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Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot By Police In Keansburg Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot By Police In Keansburg
Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot By Police In Keansburg A man wielding a chainsaw was shot and critically wounded by police sent to his Keansburg home on a welfare check, authorities said. Borough officers who went to the Seabreeze Way home shortly after 1 p.m. on Memorial Day "encountered an adult male civilian who possessed numerous weapons and a running chainsaw," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "As the male approached officers with the running chainsaw, one officer deployed a [Taser] and another officer fired his service weapon, striking the individual," the attorney general said. on Friday, May 31. Unconfirmed reports wer…
Eight Pounds Of Marijuana, $50K Seized As Pair Arrested: Prosecutor Eight Pounds Of Marijuana, $50K Seized As Pair Arrested: Prosecutor
Eight Pounds Of Marijuana, $50K Seized As Pair Arrested: Prosecutor Two South Jersey men have been arrested on multiple weapons and drug charges, authorities said. Sadman Sakib, 26, of Egg Harbor Township, and Jamiel Basir, 42, of Mays Landing were charged  as a result of a joint investigation, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On April 25, police executed five search warrants in the 100 block of Azalea Lane in Egg Harbor Township, the 1500 building of Ben Franklin Court in Mays Landing Village Complex, a business in the 300 block of the White Horse Pike in Egg Harbor City, a Chevrolet Blazer SUV, and a Toyo…
26 Pounds Of Pot Worth $100K Recovered In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor 26 Pounds Of Pot Worth $100K Recovered In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor
26 Pounds Of Pot Worth $100K Recovered In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor A 23-year-old man from Cape May County has been arrested on weapons and drug offenses, authorities said.  Sebastian Ramagosa of North Wildwood was charged with intent to distribute drugs, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, Chief Robert Lloyd of the Wildwood Crest Police Department and Chief John Stevenson of the North Wildwood Police Department  On Wednesday March 15, Wildwood Crest Police Department received information from a concerned citizen that Ramagosa was in possession of a handgun, Sutherland said. A warranted search was ma…
Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA
Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA A traveler at Newark Airport claimed she didn't know she had a .38 Special stashed behind the lining of her suitcase, authorities said. The loaded revolver was "artfully" concealed in the Orange, NJ, woman's carry-on, Transportation Security Administration Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said.  A TSA officer staffing a checkpoint X-ray monitor alerted Port Authority police, who seized the six shooter and the woman, Farbstein said. It was the 11th gun picked off at a Newark TSA checkpoint so far this year, she said. “This is a fine example of how we use the technology available to us to…
State Police Arrest 8, Seize $118K Worth Of Drugs, Weapons In Cumberland County State Police Arrest 8, Seize $118K Worth Of Drugs, Weapons In Cumberland County
State Police Arrest 8, Seize $118K Worth Of Drugs, Weapons In Cumberland County New Jersey State Police have charged eight suspects with various weapons and drug offenses. Troopers seized $117,620 worth of drugs and multiple weapons in Cumberland County.  While investigating the distribution of narcotics in Cumberland County, troopers from the State Police Metro South Unit obtained information that Jermina Lewis, 48, of Bridgeton, was distributing crack cocaine in the area. Through various investigative means, troopers determined that Lewis was operating out of two residences in Fairfield Township and Bridgeton City. On June 29, troopers from the New Jersey State…
'I Think She's Dead': Son Charged With Killing Mom, 79, With Fire Iron Called 911 'I Think She's Dead': Son Charged With Killing Mom, 79, With Fire Iron Called 911
'I Think She's Dead': Son Charged With Killing Mom, 79, With Fire Iron Called 911 UPDATE: A man charged with brutally bludgeoning his 79-year-old mother with a fireplace poker called 911 to report the crime, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Responding police officers found Patrick Maupai, 40, on the lawn of the New Milford Avenue home that he shared with his mother, Linda Maupai, across the street from Dumont High School. He was still on the phone talking with the dispatcher shortly before midnight Sunday, the prosecutor said. Maupai had admitted hitting his mother with the fire iron, Musella said. He also told the dispatcher that he believed she was dea…
Armor-Piercing Bullets, Glock Handgun, High Capacity Magazine, Drugs Seized by Brick Police Armor-Piercing Bullets, Glock Handgun, High Capacity Magazine, Drugs Seized by Brick Police
Armor-Piercing Bullets, Glock Handgun, High Capacity Magazine, Drugs Seized by Brick Police Armor-piercing bullets, drugs, a Glock handgun and a high-capacity magazine were among the items seized in a series of Jersey Shore arrests. On Friday, April 1 at 8:30 p.m., the Brick Police Department's Street Crimes Unit investigated suspicious activity in the Maple Leaf Apartment Complex. It resulted in a motor vehicle stop near Maple Avenue and Herbertsville Road.  Three subjects were arrested after detectives discovered a loaded Glock 17 handgun with a 30-round high capacity magazine containing hollow-point bullets, police said. A second magazine also was discovered loaded with a…
