Bayview Vol. Fire Company #4 Selling Tickets for First Ever Booze Cruise Fundraiser

Bayview Volunteer Fire Company #4 proudly presents the "1st Annual Bayview Booze Cruise Fundraiser!" The fundraiser benefits Bayview Fire Company located on 6th Avenue and the Bayview Fire Company on Route 9.

The cruise is on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Historic Gardner's Basin in Atlantic City. Atlantic City Cruises is the host and boarding time starts at 6:30pm with a sail time of 7:00pm - 10:00pm.

Tickets are $25.00 General Admission which includes your entry, hors d'oeuvres with a Cash Bar. 

Door Prizes and Raffles will take place all night long.

Space is extremely limited so call NOW to purchase your Ticket. (609) 350-4005.

Bayview Fire Co. (Booze Cruise) by GallowayTwpNews

Body Floating in Hammonton Lake Identified as Man from Waterford

HAMMONTON – The body of a Waterford man was discovered in Hammonton Lake yesterday morning, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

On Monday, Sept. 16, the Hammonton Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit responded to Hammonton Lake located off of Route 30 in regards to a body found floating in the lake.

The Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the scene and took custody of the body. The decedent has been positively identified as Charles J. Carley, 45.

Next of kin have been notified. An autopsy completed today ruled the preliminary cause of death as drowning.

Anyone with information pertaining to this death is asked to call Major Crimes at 609- 909-7800 or the Hammonton Police Department at 609-567-4300.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

Absecon Police Department Police Blotter - September 8 - 14, 2013

Absecon Police Department had 555 CALLS FOR SERVICE

Erik Jones of Brigantine, Male, 34, was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant

Heather Reynolds of Atlantic City, Female, 27 was arrested for Theft

Calvin Nelson Jr., of Egg Harbor City, Male, 54 was arrested for Shoplifing

Rashawn Green of Pleasantville, Male, 26 was arrested for DWI 

Persons listed here as arrestees are considered innocent until or unless otherwise adjudicated otherwise in court. 

Cedar Creek Student Acquitted of Charges in Attempting to Possess a Weapon, Files Tort Claim

Cedar Creek Highschool; Credit Press of Atlantic City

Cedar Creek student Kevin Jones Jr., 17 of Galloway Township was arrested in December 2012 for allegedly possessing ingredients to make a bomb has filed a Tort Claim against several agencies, including Galloway Township Police Department. 

Agencies listed in Tort Notice Filed

According to Galloway Patch, "Investigators from the Galloway Police Department were joined by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office at the student's home on the 300 block of East Spencer Lane, police said. They found several items, including electronic parts and chemicals that could cause an explosion when mixed together, police said."

Jones was charged with possession of a Destructive Device and sent to Harborfield Detention center. Jones was also charged with a second crime of Attempting to Possess a Weapon. The second charge was subsequently dismissed by Judge Jackson after the trial began on May 21, 2013 and May 22, 2013. 

Ultimately on May 22, 2013, according to the Notice of Tort Claim, Judge Jackson found Jones not guilty of all of the charges against him. Judge Jackson ruled that Jones did not have the requisite malicious intentions needed to substantiate the charges and that even at completion the device would not constitute a weapon. 

The notice states Jones was a student with disabilities who was classified as Other Health Impaired for Attention Deficit Disorder and was included in a Individualized Educational Program, also known as an IEP. The notice further stated, Cedar Creek High School which is a magnet program for Engineering, Jones was a gifted child in the areas of chemistry and engineering.

As part of the claims listed, it is alleged as a direct result of the defendants actions and inactions, Jones and his family were subjects of news media coverage, pictures and live news feeds of their home was printed, distributed on the internet, newspapers and through television coverage. It is also alleged that Jones was a victim of cyber bullying and harassment, intimidation and bullying by school personnel. 

A Notice of Tort Claim is a notification that a Lawsuit may be filed against those agencies. To date, a lawsuit has not been filed against the Township. 

Jones is scheduled to return to Cedar Creek High School in September of 2013. 

LT Tort Claims Aug 13-27, 2013 by GallowayTwpNews

Absecon Police Investigating Shots Fired Call from a Vehicle; Public Assistance Requested

The Absecon Police are investigating a shots fired call that occurred early Saturday morning (9-14) at approximately 3:45 am on Delilah Rd, just off of Absecon Blvd (Rt 30) west bound. The original call first was reported to Pleasantville Police and when the location was confirmed it was turned over to the Absecon Police Department. 

Witnesses stated that a dark color sedan, unknown make or model, was traveling west on Absecon Blvd leaving Atlantic City when it turned onto the exit ramp to Delilah Rd. The driver shot several rounds into the air as it continued west on Delilah Rd. Police responded to the area and were unable to locate any evidence. 

No one was reported injured from this incident. Police are asking for the public’s assistance from anyone that may have observed the incident. 

If anyone saw anything please contact the police department at 609-641-0667 or Atlantic county Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-TIPS (8477). 

You can also text your tip by Texting TIPCOP plus your TIP to 274637. You do not have to give your name.