Atlantic County Sheriff's Office

06/07/2026

Atlantic County Sheriff Joseph “Tokyo” O'Donoghue was in attendance at the annual chicken barbecue hosted by the Dorothy fire department, featuring a joyful atmosphere with numerous families in attendance.

06/07/2026

Sheriff Joseph 'Tokyo' O'Donoghue, Undersheriff Mario Suarez, and Lieutenant Timothy Brown attended the Marine Corps and Law-Enforcement Foundation Gala at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, representing the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office. The gala featured the Marine Corps band and drill team and paid tribute to Medal of Honor recipients.

Today, Sheriff O'Donoghue and Undersheriff Suarez escorted the Medal of Honor recipients to the VFW in Absecon, accompanied by the Atlantic City Police Department and Absecon Police Department. 🫡 🇺🇸

06/06/2026

Marine Corp and Law Enforcement Foundation Gala at the Tropicana in Atlantic City

06/06/2026

Atlantic County Sheriff Joseph O’Donoghue and Undersheriff Mario Suarez represented the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office at the 100th Anniversary of the Germania Fire Department. The department is one of the oldest in the Galloway area. They were joined by many local officials including Congressman Jeff VanDrew, County Clerk, Joe Giralo, Chairman of the Commissioners, John Risley, and Commissioner Richard Dase. The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office wishes the Germania Fire Department a happy 100th anniversary. Thank you for your service to our community.

06/06/2026

Germania Fire Department 100th Anniversary

06/05/2026

The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office was honored to join local agencies and over 3,000 runners for the 43rd anniversary of the New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run. During this event, officers, known as “Guardians of the Flame,” demonstrated that the “Flame of Hope” continues to burn brightly in the Garden State as they carried the torch toward the Special Olympics New Jersey’s Summer Games, which will take place this weekend at The College of New Jersey.

Sheriff Joseph “Tokyo” O’Donoghue expressed his pride in the men and women who participated in the morning event despite the warm weather. He stated, “I am incredibly proud of our agency and all of Atlantic County. It was an honor for the Sheriff’s Office to join Chief Michael Virga and his officers from the Hamilton Township Police Department, Chief Marcella Aylwin from the Egg Harbor City Police Department, Chief Eric Hendrickson and his officers from the Galloway Police Department, as well as the members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Atlantic County Justice Facility, who ran alongside us during our leg of the run. I would also like to recognize K9 Officer Kelso, who served as the Sheriff’s Office liaison with the Torch Run organizers and helped facilitate our participation.”

Many thanks to the following officers who represented the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office: Chief O’Donoghue, Capt Brennan, Lt Brown, Lt Newman, Sgt Mulholland, Sgt Scott, Sgt Schellhas, Det Burgan, Det Pennington, Det Brown, Det Jinks, Det Martyn, Ofc Rolik, Ofc Dalton, Ofc McGowan, Ofc Marcucci, Ofc Kempton, and K9 Officers Richardson and Kelso.

Also participating to ensure the agency's runners were safe from traffic were Sgt. Lomonaco, Officer Verge, Sheriff O'Donoghue, and Undersheriff Suarez, who received support from the NJ State Police along the route.

The NJ Law Enforcement Torch Run features 26 separate legs, with some starting as early as 4:45 a.m., aimed at raising awareness for Special Olympics New Jersey. The Sheriff’s Office participated in Leg 8, which covered 5.2 miles along Route 30, starting from Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway and ending at 2nd Terrace in Egg Harbor City.

NJ State Local PBA 243 donated $250 towards the Special Olympic athletes on behalf of the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Department.

06/04/2026

ATTENTION: Scammers are contacting people saying they are from the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office using names of Sgt Michael Hankins and Lieutenant Brown. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY MONEY! One of the victims came in after paying $1000 for a fake warrant purchasing two $500.00 Green Dot MoneyPak cards.

The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office will never call you asking you to purchase any gift cards, cryptocurrency, or to wire money to us. If you have an active warrant, our warrants officers will find you and just show up at your house, job or wherever you are.

If you get a call from anyone that mentions our agency, please call 609-909-7200 to verify. AGAIN, DO NOT PAY ANYONE IN ANY TYPE OF GIFT CARDS!

06/03/2026

The Atlantic County Sheriff's Office is offering two opportunities this month for Child Safety Seat Inspections. Our certified inspection officers will be present to ensure that your car seats are installed correctly. We encourage you to visit us at one of the following locations this month.

We would like to extend our gratitude to Bennett and Action Auto Body for hosting these important events each month. These inspections are made possible through a grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety.

06/03/2026

The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office joins our fellow law enforcement agencies in standing firmly alongside the Atlantic City Police Department following yesterday's incident. Two ACPD officers were shot and injured in the line of duty while courageously serving a warrant.
Our entire agency is sending our deepest prayers and unwavering support to the two injured officers, their families, and the entire ACPD community during this incredibly difficult time. We pray for a full and speedy recovery for them both.
Every day, law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to protect our communities. Today serves as a sobering reminder of the very real dangers they face in service to others.
If you would like to support the recovery of one of the wounded officers, a GoFundMe has been established.

You can find the link here:

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06/02/2026

Please join the Atlantic County Sheriffs Office in prayer for our two brothers from Atlantic City Police Department who have been shot in the line of duty and who are in unknown condition at this time. The officers were reportedly attempting to serve an arrest warrant on the suspect who is reported to be deceased.
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