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Titusville, FL

Bergenfield PD: Repeat Ex-Con With Medical Emergency Caught Carrying Stolen Gun Bergenfield PD: Repeat Ex-Con With Medical Emergency Caught Carrying Stolen Gun
Bergenfield PD: Repeat Ex-Con With Medical Emergency Caught Carrying Stolen Gun What began as a medical emergency at a local Taco Bell ended with the arrest of a Florida ex-con with an extensive criminal history who asked a Bergenfield police officer to watch what turned out to be a stolen gun for him, authorities said. Michael Kanzer, 49, formerly of Rutherford, told Officer Gregory Slater that he needed to go to the hospital for an unspecified reason after the officer responded to the Washington Avenue eatery, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Kanzer then asked him to secure a gun that he'd been carrying in his backpack, Duran said. Slater found the 9mm handgun, whi…
Gunman Charged With Attempted Murder In Bayonne Shooting: Police Gunman Charged With Attempted Murder In Bayonne Shooting: Police
Gunman Charged With Attempted Murder In Bayonne Shooting: Police A 20-year-old Jersey City man has been charged with attempted murder and other offenses after police say he shot at another man during a fight in Bayonne Saturday night.  Police responded to a report of shots fired around 8:15 p.m. at 16th Street and Avenue A. Officers quickly caught Michael F. Jones a few blocks away, at West 20th Street and Avenue A, after witnesses said he'd been seen there.  Police also found a .25-caliber handgun at 20th and Kennedy Boulevard after Jones allegedly ditched it there.  Jones and a 19-year-old man were arguing when Jones pulled a gun and fi…