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Man Who Sold Drugs With Teen In Atlantic City Convenience Store Sentenced: Prosecutors Man Who Sold Drugs With Teen In Atlantic City Convenience Store Sentenced: Prosecutors
Man Who Sold Drugs With Teen In Atlantic City Convenience Store Sentenced: Prosecutors A Galloway Township man will spend at least three years in prison for several crimes including selling crack cocaine with a teen, authorities said. Halim Fisher, 26, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 28 to six years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a handgun, eluding police, and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute on Monday, Aug. 12. Investigators said Fisher and a teen sold crack to a man inside a convenience store on the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City…
Jersey Shore Ex-Con Pleads Guilty To Cocaine, Gun Charges: Prosecutors Jersey Shore Ex-Con Pleads Guilty To Cocaine, Gun Charges: Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Ex-Con Pleads Guilty To Cocaine, Gun Charges: Prosecutors A Barnegat ex-convict admitted to selling cocaine and having a gun, authorities said. Clifford Holland, 48, pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 9 to two charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 11. He was arrested in Barnegat on Friday, Feb. 23. Police executed a search warrant at a home on Gunning River Road. Detectives seized an undisclosed amount of cocaine and a .22-caliber revolver. Holland was taken into custody at the scene. He's been held in the Ocean County Jail since his arrest. Holland pleaded guilty to posses…
Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer With Homemade Billy Club Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer With Homemade Billy Club Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say
Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer With Homemade Billy Club Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say An Atlantic City man admitted to selling cocaine and having several weapons, including a homemade billy club, authorities said. Earnest Carroll, 69, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 31 to second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree manufacturing/distributing cocaine. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced his plea in a news release on Thursday, Aug. 1. Absecon police stopped Carroll in a car he was driving on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Officers saw a homemade billy club next to the driver's seat. Police searched Carroll's car…
Men Found With Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Equipment In Atlantic City: Police Men Found With Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Equipment In Atlantic City: Police
Men Found With Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Equipment In Atlantic City: Police Two men were accused of having a loaded gun and items used for selling drugs during a traffic stop in Atlantic City, authorities said. Isaiah Butler, 23, of Atlantic City, and 22-year-old James Gallaway of Millville were arrested on Monday, Apr. 15, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release. An officer stopped the men in a vehicle on the 1900 block of Atlantic Avenue at around 8:38 p.m. As the officer approached the vehicle to talk with Butler, he saw some drug-dealing items in the backseat. The two men were arrested and a loaded gun was also found in a bag in the back…
South Jersey Couple Accused Of Illegally Growing Marijuana To Stay In Jail Through Trials South Jersey Couple Accused Of Illegally Growing Marijuana To Stay In Jail Through Trials
South Jersey Couple Accused Of Illegally Growing Marijuana To Stay In Jail Through Trials A Lacey Township couple accused of illegally selling large amounts of marijuana and having assault weapons will stay in jail through their trials, authorities said. On Tuesday, Apr. 2, a judge ordered John and Karen Vincentini, both 64 years old, to remain detained in the Ocean County Jail through their trials. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the judge's orders in a news release. Lacey Township police received a report on Friday, Mar. 15 from someone who said a package of marijuana was delivered to their home in a repurposed Amazon box. Investigators deter…
South Jersey Dealer Used Apartment Complex To Sell Drugs: Prosecutors South Jersey Dealer Used Apartment Complex To Sell Drugs: Prosecutors
South Jersey Dealer Used Apartment Complex To Sell Drugs: Prosecutors A Lakewood man was accused of selling several illegal drugs from an Ocean County apartment complex, authorities said. Jamar Montgomery, 30, was given more than a dozen charges, including several drug-related offenses, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Thursday, Feb. 22. He was arrested in a two-week-long investigation at Freedom Village off Massachusetts Avenue in Toms River. Investigators said Montgomery used a home on Dream Court to store and sell narcotics. The county prosecutor's office and Toms River police began surveillance on the home on Thursday, Feb. 8. …
