The National Weather Service confirmed a minor Meteotsunami was created
Between April and May, Shore News Network polled hundreds of
TOMS RIVER-Let’s face it, our local governments spend a lot
On Thursday, April 12, 2018 the Hamilton Township School District
One was accused of bending back the fingers and rapping the knuckles of uncooperative students. Another allegedly helped kids cheat on state tests. A third robbed a bank. Last year, New Jersey yanked the teaching licenses of 76 teachers and school officials for a wide variety of misconduct, sexual abuse, crimes and other allegations inside and…
TRENTON-He’s not part of the New Jersey Republican establishment, that
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It’s the first day of spring today and that means
by NJSP As Troopers, we need to be ready if
Congratulations go to High School South’s 152-pound wrestler Cole Corrigan,
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Despite its scenic Jersey Shore beaches, mountain destinations, pinelands and
Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the New Jersey Division
CAPE MAY COUNTY — The first of the five Cape May county bridges to get E-ZPass will start to offer the service within the next two months. The installation of E-ZPass at the Ocean City-Longport Bridge could be finished as soon as late November, but will be complete no later than mid-December, according to Cape May…
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BRIGANTINE – A pygmy sperm whale and her young calf had to be euthanized Wednesday after they washed ashore in Brigantine hours apart, officials said. The adult female pygmy sperm whale was found by beach-goers rolling in the surf close to the shoreline at 2 p.m., according Marine Mammal Stranding Center director Bob Schoelkopf. Officials from…
TRENTON — Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian has called for an investigation following a Republican councilman’s claims that his sealed mail-in-ballot had pre-selected three Democrats running for state and local office, according to Philly.com. The councilman and leader of the Atlantic City GOP, Jesse Kurtz, complained to the Attorney General’s Office that the ballot furnished in…
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Millville, New Jersey, man was charged
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ATLANTIC CITY — Rescuers are searching for a swimmer who went missing off the Steel Pier on Tuesday night, according to a report. The man went in the ocean around 10 p.m. and never came out, NBCPhiladelphia.com reported. The U.S. Coast Guard used a a 29-foot response boat and a helicopter to look for the swimmer.…
BEACH HAVEN — A man pulled a sand shark out of the waves with his bare hands on Sunday afternoon and returned it to deeper waters with the help of a lifeguard on a personal watercraft. The roughly three-foot shark made its way to the shoreline in Beach Haven and drew a big crowd when a…
ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey’s first casino has become the first in Atlantic City to let patrons play daily fantasy sports contests for money. Resorts Casino Hotel on Monday launched FastPick, a daily fantasy sports game in which customers choose head-to-head player matchups of real-world athletes. If the customer’s slate of picks outperforms those assigned to…
BRIGANTINE — A pickup truck became stuck in the surf while attempting to launch a personal watercraft at a Brigantine beach on Monday and needed the help from another truck to be pulled to safety. The pickup reportedly became stuck in the north end of Brigantine as dozens of people watched on the busy beach, according…
TENAFLY — Police are investigating the armed robbery of a family who were returning home from a Yonkers casino. The parents and their sons, aged 20 and 17, called police at about 4:43 a.m. on July 2 to report they had been held up at gunpoint in their Franklin Street driveway, Tenafly Police Capt. John Trainor…
WILDWOOD –The Wildwood part-time police officer placed on desk duty last month after a video surfaced showing him punch a man in the face wrote in his incident report that the man struck him first, according to a report. The Press of Atlantic City obtained the account of the June 17 altercation provided by officer Lucas…
OCEAN CITY — Five men from Pennsylvania were arrested on the Fourth of July on charges they assaulted lifeguards on a popular Ocean City beach, according to a report. Two of the men attempted to flee by running through Gillian’s Wonderland Pier on the boardwalk, according to a report by the PressofAtlanticCity.com. Breland Roach, 26, and…
New Jersey could be on the brink of its third heat wave of the year — with temperatures soaring to the 90-degree mark and high humidity making it feel like it’s close to 100 degrees — just in time for Fourth of July weekend. “Summer is back,” said Joe Martucci, a meteorologist at the WeatherWorks forecasting…
MAYS LANDING — A half-dozen men have been indicted on multiple charges in the past week for their alleged involvement in a gunfight that broke out while the suspects were traveling on the Atlantic City Expressway last year, leaving one person dead, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Tuesday. On Aug. 29, at…
