Margate Man Sentenced for Bad Checks and Theft of Electrical Services

MAYS LANDING – A Margate man has been sentenced to 180 days in county jail for stealing thousands of dollars worth of electric service and writing bad checks, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced today.

On Friday, Feb. 7, Harry J. Rescigno III, 46, received a 180-day prison sentence for the theft of over $2,500 in electrical services from Atlantic City Electric and writing over $2,700 in bad checks. The court granted Rescigno the ability to serve the sentence via the Home Electronic Detention System (HEDS) program.

Galloway Police Charge Man with Burglary after Catching Him in the Act

On February 5, 2014 at 4:09pm, Galloway Township Police responded to the 900 block of West White Horse Pike for a suspicious male in the area. Officer Geurcioni, Officer Garrison, and Officer Mooney arrived in the area. 

Shortly after the officers arrived they discovered a male actively cutting copper from the pipes of a structure behind a home in the 900 block. The Officers surrounded the building and took the male, Jesse Patten, 34, of Galloway into custody.

Galloway Township Police Blotter January 26th to February 1, 2014

Galloway Township Police responded to 729 calls for service during January 26, 2014 through February 1, 2014.

Additional statistics include: 3 Burglaries, 18 Motor Vehicle Accidents, 13 Tickets issued, 1 Driving While Intoxicated, 26 Arrests, 11 Domestic Violence, 10 Fire Calls, 22 EMS Calls and 0 Juvenile call.

BURGLARIES: 

January 26 at S. Cape May Ave 

January 27 at W. White Horse Pike 

January 29 at White Pond Court 

Galloway Police Hire Two Recruits Attending Atlantic County Police Academy

The Galloway Township Police Department has hired two (2) recruits to attend the Atlantic County Police Academy. 

According to Galloway Police, Recruit Molholland and Ghandi have been given conditional offers of employment based on completion of their respective police academy training. Recruit Molholland has been a Class II Officer with the Galloway Township Police Department since the summer of 2013. Recruit Ghandi was recently acquired in January 2014.  

Absecon Police Investigating Single Motor Vehicle Accident with Entrapment

On February 2, 2013 at approximately 2:00 AM the Absecon Police Department responded to Absecon Boulevard westbound and Turner Avenue for a reported single car accident. 

Upon Police arrival it was discovered the vehicle was overturned and the driver was trapped inside. 

The Absecon Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services were requested and responded a short time later. The Absecon Fire Department was able to extract the driver and she was transported to Atlantic Care Regional Medical Center City Campus by the Absecon Emergency Medical Services for her injuries.