Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City
Police Look For Hit-Run Driver In Atlantic City Atlantic City police seek the public’s help locating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian and fled, authorities said. On Sunday at 1:16 a.m., patrol officers responded to Arkansas and Pacific Avenues for a report of a pedestrian struck by two vehicles.  The pedestrian, 68, of Galloway Township, was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with serious injuries, police said. An investigation revealed that the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that immediately fled the area, police said.  The vehicle fled northbound on Missouri Avenue toward Atlantic A…
Report: Transphobic Rant Spurs Dueling Harassment Case For NJ School School Admin, Diners Report: Transphobic Rant Spurs Dueling Harassment Case For NJ School School Admin, Diners
Report: Transphobic Rant Spurs Dueling Harassment Case For NJ School School Admin, Diners The vice principal of a New Jersey middle school who tossed beer at a group of people filming his wife rant against a transgender women's bathroom is accusing the people who got hit with the beer of harassment. And the people who got hit with the beer are accusing the school admin of the same. A Galloway Township municipal court judge on Thursday is expected to examine the cases of Michael Smurro -- who works at Neptune Middle School -- along with those he accused of harassing him and his wife, Lisa, AP News reports. The incident occurred April 24 at Fred and Ethel's in Absecon. An admini…
SEEN HER? Galloway Mother, 46, Missing In South Jersey SEEN HER? Galloway Mother, 46, Missing In South Jersey
Seen HER? Galloway Mother, 46, Missing In South Jersey Police in South Jersey seek the public's help finding a 46-year-old mother who has gone missing, authorities said. Family members last saw Heather Kaczynski of Galloway Township about 5 p.m. on Thursday, police said. Galloway mother Heather Kaczynski went missing on Thursday evening, police say.Facebook/ Galloway Township PD When Kaczynski's husband and children returned at about 11 p.m. she wasn't home, police said. Her purse, cellphone and other personal belongings had been left behind, police said on Facebook. Kaczynski is considered endangered due to an unspecified medical incident…
South Jersey Woman, 26, Admits Driving Over 100 MPH In Fatal Head-On DUI Crash South Jersey Woman, 26, Admits Driving Over 100 MPH In Fatal Head-On DUI Crash
South Jersey Woman, 26, Admits Driving Over 100 MPH In Fatal Head-On DUI Crash A 26-year-old woman from Atlantic County has admitted speeding more than 100 mph and driving under the influence during a fatal head-on crash in 2018, authorities said. Kaitlyn Hayes of Pleasantville pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in connection with the two-car crash that killed a Galloway Township woman, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. The motor vehicle crash involving occurred on Dec.19, 2018, at 11:38 p.m. on Pitney Road at Connecticut Avenue in Absecon.  Hayes was traveling southbound on Pitney Road when her car crosse…
South Jersey Guardian Starved 9-Year-Old Girl, Beat Her With Metal Spatula, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Guardian Starved 9-Year-Old Girl, Beat Her With Metal Spatula, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Guardian Starved 9-Year-Old Girl, Beat Her With Metal Spatula, Prosecutor Says A 56-year-old woman from Atlantic County has been arrested on charges that she physically abused one child and endangered two others, authorities said. Stephanie Gregory of Galloway Township was the legal guardian of the three siblings, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. On Wednesday, Gregory was charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated Assault and six counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Tyner said. She also was charged with possession of heroin. The charges stem from Gregory’s failure to properly feed a 9-year-old girl who …
Central Jersey School VP Doused Patrons With Beer As Wife Complained About Transgender Incident Central Jersey School VP Doused Patrons With Beer As Wife Complained About Transgender Incident
Central Jersey School VP Doused Patrons With Beer As Wife Complained About Transgender Incident A vice principal at a Central Jersey  middle school is under investigation after a Facebook post shows him tossing his beer at restaurant patrons in Atlantic County last weekend, according to media reports. Neptune Middle School Vice Principal'Michael Smurro's beer toss came as his wife, Lisa, argued over an alleged transgender woman using the women’s bathroom with her at the restaurant, Fred & Ethel’s Lantern Light and Tavern in Smithville, Galloway Township on Saturday, according to BreakingAC.com. School District Superintendent Tami Crader, said she’d just learned of the inciden…
