28 year old Omar Wallace of Absecon has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim and possession of a controlled dangerous substance. On April 20, 2024, Pleasantville Police Department officers were investigating an unrelated robbery when they encountered Wallace. It was discovered that Wallace had multiple active warrants. Wallace was taken into custody and found to be in possession of multiple tablets of unprescribed oxycodone. On August 16, 2025, Absecon Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence around Oyster Bay Road in reference to a disturbance with a 911 hang up. When police arrived, they spoke to Wallace, who advised that he was in an altercation with his girlfriend. Sentencing is scheduled for August 14, 2026

According to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, a Millville man was given a 45-year jail sentence on Thursday for a 2022 murder at an apartment building in Bridgeton. In March 2025, Ryan Askins, 32, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter, possession of a weapon for an illegal purpose, and certain persons not to possess a handgun. On July 30, 2022, Askins shot and killed Herbert Lee Jr. at the Maplewood Gardens apartment complex off South East Avenue. According to a news release from the Prosecutor's Office, Askins was barred from owning weapons because of a previous conviction.