Galloway

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 …

GALLOWAY MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER IN 2019 FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT
MAYS LANDING- A Galloway Township man has been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to a fatal boat crash in July 2019 that killed a 39 year-old woman, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, members of the US Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force – Atlantic City Division, arrested …

BRIAN AVIS INDICTED ON 8 COUNTS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF 10 YEAR-OLD BRIGANTINE GIRL & 5 YEAR-OLD GALLOWAY GIRL
MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic County Grand Jury returned an 8-count indictment on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, against 59 year-old Brian Lee Avis for the sexual assaults of a 10 year-old Brigantine girl in 1996, and a 5 year-old girl in Galloway Township in 2003, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor …

MAN DETAINED ON CHARGES IN 03′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 5 YR-OLD GALLOWAY GIRL; 96′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF BRIGANTINE GIRL, 10
MAYS LANDING- Brian Lee Avis has been detained at the Atlantic County Justice Facility following a detention hearing this morning, after he was charged in connection to the sexual assaults of two girls, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Avis was charged last week by Galloway Township Police for the sexual assault of a …

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. …

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 …