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Gangster Parolee Busted With Heroin, Firearm In Jersey City: Feds Gangster Parolee Busted With Heroin, Firearm In Jersey City: Feds
Gangster Parolee Busted With Heroin, Firearm In Jersey City: Feds Two Jersey City men have been charged with distributing cocaine and heroin as part of a street gang, authorities said. Anthony Phillips, 31, a.k.a. "Ant" and Shannon Tisdale a.k.a. "Doonk" were arrested after law enforcement began investigating drug distribution in the area of Lexington and Bergen Avenues in Jersey City by Lex Mob, a neighborhood gang, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. On Wednesday, April 24, law enforcement saw Tisdale and Phillips distributing drugs in Lexington and then both fled when confronted by police, Sellinger said.  During the pursuit, police saw Phillips r…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Shooting On Jersey City's West Side Sends Trio To Hospital Shooting On Jersey City's West Side Sends Trio To Hospital
Shooting On Jersey City's West Side Sends Trio To Hospital Three victims were wounded and two suspects were reported in custody following an overnight shooting Saturday on Jersey City's west side. The trio arrived in a private vehicle at nearby Jersey City Medical Center after the midnight April 6 shooting on Lexington Avenue between Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenue. Their injuries weren't considered life-threatening, responders said. Responding police officers reportedly chased down two potential suspects on the other side of the city near Newport Centre a short time later. Authorities haven't yet officially addressed the shooting. CHECK BAC…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities
Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities A Jersey City traffic enforcement officer suffered a fractured hip when the scooter she was riding was struck by an SUV on Tuesday, Aug. 15, authorities said. The officer was traveling west on Lexington Avenue crossing the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard when she was hit by the SUV heading south, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The officer was ejected from the scooter on impact, Wallace-Scalfione said. She was taken to a hospital with a broken hip, though her other injuries were non-life threatening, Wallace-Scalfione said. The other driver declined …

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by Sam Barron
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Double Shooting Injures 2 Women In Jersey City Double Shooting Injures 2 Women In Jersey City
Double Shooting Injures 2 Women In Jersey City Two women were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries in a Jersey City shooting Monday night, officials said. Police responding to reports of shots fired found the 18- and 23-year-old victims near Bergen and Lexington avenues around 9:20 p.m., Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Both were rushed to the hospital and the investigation is ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Reputed JC Gang Member Shot Last Year Charged With Firing At Five Rivals Reputed JC Gang Member Shot Last Year Charged With Firing At Five Rivals
Reputed JC Gang Member Shot Last Year Charged With Firing At Five Rivals Two reputed Jersey City gang members shot five people in retaliation for the murder of an associate several years earlier, federal authorities in Newark charged. One of them, Jalil “Broadday” Holmes, 20, of East Orange, is already charged with shooting at a vehicle in Jersey City, wounding two men, before he was shot in the Newport Centre mall food court in January 2019. In the new case, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said that Holmes and Jidon Rogers, 37, of Jersey City went with two other men to Lexington Avenue looking to shoot rivals on June 30, 2018. The date was signifi…

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by Jerry DeMarco