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Man Gets Five Years For Possessing Ghost Guns: Morris County Prosecutor Man Gets Five Years For Possessing Ghost Guns: Morris County Prosecutor
Man Gets Five Years For Possessing Ghost Guns: Morris County Prosecutor A 34-year old Warren County man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, Sept. 13 after pleading guilty to possessing ghost guns, authorities said. Joseph Palumbo Jr., a Columbia resident, carried out the illegal manufacture and sale of ghost guns between December 2023 and February 2024, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood said. He was originally apprehended in February during a traffic shop. Palumbo Jr. sold the guns, the majority of which were assault firearms, in Morris and Warren Counties, authorities said. The sales involved one homemade handgun without a serial n…

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by Sam Barron
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Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says
Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says More than a half pound of cocaine, a loaded handgun and thousands in cash were seized during a drug bust in Morris County earlier this week, resulting in a laundry list of charges for a Parsippany man, authorities said. Jeremy Mayes, 30, is facing more than a dozen first-, second- and third-degree drug possession and distribution charges as well as illegal weapons offenses after a May 4 investigation turned up the following, according to Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll: More than a quarter-kilo of cocaine (approximately .55 pounds) A loaded 9 mm handgun with hollow point …

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by Valerie Musson
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Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station
Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station Authorities were investigating after a man's body was found at the Morristown train station overnight Sunday. The unidentified man's body was found around 12:30 a.m. on a stairwell at the Morris Street station, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said alongside local and county authorities. The incident was being investigated as a homicide, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Law enforcement agents from the Morris County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey Transit Police Department and Morristown Police Department were at the scene for several hours investigating. An…

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by Valerie Musson