Late last week, 31 year old Kevin Thomas, of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to third-degree conspiracy to commit burglary. On March 31, 2026, the Atlantic City Police Department was dispatched to the Ocean Casino in reference to a vehicle burglary on the fourth floor of the parking garage. Surveillance footage from the incident showed Thomas acting as a lookout as his co-defendant, Adam Ross, 35, also from Atlantic City, rummaged through the vehicle and stole several items valued in excess of $500.00. Thomas admitted to being the lookout for the burglary during his guilty plea. Sentencing is scheduled for October 13, 2026.

An Atlantic City man accused of repeatedly headbutting a police officer while being taken into custody has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and a weapons charge.Nashid Seymore, 31, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.The plea agreement calls for a recommended sentence of one year in New Jersey State Prison.The charges stem from two separate incidents in Atlantic City earlier this year.

After two months of around-the-clock sand pumping, Ocean City's massive north-end beach replenishment project is complete. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the city announced Tuesday that beachfill operations were finished Monday night, bringing to an end the sand-placement portion of the $19.5 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project.Crews are now removing pipeline from the beaches, and the demobilization of equipment is expected to continue for approximately two weeks.The completion marks the end of a project that began July 7 and continued throughout much of the peak summer tourism season.

A missed toll on the Atlantic City Expressway can eventually become much more expensive than the toll itself. Now a New Jersey lawmaker wants to change the rules. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, Assemblyman Paul Kanitra, R-Ocean, is sponsoring legislation that would restrict when the South Jersey Transportation Authority and New Jersey Turnpike Authority can impose administrative fees for unpaid tolls, targeting a system he says can disproportionately punish motorists for occasional mistakes.

Pressure is mounting on New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell as an outside investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior toward women and possible ethics violations becomes public, with state Republican leaders now calling for him to resign or step aside.Caldwell, who also serves as New Jersey's secretary of state, is being investigated by former state Attorney General Christopher Porrino and attorneys at the law firm Lowenstein Sandler. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the investigation was first reported Friday by the New Jersey Globe and has since been confirmed by multiple news organizations. The precise nature of the allegations has not been publicly disclosed, and no public finding of wrongdoing against Caldwell has been announced.

An Atlantic City man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison after admitting to a 2023 shooting during a large fight. Charles Summers, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree aggravated assault and firearm charges stemming from the July 4th incident on Sewell Avenue. Surveillance video and witness statements revealed that Summers followed the victim and shot him twice in the legs after the man attempted to break up an altercation between several women. Summers is currently awaiting transfer to state prison following his sentencing last month.

A Gloucester County woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after Atlantic City police officers responding to a disturbance at Tropicana Casino allegedly watched her approach a person who was already on the ground and kick the victim in the face. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, Anntanette Johnson of Clayton pleaded guilty o second-degree aggravated assault. The plea agreement calls for Johnson to receive three years in New Jersey State Prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 6.

Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson and County Clerk Joe Giralo agree that New Jersey should require voter identification. But the two longtime Atlantic County Republicans sharply disagree over vote-by-mail. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Levinson said Friday he believes Election Day should once again become the primary way most people cast ballots, with absentee voting largely reserved for people who cannot get to the polls. Giralo takes almost the opposite position on mail voting. The county clerk told Off The Press with Scott Cronick on WOND earlier this week that while he supports voter ID, he would strongly oppose eliminating vote-by-mail.

A federal audit found Atlantic City Electric noncompliant in five financial areas over a five-year period, resulting in customer overcharges. The utility company claims its initial analysis shows the overbilling amounts to less than two cents per month over a full year. However, Congressman Jeff Van Drew and local customers strongly reject that figure after watching their electric bills double or triple during the same period. They insist the utility's response fails to account for the massive price hikes impacting South Jersey families.

Atlantic County is facing a potentially costly decision over the future of its aging jail, and Sheriff Joseph "Tokyo Joe" O'Donoghue says he believes any replacement facility should remain in Atlantic County. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, the future of the Atlantic County Justice Facility surfaced during O'Donoghue's appearance this week on Off The Press with Scott Cronick on WOND (M-F, 4-6pm), where the sheriff discussed the possibility of regionalizing jail operations with another county. O'Donoghue said he understands Atlantic County officials are continuing to explore options after an earlier concept involving Camden County failed to move forward.

