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Man Fired Shots In South Jersey 'Motel Corridor', Police Say Man Fired Shots In South Jersey 'Motel Corridor', Police Say
Man Fired Shots In South Jersey 'Motel Corridor', Police Say A Mays Landing man was accused of firing a gun in a South Jersey area with several motels.  Desmon Wilson, 23, was arrested on Friday, June 14, the Absecon Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of fired shots on the Route 30 "motel corridor" just before 10:30 p.m. Police began searching for possible victims in the area. After reviewing surveillance video, Wilson was eventually identified as the suspect and taken into custody. Wilson was charged with several weapons offenses. Investigators said they've found no evidence of any shooting victims. …

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by Chris Spiker
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16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds 16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Addicted Hooker, Longtime Guy Pal Rob Drug Buyer Lured To Route 23 Motel: Wayne PD Addicted Hooker, Longtime Guy Pal Rob Drug Buyer Lured To Route 23 Motel: Wayne PD
Addicted Hooker, Longtime Guy Pal Rob Drug Buyer Lured To Route 23 Motel: Wayne PD A convicted hooker with a heart of coal and her longtime running mate were both captured after authorities said they lured a man to a Wayne motel and then robbed him at gunpoint. It wasn’t much of a surprise to police who flushed Katherine Berg, 34, of Paterson, and Emin Goroveci, 37, of Succasunna from the woods behind the Wayne Inn that they were the ones who concocted the setup, given their drug-related, violent histories. Three years ago, the pair robbed a Leonia man whom Berg met online of several valuables – including his car -- after she slipped the victim a mickey that knocked him u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Seize 152 Bricks Of Heroin, 3 Weapons, Cash In Hamilton Bust Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Seize 152 Bricks Of Heroin, 3 Weapons, Cash In Hamilton Bust
Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Seize 152 Bricks Of Heroin, 3 Weapons, Cash In Hamilton Bust The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force closed a joint investigation with an arrest and seizure of 152 bricks of heroin and three guns, authorities said. ]At approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday, Ewing and Hamilton police joined in warranted searches of multiple townships' properties with assistance from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Unit, county Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Homeland Security Investigators, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. As a result of a two-month investigation, Justin Hill, 33, of Ewin…

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by Jon Craig
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Drunken Ex-Con Fights Police Over Gun On Route 17 After Hit-Run Victim Follows Him From NYC Drunken Ex-Con Fights Police Over Gun On Route 17 After Hit-Run Victim Follows Him From NYC
Drunken Ex-Con Fights Police Over Gun On Route 17 After Hit-Run Victim Follows Him From NYC Hasbrouck Heights police had to fight a combative ex-con to get a gun away from him after he was followed to a Route 17 gas station by the victim of a hit-and-run crash in Washington Heights, authorities said. A drunken Jamel McCaskill, 44, also had $20,000 in banded cash in his totaled car, police said after Friday night's arrest. McCaskill was known to authorities, having been shot by a rival gang member in Harlem six years ago. The case made international headlines after the sentencing judge told the shooter: "Black lives don’t matter to black people.” A caller told Hasbrouck Heig…

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by Jerry DeMarco