Vernon Funeral Home Owner Stole $71K From Clients to Fund Gambling, Shopping Sprees: Police
A Connecticut funeral home owner was arrested this week after police said he embezzled $71,000 from mentally and physically disabled clients, using the funds to gamble, shop, and dine out.
Philip Pietras, 51, of Coventry, was taken into custody on Sunday, April 6, and charged with first-degree larceny, according to Connecticut State Police.
Police began investigating Pietras in October 2024 after a financial agency that manages funds for disabled adults reported discrepancies in payments sent to one of Pietras’ funeral homes.
Pietras owns four funeral homes, including Bassinger and Do…
License Plate Reader Helps Nab Stabbing Suspect In Atlantic City: Police
A 35-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested and charged with stabbing a man after a fight on Saturday, April 5, authorities said.
At 8:48 a.m., officers responded to the 3200 block of Fairmount Avenue and found the stabbing victim, transporting him to a nearby hospital, for non-life-threatening injuries, Atlantic City police said.
Officers were able to obtain video of the assault, the suspect, and the vehicle he fled in, police said. Officers used an automated license plate reader system and learned the vehicle had Atlantic City on Route 30, police said.
An officer positioned himself on R…
Armed Robbery, Guns, Assault: AC Man Learns Fate
A 23-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to 12 years in state prison on Tuesday, March 25, after pleading guilty to armed robbery, assault and possessing a firearm, authorities said.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, Majid Harris ordered food delivery from a store in Atlantic City and when the driver arrived, Harris robbed him at gunpoint and then fled on foot, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Four days later, Harris ordered food from a different store in Atlantic City, robbing the driver at gunpoint, authorities said. Although Harris disguised his face during the robberies…
Egg Harbor City Resident Learns Fate For Fatal AC Boardwalk Shooting: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Egg Harbor City man was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Wednesday, March 19, for fatally shooting a man in Atlantic City in March 2023, authorities said.
Jahlil Boston pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in January, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, police in Atlantic City responded to the 1600 block of the Atlantic City boardwalk and found Eric Wynn, a 34-year-old man with a gunshot wound, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Surveillance footage captured Boston shooting the man and h…