SEA ISLE CITY — A popular Cape May County beach town has voted against extending hours for music performances on its boardwalk, according to a report. A proposal to let music continue on the weekends until 10 p.m., instead of 9 p.m. failed to gain support, Councilwoman Mary Tighe told the Press of Atlantic City. Bridge…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Motorists on the Atlantic City Expressway must have done a double-take on Wednesday when they saw a young man hanging from a speeding luxury car by one arm. A video recorded by another driver and shared with 6abc.com shows the shirtless daredevil dangling by one arm from the roof on the driver’s…
New Jersey residents on Friday should be able to end their week with some pretty nice weather that should carry into Saturday. Friday should be mostly sunny with highs near 77. After 2 p.m., however, there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Forecasters say highs will reach 79 in Vineland, Trenton and Newark. There…
ATLANTIC CITY — They’re going to rebuild this city on rock and roll. The former Trump Taj Mahal is receiving a $375 million facelift that will turn it into the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City. Officials anticipate the project to bring 1,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permeant jobs. The opening is anticipated for summer…
The top two contending Republican candidates for the office of Governor in New Jersey, Kim Guadagno and Jack Ciattarelli continue to ignore the growing nightmare facing New Jersey, bail reform.
We’ve asked both campaigns repeatedly to let New Jersey know where they stand on bail reform, but so far, what we received was a new CD release from “Black Train Jack” Ciattarelli mocking Kim Guadagno and more silence from Guadagno who is quickly becoming deserving of her moniker, “Silent Kim”.
The two of them are shining examples of Trenton style politics independent Republicans across New Jersey are sick and tired of. One of them is busy producing music releases (who uses compact discs anyway?), the other making no noise at all.
Here’s what we know about bail reform so far…
TOMS RIVER-Let’s face it, most criminals and drug addicts don’t have long term financial planners and they live life payday to payday to survive. That’s not to say these criminals are not smart. In fact, they are very smart. They know how to get what they need, when they need and however they have to do it.
With changes in New Jersey’s bail reform, many who would be incarcerated until trial, you know those poor individuals who couldn’t make bail under the old system, are getting out of jail just hours after committing their crimes.
They committed those crimes out of necessity. According to local law enforcement authorities most of these criminals commit crimes out of necessity. The need for money to pay for drugs, or they need for money to pay rent. It’s what drives a large portion of the county’s criminals to commit the crimes they commit over and over again.
When they steal your jewelry, your stored away cash or electronics, they aren’t interested in having those items to improve their lives, they steal those items in the hopes of selling them for another heroin fix in most cases.
Criminals also know where to find the easy targets, Ocean County’s 125,000 strong senior population of 65 and overs. 27.7% of Ocean County’s total population are senior citizens.
Senior communities have long been the target of burglars looking for jewelry to pawn so they can get their daily heroin fix. They also know that seniors are a higher score for prescription medication.
In the old days, 2016, many of these criminals who act out of desperation would be held in jail on bail. It was to their benefit and the benefit of the law abiding community outside of jail.
Some say it’s not fair to hold these people in jail while they await trial, but today, the tables have turned. Now it’s not fair to the law abiding population that these individuals are immediately being returned to their communities to commit more crimes.
It has been proven very early on that bail reform isn’t working. Criminals and addicts so desperate for money are being released because a computer says so and because a judge receives a pinky promise from the defendant. That’s all that protects Ocean County’s senior citizens in 2013, a computerized grading system and a promise to not commit more crime and to return to court like a good citizen should.
Except, they’re not going to return to court. They’re not going to stop committing crimes, because in most cases, it’s beyond their own physical and mental control.
While Ocean County’s judges continue this revolving door, they’re only thinking about the rights of the criminals and not the rights of the county’s law abiding residents…especially the senior citizens who are the easy prey for these individuals.
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In January, New Jersey legislators were asked to throw $17.6 million dollars into the new failing bail reform system to hire 20 more judges required to manage the system that has been nothing but a revolving door for repeat criminals in the state.
