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Ghost Guns, Meth, Firearm Seized From Pair In Ocean County Raid: AG Ghost Guns, Meth, Firearm Seized From Pair In Ocean County Raid: AG
Ghost Guns, Meth, Firearm Seized From Pair In Ocean County Raid: AG Two Ocean County residents are facing charges following a raid on Wednesday, Feb. 19 that turned up numerous ghost guns and methamphetamine, authorities said. Law enforcement conducted search warrants at multiple locations and recovered and seized, guns, including guns with no serial number- "ghost guns," extended magazines, and a quantity of methamphetamine, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The defendants, George Garulle, 56, of Beachwood, and Dana Restaino, 39, of Whiting, conspired to sell a defaced firearm with no serial number, Platkin said. They were charge…

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by Sam Barron
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Drug Dealer Sold Howell Victim Heroin, Meth That Killed Him: Prosecutor Drug Dealer Sold Howell Victim Heroin, Meth That Killed Him: Prosecutor
Drug Dealer Sold Howell Victim Heroin, Meth That Killed Him: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Howell Township resident was recently arrested and charged with supplying a man heroin and meth that killed him in 2023, authorities said. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 at 12:44 p.m., Howell Township police found an adult male deceased on the floor of his bedroom at a residence on Westbrook Road,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. An investigation revealed Paul Clites had been communicating with the victim leading up to his death, later providing him with the drugs that killed him, Santiago said. Clites was charged with strict liability for a drug-induced…

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by Sam Barron
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Secret Rutgers Drug Network Exposed: Seven Arrested In Undercover Bust, Prosecutors Say Secret Rutgers Drug Network Exposed: Seven Arrested In Undercover Bust, Prosecutors Say
Secret Rutgers Drug Network Exposed: Seven Arrested In Undercover Bust, Prosecutors Say A covert social media network used by Rutgers University students to buy and sell drugs led to seven arrests following a months-long investigation, authorities said. The seven were arrested as part of the "Operation RU Pharm" investigation, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 5. The undercover operation exposed a private social media network used by Rutgers students to distribute and purchase drugs. Investigators said they uncovered the online platform created by a former Rutgers student. Dealers posted menus of drugs for students w…

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by Chris Spiker
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15-Year-Old Arrested After Multiple Shooting Incidents: New Brunswick PD 15-Year-Old Arrested After Multiple Shooting Incidents: New Brunswick PD
15-Year-Old Arrested After Multiple Shooting Incidents: New Brunswick PD A 15-year-old was arrested on the early morning of Saturday, Oct. 5, after firing gunshots in New Brunswick and shooting someone back in August, authorities said. At 12:22 a.m., officers responded to Central Avenue and Courtlandt Street on a report of shots fired an engaged the 15-year-old in a foot pursuit, New Brunswick police said. The 15-year-old was found to be in possession of a handgun, police said. The juvenile was charged with juvenile delinquency, police said. If he was an adult, he would be charged with multiple weapons offenses, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled dange…

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by Sam Barron