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Fugitive Caught After Overnight Standoff In Egg Harbor Township: Police
A fugitive was taken into custody after an overnight standoff in Atlantic County, authorities said.
Prentiss Blaylock, 37, of Egg Harbor Township, was arrested on Friday, Apr. 19, according to an Egg Harbor Township police spokesperson. The scene on Ivins Avenue had been active for more than 24 hours, the police department said in a Facebook post.
Blaylock was sought for unlawful possession of a weapon, child abuse, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, and theft. He was listed on the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office's "most wanted" list.
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Trio Used Lacey Township Home To Sell Drugs Throughout Ocean County: Prosecutors
Three people from South Jersey were accused of selling several types of drugs throughout Ocean County, authorities said.
Eric Bowman, 34, of West Deptford, Shantal White, 28, of Brick Township, and Michael Kinsky, 46, of Lacey Township, were arrested after a two-month investigation. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced their arrests in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 26.
Lacey Township police and county prosecutor's office detectives began surveillance on Kinsky's home in early January. The county's SWAT team executed a search warrant on the home on Thursd…
Two Alexandria Schools Swatted (Details)
Two bogus threats brought a SWAT response to two Alexandria schools on Wednesday, Jan. 24, officials said.
The first call came in around 12:05 p.m., targeting the Charles Barrett Elementary School, at 1115 Martha Cutis Dr., a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said. The caller said someone would be at the school with guns, officials said.
Multiple officers, K9s, and Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) members responded and began searching the school, which was evacuated to Cora Kelly School on Commonwealth Avenue, police said.
APD assisted and remained with students and faculty who …
Erratic Gunman Brings SWAT Team, Police Presence To I-95 In Philadelphia: Cops
An armed man behaving erratically with a handgun stopped traffic along I-95 in Philadelphia Friday morning, Nov. 3, city police said.
Just before 8:30 a.m., a Philadelphia police officer tried stopping a vehicle driving erratically near the Girard Avenue exit on the southbound side, police said.
Another officer arrived for backup as the man drew his semiautomatic handgun and placed it to his own head, police said.
SWAT and Crisis Intervention Trained (CIT) Officers arrived on the scene, closing the highway in both directions.
At one point, the man, still armed, briefly entered the captain…
