Law Enforcement
INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK: ACPO FINANCIAL CRIMES UNIT SHARES HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
MAYS LANDING- Here are a few topics to review and questions to ask yourself during INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK as the ACPO Financial Crimes Unit supplies you with information to protect you: When dealing with incoming calls, do you know who is on the other end of the phone when you answer the call? If it …
PHILADELPHIA MAN CHARGED IN MAY 2020 FATAL SHOOTING OF 25 YEAR-OLD MAN
MAYS LANDING- A 39 year-old Philadelphia man has been arrested on murder and weapons charges in the May 1, 2020 fatal shooting of a Pleasantville man, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Teddy Smith was arrested at a parole office in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. This was a cooperative investigation between the ACPO Major …
ACPO MAJOR CRIMES UNIT INVESTIGATING SHOOTING OF MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS IN A.C.
ATLANTIC CITY- The ACPO MAJOR CRIMES UNIT is on the scene of a shooting in Atlantic City where multiple individuals were shot, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. At 3:40 a.m., this morning Atlantic City Police Officers responded to Artic and Iowa Avenues for a report of a shooting. The ACPO MAJOR CRIMES UNIT …
ATLANTIC CITY MAN ABDUL BAILEY WANTED FOR MAY 2013 MURDER OF 21 YEAR-OLD A.C. MAN
MAYS LANDING – Abdul Bailey of Atlantic City is currently wanted by police and is charged with Murder in the 2013 fatal shooting of 21 year-old William Clegg, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. On Saturday May 4, 2013, at approximately 2:29 p.m., Atlantic City Police Department received a 911 call in reference to …
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO FATAL STABBING; MAN CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
ATLANTIC CITY- Following a physical altercation Saturday night near the intersection of Pennsylvania and Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, an investigation is continuing into a fatal stabbing by the ACPO Major Crimes Unit, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. On Saturday, October 10, 2020, at approximately 11:29 p.m., Atlantic City Police officers responded to a …
ACPO RESILIENCY PROGRAM OFFICERS ARE BREAKING THE SILENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH: IF YOU NEED SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING
MAYS LANDING- In observance of SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH, the designated Resiliency Program Officers of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office have a message for their fellow law enforcement officers, coping with stress on the job and maintaining their mental health. IF YOU NEED SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. WE ARE HERE TO HELP. In August 2019, the New …
CHIEF OF ATLANTIC COUNTY INVESTIGATORS BRUCE K. DESHIELDS MARKS 1 YEAR OF SERVICE AS ACPO CHIEF
MAYS LANDING- ACPO Chief of Atlantic County Investigators Bruce K. DeShields has served with the ACPO for over 30 years. Chief DeShields is a veteran law enforcement officer with over 37 years of law enforcement experience when he started his law enforcement career in 1982. Chief DeShields has served the ACPO as a Captain of …
ACPO PROSECUTOR TYNER COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING WHAT’S GOING ON AT INTERSECTION OF RACE & LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Intersection of Race and Law Enforcement Changing Law Enforcement’s Perception of the Communities they are Sworn to Protect by Damon G. Tyner, Atlantic County Prosecutor “Mother, mother, there’s too many of you crying. Brother, brother, brother, there’s far too many of you dying.” “Picket lines, and picket signs . . . don’t punish …
ATLANTIC CITY MAN SENTENCED ON NARCOTICS CHARGES
MAYS LANDING— A 41 year-old Atlantic City man has been sentenced on narcotics possession charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Tahir Gregory, 41, was sentenced on July 21, 2020, to New Jersey state prison for a sentence of 15 years with a 7 ½ year period of parole ineligibility. “This defendant persistently threatened …
ACPO STAFF PROTECTED WITH COVID-19 MASKS
MAYS LANDING- Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office staff are equipped with custom ACPO masks to keep them protected as they continue to serve the communities in Atlantic County, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. During this time the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is operational, however we please ask that you call before coming to the …