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Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m.,  Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Gun Recovered During Search of Essex County Home Linked To Armed Hotel Robbery Police: Gun Recovered During Search of Essex County Home Linked To Armed Hotel Robbery
Police: Gun Recovered During Search of Essex County Home Linked To Armed Hotel Robbery A handgun recovered during the search of an Essex County home is believed to be linked to an armed robbery at a Morris County hotel, authorities said. Officers from various law enforcement agencies carried out a search warrant at the home of Khalil Stewart, 18, in Orange on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Hanover police said in a news release. Stewart was taken into custody after they found a handgun possibly linked to an armed robbery at a hotel in December 2019, authorities said. Pierre Marcelin Jr., 18, of West Orange was also targeted in the investigation, stemming from the December robbery. …

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by Valerie Musson