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NJ Man Gets 3½ Years, No Parole, For Assaulting Sister, Having Assault Weapon, Pipe Bomb NJ Man Gets 3½ Years, No Parole, For Assaulting Sister, Having Assault Weapon, Pipe Bomb
NJ Man Gets 3½ Years, No Parole, For Assaulting Sister, Having Assault Weapon, Pipe Bomb UPDATE: A Wanaque man must serve at least 3½ years in state prison before he'll be eligible for attacking his sister in their home and having an assault rifle and pipe bomb in his possession. Michael Wierciszewski, 25, was arrested by borough police after the victim told them that he lunged at her with a knife while trying to kill her at the family’s Jackson Street residence on Nov. 24, 2021. A search of the home turned up the improvised device, along with a Century Arms RAS 47 rifle that had been modified to remove the stock and accommodate a silencer, authorities said at the time. The vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Springfield Man, 57, Made Assault Rifle, Possessed Explosives Authorities: Springfield Man, 57, Made Assault Rifle, Possessed Explosives
Authorities: Springfield Man, 57, Made Assault Rifle, Possessed Explosives A 57-year-old man from Springfield Township has been charged with illegally manufacturing an assault weapon and possessing high-capacity ammunition magazines, silencers and explosive devices, authorities said. Thomas Locker manufactured the main components of an AR-15 assault rifle in his home in Springfield, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. Alexander Kovalik, 72, who resided with Locker at the same Springfield address, was charged, the prosecutor said, but later released. “Gun violence has been a major problem throughout the country this summer, and it will …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers
Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers Federal Homeland Security agents joined Brick Township police in arresting a local man on weapons and counterfeit money charges. Lawrence Turbett, 71, was arrested at his home in the Conway Towers Housing Complex after detectives learned that a package containing a silencer was being shipped to an address in Brick, local police said. A search of his residence found the package, as well as additional silencers and an undisclosed amount of counterfeit U.S. currency, police said.  The U.S. Secret Service was notified. Turbett was charged with four counts of possession of a prohibited device…

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by Jon Craig