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Ghost Gunman Who Killed Home Invader Released From Jail In South Jersey: Prosecutor Ghost Gunman Who Killed Home Invader Released From Jail In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Ghost Gunman Who Killed Home Invader Released From Jail In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Cumberland County man charged with multiple gun crimes after he shot and killed an alleged home invader was ordered released from jail on Friday afternoon, March 1, authorities said. Kevin Lucero, 24, shot one of two people who reportedly forced their way into his Upper Deerfield home at 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 19, New Jersey State Police said.  Lucero was charged with owning ghost guns and other weapons offenses, police said. A ghost gun is a firearm without a serial number. Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae confirmed Lucero's release from jail. Troopers …
Morris County Man Ran Ghost Gun Ring Out Of His Basement: Prosecutor Morris County Man Ran Ghost Gun Ring Out Of His Basement: Prosecutor
Morris County Man Ran Ghost Gun Ring Out Of His Basement: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Morris County man was arrested and charged with manufacturing and selling ghost guns from his Warren County basement on Thursday, Feb. 8, authorities said. Joseph Palumbo Jr., a Columbia resident carried out the illegal manufacture and sale of ghost guns between December 2023 and February 2024, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Palumbo Jr. sold the guns, the majority of which were assault firearms, in Morris and Warren Counties, authorities said. The sales involved one homemade handgun without a serial numb…
Illegal Firearms, Magazines Found In Response To Domestic Incident In Blairstown: Prosecutor Illegal Firearms, Magazines Found In Response To Domestic Incident In Blairstown: Prosecutor
Illegal Firearms, Magazines Found In Response To Domestic Incident In Blairstown: Prosecutor A 53-year-old Blairstown man was arrested and hit with numerous weapons charges after police discovered numerous illegal firearms in his residence, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, Blairstown police responded to a domestic violence incident at 99 Mohican Road, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. William Pollard was charged with domestic violence and a temporary restraining order was issued, Pfeiffer said. To comply with the restraining order, police removed numerous weapons from Pollard's residence including illegal firearms, jigs for modifying firearms, extended magazines a…
Passaic Sheriff's Deputies Seize Pound Of Pure Coke, Ghost Gun, More Passaic Sheriff's Deputies Seize Pound Of Pure Coke, Ghost Gun, More
Passaic Sheriff's Deputies Seize Pound Of Pure Coke, Ghost Gun, More Passaic County sheriff’s detectives seized nearly a pound of pure cocaine, a ghost gun and more than $21,000 in alleged drug proceeds while arresting a Little Falls resident, authorities said. Victor M. Miranda, 48, ran a drug mill from his Newark Pompton Turnpike apartment while running coke with his car, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Working with Little Falls police, the sheriff’s Bureau of Narcotics detectives followed Miranda from his home to Paterson, where he sold cocaine to a local resident on Thursday, May 25, the sheriff said. That man, Ramon Rivera, 53, was arre…
23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds 23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds
23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds More than 23,000 doses of fentanyl, nearly 30 homemade firearms and a host of parts designed to create fully-automatic machine guns were seized in the takedown of a drug and gun trafficking network run by New Jersey members of the Latin Kings, federal authorities announced. Nine reputed members of the ring were charged with a variety of drug and weapon offenses that include creating and selling private-made firearms (PMFs), more commonly known as “ghost guns," U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. PMFs were actually being made on 3D printers at the moment law enforcers raided one of sever…
Rochelle Park Police Nab Hackensack Driver With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Mag, Authorities Say Rochelle Park Police Nab Hackensack Driver With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Mag, Authorities Say
Rochelle Park Police Nab Hackensack Driver With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Mag, Authorities Say A repeat offender with a nearly 15-year criminal history is facing more serious charges after a Rochelle Park police stop turned up a ghost gun, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over Ricardo Clayton Huslin, 38, of Hackensack near the Ramada Inn on Passaic Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. "An on-scene investigation led to a positive alert from a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9," Lt. James DePreta said. "A subsequent search turned up a 9mm Polymer 80 handgun, equipped with a 15-round magazine." Sgt. Jared Shatkin and Officer Jorge Orihuela assisted in the arrest, th…
Confessed Hasbrouck Heights 'Ghost Gun' Trafficker Gets Minimum 3½ Years In State Prison Confessed Hasbrouck Heights 'Ghost Gun' Trafficker Gets Minimum 3½ Years In State Prison
