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Feds: Defendant In Florida-to-Jersey Shore Gun Running Ring Takes Plea Feds: Defendant In Florida-to-Jersey Shore Gun Running Ring Takes Plea
Feds: Defendant In Florida-to-Jersey Shore Gun Running Ring Takes Plea A fourth defendant admitted Friday that he was part of a ring that sold guns trafficked from Florida to the Jersey Shore to buyers working for the FBI. Enrique Quijada, 24, of Freehold told a federal judge in Trenton via videoconference on Friday that he worked with ringleader Manuel “Chino” Espinosa-Ozoria of Bartow, FL his brother, Waldin “Manin” Espinosa-Ozoria of Freehold and two others. The crew sold handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, among other weapons, to what turned out to be FBI operatives in and around Monmouth and Ocean counties, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. De…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HER? Central Jersey Police Release Photo Of Runaway Child SEEN HER? Central Jersey Police Release Photo Of Runaway Child
Seen HER? Central Jersey Police Release Photo Of Runaway Child Authorities have released a photo of a 15-year-old girl who ran away from home. At approximately 11:22 a.m. Friday, Marlboro police received a call from the mother residing at 20 Silvers Road in Marlboro who said she was involved in an argument with her daughter, and her daughter had left the house. The daughter was identified as Cynthia Lopez. She is 5-foot 1-inch tall, weighs 120 pounds and has brown hair, police said.  She was last seen wearing a white and grey top, pink shorts and possibly light pink flip flops. An extensive search lasting more than 5 hours of Silvers Road a…

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by Jon Craig
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One Dead, One Wounded In Freehold Shooting One Dead, One Wounded In Freehold Shooting
One Dead, One Wounded In Freehold Shooting One man was killed and another wounded in an overnight shooting at a Freehold apartment building, authorities confirmed Saturday. Responding officers found the victims at the Continental on Jackson Street shortly after 1 a.m., Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. One of them was pronounced dead less than an hour later, while the second was taken to an unspecified hospital, where Gramiccioni said that he was listed in serious but stable condition Saturday afternoon. The prosecutor didn’t elaborate on the nature of the shooting or say whether authorities had arrested o…

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by Jerry DeMarco