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Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire
Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire A 48-year-old tractor trailer driver from Connecticut is facing weapons offenses after his loaded handgun began discharging when his vehicle went up in flames Friday, Dec. 30 on Route 78, authorities said. The tractor trailer overturned in westbound lanes near milepost 27.1 in Bedminster around 3:50 p.m., and the vehicle became fully engulfed, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. During the investigation, troopers found the Bridgeport, CT driver's loaded .45 caliber handgun had discharged within the truck, Goez said.  Andrew Hardial was hospitalized with non-life-thr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Detectives Seize 2,750 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, $8K In Lakewood Drug Bust Detectives Seize 2,750 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, $8K In Lakewood Drug Bust
Detectives Seize 2,750 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, $8K In Lakewood Drug Bust A 21-year-old man from Lakewood has been charged with numerous drug and weapons offenses, authorities said. Dayewon Crockam is accused of storing and selling illegal drugs, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Friday, Sept. 16, detectives made a warranted search on Crockam’s Lakewood residence. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Crockam would frequent a neighboring residence; Detectives were able to secure the consent of the neighbor to search that residence. As a result of the searches of both residences, detectives seized…

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by Jon Craig
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Details Released In Hoboken Shooting Details Released In Hoboken Shooting
Details Released In Hoboken Shooting The gunman who shot a 20-year-old man Sunday, May 1 in Hoboken remained at large Monday, authorities said. The suspect got out of a car near 4th and Jackson Street just before midnight, striking the victim in the abdomen with a 45-caliber handgun, Police Detective Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. Police Officers Kyle Seper, Jonathan Figueroa, and Aaron Font responded to the victim and rendered aid, along with the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corp.  The victim was taken to a local hospital and was in stable condition in the ICU. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Adam C…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FEDS: Video Shows Newark Gunman, 19, Waving Kids Out Of Way Before Shooting Two Victims FEDS: Video Shows Newark Gunman, 19, Waving Kids Out Of Way Before Shooting Two Victims
Feds: Video Shows Newark Gunman, 19, Waving Kids Out Of Way Before Shooting Two Victims Surveillance video shows a 19-year-old Newark man waving children and others out of the way at a city housing project before pulling a gun from his waistband and shooting two people, federal authorities said. Ramad Moultrie had been convicted and given probation earlier this year for drug possession when he opened fire at the Grace West Manor Complex on Irvine Turner Boulevard on Aug. 2, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. It was the most recent of three drug-related convictions, none of which resulted in prison time, records show. As a result, he was prohibited from having a firea…

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by Jerry DeMarco