Absecon Police Dispatcher Charged with DWI in Fatal Pedestrian Accident

On February 6, 2014 at 1:34 a.m., Galloway Township Police responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian on Tilton Road, south of Aloe Street.

Alfonso L. Dickerson, 29 of Galloway, was walking southbound on the shoulder of Tilton Road when he was struck. 

Richard F. Doherty, 36 of Galloway was driving a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, also traveling southbound, when he left the lane of travel and struck Dickerson.  

Dickerson was pronounced dead at the scene.  Doherty was taken into custody and charged with DWI.  Further charges are pending the investigation. 

Galloway Police Assist in Drug Arrest and Recovery of Stolen Handgun

On February 4, 2015 the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office Guns, Gangs and Narcotics Unit, the Galloway Township Police Department Detective Bureau as well as The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit arrested Caleb Bostic, a 23 year old male of Egg Harbor City on numerous charges following a motor vehicle stop and a subsequent investigation.  

Caleb was found to be in possession of 382 baggies of heroin, a small amount of cocaine and marijuana as well as a loaded .40 caliber Glock handgun.  

The arrest occurred on the 100 block of Philadelphia Ave in Egg Harbor City at approximately 4:00pm.   

Burglar Caught by Galloway Police after Brief Foot Pursuit

On February 4, 2015 at 11:10 pm, Galloway Police responded to a business alarm at the Dollar General Store in the Smithville section of Galloway Township at 45 South New York Road.  

Upon police arrival Patrol Officer Dan Weigle discovered the back door to the business was damaged and entry was gained to the building.  

The suspect, Daniel Maddelin, a 48-year-old male from Mays Landing, fled the business out another back door and was  arrested by Officer Weigle after a brief foot pursuit.  

Driver Charged with DWI, Reckless Driving in Serious Accident on Moss Mill Road

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On February 4, 2015 at 10:01 p.m., a 2007 Jeep Wrangler left the roadway striking a utility pool causing the vehicle to overturn on West Moss Mill Road just west of Prague Ave.  

The only occupant in the vehicle was the driver, a 47 year-old male from Mays Landing.  He was airlifted by helicopter to the Atlanticare Center City Division Trauma Center with moderate injuries.  

The male needed to be extricated from the vehicle by the Germania and Pomona Fire Companies.  The male has been charged with DWI, Reckless driving and with making an unsafe lane change.  

Death of Atlantic City Man Ruled Homicide; Gunshot Wound to Chest

ATLANTIC CITY – The death of the 61-year-old Atlantic City man found dead Saturday in his home has been ruled a homicide, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

The Atlantic City Police Department responded at approximately shortly after midnight, Saturday, January 31, 2015, to a residence on North Bellevue Avenue, Atlantic City.

Upon arrival, police found Kenneth Moore, 61, dead in his home on N. Bellevue Avenue.

An autopsy determined yesterday that the death is a homicide, from a gunshot wound to the chest.