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Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time
Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time A Jersey Shore pawn shop owner who was arrested in connection with the December 2019 shooting deaths of a Jersey City police detective and three civilians was sent to federal prison Tuesday for 18 months. A handwritten note found in the pocket of one of the two assailants who were shot dead by police led investigators to Ahmed A-Hady, a 36-year-old ex-con. It contained a telephone number ending in 4115 and the address of the pawn shop, they said. A-Hady had been convicted in 2012 of trying to obtain prescription drugs by fraud, which prohibited him from possessing a firearm, records show. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report
Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report Officials including Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City and Gov. Phil Murphy are calling on a board of education member to step down over antisemitic remarks she made in connection with the deadly attack on a kosher supermarket last week, News 4 New York reported.  Joan Terrell Paige referred to Jews as "brutes" in remarks made on Facebook and suggested the two shooters may have been motivated by a legitimate grievance in the attack in the JC Kosher supermarket on Martin Luther King Drive Dec. 10. Three people were killed in the market by the shooters, David Anderson and Francine Graham.&…

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by Paul Milo
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WHAT WE KNOW: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting WHAT WE KNOW: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting
What WE Know: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting State officials gathered Wednesday afternoon to address Tuesday's deadly Jersey City shooting that left a police detective, three civilians and the two gunmen dead. Governor Phil Murphy assured the public that there is no ongoing security concern, noting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working with Jewish and other communities of faith to address their concerns during a press conference at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jersey City.  "We saw the very worst of humanity," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. "But in the response… we also saw the very best.…

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by Cecilia Levine & Paul Milo
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Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead
Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead UPDATE: A police officer, two suspects and three civilians were killed in what became a Jersey City gun battle Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. The slain officer was identified as Joseph Seals, a 17-year department veteran and father of five -- including a newborn -- who lived in North Arlington. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Joe’s family during this Christmas season and beyond,” Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said. “We take for granted sometimes the selfless work a police officer does when they wear that uniform. In the end they are people that volunteered to keep every…

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by Jerry DeMarco