Trio Charged With Murder, 30 Indicted In South Jersey Drug Ring Bust Trio Charged With Murder, 30 Indicted In South Jersey Drug Ring Bust
Trio Charged With Murder, 30 Indicted In South Jersey Drug Ring Bust Thirty people have been indicted by an Atlantic County Grand Jury as part of a large-scale drug distribution ring from which $2.6 million in cash was seized,  authorities.said. Three of the men named in the indictment are also charged in connection to the fatal February 2019 shooting of Demond Tally in Atlantic City, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Since March 2017, an investigation was conducted by the ACPO Guns, Gangs and Narcotics Unit into Steven Martinez, 27, and Shiraz Khan, 31, for operating a large-scale drug distribution organization in Atlantic County,…
South Jersey Fire Displaces Several Residents South Jersey Fire Displaces Several Residents
South Jersey Fire Displaces Several Residents A fire in Atlantic County displaced several people. The fire started in the back of the two-story single-family home on Philadelphia Avenue in Galloway Township, according to reports. It extended to a second building, but there was minimal damage, authorities said. Six occupants of the home were relocated by the Red Cross, a fire official said.
State Police ID South Jersey Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Weekend Crash State Police ID South Jersey Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Weekend Crash
State Police ID South Jersey Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Weekend Crash Authorities have identified a motorcyclist killed in a weekend crash in South Jersey as an Atlantic County resident. Miguel Lebron, 24, of Galloway Township, was riding a motorcycle north on Shaffer Avenue in Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, about 6:40 a.m. on Saturday when the vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a tree, according to Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Lebron was pronounced dead at the scene, Peele said on Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are being handled by DeMarco-Luisi Funeral Home in Vineland.
Feds: NY Man Who 'Sextorted' Underage Jersey Girl Nabbed By FBI When He Arrives In AC For Sex Feds: NY Man Who 'Sextorted' Underage Jersey Girl Nabbed By FBI When He Arrives In AC For Sex
Feds: NY Man Who 'Sextorted' Underage Jersey Girl Nabbed By FBI When He Arrives In AC For Sex A New York man who ruthlessly “sextorted” a minor into having sex with him at a hotel in Atlantic City was arrested by federal agents when he showed up, authorities said. Zachary Williams 33, told the victim that he was 17 when they first met on SnapChat last September, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Williams asked for and got nude photos of the victim, then threatened to send them to the Galloway Township teen’s family and friends, she said. “He ultimately convinced the victim to meet him at a hotel in Atlantic County and agreed to allow the victim to d…
South Jersey Driver Indicted For Manslaughter In Hit-Run Crash, Killing Galloway Woman, 48 South Jersey Driver Indicted For Manslaughter In Hit-Run Crash, Killing Galloway Woman, 48
South Jersey Driver Indicted For Manslaughter In Hit-Run Crash, Killing Galloway Woman, 48 An Atlantic County Grand Jury has returned an indictment of aggravated manslaughter against an Absecon man who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 48 year-old Galloway Township woman last spring, authorities said. Keneet Camacho, 39, was indicted on the following charges: first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, third-degree assault by auto and third-degree causing death while unlicensed/suspended, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner At 7:58 a.m. on April 20, 2020, the Galloway Townshi…
Pedestrian, 74, Struck, Killed In Atlantic County Pedestrian, 74, Struck, Killed In Atlantic County
Pedestrian, 74, Struck, Killed In Atlantic County A 74-year-old pedestrian from Galloway Township was killed when he was struck by a car, authorities said. Charles Winkler Jr., was walking east in the outside westbound lane of Route 30 near South Balboa Avenue in Galloway when he was hit, police said. Julianne Johnson, 55, of Hammonton, was driving west on Route 30 about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday when the collision occurred, police said. Galloway police arrived to find Johnson’s car stopped in the outside lane at the intersection of Columbus Avenue. Officers found Winkler dead in the road. The crash is being investigated by Galloway Police O…