Rifle Seized, Trio Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City: Police Rifle Seized, Trio Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City: Police
Rifle Seized, Trio Arrested On Drug Charges In Atlantic City: Police Three men were arrested in Atlantic City, including one wanted for shooting a gun, authorities said. On Monday, July 31, at 6:14 p.m., Officer John Bell allegedly saw Koron Still and two other men, Alim Tisdale and Melvin Young, in the 500 block of South Carolina Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Still was wanted since June 26 after an incident at a home where Still became involved in a fight, police said. On that date, Still allegedly removed a handgun from his waistband and fired one gunshot at the victim, police said. No one was hurt. When Bell approached, Still fled on foot, police sa…
Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Gun, $800 Cash Recovered During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Gun, $800 Cash Recovered During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police
Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Gun, $800 Cash Recovered During South Jersey Traffic Stop: Police Drugs and a handgun were recovered during a traffic stop in Pleasantville, authorities said. On Friday, Sept. 30, Sgt. Ryan VanSyckle conducted a motor vehicle stop atnNorth First Street and West Pleasant Avenue. The car was driven by Cyndel Wenzel, 30, of Pleasantville, police said. During the motor vehicle stop, VanSyckle believed criminal activity to be afoot after interactions with the driver and front seat passenger, police said. K9 Officer Jeffery Vanegas and his partner “Titus” arrived and conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle. After a positive indication, a sea…
Suspected Heroin Dealer Armed With Loaded Stolen Revolver Nabbed After Trenton Chase: Police Suspected Heroin Dealer Armed With Loaded Stolen Revolver Nabbed After Trenton Chase: Police
Suspected Heroin Dealer Armed With Loaded Stolen Revolver Nabbed After Trenton Chase: Police A man armed with a stolen revolver loaded with hollow-point ammunition — as well as dozens of heroin decks and hundreds in suspected drug proceeds — was arrested following a foot chase in Trenton, local police said. Officers responding to a report of an armed man wearing a cross-body satchel near Hamilton and Hudson Streets found 37-year-old Henry Hutchinson matching the subject’s description on Monday, June 18, Trenton Police said in a release on Wednesday, June 20. Hutchinson ran from detectives as they were approaching, initiating a brief foot chase, police said. He was eventually found…
600 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, $1400, 2 Handguns Seized In Fugitive's Atlantic City Arrest: Police 600 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, $1400, 2 Handguns Seized In Fugitive's Atlantic City Arrest: Police
600 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, $1400, 2 Handguns Seized In Fugitive's Atlantic City Arrest: Police Heroin, cocaine, cash and handguns were recovered during the arrest of a wanted fugitive, authorities said. A 17-year-old juvenile also was arrested on drug charges. Rumiejah Norwood, 28, of Atlantic City was charged with aggravated assault, dealing drugs and multiple weapons offenses including possession of a "ghost gun," Atlantic City police said. Norwood was wanted in connection with a shooting in December 2021. On Wednesday, March 30, members of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section conducted a surveillance operation in the first block of South Georgia A…
Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Drugs, 2 Arrests In Atlantic City Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Drugs, 2 Arrests In Atlantic City
Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Drugs, 2 Arrests In Atlantic City A motor vehicle stop resulted in the arrest of two men and the recovery of a large quantity of drugs, authorities said. At 12:41 a.m. Sunday, Atlantic City Police Officer Jesse Oliver-Logan, his K9 partner Gee, and Officer Erica Britko, conducted a motor vehicle stop at Arkansas and Atlantic Avenues on a vehicle with expired registration and tinted windows, police said. Gee, a canine trained in the detection of narcotics found a large quantity of narcotics in the vehicle, police said. Officers arrested the driver, Manny Napoles, of Atlantic City, who was found to be in possession of 134 gr…
GOTCHA! Federal Marshals Nab South Hackensack Fugitive Wanted For Paterson Murder GOTCHA! Federal Marshals Nab South Hackensack Fugitive Wanted For Paterson Murder
Gotcha! Federal Marshals Nab South Hackensack Fugitive Wanted For Paterson Murder A fugitive from South Hackensack wanted for shooting and killing a Paterson ex-con earlier this year was carrying a gun with a high-capacity magazine when he was captured Friday morning in Middlesex County, authorities said. Jaquan Harrison had been out of prison barely six weeks after serving six years for manslaughter when he was gunned down by Naszhere M. Jones, 22, at the corner of North 6th and Clinton streets shortly after 1:30 p.m. March 3, they said. Harrison, 35, died of his wounds on March 7. Jones was identified as the shooter, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in…
