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.

Police Identify Newtonville Man Killed in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY – The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is releasing additional information regarding the Newtonville man found last month in Atlantic City—the victim of a shooting, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

Atlantic City Police responded to Hobart Avenue for a Shotspotter Gunshot Detection and Location activation at 1:59 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Upon arrival, police found a male victim, the apparent victim of gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center—City Division.

The victim, Emmanuell C. Fisher, 25, of 6th Road, Newtonville, NJ, was pronounced dead at the hospital at 11:49 a.m.

Vehicle Overturned; One Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident on Race Track Road

On April 21, 2016 Galloway Township Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident with an overturned vehicle in the area of Race Track Road and Aloe Street. 

According to Police, David Z. Sanchez, 19, of Galloway, was traveling southbound on Racetrack Rd in a 2015 Honda Civic when a 2004 GMC Envoy, operated by Michael L. Falls, pulled out in front of him from the stop sign on Aloe Street westbound.

Falls vehicle overturned as a result of the collision.  Falls’ passenger, Laporsha S. Wiggins, 19, of Galloway, was transported to Atlantic Regional Medical Center, Mainland Division for non life threatening/minor injuries.  

Galloway Police Blotter April 3 - 9, 2016

Galloway Township Police responded to 785 calls for service during April 3, 2016 through April 9, 2016.

Additional statistics include: 1 Burglaries, 17 Motor Vehicle Accidents, 111 Tickets issued, 2 Driving While Intoxicated, 44 Arrests, 15 Domestic Violence, 12 Fire Calls, 18 EMS Calls and 3 Juvenile calls.

Burglaries:
1200 Block of BellaDonna

Stockton University Opens New Get FIT Trail

Galloway, N.J. – A new ¼ mile fitness trail with 10 stations for stretching and strength training loops through a scenic stretch of Stockton University’s Pinelands campus. The trail, which opened this week, is available to the public for exercise and recreation.

For students in the School of Health Sciences, the trail offers more than just an exercise opportunity. They are working with individuals with developmental disabilities to help them lead healthy lifestyles.

Alysia Mastrangelo, professor of Physical Therapy, Joan Perks, associate professor of Nursing, and Mary Kientz, associate professor of Occupational Therapy, developed Get FIT @ Stockton, an exercise and nutrition program that helps individuals with developmental disabilities live healthier lives. The program, now in its third year, is a partnership between Stockton, Family Resource Network (FRN) and The Arc of Atlantic County.