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GANG WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio GANG WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio
Gang WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio A 19-year-old reputed Newark street gang member wanted for shooting three rivals with a modified machine gun last weekend is in federal custody. Munir “Mu” Muhammad was carrying the converted 9mm handgun when he was arrested on Wednesday, April 12, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. The gun had fired 28 rounds in the April 8 shooting at the Oscar Miles Housing Complex and was fitted with an extended magazine loaded with another 30, Sellinger said Thursday. Three opponents were wounded, one critically, in what the U.S. attorney said is part of a bloody ongoing gun battle between rivals on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs
Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs A Washington Township (Morris County) man who shot at officers conducting a welfare check had an assault rifle, ammunition and drugs, authorities charged. Police were conducting a welfare check on a suicidal man at Rock Road home when Keith O'Connor, 49, fired a shotgun "at or in their direction" around 7 p.m. Monday, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Authorities subsequently found more weapons, including an assault firearm and large-capacity ammunition magazines, and unspecified drugs, Knapp said. O’Connor faces various weapons and drug charges and remains in police cus…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests
Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests Paterson street-crime detectives seized guns from two 20-year-old men in separate arrests a little over five hours apart. Detectives Anthony Nestico and Ismael Kivanc found the first handgun and played prominent roles in seizing the second, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Nestico and Kivanc immediately smelled pot after pulling over a black Ford Taurus in the 700 block of East 19th Street for equipment violations just after 7 p.m. Thursday, Speziale said. Moments later, they found a loaded 9mm handgun that had been reported stolen out of North Carolina, the director said. They arrest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Garfield Man Who Shot Confessed Car Burglar In Back Charged With Attempted Murder Garfield Man Who Shot Confessed Car Burglar In Back Charged With Attempted Murder
Garfield Man Who Shot Confessed Car Burglar In Back Charged With Attempted Murder UPDATE: A 37-year-old Garfield business owner who shot a car burglar in the back before dawn Tuesday is scheduled for a first court appearance on attempted murder charges Friday in Hackensack. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/garfield/police-fire/garfield-man-charged-with-attempted-murder-for-shooting-accused-car-burglar-due-in-court-friday/746741/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Authorities upgraded charges to attempted murder against a 37-year-old Garfield business owner who shot a car burglar in the back before dawn Tuesday. Omar Smadiya was carrying a Glock 19 Gen 4 handgun when he found…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Judge Orders Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Remain Detained Judge Orders Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Remain Detained
Judge Orders Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Remain Detained A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered that Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana remain in custody for leaving a bag with a gun inside it at Newark Airport earlier this month. ****** UPDATE: A federal grand jury has indicted Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana on charges of bringing a bag with a gun inside into Newark Airport earlier this year. https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/rapper-juelz-santana-indicted-federally-for-gun-in-newark-airport-bag/736537/ ****** U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark 3rd wasn't satisfied with the bond package presented by the lawyer for S…

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by Jerry DeMarco