Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA
Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA One day it was a traveler from Rockland -- and before that, one from Brooklyn. Both were armed. The two passengers from New York were each stopped trying to bring loaded 9mm handguns onto flights at Newark Airport on back-to-back days, authorities said. Both now face hefty fines. The incidents at security checkpoints in Terminal B involved a Brooklyn traveler on Wednesday, May 3, and another from Garnerville on Thursday, Transportation Security Administration Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. The incidents weren't related, she said. "In each instance when a TSA officer spotted the guns in…
Eight Pounds Of Marijuana, $50K Seized As Pair Arrested: Prosecutor Eight Pounds Of Marijuana, $50K Seized As Pair Arrested: Prosecutor
Eight Pounds Of Marijuana, $50K Seized As Pair Arrested: Prosecutor Two South Jersey men have been arrested on multiple weapons and drug charges, authorities said. Sadman Sakib, 26, of Egg Harbor Township, and Jamiel Basir, 42, of Mays Landing were charged  as a result of a joint investigation, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On April 25, police executed five search warrants in the 100 block of Azalea Lane in Egg Harbor Township, the 1500 building of Ben Franklin Court in Mays Landing Village Complex, a business in the 300 block of the White Horse Pike in Egg Harbor City, a Chevrolet Blazer SUV, and a Toyo…
Guess Why Southbound Traveler At Newark Airport Said There Was A Gun In His Bag Guess Why Southbound Traveler At Newark Airport Said There Was A Gun In His Bag
Guess Why Southbound Traveler At Newark Airport Said There Was A Gun In His Bag Another traveler gave what TSA officials say has become a familiar excuse after being arrested trying to bring a loaded gun onto a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport. "I forgot," said the airline customer from Georgia after a TSA agent at one of Newark Airport's checkpoint X-ray machines spotted a .38-caliber handgun in the man's carry-on bag. It was loaded with six bullets, Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said on Friday, April 28. Officers alerted Port Authority police, who arrested the Southern man -- and seized the gun, she said. Farbstein…
JOINT CUSTODY: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks JOINT CUSTODY: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks
Joint Custody: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks The fifth huge pot bust in six weeks in Bergen County boosted the overall total in that time to nearly a ton of weed, along with a baker's dozen arrests, most of them involving carriers from Queens. Two unemployed men from New York City's largest borough were nabbed with 120 pounds of pot during a traffic stop by Narcotic Task Force detectives this past Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the area. Xian Fang Mei, 62, and Xian Wei Tang, 39, were each charged with first-degree possession with the intent to sell the drug, the prosecutor said. They were the…
NJ Dealer Awaiting Trial For Shooting Detectives Gets 13 Years In Federal Drug Takedown NJ Dealer Awaiting Trial For Shooting Detectives Gets 13 Years In Federal Drug Takedown
NJ Dealer Awaiting Trial For Shooting Detectives Gets 13 Years In Federal Drug Takedown A manager of a major New Jersey drug ring who's awaiting trial for shooting two undercover detectives must spend 13 years in federal custody after taking a plea deal from the government in a separate case. Juan Figueroa, 25, was the last of 19 members of the Bloods-related group who were convicted following a federal assault on an open-air drug market in Camden that provided walkup and drive-by service to its customers. Figueroa and two associates were also charged in state court with ambushing two Camden County Police detectives who were investigating the ring, which peddled heroin, crack,…
Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds
Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds A convicted felon from Bergen County was seized while trying to bring two rifles, a handgun, a Taser, a switchblade and bogus U.S. Marshals credentials onto a flight from Newark to Fort Lauderdale, federal authorities said. Seretse Clouden, 42, of Wallington had a .308-caliber DPMS Panther Arms rifle, a 5.56-caliber AR-15 rifle, a .40-caliber Glock 22 handgun and the phony creds -- which bore his name, photograph and a U.S. Marshal badge -- in his checked baggage, the FBI charged in a complaint. His bags also contained a ballistic vest that said "Deputy Marshal," two magazines containing 15…
Police Provide Details In Philadelphia Cop Shot Police Provide Details In Philadelphia Cop Shot
