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Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man In Vineland: Prosecutor Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man In Vineland: Prosecutor
Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man In Vineland: Prosecutor Police in Vineland shot a 28-year-old man who lunged at them with a knife after he wounded another civilian Friday, May 5, authorities said. Police responded to the 500 block of East Birch Street around 11:20 a.m., where they encountered the armed man, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The man was shot by an officer twice after charging at them with a knife, Webb-McRae said. The knife-wielding man was airlifted to Cooper Medical Center in Camden, NJ where he was listed in stable condition as of Friday afternoon. The wounded civilian was also treated at Cooper Medi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cyclist Still Critical As 2 Arrested Month After Attempted Trenton Homicide, Police Say Cyclist Still Critical As 2 Arrested Month After Attempted Trenton Homicide, Police Say
Cyclist Still Critical As 2 Arrested Month After Attempted Trenton Homicide, Police Say Two suspects were arrested and charged about a month after the attempted homicide of a man who was shot while riding his bicycle in Trenton and remains in critical condition, authorities said. Tyquasia M. Peterson, 25, was charged with criminal attempted homicide, and Dashawn B. Smith-Murphy, 28, was charged with complicity, Trenton Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Both were also charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of an injured person. The charges stem from the shooting of a man who was found next to his bicycle with severe injuries near 434 North Clinton Ave…

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by Valerie Musson
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South Jersey Woman Shot Man In Face, Police Say South Jersey Woman Shot Man In Face, Police Say
South Jersey Woman Shot Man In Face, Police Say A South Jersey woman was charged after shooting a man in the face, authorities said. Tiffany Wiggins was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and various weapons offenses, Trenton Police said in a release on Wednesday, July 27. Officers responding to a shooting report on Sweets Avenue in Trenton found the man with a gunshot wound to the face on Tuesday, July 5, police said. A follow-up investigation led to Wiggins being identified as the suspect, and she was taken into custody in Hamilton. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department also assisted with the investigation…

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by Valerie Musson
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Four-Hour Standoff Leads To Arrest Of Gang Member Wanted For Trenton Double-Shooting Four-Hour Standoff Leads To Arrest Of Gang Member Wanted For Trenton Double-Shooting
Four-Hour Standoff Leads To Arrest Of Gang Member Wanted For Trenton Double-Shooting A four-hour standoff led to the arrest of a Delaware man wanted for a Trenton double-shooting, authorities announced. Dontay Brannon was arrested and charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and various weapons offenses after the nearly four-hour standoff on Wednesday, April 27, Trenton Police said on Thursday, May 5. Brannon, of Frederica, Delaware, was identified as the suspect in a double shooting on Sanford Street on Wednesday, April 13, police said. Brannon, purportedly a member of the Gangster Killer Bloods gang, has an extensive criminal history in several prior…

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by Valerie Musson