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Man Brandished Gun On Atlantic City Expressway: Prosecutor Man Brandished Gun On Atlantic City Expressway: Prosecutor
Man Brandished Gun On Atlantic City Expressway: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man from Ventnor was sentenced Thursday, March 2 on a handgun charge, authorities said. John Stevens, of Ventnor, was sentenced to three- and one-half years in New Jersey State Prison where he must serve the entire term before being eligible for parole, the Atlantic County Proseecutor's Office said. Stevens did not have a permit to carry a handgun. On February 17, 2021, the New Jersey State Police responded to a “Be on the Look Out” in reference to an anonymous 911 caller advising someone in a vehicle brandished a handgun on the Atlantic City Expressway.&n…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Admits Illegally Possessing Handgun, Prosecutor Says A 19-year-old man from South Jersey admitted to possessing a firearm, authorities said. John Stevens, of Ventnor, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing the unloaded weapon on Feb. 17, 2021, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On that date, New Jersey State Police responded to a “Be on the Look Out” in reference to an anonymous 911 caller advising someone in a vehicle brandished a handgun on the Atlantic City Expressway, the prosecutor said. The vehicle was spotted on the Expressway by Troopers and observed failing to maintain its lane. A high-risk motor vehicle stop wa…

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by Jon Craig
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Hackensack PD: 128 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Chinese Transnational OC Member In Route 80 Stop Hackensack PD: 128 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Chinese Transnational OC Member In Route 80 Stop
Hackensack PD: 128 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Chinese Transnational OC Member In Route 80 Stop Hackensack police seized 128 pounds of pot from a reputed Chinese organized crime member from San Francisco during a traffic stop, authorities said. Narcotics Bureau Detectives Sergio Raneli and Nart Marza stopped the rented 2019 Chrysler Pacifica with Florida license plates on eastbound Route 80 after the driver failed to signal, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. The unemployed driver, Vincent Lee, 35, was unable to provide any paperwork for the rental, DeWitt said. Lee also told them that he "didn't know who rented the vehicle and said he didn't know what was inside eight large cardboa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DWI Driver Charged In Head-On Oakland Crash That Seriously Injured Mahwah Motorcyclist, 68 DWI Driver Charged In Head-On Oakland Crash That Seriously Injured Mahwah Motorcyclist, 68
DWI Driver Charged In Head-On Oakland Crash That Seriously Injured Mahwah Motorcyclist, 68 Authorities said a Bronx driver was drunk when he cut off a motorcycle and hit it head-on with his sedan in Oakland, seriously injuring the rider -- a 68-year-old Ramapough Lenape Nation member from Mahwah. Jeremiah W. Hayden, 23, turned his 2008 Acura TSX into a driveway from the opposite direction near Jim's Auto on West Oakland Avenue off Route 287, hitting the oncoming 1995 Honda Gold Wing, around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The motorcyclist, a member of the native American Ramapough Lenape Nation tribe, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Cent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Brick Police Chase Down Lakewood Man Cutting Copper At Flaming Grill Brick Police Chase Down Lakewood Man Cutting Copper At Flaming Grill
Brick Police Chase Down Lakewood Man Cutting Copper At Flaming Grill A 46-year-old man from Lakewood was chased down by police after being discovered cutting copper out of air conditioning units, authorities said. Brick Police Officer Cody Oliverio was patrolling Riverwalk Plaza on Hooper Avenue about 10 p.m. Wednesday when he spotted a man with bolt cutters at the Flaming Grill Buffet, police said in a statement. Oliverio confronted the man, who fled into a wooded area behind the plaza, ignoring orders to stop, police said. Other Brick police officers responded. Detective Ryan Talty and Patrolman Joseph Riccio found Kraig Sorensen lying on the ground&…

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by Jon Craig
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Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say
Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say A convicted rapist who took a bus from Oklahoma to New Jersey for what he thought would be sex with an 11- and 12-year-old girl was caught in a joint state-federal sting, authorities said. New Jersey State Police detectives and special U.S. Homeland Security agents arrested Aaron Craiger, 33, at an Atlantic City motel this week, they said. Craiger planned to meet two men he thought were bringing their daughters to have sex with him, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and State Police Supt. Col. Patrick Callahan said Friday. “Craiger had condoms with him, as well as a small amount of marijua…

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by Jerry DeMarco