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'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops 'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops
'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops A Perth Amboy detective remains in stable condition after he was shot while executing an arrest warrant in Rahway on the evening of Wednesday, July 24, authorities said. At 8:32 p.m., the detective, who has not been identified, was shot by 20-year-old Rahway resident Angel Santiago, who is a suspect in an aggravated assault that occurred in Perth Amboy Tuesday, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. The detective was shot multiple times in the leg, while Santiago sustained a single gunshot wound to the lower leg, authorities said. …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Fugitive Fled Police, Fired Gun After Ditching Stolen Car, Central Jersey Authorities Say Fugitive Fled Police, Fired Gun After Ditching Stolen Car, Central Jersey Authorities Say
Fugitive Fled Police, Fired Gun After Ditching Stolen Car, Central Jersey Authorities Say Authorities seek the public's help locating a fugitive who allegedly fled police on foot and shot a gun after ditching a stolen car in North Brunswick. The investigation of the police pursuit of an armed suspect who eluded police was announced Tuesday night by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo and North Brunswick Police Chief Joseph Battaglia.  On Friday about  4 p.m. North Brunswick police tried to pull over a stolen Honda Civic traveling near Route 27, authorities said.  Patrol officers initiated…

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by Jon Craig
News
Stolen Gun Found In Stolen Car Driven By Paterson Boy, 15, Police Say Stolen Gun Found In Stolen Car Driven By Paterson Boy, 15, Police Say
Stolen Gun Found In Stolen Car Driven By Paterson Boy, 15, Police Say Paterson police detectives stopped a stolen car driven by a 15-year-old city boy and found his passenger carrying a gun reported stolen out of New York State, authorities said. It was one of two stolen firearms recovered by the same team of investigators that day. Detectives Yamil Pimienta, Mohammad Bashir and Mustafa Dombayci knew the 2018 Hyundai with temporary Texas license plates that they spotted on East 23rd Street near 10th Avenue had been reported stolen out of the city last month, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They followed the vehicle and stopped it in the 300 block…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Suspect In Custody, 2 Victims In Newark Shooting At Large Authorities: Suspect In Custody, 2 Victims In Newark Shooting At Large
Authorities: Suspect In Custody, 2 Victims In Newark Shooting At Large Two victims of a Newark shooting remained at large while one suspect was taken into custody Tuesday evening, authorities said.  Authorities responded to a report of a shooting on North 9th Street near 6th Avenue West around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. An investigation found Jalil Peppers, 22, of Newark, shot at two other men — one of whom returned gunfire, Ambrose said. The victims subsequently fled on North 9th Street with Peppers fleeing toward North 11th Street, Ambrose said. Peppers was found in the area of North 11th Str…

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by Valerie Musson