These are the Jersey Shore area legislators who recently voted to spend $17.6 million on continuing bail reform. We have added their phone numbers for those who want to call to express their concerns.
YES – Voted to spend $17.6 million over 2 years to keep bail reform alive.
NO – Voted against spending $17.6 million
ABSTAIN – Did not vote.
Here’s who voted here at the Jersey Shore:
District 13 – Northern Monmouth
YES Senator Joe Kyrillos (732) 671-3206
NO Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (732) 383-7820
YES Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (732) 933-1591
District 11 – Central Monmouth
YES Senator Jennifer Beck (732) 933-1591
YES Assemblyman Joann Downey (732) 695-3371
YES Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling (732) 695-3371
District 30 – Southern Monmouth/Northern Ocean
YES Senator Robert Singer (732) 987-5669
YES Assemblyman Sean Kean (732) 974-0400
YES Assemblyman David Rible (732) 974-0400
District 12 – Western Ocean
YES Senator Samuel Thompson (732) 607-7580
YES Assemblyman Robert Clifton (732) 970-6386
YES Assemblyman Ron Dancer (609) 758-0205
District 10 – Central Ocean County
ABSTAIN Senator James Holzapfel (732) 840-9028
YES Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin (732) 840-9028
YES Assemblyman David Wolfe (732) 840-9028
District 9 – Southern Ocean County
NO Senator Christopher Connors (609) 693-6700
NO Assemblyman Dianne Gove (609) 693-6700
NO Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (609) 693-6700
District 2 – Atlantic County
YES Senator Jim Whelan (609) 383-1388
YES Assemblyman Chris Brown (609) 677-8266
YES Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo (609) 383-1388
District 1 – Cape May
YES Senator Jeff Van Drew (856) 765-0891
YES Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczack (856) 765-0891
YES Assemblyman R. Bruce Land (856) 765-0891
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Wednesday morning ahead of a snowstorm that could dump between 3 and 10 inches across the state Thursday. The most significant snowfall of winter for New Jersey will come after possible record high temperatures on Wednesday before the mercury plummets overnight. Eighteen of New Jersey’s 21 counties…
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If you thought Monday was going to be an ordinary start to the work week, think again. A nasty nor’easter is heading in our direction and is expected to strengthen during the late morning and afternoon, unleashing batches of heavy rain that could flood streets across New Jersey, and wind gusts as strong as 50 to…
Egg Harbor, Atlantic County-On Saturday, January 14th, 2017 at approximately 3:16 pm, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to 323 Zion Road, in the Scullville section of the Township, for a motor vehicle crash.
A 1997 Ford F150 Pickup Truck operated by Ronald Hurless,70 years of age of Egg Harbor Township, was traveling west on Zion Road when it is believed Mr. Hurless suffered a medical emergency. As a result, Mr. Hurless’s vehicle crossed over the east bound lane of Zion Road and struck a tree located in front of 323 Zion Road. The vehicle sustained heavy front end damage and Mr. Hurless was extricated from the vehicle by the Scullville Volunteer Fire Company.
The Egg Harbor Township Ambulance Squad and Atlanticare Paramedics treated Mr. Hurless at the scene. Mr. Hurless was transported by to Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, where he was later pronounced deceased.
Zion Road was shut down for approximately two and a half hours. The crash is being investigated by Sgt. Cherie Burgan, Ptlm. Kevin Devlin, and Ptlm. Joseph Griffiths of the EHT Police Traffic Safety Unit.
Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a former security guard at the Caesars Casino in Atlantic City was sentenced to prison today for committing an armed robbery at the casino in 2014 after he was fired from his job.
Izyiah Plummer, 22, of Atlantic City, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, including nine years and four months of parole ineligibility, by Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury Jr. in Atlantic County. Plummer pleaded guilty on Aug. 22, 2016, to all of the charges filed against him in an Aug. 20, 2015 indictment, including first-degree armed robbery, conspiracy, aggravated assault and weapons offenses.
Deputy Attorney General Kerry DiJoseph prosecuted Plummer and handled the sentencing for the Division of Criminal Justice Specialized Crimes Bureau-Casino Prosecutions Unit.
