Galloway Man Arrested After Search Warrant Executed; Drugs, Cash, Gun Seized

On April 29, 2016 at approximately 10:30 am, Galloway Township Police executed a search warrant at a residence on the 300 block of S. Zenia Avenue. 

The search warrant was a result of a two-week long cooperative investigation between Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township Detectives. 

Police recovered during the search over a pound of marijuana, $1,179 in cash and a .38 Special handgun. Ean Parsons, 24, of Galloway, was arrested by Detective Jason Kiamos and charged with Possession of CDS, Distribution of CDS, Possession of a Weapon, and Possession of a Weapon while conducting a CDS offense. 

Galloway Police Officer Utilizes Epi-Pen to Save Child

On April 24, 2016 at 4:10 p.m., Galloway Police Sgt. Vincent Ceci responded with Galloway EMS and Atlanticare Paramedics to the Yang Ji Presbyterian Church located at 437 S. Pitney Road for a 13-year-old male suffering from an allergic reaction.

Upon arrival Sgt. Ceci was advised that the child had inadvertently ingested peanut butter which he is highly allergic to.  The child was in severe respiratory distress and Sgt. Ceci, a certified EMT, recognized that the child was suffering from anaphylaxis.  He administered epinephrine using an Epi-Pen auto-injector and the child’s condition improved shortly thereafter.  The child was transported to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, for evaluation.

Galloway Police Blotter April 10 - 16, 2016

Galloway Township Police responded to 870 calls for service during April 10, 2016 through April 16, 2016.

Additional statistics include: 1 Burglaries, 24 Motor Vehicle Accidents, 136 Tickets issued, 7 Driving While Intoxicated, 48 Arrests, 10 Domestic Violence, 2 Fire Calls, 21 EMS Calls and 2 Juvenile calls.

Burglaries:

800 Block of W. White Horse Pike

Philadelphia Man Indicted in 2015 Expressway Crash that Killed Passenger

MAYS LANDING – A Philadelphia man was indicted yesterday in connection with the one-vehicle crash last year on the Atlantic City Expressway in Egg Harbor Township that killed his passenger, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

Yesterday, April 19, 2016, an Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Rashad E. Caswell, 28, of the 600 block of Mays Place, Philadelphia, PA, of Aggravated Manslaughter for recklessly causing a death under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life—a crime of the 1st degree, and for Causing Death While Driving While Suspended or Unlicensed—a 3rd degree crime.

Egg Harbor City Man Guilty of Reckless Manslaughter

MAYS LANDING – An Egg Harbor City man pled guilty to reckless manslaughter today in connection with the death last year of an Absecon man, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

On Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at approximately 9:49 p.m., Pleasantville Police responded with emergency medical responders to an 800 block North Main Street business parking lot. Upon arrival, officers found Kyle Athill, 30, of Absecon, NJ, lying unconscious on the ground.

Athill was transported to the AtlantiCare Medical Center—City Division, with a life-threatening head injury.

As a result of a two-day investigation by the Pleasantville Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Zachariah Mays, then 24, of the 100 block of New York Avenue, Egg Harbor City, was arrested on Feb. 17th, charged with aggravated assault, for striking Athill and causing him head trauma.