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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 …
MEET ACPO CHIEF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR JOHN FLAMMER, ATLANTIC COUNTY’S LIASION TO NJ’S HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
MAYS LANDING- Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Flammer has been handling human trafficking cases in Atlantic County since 2015. He was assigned in 2020, as Atlantic County’s Liaison to the New Jersey Human Trafficking Task Force of the Office of the Attorney General’s Office. The goals of the state’s Human Trafficking Task …
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH: OFFICE OF VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCACY’S ROLE IN ASSISTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
Q & A WITH ACPO VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR RAYMOND ROYSTER & VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCATE MELODY KIRBY ~Victim Witness Advocate Melody Kirby, how long have you served in the ACPO Victim Witness Unit and how many Human Trafficking cases/clients have you assisted with services? VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCATE KIRBY: I’ve been working as a Victim Advocate for …
MARGATE MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YRS IN PRISON ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
MAYS LANDING- A 40 year-old Margate man has been sentenced to New Jersey state prison on child pornography charges, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Robert Ferry was sentenced by Judge Donna Taylor on Monday Jan. 24, 2022, to 15 years in New Jersey state prison. Ferry has received a mandatory 10-year period of …