atlantic City. Prosecutor Tyner said law enforcement needs the public’s help as the investigation continues 12 years …
EGG HARBOR CITY TEEN CHARGED IN FATAL SHOOTING OF VENTNOR CITY MAN
MAYS LANDING-Sunil Edla, 61, was shot to death on Thursday evening and a teen is charged in connection to his murder, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Ventnor City Police Department received a 9-1-1 call on Nov. 15, 2018, at 8:04 p.m., for a report of a man down in the area of 8 …
VENTNOR MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN 2017 FATAL STABBING OF AC WOMAN, STABBING OF PENNSYLVANIA MAN
MAYS LANDING – Jose Lopez of Ventnor City pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of an Atlantic City woman and the non-fatal stabbing of a man on February 18, 2017, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Jose B. Lopez, 53, pleaded guilty to the following charges: Murder of Bessy Blanco, 30 years in New …
MAN INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER IN FATAL SHOOTING OF EHT TEEN
MAYS LANDING – An Egg Harbor Township man is indicted in connection to the fatal shooting of a 16 year-old in January, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Ernesto A. Contreras Jimenez, 18, is indicted on the following charges: -First degree Aggravated Manslaughter -Second degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm -Second degree Possession of …
ACPO CHIEF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR ERIK BERGMAN SERVES AS US ARMY CAPTAIN, JUDGE ADVOCATE RESERVIST, VETERANS DIVERSION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
MAYS LANDING- US Army veteran, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Erik Bergman also serves as the coordinator for the ACPO Veteran’s Diversion Program. “As of today we currently have nine participants in the program. The participants meet monthly in front of Presiding Judge Bernard E. DeLury to assess their progress,” Chief Assistant Prosecutor Bergman said. Chief Assistant …