ACPD: 3 Handguns Recovered, 7 Busted In Atlantic City Robbery, Drug Dealing Arrests ACPD: 3 Handguns Recovered, 7 Busted In Atlantic City Robbery, Drug Dealing Arrests
Acpd: 3 Handguns Recovered, 7 Busted In Atlantic City Robbery, Drug Dealing Arrests Atlantic City police arrested seven people and recovered three handguns and an assortment of drugs in separate incidents, authorities said. Just before midnight on Thursday, patrol officers responded to mile marker 55 in the westbound lanes of Route 30 on a report of a one car motor vehicle crash, police said. Atlantic City Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and located an unoccupied vehicle in the marsh, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Firefighters saw a man limping away from the scene, walking west on Route 30, according to Fair. Police Officer Kevin …
South Jersey Man, 36, Arrested With 500 Folds of Heroin, His 2-Year-Old Toddler In Car South Jersey Man, 36, Arrested With 500 Folds of Heroin, His 2-Year-Old Toddler In Car
South Jersey Man, 36, Arrested With 500 Folds of Heroin, His 2-Year-Old Toddler In Car A 36-year-old man from Pleasantville was arrested in Atlantic City with 500 folds of heroin -- and his 2-year-old daughter in the car, authorities said. Robert Hart attracted police attention on Thursday when Atlantic City Sgt. Charles Stuart and Detective Chris Dodson noticed Hart was driving with a suspended license, a police department spokesman said. The Atlantic City patrol officers then saw Hart engage in a corner drug deal with a woman, according to reports. After Hart was arrested and being walked to a patrol car on the 4300 block of North Drive, he reportedly started to resis…
MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel
Manhunt: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel An ex-con from North Carolina wanted in an Essex County homicide was captured on the roof of a Route 46 hotel in Wayne before dawn Tuesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The search began after Derrick Anthony Younger, 28, ran from a Route 46 traffic stop near Route 23 around midnight. Wayne Police Officer Wayne Bush, who stopped Younger, chased him on foot to the Ramada Inn. A Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT unit was summoned in case of a possible standoff. Although authorities believed Younger was in Room 228, he'd actually gone to the roof. After a SWAT robot found t…
Newark Ex-Con Caught With 3,151 Heroin Folds, 455 Crack Vials, Gun Must Do 7½ Years In Fed Pen Newark Ex-Con Caught With 3,151 Heroin Folds, 455 Crack Vials, Gun Must Do 7½ Years In Fed Pen
Newark Ex-Con Caught With 3,151 Heroin Folds, 455 Crack Vials, Gun Must Do 7½ Years In Fed Pen An ex-con from Newark must spend the next 7½ years in federal prison after city police caught him with 3,151 heroin folds, 455 crack vials and a loaded gun. Terrance Bradley, 28, must serve the entire plea-bargained sentence because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newark police were watching as Bradley sold drugs near a Renner Avenue residence on Dec. 6, 2018, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Armed with a search warrant, they raided the home the next day and found the drugs, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol and $6,000 in suspected proceeds in Bradley’s bedroom, Carpeni…
Brick PD: Auto Theft Suspects From Atlantic City, Newark Nabbed Brick PD: Auto Theft Suspects From Atlantic City, Newark Nabbed
Brick PD: Auto Theft Suspects From Atlantic City, Newark Nabbed A pair of suspected car thieves were arrested at a Brick Plaza Auto Zone, authorities said.  The suspects, pulled over in a stolen BMW and stolen Jeep Cherokee, also were charged with multiple drug and weapon violations, Brick Township police said.  Arrested were Romario Sharrier, 25, of Newark and Oscar Euceda, 18, of Atlantic City, police said. Brick police said they observed the men talking to one another about 11:30 p.m. on Friday in a local Auto Zone parking lot before speeding off. The Jeep Cherokee had a headlight and taillight out and was pulled over in a 7-11 parking lot…
Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns
Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns Paterson police struck back against drug-related crime in the Silk City, seizing 16,163 heroin folds, 106 bags of cocaine and crack, hundreds of illegal prescription pills and two guns over a three-night stretch. The big haul was Tuesday’s heroin seizure. “Clearly, this was a major operation put out of business," city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. It was run from a fortified, first-floor apartment on East 18th Street, where detectives seized 10,150 heroin folds after watching residents Jeramy Lozano, 27, and Deserie Silva, 25, sell 6,000 more to James Saunders, 51, of Saylorsburg PA…