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Five Shot In Jersey City, Teen In Custody Five Shot In Jersey City, Teen In Custody
Five Shot In Jersey City, Teen In Custody Five people were shot in Jersey City in separate incidents on Thursday, Dec. 29, and a 16-year-old boy has been charged in one, authorities said. The first incident happened around 9:30 p.m. when the boy shot a 14-year-old victim in the left thigh at Armstrong Avenue and MLK Drive, city spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The 16-year-old boy was arrested after a foot pursuit and charged with attempted murder and unlawful weapon possession, police said. The second incident occurred around 10:10 p.m. near Bergen a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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8 Arrested For Armed Carjackings, Heroin; 5 Illegal Guns Seized In Newark 8 Arrested For Armed Carjackings, Heroin; 5 Illegal Guns Seized In Newark
8 Arrested For Armed Carjackings, Heroin; 5 Illegal Guns Seized In Newark Multiple people were arrested for armed robberies, carjackings and weapon possession, and five illegal handguns were seized as part of a violence reduction initiative last weekend in Newark, police said. “We are fully committed to reducing violence on our streets and this weekend’s results shows that our Violence Reduction Initiative is fully underway,” Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said.  “I commend our officers for their vigilance in recovering these illegal weapons as each recovered weapon is equivalent to a life saved.” James Marrow, 36, of East Orange, and Limmary Or…

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by Cecilia Levine