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Hostage Call, Officer Identified In Fatal Philly Police Shooting Of 75-Year-Old: PPD (UPDATE) Hostage Call, Officer Identified In Fatal Philly Police Shooting Of 75-Year-Old: PPD (UPDATE)
Hostage Call, Officer Identified In Fatal Philly Police Shooting Of 75-Year-Old: PPD (Update) A 75-year-old man shot and killed by police on a West Philadelphia porch had called 911 claiming a family was being held hostage before the confrontation, authorities revealed in an updated release issued on Friday, April 10.  Anthony McKinley, 75, was identified as the man killed in the officer-involved shooting along the 5400 block of Webster Street in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood, Philadelphia police said. The incident began around 7:14 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, when two officers from the 18th District responded to a report of a person with a weapon and a family being held hostage, …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Released From Prison Busted For Stashing Gun, Drugs: AC Police 18-Year-Old Released From Prison Busted For Stashing Gun, Drugs: AC Police
18-Year-Old Released From Prison Busted For Stashing Gun, Drugs: AC Police An 18-year-old Atlantic City resident was arrested on Sunday, June 8, after he was spotted stashing a gun and drugs, authorities said. A detective was conducting surveillance in the 1000 block of Magellan Avenue when he observed Kareem Lamb remove a handgun from his sweatshirt pocket and place it in his waistband, Atlantic City police said. Lamb was then observed removing the handgun from his waistband and placing it near the tire of a vehicle, police said. He also placed additional items near a second vehicle, police said. Officers searched Lamb’s vehicle and the area around it and recove…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Machetes, Gun Parts, Weapon Lasers: Police Uncover Arsenal In Atlantic City Traffic Stop Machetes, Gun Parts, Weapon Lasers: Police Uncover Arsenal In Atlantic City Traffic Stop
Machetes, Gun Parts, Weapon Lasers: Police Uncover Arsenal In Atlantic City Traffic Stop An Atlantic City man was accused of having heroin and a stockpile of several types of weapons in his vehicle, authorities said. David Barabin, 47, was given 22 charges, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Dec. 24. An officer stopped a vehicle driven by Barabin on South Florida Avenue at around 2:03 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. The officer noticed a powdery substance on Barabin’s jacket that appeared to be drugs. A K9 officer sniffed the vehicle and detected drugs. Officers searched the vehicle and found a bag of heroin, along with an empty bag suspe…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police A Glassboro man was accused of having a loaded crossbow, two guns, and methamphetamine in Berlin, authorities said. Robert Stippick Jr. was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a shotgun, one count of unlawful possession of a weapon, and one count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, the Berlin Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 18. An age wasn't given for Stippick. An officer pulled over a vehicle Stippick was driving for an equipment violation at around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Police claimed Stippick became confro…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Weapon-Dealing Duo Found With Illegal Guns At Jersey Shore Motel, Police Say Weapon-Dealing Duo Found With Illegal Guns At Jersey Shore Motel, Police Say
Weapon-Dealing Duo Found With Illegal Guns At Jersey Shore Motel, Police Say A man and woman from Ocean County were accused of illegally selling guns, authorities said. George Garulle of Beachwood and Dana Restiano of Whiting were arrested on Monday, Nov. 4, the Stafford Township Police Department said in a news release. Investigators executed two search warrants at the Howard Johnson motel in Toms River and a home on Neptune Avenue in Beachwood. Garulle and Restaino were found with several illegal guns, including defaced guns, ghost guns, rifles, and shotguns. Police also discovered the two had high-capacity magazines, an undisclosed amount of …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Suspect Wanted, Atlantic City Man Arrested For Having Cocaine, Stolen Gun From NC: Police Suspect Wanted, Atlantic City Man Arrested For Having Cocaine, Stolen Gun From NC: Police
Suspect Wanted, Atlantic City Man Arrested For Having Cocaine, Stolen Gun From NC: Police Police are looking for an Atlantic City man after they found drugs and a stolen gun, authorities said. Joel Snyder, 45, is wanted on 14 weapons and drug charges, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release. Wilbert Deberry Jr., 53, was arrested after a home and vehicle were raided on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Police executed a search warrant on the home and vehicle on the 1500 block of Beach Avenue after a two-month drug-dealing investigation. Detectives seized more than 15 pounds of marijuana, 23 grams of cocaine, and items used for packaging and selling drugs. Officers …

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by Chris Spiker
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Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen
Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Jerome “Righteous" Roberts will have to see his 70th birthday before he can taste freedom again. A convicted killer who aimed to "flood the streets" of Trenton with a "motherlode" of heroin, Roberts, 53, was sentenced this week to what will be a minimum of 17 years in federal prison for his role in a drug ring that once dominated the capital city. Federal jurors had convicted Roberts, of Delran, of drug conspiracy following a three-week trial in Trenton in October 2021. U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner, in turn, sentenced the Bloods gang leader to a 245-month prison sentence t…

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by Jerry DeMarco