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PA 4-Year-Old Boy Who Shot, Killed Himself Used Brother's Gun, DA Says PA 4-Year-Old Boy Who Shot, Killed Himself Used Brother's Gun, DA Says
PA 4-Year-Old Boy Who Shot, Killed Himself Used Brother's Gun, DA Says A four-year-old boy who shot and killed himself last month in the Philadelphia suburbs used his brother's unattended and loaded gun, authorities said. Victor Lara-Ortiz, 18, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, firearms not to be carried without a license, and related offenses in the death of his brother, Roman Aguilera-Ortiz on Monday, Feb. 28, in Coatesville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Responding officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street, police said. He was pronounced dead …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Ex-NJ Police Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor Ex-NJ Police Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor
Ex-NJ Police Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor A former Long Branch police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for manufacturing methamphetamine in his basement and a shed at his home last year, authorities said. Christopher Walls, 50, was sentenced on Friday, March 4 by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley, having previously pleaded guilty to causing a risk of widespread injury and for manufacturing drugs. Walls also permanently forfeited public office, as well as his firearms and firearms ID card, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Police were called to…

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by Jon Craig
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Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M
Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M Families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting reached a historic $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington, officials announced. Attorneys for the families who filed the suit against the now-bankrupt Remington and its four insurers, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they had reached the settlement, representing the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the US. As part of the settlement, lawyers for the families said that Remington agreed to release thousands of pages of internal company do…

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by Zak Failla
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NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life
Nypd: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. Officer Jason Rivera -- who once wrote that he wanted to join the NYPD to “better the relationship between the community and the police" -- was ambushed with two other officers while responding to a domestic violence call in a Harlem apartment, authorities said. The female caller had said she needed help with her son, city officials said during a solemn news conference at Harlem Hospital. The m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Number Of Guns Seized At US Airports 'Shot' Up Last Year, TSA Says Number Of Guns Seized At US Airports 'Shot' Up Last Year, TSA Says
Number Of Guns Seized At US Airports 'Shot' Up Last Year, TSA Says The second year of "the new normal" in a world with COVID saw a significant increase not only in the volume of travelers but also in the number of those trying to bring guns aboard planes nationwide, the TSA said Tuesday. With more people traveling last year, Transportation Security Administration officers stopped 5,972 firearms at airport security checkpoints across the country -- up 3,257 from the year before, said Lisa Farbstein, an agency spokesperson for the TSA. Here's the kicker: Last year's amount was also considerably more than the 4,432 detected in 2019 -- even before the pandemi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trenton Man Arrested With Stolen Handguns After Threatening Another Man: Police Trenton Man Arrested With Stolen Handguns After Threatening Another Man: Police
Trenton Man Arrested With Stolen Handguns After Threatening Another Man: Police A Trenton man was arrested with stolen handguns after a dispute in Atlantic City,  At 12:44 p.m. Wednesday patrol officers responded to the 400 block of Wisteria Road in reference to a man that was threatened by an armed man.  Officers Jerard Ingenito and Albert Herbert arrived and found Anthony Matthews walking away from his car, police said. Matthews matched the description of a man armed with a handgun, they said. Matthews was in possession of a bag that was found to contain two loaded handguns, police said. Both handguns had been reported stolen from other states, they said. …

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by Jon Craig
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Feds: Pistol-Packing Ex-Con Busted At Jersey Shore ER Claiming To Be With DEA Feds: Pistol-Packing Ex-Con Busted At Jersey Shore ER Claiming To Be With DEA
Feds: Pistol-Packing Ex-Con Busted At Jersey Shore ER Claiming To Be With DEA An ex-con was charged federally after he showed up at a Jersey Shore emergency room for treatment packing a handgun and then claimed he was DEA agent, authorities said. Staff members at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank spotted Wesley Rucker, 34, of Tinton Falls carrying the gun in his waistband, federal authorities said. “Rucker showed the security officer two identification cards in a leather bifold wallet with the Drug Enforcement Administration (”DEA”) logo embossed on the outside,” a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives complaint on …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lawrence Township Student Busted With Loaded Handgun Prompting Lockdown Lawrence Township Student Busted With Loaded Handgun Prompting Lockdown
Lawrence Township Student Busted With Loaded Handgun Prompting Lockdown A Lawrence High School student was found with a loaded handgun prompting a lockdown Wednesday, authorities said. School administrators notified police, who helped locate the student and seize the weapon around 8:30 a.m., Lawrence Township Police Chief Brian Caloiaro said. The county's sheriff department and prosecutor's office responded to conduct an investigation. The student was arrested on multiple weapons charges. Administrators released the following statement. On Behalf of Dr. Adam: Hello Lawrence High School, I would like to thank you all for your patience and cooperation.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man With Loaded Revolver Busted By TSA At Philadelphia Airport: Officials Man With Loaded Revolver Busted By TSA At Philadelphia Airport: Officials
Man With Loaded Revolver Busted By TSA At Philadelphia Airport: Officials A Philadelphia man was cited for bringing a loaded revolver to the Philadelphia International airport on Friday, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The unidentified man, who was carrying a .38 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, was stopped while going through an x-ray machine at a security checkpoint, according to a release by the TSA. The man’s weapon was confiscated, he was cited by Philadelphia police, and faces a “stiff federal financial civil penalty for carrying his loaded gun to a TSA security checkpoint,” according to the release. “This man told us tha…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Traveler Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Checkpoint Traveler Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Checkpoint
Traveler Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Checkpoint TSA agents grabbed a Florida man as he tried to board a plane at Newark Airport with a gun and a box of ammo in his carry-on baggage, authorities said. The weapon was properly packed in a hard-sided case along with a box that held 35 bullets, the Transportation Security Administration said. But it wasn't supposed to be carried on, the TSA said. Had he declared the gun, the passenger would have been able to include the legally owned firearm with his checked baggage, the agency said. He apparently forgot. Agents held the man for Port Authority police who took him into custody. That makes …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trio Indicted In Botched Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Monmouth Prosecutor Says Trio Indicted In Botched Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Monmouth Prosecutor Says
Trio Indicted In Botched Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Monmouth Prosecutor Says Three men from Central Jersey have been indicted for attempted murder and armed robbery, authorities said. Thaddeus West Jr., 21, and Suncere Smith, 27, both of Neptune City; and Kingphess Gomez, 21, of Woodbury in Gloucester County, all are charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree conspiracy, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, and other related second-degree weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. About 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, a ShotSpotter notification showed multiple sh…

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by Jon Craig
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Stolen Handgun, 250 Bags Heroin Recovered In Atlantic City Stolen Handgun, 250 Bags Heroin Recovered In Atlantic City
Stolen Handgun, 250 Bags Heroin Recovered In Atlantic City A 22-year-old man from South Jersey was arrested with a loaded handgun stolen from Virginia, authorities said. A 9-1-1 tip at 7:08 a.m. on Sunday sent Atlantic City patrol officers Christopher Dodson, Alberto Valles, Ahmed Waqar and Warren Young to the first block of south Florida Avenue. Surveillance Center personnel were able to direct the officers to Dupree Frederick, Jr., who was in the area and matched the description from the 9-1-1 caller, police said.  A loaded handgun allegedly was recovered from Frederick’s pocket, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. …

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by Jon Craig