A 16-year-old Atlantic City juvenile has been charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated manslaughter following a deadly August head-on collision. The crash claimed the lives of 54-year-old Robert Barr, Jr., and 67-year-old Alice Stilwell, both of Egg Harbor Township. State police investigators used search warrants to collect DNA and latent fingerprints from the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon involved in the wreck. A laboratory report recently confirmed the teen's blood was on the driver-side airbags and windshield, leading authorities to add a charge for leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

A 22-year-old Pleasantville man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison following a series of law enforcement encounters across Atlantic County. Judge Donna M. Taylor handed down the sentence Tuesday to Khalid Haraksin after he pleaded guilty to charges across four separate indictments, including eluding police, resisting arrest, and conspiracy to commit theft. Haraksin’s convictions stem from multiple incidents between 2021 and 2025, ranging from a financial fraud scheme to fleeing officers in a vehicle, on foot, and on an e-bike. His sentences will run concurrently, bringing an end to the multi-agency investigations led by Atlantic City and Pleasantville police along with county prosecutors.

An Atlantic City man is headed to state prison for 14 years after being caught with a fully automatic firearm and drugs during a traffic stop. Thirty-four-year-old Nathaniel Fisher was sentenced Tuesday following a guilty plea to weapons charges and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Galloway Township police discovered Fisher in the back seat of a vehicle with a illegal 9-millimeter handgun and 100 bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl. Under New Jersey law, Fisher must serve at least five years before becoming eligible for parole.

An Egg Harbor Township man has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison following a joint investigation into a major local drug operation. On Tuesday, Judge Donna M. Taylor handed down the sentence to 34-year-old Shamir James on multiple first-degree narcotics and financial crimes charges. The conviction follows a joint probe by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the F.B.I., which culminated in search warrants executed across James's residence, vehicles, and a storage facility late last June. Authorities seized more than 151 ounces of cocaine alongside over $187,000 in cash and account holdings. In a recorded statement, James admitted to using his kitchen to process the drugs and a storage unit to stage them for street-level distribution.

Atlantic City has been selected for a $30,000 program that will bring national experts into the city as officials look for stronger ways to address vacant, abandoned and deteriorating properties. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the city announced Tuesday that it is one of only two New Jersey municipalities selected to receive an Abandoned Property Rehabilitation Act Scholarship from the Center for Community Progress. The scholarship will provide Atlantic City with up to 125 hours of technical assistance as the city works to identify problem properties and determine how to get them rehabilitated and returned to productive use.

An Egg Harbor Township man is facing a decade behind bars following a joint narcotics and weapons investigation.42 year old Kirk Eason pleaded guilty before Judge Donna Taylor to multiple charges, including intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, as well as weapons offences.The guilty plea stems from a January 2025 raid where law enforcement seized illegal drugs, firearms, hollow-point ammunition, and over $1,700 in cash from his residence.He remains held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility until his official sentencing on October 13, 2026, where he is expected to receive a 10-year prison sentence with five years of parole ineligibility.

Atlantic City's only traditional supermarket is preparing for a significant expansion as renovations continue at Renaissance Plaza, according to City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz.Shabazz said during an appearance on Off The Press with Scott Cronick on WOND that work is already underway at the Atlantic Avenue shopping center and that the supermarket is preparing to expand into an adjacent storefront. Shabazz said the expanded store is expected to add services that residents have long sought.

A New Jersey appeals court has upheld the conviction and 70-year prison sentence of an Atlantic City man who opened fire at a crowded Pleasantville High School football game in 2019, killing a 10-year-old boy and wounding two other people. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports a three-judge Superior Court Appellate Division panel rejected Alvin J. Wyatt's arguments that he was denied a fair trial and that his 70-year sentence was excessive. Wyatt was convicted in 2023 of murder, two counts of attempted murder and weapons offenses stemming from the Nov. 15, 2019 shooting during a Pleasantville-Camden high school football playoff game.Ten-year-old Micah Tennant, who was attending the game with his mother and sister, was struck in the neck. He died five days later.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District has selected Agate Construction Co. of Egg Harbor Township to tackle critical repairs along Absecon Island, awarding the local contractor a $19.695 million contract. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the project will address ocean outfall pipes at seven specific locations spanning three municipalities. In Atlantic City, crews will repair or extend pipes at New Jersey Avenue, St James Place, Virginia Avenue, and California Avenue. Ventnor City's Jackson Avenue outfall is also on the list, along with two Margate locations: Nassau Avenue and Vendome Avenue.

A Middle Township woman's fight to keep 2.4 acres of land targeted for a major housing development is continuing after mediation failed to produce an agreement, while a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision is raising new questions about the use of eminent domain to acquire private property. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Dawn Robinson has been fighting Middle Township's effort to acquire property she owns in Whitesboro as part of the Indian Trail Redevelopment project, a planned housing development involving NVR Inc., the parent company of Ryan Homes. Robinson and the township recently participated in mediation in an effort to resolve the dispute, but no agreement was reached.