You were charged with assault after an argument or confrontation. At the time, the other person told police that you hurt them or started the incident. Now something has changed. Maybe they have admitted that their original account was inaccurate. Perhaps they told you they exaggerated what happened, or they contacted the police to say […]

You are pulled over while driving through South Jersey. What begins as a traffic stop becomes much more serious when police search the vehicle and discover drugs and a firearm. Maybe the gun was in the glove compartment. Perhaps police found suspected drugs in the center console or a bag belonging to someone else in […]

You are walking through an Atlantic City casino, leaving a restaurant, crossing a parking lot, or spending the day at the Jersey Shore when you notice something that someone else left behind. Maybe it is a wallet on the ground. A phone on a bench. Cash near an ATM. A casino voucher or another item […]

You are heading into a bar in Atlantic City, meeting friends at a Jersey Shore venue, or buying alcohol when someone checks your ID more closely than you expected. The ID is taken. Security calls the police. What seemed like a quick way to get past an age restriction has suddenly turned into questions about […]

You are driving through Atlantic City, Cape May County, or another part of South Jersey when you are pulled over for a traffic violation. As the officer approaches your window, you are told that they smell marijuana coming from the car. That can immediately raise a question: Does the smell of marijuana give police the […]