Confessed Hasbrouck Heights 'Ghost Gun' Trafficker Gets Minimum 3½ Years In State Prison A convicted "ghost gun" trafficker from Hasbrouck Heights must spend at least 3½ plea-bargained years in state prison before he'll be eligible for parole. Michael Maresca, 34, has been held in the Bergen County Jail since investigators arrested him in November 2020 outside the Macarthur Avenue home he grew up in for trafficking the untraceable guns in and around Paterson. Maresca, who operated an aquarium installation and maintenance company, had sold two “ghost guns” for $1,650 each to an undercover investigator at the residence, they said. One of them had an illegal 15-round magazine loa…
Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize Pound Of Coke, 'Ghost Gun,' $15,259, Bust Business Couple Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize Pound Of Coke, 'Ghost Gun,' $15,259, Bust Business Couple
Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize Pound Of Coke, 'Ghost Gun,' $15,259, Bust Business Couple A Paterson couple who sold drugs from their money-wiring business were busted by Passaic County sheriff's detectives with nearly a pound of cocaine, more than an ounce of heroin and a "ghost gun," authorities said. The detectives moved in after watching a customer buy cocaine and then hop into a cab, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Working with the county prosecutor's office, the investigators raided the now-former River Multi Services shop on River Street and a nearby apartment shared by Steven A. Mejias-Escoto, 36, and Andry Hernandez-Paulino, 29, in the city's Bunker Hill…
Online Sale Gone Bad: NJ Men Used Ghost Guns To Rob FB Marketplace Buyer, Police Say Online Sale Gone Bad: NJ Men Used Ghost Guns To Rob FB Marketplace Buyer, Police Say
Online Sale Gone Bad: NJ Men Used Ghost Guns To Rob FB Marketplace Buyer, Police Say Four “ghost guns” were confiscated from two 18-year-old men who used them to rob victims at gunpoint, police said. Nestor Rivera and Hassani Webb are accused of advertising a PlayStation 5 game console for sale on Facebook Marketplace and robbing the potential buyer at gunpoint when they met on Peabody Lane in Hamilton on Nov. 19, Hamilton Police said. Four “ghost” guns and several high-capacity extended magazines were found during a search of the suspects’ homes in Trenton, authorities said. Rivera and Webb were charged with robbery, possession of weapons parts and other offenses on Dec. …
PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says
PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says A Pennsylvania man arrested for growing marijuana had constructed an elaborate indoor greenhouse and was found with two “ghost guns,” authorities said. Justin Hutson, 28, of 4158 Newburg Road in Lower Nazareth, was taken into custody on various drug and weapons charges, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said Monday. On Dec. 4 around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a man acting out after a methamphetamine detox and spoke with Hutson’s wife, who stated that Hutson had recently returned from the hospital after an overdose the previous night, authorities said. After observing a…
NJ, PA Trio Trafficked Dozens Of 'Ghost Guns,' Indictment Charges NJ, PA Trio Trafficked Dozens Of 'Ghost Guns,' Indictment Charges
NJ, PA Trio Trafficked Dozens Of 'Ghost Guns,' Indictment Charges Two Philadelphia men and one from Camden trafficked no fewer than two dozen untraceable “ghost guns” from Pennsylvania into New Jersey, a grand jury indictment alleges. Even more guns, as well as parts, large-capacity magazine and ammo, were seized during the investigation, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Tuesday. According to the indictment returned in Trenton, Eduardo T. Lazo Jr., 26, of Camden, organized the operation and sold the illegal guns in Camden. Juan Enrique Fernandez, 29, and Ericknell Rivera-Mercado, 31, both of Philadelphia, are accused of bringing th…
AG: Jersey Shore Postal Workers, Ex-Con Caught With 2 Kilos Of Deadly Fentanyl, Heroin, 54 Guns AG: Jersey Shore Postal Workers, Ex-Con Caught With 2 Kilos Of Deadly Fentanyl, Heroin, 54 Guns
AG: Jersey Shore Postal Workers, Ex-Con Caught With 2 Kilos Of Deadly Fentanyl, Heroin, 54 Guns Two Jersey Shore postal workers and an ex-con paroled less than a month ago were caught with nearly 4½ pounds of fentanyl and heroin – worth nearly $3 million on the street -- as well as dozens of guns, authorities said. Detectives were watching as ex-con Andre Sulimenko, 56, of Barnegat, pulled his Subaru into the driveway of a Jackson home earlier this month, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The homeowner, U.S. Postal Service employee William Woolley, emerged and approached the vehicle, then handed Sulimenko a kilo of fentanyl in a bag, he said. State Police arrested him mom…
Hasbrouck Heights Man, 32, Charged With Selling Untraceable 'Ghost Guns' Hasbrouck Heights Man, 32, Charged With Selling Untraceable 'Ghost Guns'
Hasbrouck Heights Man, 32, Charged With Selling Untraceable 'Ghost Guns' A Hasbrouck Heights man was charged with trafficking untraceable “ghost guns.” Michael Maresca, 32, was arrested outside the Macarthur Avenue home he grew up in following an investigation led by the state Division of Criminal Justice and Paterson police, authorities said. Assisted by Hasbrouck Heights police, detectives armed with a warrant seized several illegal weapons from the home, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Maresca, who operated an aquarium installation and maintenance company, had sold two “ghost guns” for $1,650 each to an undercover investigator at the residence,…