Law Enforcement
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: WOMEN SERVING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOGNIZED AT ACPO
As 2022 Women’s History Month comes to an end the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office recognizes the woman Investigators who serve in the agency. “Each day I have the privilege of witnessing the drive, determination and commitment shown by the women who serve as detectives at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. I applaud the work ethic …
ACPO CHIEF OF COUNTY INVESTIGATORS ASKS PUBLIC TO BE CAUTIOUS AS MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS INCREASE IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
MAYS LANDING—As vehicle thefts increase in Atlantic County, county and local law enforcement here are echoing warnings from Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin about a serious spike in motor vehicle thefts across the state. “We need residents and visitors alike to be diligent when securing their vehicles, removing valuables and practicing all safety precautions …
ACPO CAPT. BRIAN LEE GRADUATES IN 281ST SESSION FROM FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
MAYS LANDING-The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is proud to welcome home Capt. Brian Lee who has graduated from the FBI National Academy after 10 weeks of advanced training. On March 17, Capt. Lee, along with 257 other law enforcement officers of the 281st session graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. “I am …
GALLOWAY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 1ST DEGREE DRUG RELATED DEATH OF 59 YEAR-OLD FATAL OVERDOSE VICTIM
MAYS LANDING- A Galloway Township man has pleaded guilty to first degree Strict Liability for a Drug Related Death and narcotics charges in connection to the 2018 fatal overdose of 59 year-old Anthony Tamburelli, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Brian Whitted, 56, pleaded guilty to first-degree Strict Liability for Drug Induced Death, second-degree …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: ACPO ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR PROUD TO BE A DIVERSE, FEMALE ATTORNEY
MAYS LANDING-Atlantic County Assistant Prosecutor Megan A. Moore, says that there has been no time more meaningful than now to be a diverse female attorney. Assistant Prosecutor Moore said she is emotionally moved, following the recent nomination of the first Black female to the U.S. Supreme Court. She said that more law students, young women …
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: FEMALE ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS REPRESENTING ACPO
MAYS LANDING- Did you know that the legal staff of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is served by 38 Assistant Prosecutors and 25 of those APs are women? These female Assistant Prosecutors serve in various units at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. In observance of Women’s History Month, you will be introduced to some of …
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 …
A.C. WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER
MAYS LANDING- A 37 year-old Atlantic City woman was sentenced today on a charge of Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to the fatal stabbing of Kenneth Fenwick Jr. on Nov. 1, 2018, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Khaleeia Bass, 37, of Atlantic City, was sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey state prison on …
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 …
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 …