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Mays Landing Man Sentenced To Seven Years On Weapons, Drug Counts

27 year old Devon Banks from Mays Landing, NJ, was sentenced to seven years New Jersey State prison after pleading guilty to certain persons not to possess weapons, eluding, and two counts of possession with the intent to distribute CDS. On May 24, 2024, officers from the Pleasantville Police Department observed a tan color Hyundai Elantra making an illegal turn and cutting off multiple vehicles. When police activated lights and sirens to pull the vehicle over, the vehicle sped up and would not pull over. Thereafter, police lost sight the vehicle. The vehicle crashed at the intersection of North New Road and California Avenue. Once located, the occupants of the vehicle pointed to a male who took off on foot. Devon Banks was soon after captured by police and identified as the driver of the vehicle.

AC Man Charged In Deadly Shooting He Says Was Accidental

A night that started with three friends eating dinner and getting ready to watch a movie ended with one dead and another now jailed.Jaylou Marlenne Pineda Lopez, 22, died of a single gunshot wound to the head April 22, inside the Venice Park apartment. BreakingAC.com reports Franklin J. Felipe De La Paz was ordered held in jail during a detention hearing held Thursday. Felipe De La Paz originally was charged with aggravated manslaughter but that was downgraded to the lesser charge of manslaughter for recklessly pointing the gun at the victim and firing. The defendant insists he did not mean to shoot Pineda Lopez, but that the gun accidentally discharged as they spoke.

Stone Harbour Council Tax Increase

The Stone Harbor Borough Council has adopted a 2026 budget containing a 4.4% increase in the local purpose tax rate. A property valued at $1.5 million will pay an additional $218 per year.Combining all taxes for local, school and county purposes, the increase to borough property owners is $0.02 per $100, meaning the same $1.5 million property would pay a total additional tax of $290 this year. The local purpose tax rate rose from $0.335 to $0.350.

Repeat Offenses Sentenced

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday that a 54-year-old man from Atlantic City faces three years in prison after acknowledging his involvement in offenses that date back to 2022. Before Superior Court Judge Pamela D'Arcy on Monday, Jack Ruth, also known as Eugene Bolan, entered a guilty plea to charges of burglary, theft, possession with intent to distribute, and simple assault. Sentencing is set for June 18, according to Ruth from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On August 29, 2022, Atlantic City police responded to a report of a stolen car at Caesars Atlantic City.

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There are going to be more shark sightings in the coming months, scientists say

Spinner shark on the bottom of the ocean close to Male / Maldives (Cavan Images / Henn Photography/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- Warming waters are attracting more swimmers and sharks alike to the Eastern seaboard -- creating the perfect recipe for an increase of shark sightings along the coasts in the coming months, some shark experts told ABC News.

Scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston...

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Jodie Comer to star in Damon Lindeloff's new HBO series, 'The Chain'

Jodie Comer attends The 2025 Fashion Awards presented by Pandora at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 1, 2025, in London, England. (Lia Toby/Getty Images)

Jodie Comer is the first link in The Chain.

The actress is set to star in the upcoming HBO series The Chain from creator Damon Lindelof. Comer will play Rachel in the limited series, which is based on the bestselling book by Adrian McKinty.

Comer's ...

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Russia kills several in Kyiv attack as Zelenskyy urges global response to 'terror'

The aftermath of Russia's large-scale combined strike on the morning of May 14, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Danylo Dubchak/Frontliner/Getty Images)

(LONDON) -- Russian drone and missiles strikes killed at least eight people and left around 20 people missing, possibly trapped under rubble, amid 24 hours of intense attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other areas around the country, Ukrainia...

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Dr. Marty Makary intends to resign as FDA commissioner: Sources

Marty Makary attends an executive order signing in the Oval Office on April 18, 2026.(Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary intends to resign on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

His departure was in the works after he clashed publicly with lawmakers, major pharmaceutical companie...

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Dow crosses 50,000 as investors eye Trump-Xi summit

An aerial view of the New York Stock Exchange's trading floor. Since the installation of the Hybrid Market system in 2007, there has been less traders on the floor due to an increase of electronically done trades and transactions. (xPACIFICA/Gety)

(NEW YORK) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday closed above 50,000, shrugging off a renewed bout ofinflationand an apparent impasse in n...

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Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is stepping down

Michael Banks, chief of the US Border Patrol, speaks during a news conference in Nogales, Arizona, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Ash Ponders/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- Michael Banks, the head of U.S. Border Patrol, is stepping down, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott confirmed on Thursday.

"We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decad...

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