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NJ Man Was Assembling 'Ghost Guns' In His Basement: State Police NJ Man Was Assembling 'Ghost Guns' In His Basement: State Police
NJ Man Was Assembling 'Ghost Guns' In His Basement: State Police A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has. been arrested for manufacturing "ghost guns" after 16 partially-assembled guns and a fully-assembled gun were seized, authorities said, Carlos Castillo of Mantua Township was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with no serial number, unlawful possession of a weapon, and unlawful possession of firearm parts to manufacture a firearm without a serial number, State Police said. In January, detectives from the State Police Gangs and Organized Crime South Unit began investigating the distribution of ghost guns in Gloucester County and determined …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
State Police ID Driver, 21, Trapped Under Truck, Killed In South Jersey Crash State Police ID Driver, 21, Trapped Under Truck, Killed In South Jersey Crash
State Police ID Driver, 21, Trapped Under Truck, Killed In South Jersey Crash A 21-year-old motorist died after getting trapped under a box truck in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. near mile-marker 53.8 on Route 55 northbound in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey State Police said. The driver reportedly was pinned, there was fire and a heavy wrecker was called, reports said. She was identified as Gabrielle Martin of Glassboro, according to NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota. 

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck 23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck
23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck A 23-year-old driver was killed in a Gloucester County collision, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. Sunday on Barnsboro Road , Mantua Township police said. Witnesses reportedly saw a pickup truck passing in a no-passing zone before colliding with a car driven by Gino Giumarello of Mullica Hill, police said. Giumarello, 23, was a graduate of Clearview Regional High School and the University of Maryland in College Park No charges had been filed.  Arriving police reportedly found Giumarello's significantly damage car in a field. He was pronounced dead at …

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Cow Sharks, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Crocodiles Coming To $73M NJ Museum Cow Sharks, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Crocodiles Coming To $73M NJ Museum
Cow Sharks, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Crocodiles Coming To $73M NJ Museum Primitive cow sharks, dinosaurs and other millions-year-old Late Cretaceous-Era, fossils are enjoying a homecoming of sorts -- thanks to a South Jersey university. Rowan University in Gloucester County held a groundbreaking ceremony over the weekend for its planned $73 million dinosaur fossil park museum on the site of a prehistoric trove a few stones throws from its Glassboro campus.  The world-class science attraction is set to open in 2023.  Given that the bones date back 66 million years, that's more than $1 per year earmarked for the the Jean & Ric Edelman Foss…

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by Jon Craig
News
South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says
South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says UPDATE: A South Jersey man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last month had called 911 to report a trespasser on his property wielding a gun, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck revealed Wednesday. Two Mantua Township police officers responded to a 911 call at the Elm Avenue home of Charles Sharp III, 49, shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sept 14, Bruck said. Sharp had called police to report that several people were trespassing on his property, including someone armed with a gun, the attorney general said. He was shot by one of the officers when they encountered him outs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
South Jersey Man With Replica Handgun Shot, Killed By Police ID'd As Air Force Vet South Jersey Man With Replica Handgun Shot, Killed By Police ID'd As Air Force Vet
South Jersey Man With Replica Handgun Shot, Killed By Police ID'd As Air Force Vet UPDATE: A man who authorities said was carrying a replica handgun when he was shot and killed by a local police officer before dawn outside his South Jersey home was identified as a United States Air Force veteran. Charles Sharp III, 49, was shot as a Mantua Township police officer responded to a 911 call at his Elm Avenue home shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sept 14, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Wednesday. “A detailed replica of a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found near Mr. Sharp,” Bruck said, without disclosing the nature of the emergency call. Officers rende…

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by Jerry DeMarco