An 89-year-old Margate woman is in critical condition after being struck by a car Tuesday evening.Police received multiple calls to the area of Jerome and Winchester avenues at 7:23 p.m., according to the report. BreakingAC.com reports Stephen J. Thack, 84, of Margate, was on Jerome Avenue when he made a left turn onto Winchester and struck the woman who was in the crosswalk heading south, police said. Thack remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said.The woman, whose name was not released, was taken to AtlanticCare Regional Medical Center's City Campus in Atlantic City to be treated for life-threatening injuries.She remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
AC Woman Out On Pending Charges, Arrested For Alleged Gun Violation
An Atlantic City woman previously released on pending robbery and drug charges is back behind bars after police caught her carrying an illegal handgun. Thirty-two-year-old Kenya Bailey was arrested last Friday on Pacific Avenue when surveillance officers noticed her acting suspiciously and discovered a loaded 9mm pistol in her waistband. Despite defense arguments highlighting her role as her mother's primary caregiver, Judge William Miller ordered Bailey held in jail, citing a direct violation of her initial release conditions. The new arrest comes just as prosecutors were attempting to divert her pending drug cases into Recovery Court. Judge Miller noted that while Bailey let the court down, her scheduled drug treatment evaluation will still move forward while she remains in custody.
AC Breaks Ground On Terraces At Absecon Inlet
Atlantic City celebrated a major redevelopment milestone on Wednesday as K. Hovnanian Homes officially broke ground on the Terraces at Absecon Inlet. BreakingAC.com reports the new waterfront project will bring 38 upscale, four-story townhomes starting in the high $700,000s to an inlet area that has sat barren for decades. Local officials praised the breakthrough, crediting city leadership and local community groups for overcoming long-standing land assembly and flood-risk barriers. Mayor Marty Small emphasized that this project is just the beginning, signaling a wave of upcoming developments meant to invest in the city's future.
Mays Landing Man Pleads Guilty To Carjacking
A twenty-year-old Mays Landing man faces eight years in state prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to a January 2025 carjacking. Rayquan Summers admitted to entering a food delivery driver's vehicle and repeatedly striking the victim in the face when confronted. A neighboring resident witnessed the assault and followed Summers to a nearby apartment complex where police found him hiding in a laundry room. Summers must serve at least eighty-five percent of his recommended term before parole eligibility, with official sentencing set for September 15th.
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