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Eight Pounds Of Marijuana, $50K Seized As Pair Arrested: Prosecutor
Two South Jersey men have been arrested on multiple weapons and drug charges, authorities said.
Sadman Sakib, 26, of Egg Harbor Township, and Jamiel Basir, 42, of Mays Landing were charged as a result of a joint investigation, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
On April 25, police executed five search warrants in the 100 block of Azalea Lane in Egg Harbor Township, the 1500 building of Ben Franklin Court in Mays Landing Village Complex, a business in the 300 block of the White Horse Pike in Egg Harbor City, a Chevrolet Blazer SUV, and a Toyo…
NJ Woman, 79, Beaten To Death, Son Seized
UPDATE: A man charged with brutally bludgeoning his 79-year-old mother with a fireplace poker called 911 to report the crime, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Responding police officers found Patrick Maupai, 40, on the lawn of the New Milford Avenue home that he shared with his mother, Linda Maupai, across the street from Dumont High School.
He was still on the phone talking with the dispatcher shortly before midnight Sunday, the prosecutor said.
Maupai had admitted hitting his mother with the fire iron, Musella said. He also told the dispatcher that he believed she was dea…
Philadelphia Man Arrested In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery, South Jersey Police Say
A 44-year-old man from Philadelphia man has been arrested in connection with a hold-up at a South Jersey 7-Eleven, authorities said.
John Grubbs was charged by Evesham police with first-degree robbery, aggravated assault, theft and several weapons offenses, police said.
On Nov. 2, 2020, at 5:15 a.m., Evesham police responded to the 7-Eleven at 2 East Main St., for an armed robbery.
A man demanded money from the store's clerk while brandishing a handgun, police said. The employee complied and gave the suspect cash in the register, they said.
The man fled on foot…
Convicted NJ Sex Offender In Body Armor Busted With Loaded Rifle, Guns, Ammo: Police
A convicted sex offender who was wearing body armor when he crashed his car was found with several loaded weapons, high capacity magazines, hollow point bullets and more Sunday in Ocean County, authorities said.
A Mantaloking officer responded to the single-vehicle crash near the 1200 block where he found Jeremy W. Barringer, 46, of Toms River around 3 a.m., local police said.
The officer found a loaded AR-15 rifle, three high capacity magazines with hollow point bullets and a loaded 9mm handgun, along with more magazines containing hollow point bullet rounds, Mantaloking police said.
Barr…
4 Pennsylvanians Arrested In Atlantic City With Drugs, Guns, Meth Lab Products
Four Pennsylvania residents were arrested in Atlantic City during a stop where guns, drugs and materials for a meth lab were recovered, authorities said.
At 10:37 a.m. on Thursday, Atlantic City Police Officer Aaron Jones stopped a car in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue after observing a drug sale, police said.
All four of the car's occupants were arrested after officers found a 22-caliber rifle, a handgun, 17 grams of methamphetamine, a small amount of heroin and a large bag containing items to cook, produce, and store methamphetamine, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spo…