'Sororicide': FL Woman Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Younger Sister In Little Ferry 'Sororicide': FL Woman Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Younger Sister In Little Ferry
'Sororicide': FL Woman Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Younger Sister In Little Ferry UPDATE: A 27-year-old Florida woman was charged with murder for killing her younger sister with a point-blank gunshot to the head in their mother's Little Ferry home, authorities said. Angielly Dominguez, 27, was headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike in her boyfriend's Ford Mustang early Tuesday evening, March 22, when State Police nabbed her in Cherry Hill, nearly 90 miles from the scene of the sororicide, law enforcement sources confirmed. There were five guns in the trunk of the vehicle, which her boyfriend had reported stolen along with the weapons, they said. Dominguez had driven …
Philadelphia Man Arrested In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery, South Jersey Police Say Philadelphia Man Arrested In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery, South Jersey Police Say
Philadelphia Man Arrested In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery, South Jersey Police Say A 44-year-old man from Philadelphia man has been arrested in connection with a hold-up at a South Jersey 7-Eleven, authorities said. John Grubbs was charged by Evesham police with first-degree robbery, aggravated assault, theft and several weapons offenses, police said.  On Nov. 2, 2020, at 5:15 a.m.,  Evesham police responded to the 7-Eleven at 2 East Main St., for an armed robbery. A man demanded money from the store's clerk  while brandishing a handgun, police said. The employee complied and gave the suspect cash in the register, they said. The man fled on foot…
Convicted NJ Sex Offender In Body Armor Busted With Loaded Rifle, Guns, Ammo: Police Convicted NJ Sex Offender In Body Armor Busted With Loaded Rifle, Guns, Ammo: Police
Convicted NJ Sex Offender In Body Armor Busted With Loaded Rifle, Guns, Ammo: Police A convicted sex offender who was wearing body armor when he crashed his car was found with several loaded weapons, high capacity magazines, hollow point bullets and more Sunday in Ocean County, authorities said. A Mantaloking officer responded to the single-vehicle crash near the 1200 block where he found Jeremy W. Barringer, 46, of Toms River around 3 a.m., local police said. The officer found a loaded AR-15 rifle, three high capacity magazines with hollow point bullets and a loaded 9mm handgun, along with more magazines containing hollow point bullet rounds, Mantaloking police said. Barr…
NJ Man Who Showed Up To Police HQ Charged In Victim's Basement Stabbing Death NJ Man Who Showed Up To Police HQ Charged In Victim's Basement Stabbing Death
NJ Man Who Showed Up To Police HQ Charged In Victim's Basement Stabbing Death A New Jersey man turned himself in to police headquarters after allegedly stabbing and killing another man in the basement of his Camden County home. John Teresa, 33, faces first-degree murder charges and various weapons offenses for fatally stabbing David Schwartzburt, 38, of Lindenwold in the basement of his home on Kerhart Avenue in Berlin, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Berlin Borough Police Chief Millard Wilkinson said. Teresa arrived at Berlin Police headquarters shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday and led police to his home, where Schwartzburt was found with a fatal stab…
UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland
Update: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE (JULY 31): A bus company employee who stabbed and killed a fellow Palisades Park resident fled to Maryland, where he was captured, authorities said. Jose M. Rivera Mes, 29, remained held in the Prince George’s County Jail in Upper Marlboro, MD pending extradition to New Jersey to face murder and weapons charges in Superior Court in Hackensack. Rivera-Mes stabbed Danilo Gonzalez-Flores, 37, with a kitchen knife outside the ShopRite on Roosevelt Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. last Monday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd been gashed so deeply across his stomach that organ…
US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Double Fatal Shooting, South Jersey Prosecutor Says US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Double Fatal Shooting, South Jersey Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Double Fatal Shooting, South Jersey Prosecutor Says A fugitive has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Virginia in connection with a double-shooting that left two men dead in their car in South Jersey, authorities said. Andre Price, 33, of Willingboro has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for fatally shooting the men inside their vehicle, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess. The victims reportedly were parking at an apartment complex in Edgewater Park Township when the drive-by shooting occurred, Coffina and Hess said on Wednesday. Price also was cha…