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ACPO RECOGNIZES CHIEF OF COUNTY INVESTIGATORS BRUCE K. DESHIELDS WHO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE THIS MONTH
MAYS LANDING- During this month, ACPO will recognize Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Investigators Bruce DeShields who has reached 40 years of law enforcement service! For the last 4 decades the Chief of County Investigators DeShields has committed himself to protecting and serving many communities in New Jersey. “I have witnessed and admired …

NATIONAL DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION MONTH: ATLANTIC COUNTY SEES INCREASE IN VEHICLE CRASHES, FATALITIES IN 2021
MAYS LANDING – December is National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month and Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill is reminding the public to never drive impaired during this month or any other month of the year. To date, from 2020 over 2021, Atlantic County has seen an increase in the number of motor vehicle …

ATLANTIC CITY POLICE OFFICERS PAY IT FORWARD WITH RANDOM ACTS OF COPNESS IN THANKSGIVING TURKEY GIVEAWAY
ATLANTIC CITY- Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, officers of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Community Relations Unit and Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCO) paid it forward with 300 RANDOM ACTS OF COPNESS, as they distributed 300 turkeys to city residents who attended a turkey giveaway on Thursday, Nov. 18. Atlantic City residents lined up …

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH: ACPO STAFF SERVICES DV VICTIMS
MAYS LANDING- The month of October is observed as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is sharing the total number of domestic violence victims that have been serviced by the Office of Victim Witness Advocacy from 2018 to the present . Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill and the ACPO staff …

INTERGRATING COMMUNICATION, ASSESSMENT & TACTICS (ICAT), ACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (ABLE) TRAINING BEGINS THIS WEEK FOR 1,044 ATLANTIC COUNTY LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS
MAYS LANDING- This week, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office begins ICAT (Integrating Communication, Assessment, and Tactics) and ABLE (Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement) training for 1,044 law enforcement officers in Atlantic County, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The first session of training begins September 21 to Sept. 23, 2021. The training of Atlantic …

RANDOM ACTS OF COPNESS: BRIGANTINE POLICE GIVE BACK TO CHILDREN FOR BIKE SAFETY
BRIGANTINE- The Brigantine Police Department recently gave back with a Random Act of Copness to keep youth in the community safe while riding their bicycles. During the National Night Out event, officers of the Brigantine Police Department distributed free bicycle helmets to the children in attendance. The department recognized Officer Brooke Camp who organized the …

RANDOM ACTS OF COPNESS: ACPO SGT. GAZZARA ALWAYS GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
BRIGANTINE— Each year, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is an opportunity to engage in community policing and law enforcement officers participate in this event in municipalities across our region. For Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. David Gazzara, National Night Out is an opportunity to help the public understand bomb squad equipment and also be educated on safety …

ACTING NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW BRUCK VISITS STAFF AT ACPO
MAYS LANDING- On July 27, 2021, Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck, First Assistant Attorney General, Principal Law Enforcement Advisor Jennifer Davenport and Director of Criminal Justice (DCJ) Lyndsay V. Ruotolo visited the ACPO Office and met with staff. Welcome to the ACPO, General Bruck! On June 30, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy announced that Andrew Bruck …

RANDOM ACTS OF COPNESS: ATLANTIC CITY CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATES WITH SUPPORT FROM OFFICERS OF ACPD NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATION UNIT
ATLANTIC CITY- The Atlantic City Police Citizens Police Academy is a free, nine-week civilian academy for city adults and participants graduated on April 30, 2021. At the graduation, Neighborhood Coordination Officers of the Atlantic City Police Department offered RANDOM ACTS OF COPNESS as they assisted in organizing the event and serving food to graduates and those …

ADDITIONAL JUVENILES ARE CHARGED IN STORE ROBBERY ON ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK LAST MONTH
ATLANTIC CITY—On Saturday, May 2, 2021, detectives of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and detectives of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Section arrested additional juveniles in connection to a robbery on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on April 1, 2021, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced. This investigation is continuing in order to …