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Huge Cache Of Fireworks, Explosives Snuffed Out By Arrest Of South Jersey Man: Police
A Camden County man has been arrested with a huge cache of explosives and illegal fireworks, authorities said.
For several months, residents on Fleming Pike complained of loud explosions in the Hammonton section of Winslow Township, police said.
Kenneth Baldino, 71, of Hay Road, Winslow Township, was charged after a search of his home and a business, township police said on Monday, July 1. Charges include risking widespread injury, possession of destructive devices and possession of high-capacity magazines, police said.
A large quantity of explosives, illegal fireworks and high-capacity fi…
Trio With Serious Burns Charged In Fireworks Explosion On NJ Lake
Adding insult to injury, three people who were burned in an illegal fireworks explosion on a New Jersey lake are facing charges.
Adam J. Perentin, 22, of Ogdensburg; Justin A. Pretot, 28, of Byram Township; and Jessica M. Whittam, 23, of Byram Township; were rescued from Lake Mohawk on Monday, July 3, after setting off commercial-grade fireworks that engulfed a homemade barge around 9:40 p.m., police in Byram Township said.
The trio standing on the barge dove into the water when some of the fireworks ignited other fireworks, police said. They were rescued by a boat then broug…
