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Atlantic City Teen, Wanted Man Caught With Loaded Guns And Drugs: Police Atlantic City Teen, Wanted Man Caught With Loaded Guns And Drugs: Police
Atlantic City Teen, Wanted Man Caught With Loaded Guns And Drugs: Police A wanted Pleasantville man and an Atlantic City teen were facing gun and drug charges in separate incidents, authorities said. Isaiah Cooper, 34, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 13. Officers responded to a fight involving a gun and a bicycle on the first block of South Iowa Avenue at around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Investigators said the teen accused a woman of stealing the bike and threatened her with a gun. The boy returned to the area and officers took him into custody. Police seized a lo…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Arrested For Critically Injuring Lithuanian Student In Wildwood Shooting: Prosecutors Man Arrested For Critically Injuring Lithuanian Student In Wildwood Shooting: Prosecutors
Man Arrested For Critically Injuring Lithuanian Student In Wildwood Shooting: Prosecutors A Wildwood man was accused of shooting and critically injuring a student from Lithuania who was an innocent bystander outside a bar, authorities said. William Hoyle, 40, was arrested, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release on Friday, July 12. He was charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault, and five gun-related charges. Wildwood police responded to the shooting outside Cattle 'n Clover on Pacific Avenue at around 10:26 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot in the h…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Who Pulled Gun On Teen 'Significant Other' At Atlantic City Casino Convicted: Prosecutors Man Who Pulled Gun On Teen 'Significant Other' At Atlantic City Casino Convicted: Prosecutors
Man Who Pulled Gun On Teen 'Significant Other' At Atlantic City Casino Convicted: Prosecutors A Philadelphia man was convicted after he pulled a gun on a teen that he was dating at an Atlantic City casino, authorities said. A judge found 28-year-old Rahiem Paige guilty on Wednesday, May 8 of several gun charges, including certain persons not to possess a firearm and unlawful possession of a handgun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He faces five to ten years in state prison and must serve five years before he's eligible for parole. Prosecutors said Paige went from Philadelphia to Atlantic City with his 16-year-old "significant other" to&…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Had Large Drug-Packaging Operation In South Jersey Home With Five Children: Police Man Had Large Drug-Packaging Operation In South Jersey Home With Five Children: Police
Man Had Large Drug-Packaging Operation In South Jersey Home With Five Children: Police An Atlantic County man was accused of running a large drug-packaging operation inside a home with five children, authorities said. Woody Demosthenes, 35, of Egg Harbor Township was arrested on Friday, May 3, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.  Demosthenes' arrest came after a search warrant was executed on his home in the morning. He was the only adult inside the home and there were five children between three and 15 years old.  Police seized about 20,750 stamped bags of suspected heroin mixed with fentanyl, more than 41 ounces of loose suspected…

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by Chris Spiker
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Rapper Lil Tjay Busted On Gun Charges From Night He Was Shot At Edgewater Restaurant Rapper Lil Tjay Busted On Gun Charges From Night He Was Shot At Edgewater Restaurant
Rapper Lil Tjay Busted On Gun Charges From Night He Was Shot At Edgewater Restaurant Rapper Lil Tjay, who was shot and critically wounded outside an Edgewater restaurant last summer, was arrested on gun charges stemming from that incident after returning this week from a world tour. The 22-year-old Bronx rapper, born Tione Jayden Merritt, had three handguns hidden in his car when he and a companion were shot during what authorities said was a botched robbery on June 22, 2023. The weapons were stashed in a secret compartment that detectives uncovered during a court-approved search of the vehicle, according to an affidavit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack. An arrest wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA The man charged with a shooting at a northeast Philadelphia Wawa last week is also wanted for burglary in New Jersey, authorities have announced.  The District Attorney's Office said Joshua Frazier, 23, shot a 34-year-old man in the stomach after getting into an argument at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue and Academy Road in Torresdale just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, multiple outlets report.  Frazier and a female companion fled the scene on a motorcycle, authorities said. The victim was treated for injuries at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and is in stable condition, accord…

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by Mac Bullock
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3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police 3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police
3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police Three men in South Jersey were arrested on multiple gun and drug charges following a dispute. On Saturday, Feb. 5, Pleasantville police responded to the 400 block of Sunset Court for a call about a man brandishing a shotgun, police said. Police tactically parked their vehicles, surrounding the residence. The caller met with police and the occupants of the house were contacted via telephone and ordered out of the house where they were detained without incident, police said. Jerome Holley, 39, of Pleasantville; Travaghn Wood, 41, of Atlantic City; and Calviena Oliver, 32, of P…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-Con Charged With Bringing Gun Used In Teaneck Nightclub Shooting Involving Rapper Ex-Con Charged With Bringing Gun Used In Teaneck Nightclub Shooting Involving Rapper
Ex-Con Charged With Bringing Gun Used In Teaneck Nightclub Shooting Involving Rapper A gun that was used to shoot a man in the head outside a Teaneck nightclub where a popular rapper was celebrating his birthday was brought there by a Bronx ex-con, authorities said. Ivis Perdomo, 39, was arrested late last week during an ongoing investigation into the Dec. 7 shooting outside Rain on Water Street, which witnesses said occurred after a sedan was bumped by an SUV containing Julius Dubose, also known as A Boogie wit da Hoodie. Authorities hadn’t yet charged anyone with shooting the 18-year-old member of Dubose’s group in the head. At this point, however, evidence clearly points…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Couple: Renting Rapper Clogged Our Toilets, Cut Our Carpets, Ruined Landscaping Mahwah Couple: Renting Rapper Clogged Our Toilets, Cut Our Carpets, Ruined Landscaping
Mahwah Couple: Renting Rapper Clogged Our Toilets, Cut Our Carpets, Ruined Landscaping A rapper from Bergen County who was busted on gun charges following a shooting at a Teaneck nightclub trashed the home of a Mahwah couple, a lawsuit filed by their insurance company says. Artist Julius Dubose – better known as A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – clogged and overflowed toilets, cut up carpeting and replaced it with mismatched pieces, among other acts of destruction, when he leased their $3.3 million spread on Finn Court, says the lawsuit filed by Chubb of Philadelphia. Dr. Lawrence Guarino, who owns the home with his wife, Carol, found “negligent, reckless and careless” damage to …

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by Jerry DeMarco