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Atlantic City dismantles homeless encampment ‘apartments’ beneath boardwalk — where beer was on tap and pizzas were delivered

Atlantic City officials have cleared out a notorious homeless encampment beneath the city's iconic boardwalk, where resourceful vagrants had set up surprisingly well-appointed makeshift shelters complete with heaters, love beds, bootleg beer taps and even a pizza drop-off point. Jarrod Barnes, the city's health and human services director, described the encampment as an illegal apartment […]

‘Obsessed’ Salt Lake City dad charged with murder of deputy sheriff daughter

Her “obsessive” father, a Utah sheriff's deputy whose body was found last month, has been charged with her murder, having reportedly described the killing as an “unforgivable sin” before stealing her twin brother's identity documents to flee the country. Hector Ramon Martinez Ayala, 54, was charged Friday after the body of Marbella Martinez, 25, the […]

OEM boss worries fed probes could distract city leadership, undermine public safety: report

The emergency management director warned that the wave of federal investigations into the Adams administration could severely undermine the city's ability to keep New Yorkers safe. Commissioner Zach Iscol spoke bluntly on Friday during a private call with senior OEM officials about the possibility that this week's barrage of investigations and searches could be disruptive […]