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Trenton Man Charged After Girlfriend Found Shot Dead In PA Hotel: Police Release Details Trenton Man Charged After Girlfriend Found Shot Dead In PA Hotel: Police Release Details
Trenton Man Charged After Girlfriend Found Shot Dead In PA Hotel: Police Release Details Authorities have revealed chilling new details about the murder of a Trenton woman found shot to death at a Pennsylvania hotel last week. Her boyfriend, who sparked a standoff in New Jersey hours later, has been charged with her killing, police said Tuesday, Jan. 21. Orenthia Upshur, 51, is accused of shooting 49-year-old Maisha Coon inside a rented room at the Sleep Inn on Street Road in Bensalem in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 15. The investigation began when a family member of Upshur’s walked into the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Trevose at 5 a.m. that day. The r…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Trenton Boy, 17, Killed In Sunday Afternoon Shooting: Prosecutors Trenton Boy, 17, Killed In Sunday Afternoon Shooting: Prosecutors
Trenton Boy, 17, Killed In Sunday Afternoon Shooting: Prosecutors A Trenton teen was killed in a shooting in the capital city's West Ward section, authorities said. Opium Leverette, 17, died in the shooting on Sunday, Sept. 22, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release.  Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation near the intersection of Parkside and Homan avenues at around 12:32 p.m. Officers gave aid to Leverette after finding him with a gunshot wound to his back.  Paramedics rushed Leverette to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced deceased at …

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by Chris Spiker
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2,200 Bricks Of Heroin Worth $1.1M Seized In 'Historic' NJ Drug Bust: Prosecutor 2,200 Bricks Of Heroin Worth $1.1M Seized In 'Historic' NJ Drug Bust: Prosecutor
2,200 Bricks Of Heroin Worth $1.1M Seized In 'Historic' NJ Drug Bust: Prosecutor Three people have been arrested and more than $1 million worth of heroin was seized in a major Mercer County bust that involved tracking suspects between Philadelphia and Trenton, authorities said. The total amount of heroin seized was 2,200 bricks or 110,000 glassine bags, according to Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, who called it "the largest pre-packaged heroin seizure in Mercer County history." Detectives also seized $50,000 in cocaine as a result of the three-month investigation. On Monday,  members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force were conducting s…

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by Jon Craig
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Teenage Shooting Victim Identified, 4th Trenton Killing This Week Teenage Shooting Victim Identified, 4th Trenton Killing This Week
Teenage Shooting Victim Identified, 4th Trenton Killing This Week The teenager killed in a drive-by shooting in Trenton has been identified, authorities said. Raheen McKinnon, 19, of Hamilton and a second teenager were shot multiple times on Thursday, a spokeswoman from the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. It was the 11th murder in Trenton this year and the fourth fatality since Saturday. Police were called to the 900 block of Parkside Avenue about 4:15 p.m., said Casey DeBlasio, the county prosecutor's spokeswoman. McKinnon suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his armpit, arms, legs and back, she said. McKinnon was taken to Capital Health Regiona…

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by Jon Craig