atlantic city responded that such an injunction would tie its hands and the request was premature, and while it was late, as of today they were current according to a pay schedule. we achieved the end we needed to achieve making sure the schools were paid in a timely fashion. the judge weighed both arguments but in the end he agreed with atlantic city and woman ter the situation making sure future payments to the schools are made on time. i m pleased that the judge decided and determined that the state did not produce enough evidence that warrant an injunction. reporter: so with today s decision, atlantic city remains to having wiggle room here but it s only for the short-term given its income stream versus its costs and they are looking for some kind of bailout, and the governor backing a complete takeover of atlanta city and others say it should get more money and more time to get its financial house in order. john rawlins, channel 6 action news. thank you.
the officer tied his own tourniquet before his partner raced him to the hospital. i m lucy noland. i m iain page. the suggestion inspected shooter in custody tonight. police arrested scott griffin early this this afternoon. he and another man commit add robbery before the carjacking that had officer mccullough and his partner chasing them. police say griffin turned and fired hitting mccullough. investigators say he s got a lengthy criminal past and just got out of jail last week. fox 29 s dave schratwieser is live at the criminal justice center tonight. dave, why was this guy on the streets? reporter: well, iain works witnesses who were supposed to testify against griffin in a gun case here failed to show up in court. the judge dismissed the charges. but police tell us tonight it s not the first time griffin has been in court. he s been arrested 14 times. charges dismissed he s right back out the next day. reporter: court records show accused of gunman scott griffin
been in court. he s been arrested 14 times. charges dismissed he s right back out the next day. reporter: court records show accused of gunman scott griffin on the streets sunday night allegedly firing at officer mccullough despite the fact he was arrest the last month on gun charges but those charges were dismissed in court last week when two witnesses failed to appear. griffin was released from jail before the charges could be reinstated by the da the very next day. the witnesses don t show. i mean that s,, what are you going to do. 14 priors at the age of 23. that s a recipe for disaster. egg a dangerous individual obviously. we re very happy to get him off the streets as quickly as we d did. it was just after 1:00 o clock monday when police swooped down on the 1200 block of north alden street and arrested griffin for the shooting of officer mccullough sunday night 59th and market. it s amazing that, again, much like officer hartnett that he didn t succumb to m
we don t have mow fief tour the stabbing. we don t have a description of a perpetrator or perpetrators. reporter: and tonight that victim is still fighting for her live in critical condition at temple university hospital. and i just checked in with police a that s right time ago. they tell me they have new updates on this investigation. iain, back to you. sabina, thank you. happening now a mercer county community is mourning a heartbreaking loss. he was a husband, father and beloved educator. steven mayer took his dog out for a run this morning but neither of them came home both were hit and killed by a driver. police say that driver was a teenaged student. as the investigation continues, members of the community are getting ready to honor city haven t mayer s memory during a vigil. bill anderson has spent the day in this community and joins us now from robbinsville. bill? reporter: lucy, it s honestly very rare that a school administrator is universally liked and r
killed on his morning jog. good evening, i m lucy noland. i m iain page that. driver a student on their way to school and many in that community are in shock tonight. fox 29 s brad sattin is live in robbinsville. brad, emotional vigil there tonight. reporter: to say the least iain you re right. i think it s probably safe to say that most people growing up did not have a close relationship with the superintendent of their schools. clearly, though, it is different here. take look behind me. all of these flowers here remembering superintendent steve mayer he clearly was different here in robbinsville. people filling up fox moore community park to show their love tonight. turnout is a testament to who we are to a community. reporter: a testament to the love a community has to its community. dr. mayer was not your run of the mill administrator disbelief seen in the faces of so many how beautiful morning could have taken such a horrific turn. i m a pastor i m supposed t