14-Year-Old Arrested In Atlantic City Shooting, Handgun Recovered: Police
A 14-year-old juvenile wanted in a recent shooting has been arrested, authorities said.
On May 31, at 9:33 p.m., Atlantic City patrol officers responded to the first block of South Florida Avenue in reference to a report that someone was shot. Police found a man shot multiple times.
The victim, 29, of Atlantic City, was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for treatment of his injuries. An investigation conducted by detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit led to the identification and charges against a 14-year-old juvenile, police said.
On Friday, June 10, at 8:…
NJ Ring That Dealt Fentanyl, Crack Smashed By Federal, County, Local Crime-Fighting Team
Eleven accused members of a drug ring that authorities said openly peddled crack and potentially fatal fentanyl in a Newark neighborhood were charged federally on Wednesday.
The ring's "primary supplier," Frazier Burton, 46, was caught with 100 bricks of heroin and fentanyl when tactical officers arrested him Wednesday morning, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
At 50 bags per brick, that's 5,000 individual packages -- all of which Honig said carried the neighborhood drug network's particular stamps.
The case took several months for an ad hoc team of local, county and federal inve…
3 Wounded In Flurry Of Atlantic City Shootings
A series of shootings left three people wounded in Atlantic City, authorities said.
At 10:41 p.m. Monday, Atlantic City patrol officers responded to the 1200 block of Drexel Avenue in reference to a ShotSpotter alert, a police spokesman said.
There was evidence of gunfire located, but no victim located on Drexel, police said.
A short time later, a shooting victim, 25, was located in the 300 block of Rosemont Place. A second shooting victim, 46, was located inside a residence in the 100 block of north South Carolina Avenue. Both men were transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Cen…
