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Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight
Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight Police were justified in shooting a couple who killed a fellow officer and three civilians in Jersey City, authorities on Wednesday said a state grand jury has found. Some would question the need for such a review given the circumstances of the fateful Dec. 10, 2019 firefight at a kosher grocery store. The answer: It’s required under New Jersey law and state attorney general’s guidelines. Authorities had no choice. David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, had slain Jersey City Police Officer Joseph Seals in a nearby cemetery. They then wounded another officer before killing Mindy Fere…
Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time
Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time A Jersey Shore pawn shop owner who was arrested in connection with the December 2019 shooting deaths of a Jersey City police detective and three civilians was sent to federal prison Tuesday for 18 months. A handwritten note found in the pocket of one of the two assailants who were shot dead by police led investigators to Ahmed A-Hady, a 36-year-old ex-con. It contained a telephone number ending in 4115 and the address of the pawn shop, they said. A-Hady had been convicted in 2012 of trying to obtain prescription drugs by fraud, which prohibited him from possessing a firearm, records show. …
'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say 'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say
'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say Slain veteran Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals likely prevented dozens of other deaths that day, authorities said Monday. Seals, 40, of Lyndhurst, was investigating the death of a livery driver in Bayonne when David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, shot him in the Bayview Cemetery just before 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10, and drove off, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. They were killed in a gunfight with police, but not after killing three other people. Based on the arsenal of guns and a viable bomb found in their U-Haul truck, as well as Google searches and more, authorities beli…
Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report
Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report Officials including Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City and Gov. Phil Murphy are calling on a board of education member to step down over antisemitic remarks she made in connection with the deadly attack on a kosher supermarket last week, News 4 New York reported.  Joan Terrell Paige referred to Jews as "brutes" in remarks made on Facebook and suggested the two shooters may have been motivated by a legitimate grievance in the attack in the JC Kosher supermarket on Martin Luther King Drive Dec. 10. Three people were killed in the market by the shooters, David Anderson and Francine Graham.&…
Feds: Investigation Of JC Shooting Leads To Weapons Trove, Ex-Con Pawn Shop Owner Feds: Investigation Of JC Shooting Leads To Weapons Trove, Ex-Con Pawn Shop Owner
Feds: Investigation Of JC Shooting Leads To Weapons Trove, Ex-Con Pawn Shop Owner A note found in the pocket of one of the two dead Jersey City shooters following last week’s gun battle led the FBI to a collection of weapons similar to those used in the attack, authorities said. A search of the shop owned and operated by ex-con Ahmed A-Hady, 35, of Keyport, turned up three AR-15-style assault rifles, among 13 weapons in all, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. A-Hady (also known as Ed Him) also had a .45 caliber handgun that he wasn’t legally permitted to have, leading to a federal charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, Carpenito sai…
FOUND! FBI Recovers Van With 'Possible Connection' To Jersey City Shootings FOUND! FBI Recovers Van With 'Possible Connection' To Jersey City Shootings
Found! FBI Recovers Van With 'Possible Connection' To Jersey City Shootings The FBI recovered the white van that authorities believe the two shooters in Tuesday’s gun battle with police in Jersey City had lived in after they were evicted from their Elizabeth home. The white 2001 Ford van, recovered in Orange, has a "possible connection to the Jersey City shootings," FBI spokesperson Patty Hartman said Saturday morning. The FBI "will examine [it] for any evidence," Hartman said. The bureau had issued an all-points bulletin Friday seeking the public's help finding the van, which David Anderson, 47, who owned it, and 50-year-old Francine Graham lived in after th…
FBI Finds Van With Possible Connection To Jersey City Shootings FBI Finds Van With Possible Connection To Jersey City Shootings
FBI Finds Van With Possible Connection To Jersey City Shootings The FBI recovered the white van that the two shooters in Tuesday’s gun battle with police in Jersey City had lived in after they were evicted from their Elizabeth home. The white 2001 Ford van, recovered in Orange, has a "possible connection to the Jersey City shootings," FBI spokesperson Patty Hartman said Saturday morning. The FBI "will examine [it] for any evidence," Hartman said. The bureau had issued an all-points bulletin Friday seeking the public's help finding the van, which David Anderson, 47, who owned it, and 50-year-old Francine Graham lived in after they were evicted from…
Two Shooters In Jersey City Attack Identified: Report Two Shooters In Jersey City Attack Identified: Report
Two Shooters In Jersey City Attack Identified: Report The two shooters who attacked a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, killing three civilians and a police officer, have been identified, News 4 New York reported Wednesday.  One of the shooters. David Anderson, had ties to the Black Israelite Hebrew movement, which mixes Christian and Judaic beliefs, the station said. The second shooter was identified by News 4 as Francine Graham.  Authorities told the station there was a note inside a U-Haul van used in the attack containing religious writings.  Late Tuesday night, Mayor Steve Fulop said a review of CCTV footage showed the …
Former NYPD Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters Former NYPD Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters
Former Nypd Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters The son of former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik was among a group of officers who rushed a Jersey City kosher grocery in an armored vehicle on Tuesday following a prolonged gun battle with a couple who killed a fellow officer and three civilians. Newark Police Detective Joseph Kerik, an emergency services veteran, was treated for bruises at Jersey City Medical Center after the two assailants were gunned down in a hail of bullets. The 34-year-old Paramus High School graduate has been working with a federal task force that was among the units that converged on the Greenville section Tuesday…