Two Atlantic City men were arrested after an alleged drug deal overnight Sunday. Sgt. Jefferson Rivera and Officers Giselle Garcia and Julian Monsalve were conducting surveillance in the first block of South Texas Avenue at about 12:20 a.m., when they saw two men engaged in a suspected drug deal, Sgt. Paul Aristizabal said. The suspects’ … Read more
An Atlantic City man with a pending drug case is now jailed on drug and weapons offenses. Paul Dawley, 43, of Atlantic City, was arrested with a 9mm handgun loaded with five rounds, a retractable knife, suspected crystal methamphetamine and $257 in cash, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced. Dawley already has a pending case … Read more
The wife of an admitted recruiter in a massive medical insurance fraud scheme is a partner in an application for a licensed pot dispensary in Atlantic City. Holly Pugh is part of Legal Distribution, a group looking to secure a license to operate a weed facility at 3112 Atlantic Ave. She also is the wife … Read more
Years after pleas in the multimillion-dollar health-care fraud scheme that included doctors, teachers, firefighters and pharmaceutical representatives, many still have not seen the inside of a prison. While Covid complicated moving the cases along in the legal system, the government also dramatically slow-walked the cases without any public explanation. Admitted leader William Hickman along with … Read more
Two Atlantic County men were arrested after an investigation into alleged cockfighting led to more than 100 birds and other animals living in unsanitary conditions, officials said. An anonymous tip led investigators to a Buena home that was allegedly housing birds to be used for fighting, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday. A search … Read more