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Unregistered Machine Guns Found In Raid, South Jersey Man Facing Federal Charge: Prosecutor Unregistered Machine Guns Found In Raid, South Jersey Man Facing Federal Charge: Prosecutor
Unregistered Machine Guns Found In Raid, South Jersey Man Facing Federal Charge: Prosecutor An Atlantic County man was given a new federal charge after he was accused of having unregistered machine guns and modified firearms, authorities said. Michael James, 30, of Somers Point, was charged on Wednesday, May 15 with possessing unregistered machine guns and other firearms, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced in a news release. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine under the National Firearms Act.  Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted two packages with suspected drugs addressed to James' home in February, acco…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Police, SWAT Team Seize Explosives, Guns, Pills From South Jersey Man: Prosecutors Police, SWAT Team Seize Explosives, Guns, Pills From South Jersey Man: Prosecutors
Police, SWAT Team Seize Explosives, Guns, Pills From South Jersey Man: Prosecutors An Atlantic County man was charged after police found him with explosives, guns, and a large amount of prescription pills, authorities said. Michael James, 30, of Somers Point, was ordered on Friday, Mar. 8 to be detailed in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on several gun and drug charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was arrested at his home on Colwick Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  Investigators said James had "distribution-level quantities" of alprazolam and diazepam. Police also seized explosives, several guns, and ammunition from hi…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole UPDATE: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole
Update: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole A South Jersey man whom federal authorities said they caught with a do-it-yourself bomb and the materials to make it was sentenced to two years in prison without parole. Thomas Petronglo, 64, had a 5¾-inch diameter metal can filled with potassium perchlorate and aluminum with a fuse sticking out when authorities raided his Vineland home in March 2021, according to a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Camden. The mixture is commonly used in commercial fireworks displays. Authorities seized several other improvised devices -- mostly plastic cylinders and cardboard tubes containing "…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police Responding To 911 OD Call Find Destructive Devices In South Jersey Home: ATF Police Responding To 911 OD Call Find Destructive Devices In South Jersey Home: ATF
Police Responding To 911 OD Call Find Destructive Devices In South Jersey Home: ATF Police who responded to a 911 call of a possible drug overdose in a Mays Landing housing development were in for a surprise. A Hamilton Township officer who assisted the unconscious Robert J. Moser, 31, in the bedroom of his parents' three-year-old home on March 17 made the discovery. The officer spotted "numerous suspicious devices covered in tape with exposed fuses," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. "Officers secured the scene and recovered at least two destructive devices," the U.S. attorney said on Tuesday, May 8. One of them "contained explosive powder…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Man In Domestic Incident Charged With Illegal Weapons, Explosives NJ Man In Domestic Incident Charged With Illegal Weapons, Explosives
NJ Man In Domestic Incident Charged With Illegal Weapons, Explosives A Wanaque man who damaged his sister’s cellphone as she recorded him threatening her had an illegal gun and explosives, among other contraband, in their home, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Some of the items that were seized from Michael Wierciszewski, 23, were also found in his car following a call to the Jackson Street home in Haskell on Nov. 24, they said. Neighbors said the Passaic County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad removed several items that were set out and inspected on a table set up in the driveway. Wierciszewski was charged with a host of offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Cameli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests
Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests A Philadelphia pair is facing up to 90 years in prison for their alleged attempt to rob a Wawa with multiple explosive devices during last year's widespread Black Lives Matter protests, federal authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Michael Fields, 34, and Desiree Adorno, 65, conspired with other individuals to break into a Wawa store on Richmond Street in Philadelphia, in June 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. In addition to stealing merchandise from the store, the indictment alleges that the pair had explosive devices …

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by Nicole Acosta