Police Provide Details In Philadelphia Cop Shot A 43-year-old Delaware County man has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer, who is in stable condition after being rushed into surgery. Eric Haynes became the center of an investigation as officer Giovanni Maysonet and his unnamed colleague were conducting a vehicle investigation of a silver 1999 Lexus model ES 300 on North 60th Street Wednesday Feb. 8, around 3:30 p.m., city police said. One officer approached the driver's side of as Maysonet approached the passenger side door. That's when Haynes, the passenger, got out of the car and turned a…
New Milford Resident Among Purported Trinitarios Members Seized In Massive NYC Drug Takedown New Milford Resident Among Purported Trinitarios Members Seized In Massive NYC Drug Takedown
New Milford Resident Among Purported Trinitarios Members Seized In Massive NYC Drug Takedown A New Milford resident was one of more than a dozen purported Triniarious gang members arrested in a lightning-strike series of raids on both sides of the Hudson River, authorities confirmed. Fentanyl and an unspecified amount of illegal proceeds were seized during the New Milford raid around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, a source close to the takedown told Daily Voice. Meanwhile, in New York City, 10 accused members of the Washington Heights faction of the Trinitarios were nabbed as part of the operation, led by members of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations New York office and including t…
GOTCHA! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile GOTCHA! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile
Gotcha! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile An ex-con captured by federal Marshals in Passaic after authorities said he robbed a South Jersey bank of $76,000 at gunpoint during Christmas week fit the profile, investigators said. William Ray, 43, of East Orange, is, in fact, being eyed in at least one other bank holdup, as well, just weeks earlier and barely seven miles away. It was shortly after 4:30 p.m. last Dec. 22 that a robber identified as Ray held employees at gunpoint at the Investors Bank on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. After trying and failing to lock them in the vault, he fled with the cash, authorities said. It was a fairly …
UPDATE: Mahwah Woman Jailed For Shooting Up SUV In Former Waldwick Neighbor's Driveway UPDATE: Mahwah Woman Jailed For Shooting Up SUV In Former Waldwick Neighbor's Driveway
Update: Mahwah Woman Jailed For Shooting Up SUV In Former Waldwick Neighbor's Driveway UPDATE: A 40-year-old Mahwah woman was charged with shooting up an SUV parked in the driveway of a former neighbor in Waldwick. Megan Dzugay spent the night in jail after being seized in Mahwah by Waldwick detectives, assisted by Mahwah police and a Bergen County Regional SWAT team, Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, Waldwick Police Lt. Troy E. Seifert said. She's charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and criminal mischief resulting in property damage in connection with the 3:35 a.m. shooting on Grove Street in Waldwick. The 5-foot-4-inch g…
38 SPECIAL: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia 38 SPECIAL: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia
38 Special: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia A traveler from Louisiana was caught trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a plane at LaGuardia Airport, the TSA said. Transportation Security Administration officers picked off the .38-caliber revolver as it passed through a checkpoint X-ray machine with the woman's belongings on Monday, Nov. 28, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. It was loaded with five bullets, she said. The officers seized the gun and summoned Port Authority police, who took her into custody, Farbstein said. Not only was the woman arrested -- she also now faces a stiff federal financial civil penalty that could run into t…
16 Arrested, 39K Folds Of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Major Atlantic City Drug Sting: Police 16 Arrested, 39K Folds Of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Major Atlantic City Drug Sting: Police
16 Arrested, 39K Folds Of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Major Atlantic City Drug Sting: Police A months-long investigation into the sale of drugs resulted in the arrest of 16 people and the recovery of multiple handguns and a huge quantity of heroin/fentanyl, authorities said. On Nov. 14, the Atlantic City Police Department, with assistance from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, DEA Atlantic City Resident Office, and the Liberty Mid-Atlantic DEA Atlantic County HIDTA Task Force, completed an investigation into a drug distribution network operating in the area of Florida Avenue, the Ducktown section of Atlantic City, and surrounding areas. The network, allegedly led by brothers…