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Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark
Police recovered 19 illegal firearms, loaded magazines, heroin and more from more than a dozen individuals in Newark in the last week, they said.
The recoveries — from June 28 to July 7 — mark a 30 percent increase over the same period last year, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said.
Malave reports the following arrests and gun/drug seizures:
Thursday, July 7: Wyheed Heath, 27, and Kevin Artis, 27, both of Newark, arrested after police observed Heath with a handgun in the 600 block of South 20th Street. Heath was found in possession of a handgun, 50 glassine envel…
Nine Illegal Firearms, Heroin Seized In Newark Busts: Police
Seven people were arrested and nine illegal firearms were seized in four days in an ongoing gun operation in Newark, authorities said.
The nine illegal handguns, recovered since Friday, April 29, bring the city's total gun recoveries in 2022 to 251 — a 54 percent increase over the same period a year ago, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
On Monday, May 2, 2022, police arrested Darrell Hodges, 27, and James Hailey, 41, both of Newark, in separate incidents, O'Hara said.
Police received a Crime Stoppers tip about a man with a firearm in area of Bergen and West Ru…