Linwood

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 …

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 …

NJ APPELLATE DIVISION AFFIRMS CONVICTION OF FERDINAND AUGELLO IN 2018 MURDER TRIAL OF APRIL KAUFFMAN
MAYS LANDING— On April 20, 2021, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division unanimously affirmed the conviction and all evidentiary rulings made by Judge Bernard E. DeLury in the 2018 murder trial of Ferdinand ‘Freddy’ Augello, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. The unanimous decision by Judges Gilson, Moynihan, and Gummer unanimously affirmed the …

ACPO BEGINS SUPERVISION OF LINWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS
MAYS LANDING-Effective Jan. 1, 2021, following an investigation into several complaints of alleged misconduct by Linwood Chief of Police John Hamilton the supervision of the Linwood Police Department will be under the statutory authority vested in the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. “As such, I am compelled to exercise the authority over the day to day …

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 …

FERDINAND AUGELLO GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS FOR MURDER OF APRIL KAUFFMAN
MAYS LANDING—This afternoon an Atlantic County jury unanimously found Ferdinand Augello guilty in the murder of April Kauffman on May 10, 2012, racketeering and drug charges. “After six years and four and a half months a jury has found Ferdinand Augello guilty of all counts in connection with the murder of April Kauffman. While they …

LEADER OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING NETWORK SENTENCED
MAYS LANDING – A 38 year-old man was sentenced for drug trafficking and multiple drug-related charges on Friday, July 6, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Frank Gulli was sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 18 years in New Jersey State Prison with 9 years parole ineligibility on the following charges: First degree Leader …

COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST OF LEADER OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING NETWORK
MAYS LANDING – A 38 year-old man pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and multiple drug-related charges on Monday, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Frank Gulli, who maintained residences in Egg Harbor Township, Brigantine, Somers Point and Margate, pleaded guilty to first degree Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network, second-degree Possession of Heroin and/or …

ACPO INVESTIGATING APPARENT MURDER/SUICIDE IN LINWOOD
MAYS LANDING – Investigators from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating an apparent murder/suicide of a man and a woman in Linwood, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. On Wednesday, Linwood Police and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office were notified that a man and woman were found dead in their home in Linwood. …