An Atlantic County jury has found a Camden man guilty of attempted murder and multiple drug and weapons charges for shooting an Atlantic City man in July 2024. Prosecutors say forty-year-old Ricardo Berrios shot the victim following a dispute, leading to his arrest hours later at a local motel where police also uncovered a narcotics production facility. At the time of the shooting, Berrios had seven pending indictable charges and a long criminal record, qualifying him as a persistent offender. He remains jailed and faces up to two consecutive life terms at his December sentencing.
Van Drew Says Driver Who Struck Middle Township Officer Has ICE Detainer
U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew said Monday that a Middle Township police officer critically injured by a suspected impaired driver is undergoing additional surgery, while the congressman confirmed his claim that the driver is in the United States illegally and has an active federal immigration detainer.Speaking Monday on WOND, Van Drew said Patrolman Austin Kapurelos, 26, was scheduled for his third surgery Monday following the October 16 crash on Route 47. The driver, identified as Lucio Lopez-Perez, 36, of Erma, remained at the scene and was taken into custody on suspicion of impaired driving.
Brigantine Earmarks $400K For Emergency Stone Barrier
With winter storm season approaching and severe beach erosion threatening homes and public infrastructure, Brigantine officials are moving forward with plans for an estimated $400,000 emergency stone barrier at the northern end of the city's beachfront Promenade. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the proposed project would reinforce an exposed timber bulkhead and a section of badly eroded dunes following September's powerful nor'easter, which stripped away significant amounts of sand along Brigantine's northern shoreline.
Five Local Projects Among Areas For Which Sherill Asks For Federal Help
New Jersey has formally requested emergency federal assistance to repair beaches and dunes damaged by September's powerful nor'easter. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, Governor Mikie Sherrill's administration announced Friday, October 16, that it has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite assistance for eight federal coastal storm protection project areas across New Jersey. Five of those project areas directly involve Atlantic and Cape May counties, including the shorelines of Brigantine, Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate, Longport, Ocean City, Strathmere, Sea Isle City, Avalon and Stone Harbor.
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