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BIG BUST: Paterson Detectives Seize Kilo Of Coke, 50 Pounds Of Pot, Six Guns, 680 Ammo Rounds, BIG BUST: Paterson Detectives Seize Kilo Of Coke, 50 Pounds Of Pot, Six Guns, 680 Ammo Rounds,
BIG Bust: Paterson Detectives Seize Kilo Of Coke, 50 Pounds Of Pot, Six Guns, 680 Ammo Rounds, Paterson detectives crashed a major drug operation in a quiet residential neighborhood, seizing a kilo of cocaine, a half-dozen illegal guns, 680 rounds of ammunition and nearly 50 pounds of pot. Jonathan Leon, 30, kept a low profile while keeping an array of firearms and a sizable amount of drugs in the modest house on Grand Street off Reservoir Street near westbound Route 80, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Leon was assisted by Christhopher Vasquez (correct spelling), 31, the director said. Undercover detectives used informants, kept an eye on the house and eventually secured a sear…

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Crime-Busting Police Pair Seize Guns In Separate NJ Traffic Stops Crime-Busting Police Pair Seize Guns In Separate NJ Traffic Stops
Crime-Busting Police Pair Seize Guns In Separate NJ Traffic Stops A pair of Haledon police officers seized guns in separate traffic stops as part of a year-long law enforcement initiative that authorities say has been a huge success. One of the stops involved an ex-con with a suspended license who wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was drinking tequila when police said they stopped him for failing to signal a turn and found a loaded revolver and hollow-nose bullets in his SUV. Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Officer Kris Duci made that stop this past week and another a week earlier as part of a Quality of Life Division that has been "vital in keeping Haledon a safe…

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'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints 'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints
'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints It doesn’t rank with airports in Atlanta, Houston or Dallas in terms of numbers, but Newark Liberty has had what the TSA and Port Authority say are an alarming amount of guns seized from passengers trying to board planes with them. And most of those things are loaded. It's become an epidemic, said Thomas Carter, the Transportation Security Administration’s director for New Jersey, during a Wednesday news conference at the airport. “Guns and ammunition are never allowed to pass through a security checkpoint to be carried onto a flight, even if a traveler has a concealed carry permit,” Cart…

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Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult
Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult Paterson police seized three loaded guns – one of which had been stolen – in a trio of separate incidents just days apart. Two of those taken into custody were each 17 years old, city public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. One of the juveniles bolted after seeing Detectives Yamil Pimienta, Muhammed Dombayci, Levis Qirjako, and John Rikowich approaching near the corner of Highland and Lyons streets, Speziale said. They chased the boy down and seized him behind a North York home near Sassafras Street, the director said. They then checked the route he took while fleeing through various …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Halloween Party Bus Stop Nets 14 Arrests, 6 Guns, High Capacity Mags: NJ State Police Halloween Party Bus Stop Nets 14 Arrests, 6 Guns, High Capacity Mags: NJ State Police
Halloween Party Bus Stop Nets 14 Arrests, 6 Guns, High Capacity Mags: NJ State Police Six guns and high-capacity magazines were seized and 14 people were arrested during the stop of a party bus on Halloween in Mercer County, New Jersey State Police said. Detectives with the Crime Suppression Central Unit learned that a party bus carrying multiple people carrying weapons was traveling through Mercer County and that it would return to the Trenton area through Interstate 195, police said. Authorities tracked and stopped the bus on Interstate 195 in Hamilton Township around 3:30 a.m. As detectives approached the bus, they saw the occupants trying to hide several weapons. The oc…

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Police, NJSP Capture Pair Who Shot At Troopers In High-Speed Chase Police, NJSP Capture Pair Who Shot At Troopers In High-Speed Chase
Police, Njsp Capture Pair Who Shot At Troopers In High-Speed Chase A Connecticut passenger pointed a handgun at a New Jersey State Police trooper during a pursuit on Route 287, authorities said Monday. The pursuit, which began in Boonton, ended in a Mahwah park with the gunman and driver in custody and four weapons seized, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. A trooper tried to stop the Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation on northbound Route 287 in Boonton Township shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Marchan said. The driver, identified as ex-con Theron Brown, 22, of Bridgeport, CT, hit the gas instead and sped off, he said. At one point during the subsequent …

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Police, NJSP Capture Pair Who Shot At Troopers In High-Speed Chase Police, NJSP Capture Pair Who Shot At Troopers In High-Speed Chase
Police, Njsp Capture Pair Who Shot At Troopers In High-Speed Chase A Connecticut passenger pointed a handgun at a New Jersey State Police trooper during a pursuit on Route 287, authorities said Monday. The pursuit, which began in Boonton, ended in a Mahwah park with the gunman and driver in custody and four weapons seized, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. A trooper tried to stop the Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation on northbound Route 287 in Boonton Township shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Marchan said. The driver, identified as ex-con Theron Brown, 22, of Bridgeport, CT, hit the gas instead and sped off, he said. At one point during the subsequent …

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by Jerry DeMarco