For Immediate Release:  May 25, 2024

The Atlantic City Police Department interrupted a drug sale, arrested two, and recovered an assortment of drugs.

On May 23, 2024, at 5:42 PM, Officers Julian Monsalve and William Harned observed Calvin Cross and Angelina Cannon in an alleyway of the first block of south Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.  Cross and Cannon were engaged in narcotic transaction.  Upon seeing the marked police car, Cross and Cannon immediately began to walk away from the officers. 

The officers were able to stop the pair and place them in custody.  Cross was found in possession of approximately 50 grams of packaged heroin, more than 45 grams of cocaine, and numerous Xanax pills. 

ARRESTED:  Calvin Cross, 46, of Atlantic City. 

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

Cross was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

ARRESTED:  Angelina Cannon, 41, of Atlantic City. 

CHARGES:  Loitering to possess CDS.

Cannon was released on a summons with a future court date.

These charges are merely an accusation and not proof of guilt.  In all criminal cases, a charged defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged 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.

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Alert sent on 05/25/2024 at 12:22PM EDT

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