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Trenton Man Nabbed After Ditching Loaded Revolver Under Parked Car, Police Say Trenton Man Nabbed After Ditching Loaded Revolver Under Parked Car, Police Say
Trenton Man Nabbed After Ditching Loaded Revolver Under Parked Car, Police Say A Trenton man was arrested after trying to abandon a loaded revolver under a parked car, authorities said. Officers patrolling the area of Sanford Street near MLK Boulevard saw Victor Baylor arguing with someone in a car on Friday, Aug. 19, a press release said. As officers approached, the car sped off on Sanford Street and out of sight. Once officers got closer, Baylor was seen holding a silver revolver in his left hand and discarding it under a parked vehicle, police said. A Thames Arms .38 caliber revolver with three .38 caliber rounds was subsequently found under the vehicle, accordin…

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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
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Trenton Man, 41, Charged In Fatal Shooting Trenton Man, 41, Charged In Fatal Shooting
Trenton Man, 41, Charged In Fatal Shooting A 41-year-old man from Trenton has been charged in connection with a shooting death last spring, authorities said. Bobby Vazquez, 41, is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Vazquez, who was being held at the Mercer County Correction Center on unrelated charges. has been additionally charged in connection with the May 2020 murder of 58-year-old Watson Cogdell, the prosecutor said. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Vazquez pending trial, Onofri said. At about 1:40 …

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by Jon Craig
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Major Dealer In Violent Trenton Drug Crew Headed To Fed Pen For Plea-Bargained 13 Years Major Dealer In Violent Trenton Drug Crew Headed To Fed Pen For Plea-Bargained 13 Years
Major Dealer In Violent Trenton Drug Crew Headed To Fed Pen For Plea-Bargained 13 Years A confessed member of a violent "war ready" Trenton drug-dealing crew must spend more than 13 years in federal prison for his role in a massive heroin trafficking operation. Omar “Stacks” Council, 41, is the latest of 23 defendants to take guilty pleas in exchange for leniency when he admitted participating in a trafficking network that flooded the streets of the state capital with heroin and other drugs amid shootouts with rival gang members Council -- also known as "Snow" and "Y-O" -- must serve out the entire 160-month plea-bargained sentence because there’s no parole in the federal pris…

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by Jerry DeMarco