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Passaic Sheriff: Passenger Reaches For Loaded Gun In Paterson Stop, Driver Armed, Too
Both a Paterson driver and his passenger were carrying loaded guns when a pair of Passaic County sheriff’s officers stopped them, authorities said.
Officers Peter Pelle and Angelo Calabro stopped the black Chrysler van North Main Street for several traffic violations, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
As he exited the van, front-seat passenger Dontre Williams, 19, suddenly reached into his jacket, Berdnik said.
Calabro immediately grabbed Williams, patted him down and pulled a 9mm Taurus G3c semi-automatic handgun from the jacket, Berdnik said.
As Calabro took him into custody, Pelle grabbed …
AG: Jersey Shore Postal Workers, Ex-Con Caught With 2 Kilos Of Deadly Fentanyl, Heroin, 54 Guns
Two Jersey Shore postal workers and an ex-con paroled less than a month ago were caught with nearly 4½ pounds of fentanyl and heroin – worth nearly $3 million on the street -- as well as dozens of guns, authorities said.
Detectives were watching as ex-con Andre Sulimenko, 56, of Barnegat, pulled his Subaru into the driveway of a Jackson home earlier this month, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
The homeowner, U.S. Postal Service employee William Woolley, emerged and approached the vehicle, then handed Sulimenko a kilo of fentanyl in a bag, he said.
State Police arrested him mom…
Video: DNA Matches South Carolina Fugitive, 47, With 1999 South Jersey Rape. Attempted Murder
With the help of DNA, South Jersey authorities believe they have cracked a 21-year-old rape and attempted murder case.
A fugitive from South Carolina was arrested on Friday in connection with the 1999 robbery, rape and attempted murder of two women in Somerdale, NJ, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Somerdale Police Chief James Walsh.
Sanyika L. Adams, 47, of Summerville, South Carolina, has been charged with:
One count of first-degree Attempted Murder
Two counts of first-degree Kidnapping
Four counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault
Two counts of fir…
Seen Them? Warrants Issued For 8 North Jersey Men In Newark Shootings
Newark police issued warrants for the arrests of eight men wanted in separate shooting incidents.
The following individuals are wanted on various charges, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
Jeromy Lockett, 31, of Newark, wanted on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and conspiracy.
Ronald Robinson, 54, of Bloomfield
Jerrell Darvin, 28, of Irvington
Terrance Gadson, 28, of Phillipsburg
Alrahim Claiborne, 27, of Newark, and Travis Rogers are each being sought for separate incidents on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon an…
Couple Found With Hollow Nose Bullets, Drugs, Handgun During Morris County Motel Dispute
Police called to investigate a dispute between a man and woman at a Morris County motel found they had drugs and a handgun, authorities said.
India Nath, 19, and Logan Jamison, 20, were staying at the Red Carpet Inn Oct. 1 when a search of their room turned up a handgun, hollow-nose bullets, drugs and paraphernalia, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said.
Noth, of Edison, was released with a court date after she was charged with criminal mischief, simple assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose.
Jamison, of East Orange, was charged with prohibited weapons (hollow-nose bullets)…
Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop
A Jersey City man had a loaded handgun on him when he was stopped by police for having tinted windows, front license plate and a bogus rear license plate in Secaucus, authorities said.
Darrion Pierce, 25, was stopped around 10 a.m. Sunday, when police smelled marijuana in his car, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
A search of Pierce's car turned up a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, along with other drug paraphernalia, Miller said.
Pierce, an unlicensed driver, was arrested and charged with several weapons, drugs and motor vehicle offenses.
He was lodged in the Hudson County Corr…
Police: Morris County Man, 47, Planted Drugs, Loaded Handgun In Victim's Car
Police in Morris County were skeptical when a man they had just arrested insisted the cocaine, heroin and loaded gun found in his vehicle didn't belong to him — but it turns out, he was telling the truth.
Henry Patterson, 47, made an anonymous call to authorities Oct. 4 stating that he saw a man with a handgun and narcotics in the parking lot of ShopRite on East Hanover Avenue, Chief of Hanover Police Mark D. Roddy said.
Officers responded and observed a quantity of cocaine outside the vehicle, authorities said.
After receiving the driver’s written consent, police performed a search of the…
