Fair 83°
Tag:

Firearm Possession by Convicted Felon

Police & Fire
Raid Of Accused Warren County Robber's Home Turns Up Guns, 140 Pot Plants Raid Of Accused Warren County Robber's Home Turns Up Guns, 140 Pot Plants
Raid Of Accused Warren County Robber's Home Turns Up Guns, 140 Pot Plants State Police responding to a domestic dispute found a marijuana grow house that they said was operated by a Sussex County ex-con, authorities said.In addition to 140 marijuana plants, troopers reported finding pellet guns and ammunition -- both of which Steven McKenzie, as a convicted felon, is prohibited from having, they said. Troopers responding to McKenzie's Stillwater home on June 21 found plastic bags taped over the windows and smelled raw marijuana, the NJ Herald, citing police records, reports. A warranted search of the home reportedly turned up the plants, along with the two p…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests
Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests Authorities investigating an August shooting in Paterson wound up charging both the accused gunman and another city man who they said was involved in an incident months earlier. Ex-con Jetor Brown, 25, was charged with shooting a 19-year-old city man on Park Avenue on Aug. 24, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement Wednesday. Counts include aggravated assault and various weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities also charged him with having a gun in a June 12 incident …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco