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Atlantic City Man Caught Shooting Gun On Surveillance Camera: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Caught Shooting Gun On Surveillance Camera: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Caught Shooting Gun On Surveillance Camera: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man from Atlantic City pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a handgun, authorities said. Jai Caesar admitted to the offense on Tuesday, Aug. 29, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On Aug. 11, 2022, Atlantic City police responded to a report of a gunshot hitting the window of a residence on North Indiana Avenue in Atlantic City. When law enforcement arrived, they observed a bullet hole had entered through a window of the residence. Law enforcement reviewed surveillance video from a neighboring residence and were able to identify the subject&…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Suspected Heroin Dealer Armed With Loaded Stolen Revolver Nabbed After Trenton Chase: Police Suspected Heroin Dealer Armed With Loaded Stolen Revolver Nabbed After Trenton Chase: Police
Suspected Heroin Dealer Armed With Loaded Stolen Revolver Nabbed After Trenton Chase: Police A man armed with a stolen revolver loaded with hollow-point ammunition — as well as dozens of heroin decks and hundreds in suspected drug proceeds — was arrested following a foot chase in Trenton, local police said. Officers responding to a report of an armed man wearing a cross-body satchel near Hamilton and Hudson Streets found 37-year-old Henry Hutchinson matching the subject’s description on Monday, June 18, Trenton Police said in a release on Wednesday, June 20. Hutchinson ran from detectives as they were approaching, initiating a brief foot chase, police said. He was eventually found…

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by Valerie Musson
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Armed Robber From Jersey City Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen For Pennsylvania Holdup Armed Robber From Jersey City Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen For Pennsylvania Holdup
Armed Robber From Jersey City Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen For Pennsylvania Holdup A federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced a New Jersey man to a plea-bargained 14 years and nine months in prison for robbing a Pennsylvania gas station convenience store with a sawed-off rifle. Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, poked one Allentown Speedway station employee with the gun as he ordered him to “get down!” while demanding cash and Newports during one of the robberies on March 28, 2017, Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. A good Samaritan who’d pulled in for gas saw Garcia all dressed in black with his hood up and holding a gun, so he dialed 911. The citize…

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by Jerry DeMarco