Police Involved Shooting

ABSECON POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING INVESTIGATION – CRIMINAL CHARGES
Mays Landing – On Thursday, June 23, 2022, Jalial Whitted, 37 of Absecon was charged with the following : Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, 2C:39-5(1), Possession of a Weapon by Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons, 2C:39-7B(1), and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, 2C:39-4A. The charges stem from an investigation into the …

POLICE OFFICER INVOVLED SHOOTING
ABSECON- On Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:35 am, Police Officers from Absecon and Pleasantville Police Departments responded to the General Dollar Store in the 700 block of New Road, Absecon for a man armed with a gun inside the store. The suspect, Jalial Whitted, 37 of Absecon, NJ was located inside the store by …

Report of Police Officer Involved Shooting – 05.24.22
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is on scene at the Dollar General Store located at the 700 Block of New Road, Absecon, NJ for the report of a Police Officer Involved shooting. Per the N.J. Attorney General Guidelines, the Attorney General’s Office has been notified and members of Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit …

ACPO HONORS ATLANTIC CITY POLICE DETECTIVES WITH ROOTED IN JUSTICE CEREMONIAL TREE PLANTING
MAYS LANDING- On Monday, May 6, 2019, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office will recognize and honor Atlantic City Police Det. Josh Vadell (retired) and Det. Thomas McCabe as part of the First Annual Rooted in Justice Commemorative Tree Planting Ceremony. “On behalf of every law enforcement officer that has served in Atlantic County, past and …

STATEMENT ON NJ SENATE BILL 1036, NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS OF FATAL POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
MAYS LANDING- A law was signed on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, by Gov. Phil Murphy that requires the NJ Attorney General’s Office to take over investigations from county prosecutor’s offices of fatal police-involved shootings of individuals or other fatal incidents with police officers. County prosecutors have previously handled the investigations of fatal police involved shootings …

BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE OF FATAL ATLANTIC CITY POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING, JUNE 22, 2018
ATLANTIC CITY- On the evening of June 22, 2018, Atlantic City Police Officers responded to the 600 block of N. Kentucky Avenue, Atlantic City, for a hit and run traffic crash with injuries. During the investigation, an uninvolved adult male, Timothy Deal, 32, of Atlantic City approached the scene. In an unprovoked attack, Deal subsequently …

UPDATE: POLICE OFFICER STABBED, FATAL POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ATLANTIC CITY, JUNE 22, 2018
ATLANTIC CITY- On the evening of June 22, 2018, Atlantic City Police Officers responded to the 600 block of N. Kentucky Avenue, Atlantic City NJ for a hit and run traffic crash with injuries. During the investigation, an uninvolved adult male, Timothy Deal, 32, of Atlantic City approached the scene. In an unprovoked attack, Deal subsequently …

2 CUMBERLAND COUNTY MEN CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER OF 2 ATLANTIC CITY POLICE OFFICERS
Two Cumberland County men have been convicted in connection to a shooting that occurred on September 3, 2016, in Atlantic City that resulted in the death of one man, and the shooting of an Atlantic City Police Officer, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. Martel D. Chisolm (31) of Millville and Demetris Cross (30) …

JURY SELECTION TO BEGIN IN TRIAL OF 2 MEN CONNECTED TO 2016 SHOOTING OF ATLANTIC CITY POLICE OFFICER
MAYS LANDING- Jury selection will begin on June 5, 2018, in the upcoming trial of two Cumberland County men in connection to a shooting that occurred on September 3, 2016, in Atlantic City that resulted in the death of one man, and the shooting of an Atlantic City Police Officer, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. …

A Discussion: Police Use of Force & Police Involved Shootings
JOIN ACPO & THE NJ STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ON MAY 17, 2018 FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT POLICE USE OF FORCE & OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS “We are excited to address the community about this very important topic. When law enforcement officers are involved in shootings, the public should understand that the deployment of one’s weapon …