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Asbury Park Man, 23, Arrested With Assault Rifle After Shots Fired In Neptune Township Asbury Park Man, 23, Arrested With Assault Rifle After Shots Fired In Neptune Township
Asbury Park Man, 23, Arrested With Assault Rifle After Shots Fired In Neptune Township A 23-year-old man from Asbury Park has been arrested on multiple weapons charges in connection with a shooting in Neptune Township, authorities said. Eshawn T. Richardson was charged with unlawful possession of an assault firearm, possession of prohibited weapons and a large capacity magazine, obstruction, resisting arrest, disorderly persons and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. At 12:07 a.m. Tuesday, Neptune Township police responded to a report of shots fired on a trail between Sunshine Park and Graham Avenue, Gra…

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by Jon Craig
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FBI Smashes Jersey Shore Gun-Running Ring: Fugitive Brothers Still At Large FBI Smashes Jersey Shore Gun-Running Ring: Fugitive Brothers Still At Large
FBI Smashes Jersey Shore Gun-Running Ring: Fugitive Brothers Still At Large A Monmouth County man and his brother were being sought by federal authorities who charged them and three other people with running guns from Florida to the Jersey Shore. Fugitives Waldin “Manin” Espinosa-Ozoria, 31, of Freehold and Manuel “Chino” Espinosa-Ozoria, 30, of Bartow, FL are charged with conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Arrested on similar charges were Enrique “El Enano 13” Quijada, 23, also of Freehold, Javier “Broly” Rodriguez-Valpais, 31, of Morganville, and Jacquelyn Dejesus, 41, also of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Child Picks Up Loaded Handgun Left At Warren County Playground 2-Year-Old Child Picks Up Loaded Handgun Left At Warren County Playground
2-Year-Old Child Picks Up Loaded Handgun Left At Warren County Playground A 2-year-old found and picked up a loaded handgun left at a Phillipsburg playground over the weekend, authorities said. The gun was found Sunday afternoon at Firth playground near the intersection of Bates Street and Marshall Street. “I couldn’t imagine it,” Phillipsburg police Lt. John Maczko told NJ.com. “Thankfully, nothing happened.” The owner of the handgun has not been identified, and police are unsure whether or not it had legal registration. The department plans to follow up with an investigation of surveillance footage from homes in the area.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Brick Man, 34, Faces 7 Years State Prison On Weapons, Drug Dealing Charges Brick Man, 34, Faces 7 Years State Prison On Weapons, Drug Dealing Charges
Brick Man, 34, Faces 7 Years State Prison On Weapons, Drug Dealing Charges A 34-year-old man from Brick Township admitted to dealing drugs and carrying a handgun, authorities said. Jahmal Jones pleaded guilty on Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. said. Detectives from Barnegat and Lakewood townships police departments assisted in the investigation, searches and arrests, Nolan said. Jones faces up to seven years in state prison on the charges with parole eligibility after five years, Nolan said. His sentencing date had not been set, he said. The charges resulted from an in…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 3 Suspects In Custody After Stolen Car Crash Injures 6 Trenton Police Officers UPDATE: 3 Suspects In Custody After Stolen Car Crash Injures 6 Trenton Police Officers
Update: 3 Suspects In Custody After Stolen Car Crash Injures 6 Trenton Police Officers UPDATED: Four Trenton police officers were injured including one critically after being shot at during a wild pursuit of a stolen sedan that ended in a major wreck overnight, authorities said. One Trenton police officer remained in critical condition as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. A second police officer was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, she said.  One of the stolen car suspects was in critical condition. A second suspect was hospitalized with broken bones. A third suspect and two addit…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Paterson Officers Seize Loaded Gun In Fierce Struggle Paterson Officers Seize Loaded Gun In Fierce Struggle
Paterson Officers Seize Loaded Gun In Fierce Struggle A struggle over a pistol-grip rifle loaded with nearly two dozen rounds ended with a Paterson driver in custody, authorities said. Officers Mark Alvarez and Fernando Saint-Hilaire, responding to a report of a dangerous situation on Warren Street, found Kwame Morrison asleep in the driver's seat of a 2020 Honda Accord LX that was double-parked with its headlights on and engine running around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers knocked on the windows in a failed effort to wake him, Speziale said. They opened the driver's side door and finally roused Mor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Barking Up Right Trees: Paterson PD K-9 Finds 683 Heroin Folds, 97 Crack Vials, 3 Loaded Guns Barking Up Right Trees: Paterson PD K-9 Finds 683 Heroin Folds, 97 Crack Vials, 3 Loaded Guns
