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Jefferson PD: Essex County Man Who Fled Dispute Had Mac-10, Heroin, Magazines
An Essex County man who fled the scene of a dispute in Jefferson Township was later found with heroin and a handgun, authorities said.
Jefferson Township police responding to a report of an altercation outside a home on Cozy Lake Road were told that one of the men involved had left with a handgun Monday, Police Chief Sean Conrad said.
Justin McGriff, 22, of Orange, was subsequently located and had a handgun in his waistband, along with an illegal assault MAC 10 firearm, an illegal extended magazine, unprescribed Xanax pills and heroin, authorities said.
McGriff was arrested…
Venomous Snakes, Alligators Found (Some Dead) At Butler Man's Home
Animal control officers who showed up to a Butler man's home to remove dogs ended up finding poisonous snakes and alligators, some of which had died, reports say.
Joseph Faris, 37, had the three American alligators, two caiman, a prairie rattlesnake, monocled cobra, Gaboon viper and puff adder in his Decker Road home because of his wife's business selling them, his attorney told NJ.com.
Officials obtained a search warrant for Faris' home last spring when they spotted a rattlesnake and alligator while removing four or five German Shepherds he wanted out of the house, NJ.com reports.
Faris i…
