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Feds: Newark Ex-Con Caught With Gun In Each Pocket, Shotgun On Car Seat, Drugs Feds: Newark Ex-Con Caught With Gun In Each Pocket, Shotgun On Car Seat, Drugs
Feds: Newark Ex-Con Caught With Gun In Each Pocket, Shotgun On Car Seat, Drugs An Essex County ex-con wanted for a shooting was carrying two guns – one in each coat pocket – when police captured him, said federal authorities who are handling his prosecution. Newark officers responding to a tip that he was driving a stolen car pulled over city resident Brandon Jacobs, 30, on 6th Street in late January, U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. They found a loaded 9mm Glock handgun loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition in his left coat pocket and Smith & Wesson revolver loaded with six rounds in his right coat pocket, she said. That wasn’t all. Jacobs was also carrying …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark PD: Irvington Man Busted With Loaded, Stolen Handgun Newark PD: Irvington Man Busted With Loaded, Stolen Handgun
Newark PD: Irvington Man Busted With Loaded, Stolen Handgun A man spotted by Newark police with a gun reported as stolen was being held in the Essex County Jail, authorities said. Officers patrolling 14th Avenue and 6th Street saw a man later identified as Patrick R. Robert, 22, of Irvington, around 8:30 p.m. Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Roberts was arrested on several offenses including possession of a prohibited weapon, resisting arrest and more, Ambrose said. He was lodged in the Essex County Jail.

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by Cecilia Levine