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NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries
Nj-arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was captured in Mahwah just hours after authorities said he shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas morning reportedly cried when he saw them in court. Bound with three sets of handcuffs because of his physique, Dino Tomassetti, 29, entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment on Monday, Feb. 7, on attempted murder, assault, gun possession and child endangerment charges in Nassau County. He looked intently at his father, Rocco Tomassetti, who sat with his mother, Vincenza Tomassetti, the New York Post reported. His father reportedly shook hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Shooting PA Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Shooting
PA Man, 20, Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Shooting An Easton man was extradited to face attempted murder charges in New Jersey for a shooting sparked by a family dispute. Twyleak Sexton, 20, was taken into custody near his Easton, PA home after a city officer there found a warrant for his arrest out of Passaic County, NJ, authorities said. Sexton opened fire in the first block of North 2nd Street and Haledon Avenue in Paterson in a dispute between two families – one from Easton, the other from there – on Sept. 17, authorities said. A 23-year-old male Paterson resident who was struck was taken to nearby St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
STANDOFF: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector STANDOFF: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector
Standoff: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector UPDATE: An agitated weapons collector who barricaded himself in a Park Ridge basement with a loaded gun during a family dispute finally emerged peacefully nearly 2½ hours later, thanks to a local police sergeant, authorities said. The 32-year-old former U.S. Army veteran had been drinking when he had words with his mother, grabbed a rifle and went to the basement of the Johnsvale Road home around 9:15 p.m., they said. Police were aware that he had "a large cache of weapons at the ready," Police Chief Joseph Madden said Friday morning. Inside the house were at least 30 legally-registered we…

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by Jerry DeMarco