Barking Up Right Trees: Paterson PD K-9 Finds 683 Heroin Folds, 97 Crack Vials, 3 Loaded Guns In a span of only 10 days, a Paterson K9 led police to 683 heroin folds, nearly 100 vials of crack and three loaded guns. Simpson began his string on June 18, finding 119 heroin folds and a handgun in a black plastic bag hidden inside a backyard grill in the 100 block of Governor Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Simpson found more drugs on the same block that same day. This time, it was 313 heroin folds and 72 cracks vials in a small plastic bag behind a wheelchair that was leaned up against a backyard fence, Speziale said. This past Friday, Simpson led police to a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook
Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook SEE ANYTHING? Someone fired several shots into two vehicles in Saddle Brook early Saturday, said police who sought the public's help finding whomever was responsible. Residents on Hutter Street thought they’d heard fireworks when three holes were fired into one vehicle and two into another, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification recovered ballistic evidence for examination, he said. Anyone who may have witnessed the shootings or has home surveillance video or other information that can help identify those responsible is asked to conta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Seaside Heights Police, Ocean Sheriff's Chase Fugitive Who Left Revolver In Stolen Newark Car Seaside Heights Police, Ocean Sheriff's Chase Fugitive Who Left Revolver In Stolen Newark Car
Seaside Heights Police, Ocean Sheriff's Chase Fugitive Who Left Revolver In Stolen Newark Car A suspect in a stolen car, chased by police in Seaside Heights early Wednesday, remains at large, authorities said. The brief pursuit exceeding 50 mph resulted in a crash into a second vehicle and a building on Central Avenue near Sumner and Franklin, a law enforcement source confirmed. The Ocean County Sheriff's Department responded with a K-9 unit, but the source said the driver of the car, reported stolen from Newark, was not caught. A handgun was found in the car, the source confirmed. The Seaside Heights Fire Department responded to secure the vehicle that collided with a structu…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Gunman Fires Shot From AK-47 Into House During Paterson Police Chase Gunman Fires Shot From AK-47 Into House During Paterson Police Chase
Gunman Fires Shot From AK-47 Into House During Paterson Police Chase A gunman running from Paterson police fired a shot from an AK-47 that went into a home Tuesday night, authorities said.  Detectives John Traynor and Mustafa Dombayci saw the gunman running with the rifle down 16th Avenue toward Rosa Parks Boulevard shortly before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and began chasing him, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. “At one point, he carelessly fired the weapon into the air with detectives still in pursuit,” Speziale said. The bullet went into a home, but no one was struck, he said. The detectives, meanwhile, took cover while continuing to follow the gunman, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Feds: DEA Captures Newark Fugitive In North Carolina Carrying Sawed-Off Shotgun Feds: DEA Captures Newark Fugitive In North Carolina Carrying Sawed-Off Shotgun
Feds: DEA Captures Newark Fugitive In North Carolina Carrying Sawed-Off Shotgun A Newark fugitive was carrying a shotgun when DEA agents captured him in North Carolina, authorities said. Lester “Mayhem” Hicks, 29, was released on a summons after Essex County sheriff’s officers said they caught him with 78 heroin folds and an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop near the corner of Clinton and Avon avenues in March. That same day, he was involved in a shooting near Martin Luther King Boulevard that was captured on video, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Hicks agreed to surrender but, instead, headed south, Carpenito said. DEA agents captured him in North Caroli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Parking Authority Employee Admits Selling Drugs, Having Guns On Duty Newark Parking Authority Employee Admits Selling Drugs, Having Guns On Duty
Newark Parking Authority Employee Admits Selling Drugs, Having Guns On Duty A Newark Parking Authority employee who already had a criminal record admitted Wednesday in federal court that he supplemented his income selling heroin and crack and dealing in guns, authorities said. FBI agents arrested Aughkay “Kay Boogie” Green, 49, after he sold nearly three ounces combined of heroin and crack in separate deals, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Green also got a cut of $1,360 that an associate made selling two Smith and Wesson handguns – one a .44-caliber Model 21, the other a .38-caliber Model 15, along with 50 rounds of hollow-point .44-caliber ammo -- in exchange …

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by Jerry DeMarco