Atlantic City Police Investigation Leads to Arrest & Gun Recovery

This is the latest example of proactive and effective work being done by the Atlantic City, New Jersey Police Department.

Their investigative efforts had led to an arrest of one juvenile with an handgun and curview violations being file against four others.

The Atlantic City Police Department has released the following details:

On September 29, 2024, at 11:51 PM, patrol officers responded to the area of New Jersey and Arctic Avenues for a report of gunshots being fired. Arriving officers located evidence of gunfire. Officers learned of potential suspects fleeing the area who all appeared to be juveniles. Officers Francis Malloy and Alex Torres located and detained several juvenile males in the first block of south New Jersey Avenue. Officers Louis Scarlata and Andrew Pellegrino recovered a loaded handgun from one of the males who was arrested. The other four juveniles, all teenagers from Millville, NJ, were arrested for curfew violations and released into the custody of a parent or guardian, said the Atlantic City Police Department.

ARRESTED: A 15-year-old juvenile male from Millville, NJ.

CHARGES: Unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of an extended magazine, and possession of hollow-point ammunition.

The male juvenile was transported to the Morris County Detention Facility.

The Atlantic City Police Department is asking anyone who has information about this or any other incident to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit at (609) 347-5766 or submit a text anonymously to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.

SOURCE: Captain Kevin Fair, Atlantic City Police Department.