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NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman
Njsp, Nypd Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman A North Bergen storage unit rented by a Union City woman held 100 brand-new 9mm handguns and 200 large-capacity magazines that were stolen from a railyard in Hudson County on their way from the Northeast to the Deep South, authorities said. New Jersey State Police and the NYPD, assisted by federal agents, recovered the cache and arrested Claudine Kammo, 43, who they said was planning to sell the firearms and LCMs. The shipment had been stolen during the transfer from a tractor-trailer to a railroad car headed to a Louisiana wholesaler from a gun importer in Vermont, New Jersey Attorney Gene…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TSA: Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Could've Checked 'What Can I Bring?' Page TSA: Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Could've Checked 'What Can I Bring?' Page
TSA: Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Could've Checked 'What Can I Bring?' Page A gun-toting Florida man who was nabbed at LaGuardia Airport told TSA officers that he'd forgotten he had his loaded .380-caliber handgun with him, authorities said. “That’s no excuse," Robert Duffy, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. "This man is now likely to receive a civil financial penalty that could possibly cost him thousands of dollars. "If you own a firearm, you need to know where it is at all times.” A TSA officer spotted the handgun (inset photo above) in the West Palm Beach resident’s belongings as they passed through the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor, the Tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Unregistered Firearms, Fake FBI, DEA Badges Found In Raid Of Rockland Deputy Mayor's Home Feds: Unregistered Firearms, Fake FBI, DEA Badges Found In Raid Of Rockland Deputy Mayor's Home
Feds: Unregistered Firearms, Fake FBI, DEA Badges Found In Raid Of Rockland Deputy Mayor's Home The deputy mayor of a Rockland County village who's already facing state charges for a trove of unregistered guns found at his home was charged by federal authorities with having a collection of phony badges and ID cards that identify him as working for the FBI, DEA and other law enforcement agencies, records show. Investigators reported a startling discovery when they showed up with a search warrant last week at the home of Brian Downey, a 47-year-old Republican who was elected deputy mayor of the village of Airmont in 2019. Downey was taken into custody after no fewer than 16 unregistere…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Guns, 980 Heroin Folds Seized, Trio Busted At Paterson Daylight Drug Market Three Guns, 980 Heroin Folds Seized, Trio Busted At Paterson Daylight Drug Market
Three Guns, 980 Heroin Folds Seized, Trio Busted At Paterson Daylight Drug Market Paterson police seized 980 heroin folds and three guns while arresting three young men after crashing an open-air drug market. Narcotics Division detectives swept in following complaints from citizens about dealing outside the Park Avenue apartment building off East 22nd Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. In addition to the smack, they recovered three 9mm handguns -- a Smith & Wesson Shield and Highpoint, each loaded with nine rounds -- and a Glock 19 loaded with 15 rounds, Speziale said. They also seized $775 in proceeds, he said. Arrested for drug and weapons o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight
Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight A group of Paterson detectives seized two guns in separate incidents before two colleagues recovered another, making nearly three dozen that they've taken off the streets just this month. The arrests come amid reports of two more people shot in the city. Ex-con Christian Thomas fumbled trying to remove a gun from a fanny pack while running from Detectives John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci, Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir around 7:40 p.m. Friday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They caught Thomas, 33, near the corner of 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street and seized the bag, wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Drug Bust: Seven Guns, 23 Arrests, Heroin, Coke, Pot, $360,000 Cash NJ Drug Bust: Seven Guns, 23 Arrests, Heroin, Coke, Pot, $360,000 Cash
NJ Drug Bust: Seven Guns, 23 Arrests, Heroin, Coke, Pot, $360,000 Cash Crime fighters seized seven handguns, more than two pounds of heroin, a pound or so of cocaine and $360,000 in drug money while arresting 23 people in Hudson and Union counties, authorities said Wednesday. More than 200 law enforcement officers executed search warrants of residence and vehicles in Roselle Park, Elizabeth and Jersey City, where the seven handguns were seized at 2 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. They also seized prescription Xanax and Oxycontin pills, hollow-point bullets, a bulletproof vest, extended/prohibited magazines, handcuffs, firearm holsters a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Garfield Pet Shop Drug Ring Had 56+ Pounds Of Pot, Weapons Prosecutor: Garfield Pet Shop Drug Ring Had 56+ Pounds Of Pot, Weapons
Prosecutor: Garfield Pet Shop Drug Ring Had 56+ Pounds Of Pot, Weapons Detectives found 56 pounds of pot, five rifles and two shotguns at a Garfield pet grooming shop while arresting five accused members of a drug-dealing operation during a series of raids. They also found an assault weapon, a revolver, ammunition and three high-capacity ammo magazines at the Passaic home of one of the alleged crew members, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Thursday. Calo’s detectives arrested three people connected to Happy Pet Tails on River Drive, including a Garfield couple, 31-year-old Jennifer M. Santos and Carlos M. Gutierrez, 30, following an investigati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD: Dealer Had ½-Pound Of Pot, Loaded Gun, Stolen Motorcycle, More Paterson PD: Dealer Had ½-Pound Of Pot, Loaded Gun, Stolen Motorcycle, More
Paterson PD: Dealer Had ½-Pound Of Pot, Loaded Gun, Stolen Motorcycle, More PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police said they seized more than a half-pound of pot, a loaded handgun, a high capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets -- as well as $1,083 in drug proceeds and a stolen motorcycle -- while busting an accused dealer. Robert Samboy Jr., 23, was charged with several drug and weapons counts after police said he sold drugs from his second-floor Garrison Street apartment. The Glock 17 was loaded with 15 rounds and the motorcycle was reported stolen out of Prospect Park, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Police also arrested a quartet of buyers, all from Paterso…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Bust Near Day-Care Center: 3,148 Heroin Bags, AR-15, .357 Magnum Paterson Bust Near Day-Care Center: 3,148 Heroin Bags, AR-15, .357 Magnum
Paterson Bust Near Day-Care Center: 3,148 Heroin Bags, AR-15, .357 Magnum PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson detectives seized nearly 3,150 bags of heroin, an AR-15 rifle and a high-powered handgun while arresting an 18-year-old city man during a drug bust at a private home across the street from a day care center, authorities said. Investigators who watched as sales went down moved in at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday and arrested Marshall Stevenson on various drug and weapons charges, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Found during a raid of the house on the corner of East 28th Street -- across from the Paterson Public Schools 14th Avenue Early Learning Center -- Speziale said, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco