For Immediate Release:  January 21, 2021

On January 19, 2021, Special Investigations Section detectives arrested four men in separate incidents and recovered a stolen handgun and drugs.

At 2:23 pm, Detectives Brian Hambrecht and Ermindo Marsini conducted a motor vehicle stop in the beach block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.  During the stop, three occupants were arrested after each was found in possession of drugs.  Stephon Hauser was found in possession of 18 grams of marijuana and 14 grams of cocaine.  Raheem Miller was found in possession of 500 bags of heroin.  Tahshid Thompson was found in possession of 200 bags of heroin and 10 grams of cocaine. 

At 2:58 pm, Detectives Darrin Lorady, Alberto Valles, and Christopher Smith attempted to stop Damonyea Mallory in the first block of south Indiana Avenue.  As the detectives approached, Mallory immediately began to flee.  As he was running, Mallory threw a loaded handgun over a fence.  Mallory was apprehended two blocks away by Officers Zayon Pitts and Scott Crawford.  The recovered handgun had been reported stolen from South Carolina. 

ARRESTED:  Stephon Hauser, 29, of Camden, NJ.

CHARGES:  Possession of CDS (two counts), possession with intent to distribute CDS, and possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone.  

ARRESTED:  Raheem Miller, 28, of Chesapeake, MD.

CHARGES:  Possession of CDS, possession with intent to distribute CDS, and possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone.  

ARRESTED:  Tahshid Thompson, 31, of Camden, NJ.

CHARGES:  Possession of CDS (two counts), possession with intent to distribute CDS (two counts), and possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone (two counts).

Hauser, Miller, and Thompson were released on a summons with a future court date.

ARRESTED:  Damonyea Mallory, 30, of Atlantic City.

CHARGES:  Unlawful possession of a weapon, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of hollow-point ammunition, receiving stolen property, obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.

Mallory was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.  Charges are mere accusations, and the accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Anyone with information about the distribution of narcotics is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Special Investigations Section at 609-347-5858 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411).  Begin the text with ACPD.

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