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France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA
France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA A Westchester County, NY man traveling to France was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 6 after he had a gun and ammunition in his carry-on bag, authorities said. The man had a ticket to Nice, France and was arrested by Port Authority Police at Terminal B after his handgun was flagged in the checkpoint X-ray machine, the Transportation Security Administration said.  He also had a magazine loaded with five bullets, the TSA said. The federal penalty for bringing a weapon to a TSA checkpoint can cost as much as $15,000.

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by Sam Barron
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Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen
Killer Who Aimed To 'Flood Streets' Of Trenton With Heroin Gets 17-Year Minimum In Fed Pen 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Jerome “Righteous" Roberts will have to see his 70th birthday before he can taste freedom again. A convicted killer who aimed to "flood the streets" of Trenton with a "motherlode" of heroin, Roberts, 53, was sentenced this week to what will be a minimum of 17 years in federal prison for his role in a drug ring that once dominated the capital city. Federal jurors had convicted Roberts, of Delran, of drug conspiracy following a three-week trial in Trenton in October 2021. U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner, in turn, sentenced the Bloods gang leader to a 245-month prison sentence t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DOUBLE TROUBLE: Fort Lee Flier, Newark Airport Employee Caught With Loaded Guns: TSA DOUBLE TROUBLE: Fort Lee Flier, Newark Airport Employee Caught With Loaded Guns: TSA
Double Trouble: Fort Lee Flier, Newark Airport Employee Caught With Loaded Guns: TSA TSA agents picked off two guns in a week's time when they caught both a traveler from Fort Lee and a woman who works in a terminal retail shop packing heat. Both weapons were loaded, said Transportation Security Administration Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein. The man was caught with a .380-caliber handgun in his duffle bag as he tried to board a flight on Friday, Aug. 25, Farbstein said. The shop employee from Newark was caught with a 9mm pistol on her way to work (see photo inset above), she said. Both were taken into custody by Port Authority police, who also seized the weapons. The w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Armed Passenger Seized, Female Driver Found Hiding In Building Laundry Room After Teaneck Crash Armed Passenger Seized, Female Driver Found Hiding In Building Laundry Room After Teaneck Crash
Armed Passenger Seized, Female Driver Found Hiding In Building Laundry Room After Teaneck Crash Two people who fled a crash in Teaneck were captured by police – one of whom was carrying a gun and another who was found hiding in the laundry room of a nearby apartment building in a change of clothes, authorities said. It was just after 2 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, when Teaneck police responded to a report of a vehicle crashing into a pole at the intersection of Degraw Avenue and Gifford Place. They found a woman on the ground and another rendering aid, Acting Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. The officers also noticed a man trying to tip away, the chief said, adding that he refused their o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Thousands In Cocaine Thrown Off 8th Floor Of Apartment In NJ Bust Involving PA Shooting Suspect Thousands In Cocaine Thrown Off 8th Floor Of Apartment In NJ Bust Involving PA Shooting Suspect
Thousands In Cocaine Thrown Off 8th Floor Of Apartment In NJ Bust Involving PA Shooting Suspect Thousands of dollars' worth of cocaine and guns were thrown from the eighth floor of a New Jersey apartment before it was recovered from the streets below during a drug investigation, leading to a slew of charges for two of the residents involved, including a PA shooting suspect using an alias, authorities said. A month-long investigation into the distribution of cocaine led detectives to the 600 block of West State Street in Trenton, where surveillance officers saw Jose Borges-Navarro open an eighth-floor window and throw two duffle bags out around 7:15 p.m. on Monday, June 13, Mercer Coun…

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by Valerie Musson
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Englewood Ex-Con Charged With Torching SUV Englewood Ex-Con Charged With Torching SUV
Englewood Ex-Con Charged With Torching SUV An Englewood ex-con deliberately set fire to an SUV, said authorities who charged him with also illegally having a handgun. John Young, a 33-year-old manager of an auto parts store, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 16, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 9 p.m. the night before that firefighters doused a blaze that engulfed the vehicle on Washington Place, the prosecutor said. Police immediately notified his Arson Task Force. A joint investigation with city detectives determined that the fire was set by Young, who lives several blocks away on Fourth Street, Musella said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Man, 23, Found With Handgun, 8.5 Pounds Of Pot After Phillipsburg Traffic Stop: Prosecutor PA Man, 23, Found With Handgun, 8.5 Pounds Of Pot After Phillipsburg Traffic Stop: Prosecutor
PA Man, 23, Found With Handgun, 8.5 Pounds Of Pot After Phillipsburg Traffic Stop: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man was found with a handgun during a traffic stop, leading to the discovery of more than eight pounds of marijuana, authorities said. Jeremiah Jackson, of Alpine Road in Henryville, PA, was found with a handgun during a traffic stop on South Main Street in Phillipsburg on Dec. 2, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Friday release. Jackson was arrested on weapons charges, and a follow-up search of his 2015 Honda Civic turned up 8.5 pounds of raw marijuana, Pfeiffer said. Jackson was charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun and …

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by Valerie Musson
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Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery
Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery A 22-year-old Paterson convict paroled from state prison amid last year's COVID pandemic could be facing much more serious time after authorities said he shot an innocent bystander during a robbery earlier this month. The gun went off when the robbery victim struggled with Samuel Anthony at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Summer Street in Paterson shortly before 5 p.m. Aug. 4, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. The 21-year-old bystander was wounded was taken via private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Cen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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4 Pennsylvanians Arrested In Atlantic City With Drugs, Guns, Meth Lab Products 4 Pennsylvanians Arrested In Atlantic City With Drugs, Guns, Meth Lab Products
4 Pennsylvanians Arrested In Atlantic City With Drugs, Guns, Meth Lab Products Four Pennsylvania residents were arrested in Atlantic City during a stop where guns, drugs and materials for a meth lab were recovered, authorities said. At 10:37 a.m. on Thursday, Atlantic City Police Officer Aaron Jones stopped a car in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue after observing a drug sale, police said. All four of the car's occupants were arrested after officers found a 22-caliber rifle, a handgun, 17 grams of methamphetamine, a small amount of heroin and a large bag containing items to cook, produce, and store methamphetamine, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spo…

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by Jon Craig