Three other defendants who were indicted with Plummer have pleaded guilty and face prison sentences in connection with the robbery. Aaron Evans, 26, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty on Dec. 12 to second-degree theft and faces a recommended sentence of eight years in state prison. Nathaniel Greenlee, 23, of Bear, Delaware, and Donavon Jackson, 22, of Wilmington, Delaware, each pleaded guilty in June 2016 to second-degree theft. The state will recommend that each of those two men be sentenced to seven years in state prison. Evans, Greenlee and Jackson are scheduled to be sentenced on March 17.
The men were charged in an investigation by the New Jersey State Police Casino Gaming Bureau and the Division of Criminal Justice Specialized Crimes Bureau-Casino Prosecutions Unit. They were charged in connection with an armed robbery of a security guard and a second casino employee who were removing cash from a kiosk inside Caesars Casino on July 21, 2014.
“Plummer planned and executed a violent armed robbery that put lives at risk,” said Attorney General Porrino. “With this sentence, we’re protecting the public by keeping a dangerous criminal behind bars for many years.”
“Plummer thought he could evade capture by wearing a mask and using his inside knowledge of casino security to commit this heist, but the State Police quickly identified Plummer and his accomplices,” said Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice. “Together we built a strong case that now has resulted in lengthy prison sentences.”
“Many people have dreams of getting lucky and walking away from a casino with the big jackpot, but unfortunately Izyiah Plummer chose to rely on robbery and violence to make his dream come true,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. “Thanks to some great work by the lead State Police detectives and our partners, Plummer won’t be planning heists in the near future.”
The investigation revealed that at about 6:18 a.m. on July 21, 2014, Plummer and Evans arrived at Caesars Casino in a car driven by Greenlee, with Jackson in the passenger seat. Plummer and Evans entered the casino wearing masks and gloves and approached a security guard and another casino employee who were loading full cash boxes onto a trolley from a self-redemption terminal at a kiosk. Plummer pointed a handgun at the two employees. Plummer pointed the gun at the security guard’s head while Evans removed three cash boxes from the trolley. As the two robbers were fleeing the casino, one of them dropped one of the cash boxes and left it behind. Plummer and Evans escaped from the casino with two cash boxes containing approximately $181,200 and entered Greenlee’s vehicle.
Greenlee drove to Plummer’s apartment in the Venice Park section of Atlantic City. There proceeds of the robbery were divided among Plummer, Evans, Greenlee and Jackson. A search warrant was executed at Plummer’s apartment, where a black ski mask, bullets for a .38 special handgun and $43,900 in cash were found. A search warrant also was executed at Evans’ home, where $4,300 in cash was seized. Detectives found a handle from one of the cash boxes in the street in front of Evans’ home.
The lead detectives on the case for the New Jersey State Police Casino Gaming Bureau were Detective Michael Nelson and Detective Sgt. Charles Vicente. The Atlantic City Police Department, Pleasantville Police Department, Delaware State Police and Pennsylvania State Police provided valuable assistance in the investigation.
Defense Attorney: Andrew Butchko, Esq., Of Counsel at Helmer, Paul, Conley & Kasselman, P.A., Wildwood, N.J.
Folsom Borough, Atlantic County – Troopers from the Buena Vista Barracks arrested Jeremiah Monell earlier today after a two-week manhunt. Monell had previously been charged with Murder and other related offenses in the December 18, 2016 homicide of his estranged wife, Tara O’Shea-Watson.
At approximately 2:45 p.m., a witness contacted the New Jersey State Police Buena Vista Barracks after recognizing Monell in Folsom Borough.
Troopers arrived on scene shortly thereafter and discovered Monell hiding in a wooded area off US Highway 322. He was placed under arrest and taken into custody without incident.
Monell was transported to an area hospital for a medical evaluation. He will be lodged in jail thereafter.
A $1,000 reward was offered for Monell, but it was not said whether or not the witness will receive the reward.
An Atlantic City man has been charged with the murder of a man whose body was discovered this morning in Atlantic City, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Diane Ruberton announced.
Atlantic City Police responded on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 8:43 a.m., to the 1200 block of Adriatic Avenue, Atlantic City, for a report that a dead man’s body had been discovered in a trashcan. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene.
