Motor Vehicle Collision on Great Creek Road Sent Both Drivers to Hospital after Extrication

In a Press Release issued by the Galloway Township Police Department, two vehicles traveling on Great Creek Road at 1:51 p.m. collided sending both drivers to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, City Division.

Vehicle driven by Gerald Connelly, 29 of Egg Harbor Township, was traveling eastbound of Great Creek Road when he left his lane of travel and collided head on with a vehicle traveling westbound. The driver of the second vehicle was James Dinatale, 27 of Mays Landing. 

Both drivers were transported by EMS to ARMC located in Atlantic City for non-life threatening injuries. The passenger in Dinatale's vehicle, Peter Boruch 25 of Somers Point was treated and released on the scene. 

According to Police, Connelly had to be extricated from his vehicle by the Galloway Township Fire Department. The Road was closed for two hours. 

Galloway Police Blotter February 3 - 9, 2013

CFS          854 MVAs   18

EMT        37   Tickets 21

FIRE          6 DWIs 5  

DV             8 Arrests Adult -38, Juv-5

Burglaries:   Buildings – 2/5 Fairhaven Hill Ct., 2/8 500 block W. White Horse Pike 

ARRESTS:

2/4 Christopher Caracci, 38, of Mays Landing was arrested by Ofc. Daniel Choe for Driving While Intoxicated.  

2/5 Robert Toscano, 36, of Galloway was arrested by K-9 Ofc. Scott Winneberger for Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. 

2/6 Nicolas Pao, 31, of Egg Harbor Twp. was arrested by Ofc. Przemyslaw Ryba for Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. 

2/6 Tuan Tran, 26, of Galloway was arrested by DSgt. Donna Higbee and Detective Ryan Goehringer for Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

2/7 Adalberta Nieves, 54, of Egg Harbor Twp. was arrested by Ofc. Daniel Choe for Driving While Intoxicated.  

2/7 Daniel D. Torres, 18, of Carlstadt was arrested by Ofc. Steven Garrison for Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  

2/7 Wade Saldanha, 19, of Matawan was arrested by Ofc. Steven Garrison for Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  

2/8 Ariel Amilani, 28, of Hamilton Twp. was arrested by Ofc. Patrick Neal for Driving While Intoxicated.

2/8 Oreen Z. Shams, 29, of Sicklerville was arrested by Ofc. Daniel Weigle for Driving While Intoxicated and Resisting Arrest.  

2/8 Gerard Ossipo, 35, of Galloway was arrested by Ofc. Kevin Costa for Driving While Intoxicated. 

2/9 Marlon Lloyd, 28, of Hamilton was arrested by K-9 Ofc. Scott Winneberger for Receiving Stolen Property.  

2/9 Hugo Sanchez-Martinez, 23, of Galloway was arrested by K-9 Ofc. Scott Winneberger for Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams. 

Juvenile Arrests:

2/3 Four juveniles, three 17 and one 15 year old, were arrested by Ofc. John Mooney for Criminal Trespass.  

2/9 A 17 year old was arrested by Ofc. William Kline for Underage Possession of Alcohol.

Atlantic County Prosecutors Office Receives Accreditation

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office has received Accreditation from the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced in a Press Release. 

According to the release, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is one of the 95 accredited law enforcement agencies among the more than 500 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies eligible to participate in the accreditation process.

The accreditation is valid for a three-year period, during which time the Prosecutor's Office must submit annual reports attesting to continued compliance with the standards under which accreditation is received.

The full Press Release is below.

ACPO Accreditation Press Release by GallowayTwpNews

UPDATED: Municipal Documents Tab Updated with Galloway Township's Master Payroll Lists & CBA Contracts

GallowayTwpNews.com has updated our Municipal Documents tab designed to maintain Open Government and Transparency on Galloway Township Municipal Government. We previously updated that portion of our website to include Council Meeting Minutes from 2012. Additional minutes from 2010 and 2011 are pending release.

Our new Update includes Galloway Township's Master Payroll List from 2008 - 2013. Each document contains the employee's name, position and yearly salary for those respective years.

The Master Payroll list is another document listed on the NJ Best Practices Checklist. The requirement is as follows:

"Does your municipality make available to the public free of charge, either through an internet posting or on-site review, documents that show the current salaries of all personnel and additional documents that would allow the public to view how your municipality’s salaries have changed over a three year period?"

GallowayTwpNews.com is not a municipal owned website. It is privately owned by former clerk Lisa Tilton. Tilton who previously served as Galloway Township's Municipal Clerk understands the importance of Open Government and Transparency. 

**UPDATED** GallowayTwpNew.com has also released the CBA contracts of Local PBA #77 Rank & File as well as Superior Officers.  We also released the employment contracts for Chief of Police Patrick Moran and Captain Allan Kane.

Other Union Contracts are scheduled to be released by the weekend.

GallowayTwpNews.com will continue to update our website with additional Municipal Documents as they become available.

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Galloway Township Appoints Records Manager to Supplement Clerk, Solicitor; Galloway Patch

Via Galloway.Patch.com

GallowayTwpNews.com previously reported the minimum amount of bids the Township received for this new professional position. Kimberly Procopio from the lawfirm of Nehmad Perillo & Davis was the attorney the Township selected to serve in this position. 

GallowayTwpNews.com will be reporting in the upcoming days on how the Township has been handling OPRA requests not only with individual requestors but also current resistance this Publisher has received in trying to obtain documents from Township.