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Charles Street, Linden, NJ

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Hollow Point Bullets, Stolen Gun Found On Linden Man With Drinking Buddies: Cops Hollow Point Bullets, Stolen Gun Found On Linden Man With Drinking Buddies: Cops
Hollow Point Bullets, Stolen Gun Found On Linden Man With Drinking Buddies: Cops A 39-year-old Linden man was arrested and charged for possession of a stolen handgun on Friday, Oct. 27, authorities said. At 9:15 p.m., police saw a group drinking alcohol at Union Street and Charles Street and arrested Johnson after finding him to be in possession of the gun, along with hollow point ammunition and a large knife, officers said. Elie Princilus, a 33-year-old West Orange man was arrested on outstanding warrant charges and was in possession of crack cocaine, police said. Johnson was charged with two weapons offenses, possession of stolen property and possession of a fixed da…

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by Sam Barron
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Fentanyl Trafficking Network Dismantled In Pre-Dawn NJ Bust: Prosecutor Fentanyl Trafficking Network Dismantled In Pre-Dawn NJ Bust: Prosecutor
Fentanyl Trafficking Network Dismantled In Pre-Dawn NJ Bust: Prosecutor A fentanyl trafficking network was dismantled by authorities who seized nearly a quarter-pound of the highly-lethal drug, two handguns and several thousand dollars in suspected drug money, the Union County Prosecutor's Office announced. The three-month investigation concluded before dawn on June 20 with the execution of search warrants across Phillipsburg, Middlesex Borough and in homes on Charles and Hussa streets in Linden, according to Assistant Prosecutors Peter DeRose and Megan Tomlinson, who are prosecuting the case. Seized were approximately 100 grams of raw fentanyl, hundr…

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by Cecilia Levine