The victim, identified as Ricky L. Ward, 52, of the 400 block of Delta Avenue, Atlantic City, was pronounced dead by medical personnel at the scene. Investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department led to the location and detention at approximately 5:15 p.m. of Thomas Green, 64, of the 1300 block of Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, who was subsequently charged with Murder, for purposely and knowingly causing the death of the victim “by hitting him in the head multiple times with stones,” and with Possession of a Weapon For an Unlawful Purpose (stones), and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (stones). Green was processed for the arrest and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on 1,000,000 full cash bail set by Superior Court Judge John C. Porto.
A conviction for murder carries a potential sentence of incarceration in New Jersey State Prison for a period of 30 years to life.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department continue the investigation.
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On January 1, 2016 at 3:05am, uniformed Officers responded to the Tropicana Hotel and Casino valet area in reference to a vehicle striking multiple parked vehicles.
Officers arrived to find that Tropicana security officers had already detained the driver, Joanna Kostas, a 39 year old Mays Landing, NJ resident. Kostas entered an unoccupied vehicle that was waiting in a valet lane to be parked. The keys were in the ignition and while attempting to leave valet, Kostas struck four parked, unoccupied vehicles. She was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for non-life threatening injuries.
After an investigation conducted by Officer Joseph Bereheiko from the Accident Investigations Section, Kostas was charged with two traffic offenses, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Kostas was additionally criminally charged with unlawful taking of means of conveyance.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Accident Investigations Section at 609-347-5744. Information can be text to TIP411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD. All texts are anonymous. Information can also be called into Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234.
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BRICK-Tuesday’s manatee sighting at Beaton’s Boatyard in Brick Township means boaters in the Barnegat Bay should use caution this weekend and to be on the lookout. Collisions with watercraft in Florida, manatee’s native home account for a large majority of their deaths in those waters each year. Approximately 70 manatees were killed in Florida in boating or jet ski crashes between January and September of this year.
Beaton’s posted pictures of their sighting on their Facebook page. The boatyard is located at the northern end of the Barnegat Bay, just south of the Mantoloking Bridge.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center which monitors and cares for distressed seals and other marine wildlife urges boaters to slow down.
“Watch out for our slow tropical friends, give them lots of space and slow down,” MMSC said.
If you see a manatee or seal in distress in the Barnegat Bay, you should call the MMSC.
“The best way to inform us of stranded animals is to call us,” the said. “Please call 609-266-0538 to report stranded marine mammals and sea turtles.”
Manatees in New Jersey are not a new phenomenon. In 2009, MMSC successfully rescued a manatee named Ilya who was going into hypothermia in the cold Jersey water.
“After a few days of stabilization at our facility we found him a ride to Florida via the US Coast Guard Atlantic City, who was heading that way on a training mission,” the said. “Ilya spent a few months in rehab and was successfully released back into Florida’s waters.”
The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration also advises New Jersey residents that it is illegal to feed or harass marine mammals.
“Feeding, attempting to feed, or otherwise harassing marine mammals in the wild was made illegal because it is harmful to the animals,” the NOAA said. “It causes marine mammals to lose their natural wariness of humans or boats and become conditioned to receiving handouts and associate people with food, It changes their natural behaviors, including feeding and migration activities, and decreases their willingness to forage for food on their own. They may also begin to take bait/catch from fishing gear.”
These changed behaviors may be passed on to their young and other members of their social groups and increases their risk of injury from boats, entanglement in fishing gear, and intentional harm by people frustrated with the behavioral changes, according to the NOAA.
“Some of the items that are fed to marine mammals may be contaminated (old or spoiled) or not food at all. Feeding marine mammals inappropriate food, non-food items, or contaminated food jeopardizes their health,” an online notice read.
Viewing of marine mammals should be done at a safe distance to allow the animal to be uninterrupted in their activities. You should never attempt to swim with or touch dolphins, manatees, seals or other marine mammals you might encounter in the water.
Those caught and accused of violating the Marine Protection Act can be subjected to fines of up to $11,000, up to one year in prison and forfeiture of their vessel.
Photos by Beaton’s Boatyard.
