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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Hudson Near Jersey City Financial Center Body Pulled From Hudson Near Jersey City Financial Center
Body Pulled From Hudson Near Jersey City Financial Center The NYPD Harbor Patrol Unit pulled a body from the Hudson River in Jersey City around lunchtime Tuesday. Witnesses gathered near the ferry dock that serves the Harborside Financial Center as the body was brought onto the boat around 12:30 p.m. It was bagged and then brought to shore, one said. Jersey City police and firefighters also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco