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🇺🇸 ATLANTIC CITY MAYOR PRESENTS $25,000 DONATION TO 9/11 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
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🇺🇸 ATLANTIC CITY MAYOR PRESENTS $25,000 DONATION TO 9/11 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Mayor Marty Small, Sr. donated $25,000 to the Saracini-O’Neill Foundation during Atlantic City’s annual September 11 memorial ceremony. The money, raised from the mayor's inaugural gala, will help maintain the local monument honoring those lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
🚔 BRIDGETON MAN ARRESTED ON CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CHARGE
Bridgeton police arrested 45-year-old Kyle Rodriguez on September 8 and charged him with criminal mischief. Authorities released the Pineview Terrace resident on his own recognizance following the afternoon arrest.
🚔 BRIDGETON MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGED ATM BREAK-IN AT BANK OF AMERICA
Bridgeton police arrested 37-year-old Evi Roa-Ruiz early Thursday morning after he allegedly broke into a Bank of America automated teller machine. Officers caught Roa-Ruiz following a brief foot pursuit and charged him with burglary, theft, and weapons offenses.
⚖️ 12-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR TOMS RIVER MAN IN COCAINE CASES
A judge sentenced a 41-year-old Toms River man to 12 years in prison following his guilty plea for cocaine distribution, eluding, and financial facilitation. Police arrested him twice in 2025 after uncovering large amounts of drugs and cash during separate investigations.
🚨 POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH MAN INDICTED IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL CASE
An Ocean County grand jury indicted John Olson of Point Pleasant Borough for allegedly possessing and manufacturing child sexual abuse material. Investigators claim Olson used hidden cameras to record children inside a home that formerly operated as a foster care facility.
🏆 BLOOMFIELD HONORS TICE FAMILY & DANIEL BITECOLA III WITH 2026 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
Bloomfield officials honored the Tice family and Daniel Bitecola III with the 2026 Community Service Awards for their extensive volunteer work. The recipients were recognized during a September ceremony for their long-term dedication to local youth sports, charities, and township events.
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