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Vineland Gun Store Sued For Selling Ammo To Unverified Buyers: AG Vineland Gun Store Sued For Selling Ammo To Unverified Buyers: AG
Vineland Gun Store Sued For Selling Ammo To Unverified Buyers: AG Gun stores in Cumberland and Morris counties have been sued by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for selling ammunition to unverified buyers. Both Butch's Gun World in Vineland and Point Blank Guns Ammo and LLC in East Hanover both sold a 1,000-round case of AR-15 rifle ammunition for cash, Platkin said. “Keeping guns out of the wrong hands is a critical public safety priority," Platkin said. “The compliance requirements this law imposes are no different from the types of demands we place on other industries that create a hazard to human health, and we will enforce our law.” New …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Convicted Felon From Asbury Park Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Sentenced: Feds Convicted Felon From Asbury Park Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Sentenced: Feds
Convicted Felon From Asbury Park Who Sold Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Sentenced: Feds A convicted felon from Asbury Park will spend several years in prison after admitting to selling methamphetamine and having a gun, authorities said. Dywann Pugh, 44, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 10 to 10 years in federal prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. According to court documents and testimony, police executed search…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Ex-Convict Struts Through Trenton With Loaded Assault Rifle: Police Ex-Convict Struts Through Trenton With Loaded Assault Rifle: Police
Ex-Convict Struts Through Trenton With Loaded Assault Rifle: Police A 38-year-old ex-convict was arrested with a loaded assault rifle slung over his shoulder, authorities said. Trenton police said they found Joseph Moore walking along the 100 block of Turpin St. with the rifle and a high-capacity magazine containing 50 rounds of ammunition on Monday, June 10 at about 5:20 p.m. He was charged with several weapons offenses. As the detectives were on scene with Moore, Trenton Communications reported they had received several calls for shots fired in the area. Two spent shell casings were recovered. No persons were injured and no property was struc…

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by Jon Craig
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Oopsie, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets Oopsie, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets
Oopsie, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets Bullets over the Belt Parkway? A Long Island woman said she accidentally grabbed the wrong bag and ended up trying to carry 400 rounds of ammo onto a flight at JFK Airport, authorities said. The various rounds -- 12-gauge, .308-caliber, .223-caliber and 9mm -- were packed in nine boxes and included ammunition for shotguns and handguns, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said Transportation Security Administration officers stopped the Hicksville woman and notified Port Authority police, who confiscated the ammunition and gave her a summons. The unidentified woman reportedly told them she'd mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Convicted NJ Burglar Bound For Federal Prison Following Elizabeth Shooting Convicted NJ Burglar Bound For Federal Prison Following Elizabeth Shooting
Convicted NJ Burglar Bound For Federal Prison Following Elizabeth Shooting An ex-con who once left his cellphone behind after a home invasion in Woodbridge is headed to federal prison in connection with a shooting earlier this year in Elizabeth. Kevin Cordeiro, 34, of Elizabeth, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Newark to being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition. Cordeiro was one of several men in masks who stormed a Woodridge home in 2008, beating a resident and his girlfriend, before fleeing empty-handed, authorities said at the time. One of the victims recognized Cordiero after partially removing his mask, according to investigators. C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Route 287 Stop: Mahwah Officers Find 4 Guns, Ammo, Ski Mask, Cash Scattered In Sports Car Route 287 Stop: Mahwah Officers Find 4 Guns, Ammo, Ski Mask, Cash Scattered In Sports Car
Route 287 Stop: Mahwah Officers Find 4 Guns, Ammo, Ski Mask, Cash Scattered In Sports Car Two Mahwah police officers found a pair of North Carolina men carrying four guns, dozens of rounds of ammunition and more during a Route 287 stop, authorities said. Officers Matt Buonacore and Frank Federico stopped the 2015 Dodge Challenger for several traffic violations on the southbound highway shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. As driver Guilherme Desouza Mendes, 19, retrieved documents from the glove compartment, the officers noticed a box of ammunition, Jaffe said. The passenger, Tyrone K. Williams, 20, “acknowledged to the officers [that] there was a…

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by Jerry DeMarco