Atlantic City councilman charged in voter, unemployment fraud

By Lynda Cohen | March 17, 2023

An Atlantic City councilman allegedly falsified voter registrations and then lied to the FBI about interactions about it. MD Hossain Morshed , 49, is also accused of submitting false unemployment benefits claims of more than $39,000 with the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, U.S. Attorney Phillip Sellinger announced after 6 p.m. Friday. He…

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Vehicle crashes into parked cars, building in A.C.

By Lynda Cohen | March 17, 2023

An Atlantic City driver crashed into two parked vehicles before coming to rest inside an unoccupied building Friday afternoon. Police were called to the 2300 block of Arctic Avenue. They found that the 45-year-old driver was traveling east when he lost control and left the roadway, BreakingAC has learned. An occupant of one of the…

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EHT fugitive in shoplifting, officer assault is arrested in A.C.

By Lynda Cohen | March 17, 2023

A Pleasantville man who allegedly injured an Egg Harbor Township officer as he fled a shoplifting in January has been arrested. Anthony Colon, 30, was identified as a shoplifter by employees Jan. 15, at the CVS on Tilton Road. When Sgt. Brett Fair tried to confront him, Colon ran to his still-running vehicle, according to…

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Mercer County man killed in Atlantic City

By Lynda Cohen | March 17, 2023

A man was fatally shot in Atlantic City on Thursday night, the Atlantic County prosecutor announced Friday. Police were called to the first block of South Texas Avenue at about 10:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting, Prosecutor William Reynolds said. Officers located James Square suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the report. Square, 29,…

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