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Garfield Shooting: Repeat Offender From Elmwood Park Charged With Attempted Murder Of JC Man Garfield Shooting: Repeat Offender From Elmwood Park Charged With Attempted Murder Of JC Man
Garfield Shooting: Repeat Offender From Elmwood Park Charged With Attempted Murder Of JC Man UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives seized a repeat offender from Elmwood Park who they said shot a 26-year-old Jersey City man several times in a Garfield shopping center parking lot this past weekend. Joshua Casiano, 29, was already wanted on warrants out of Passaic and Clifton, records show, when investigators said he shot the victim and left him behind the Citizens Bank branch at the Mill Shoppes of Garfield just off River Drive late Sunday, June 18. The victim survived the 11:45 p.m. shooting and was reported by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella to be in stable condition…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Text Tip Leads To Handgun Arrest In Atlantic City: Police Text Tip Leads To Handgun Arrest In Atlantic City: Police
Text Tip Leads To Handgun Arrest In Atlantic City: Police An anonymous tip texted to an Atlantic City police tipline led to an arrest and recovery of a handgun, authorities said. On Monday, June 12, police acted on information submitted to tip411, the department’s anonymous texting service. The tipster said a man had placed a firearm in the rear of an apartment building.  Patrol officers responded to the area of the 2800 block of Atlantic Avenue where Officer Joseph Kelly Jr. located a handgun in a crawl space that was open to the public.  An investigation by Officer Kelly and Sergeant Garry Stowe with assistance from Detective Christo…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
SWAT, FBI, Police Raid Convenient Store Selling Marijuana SWAT, FBI, Police Raid Convenient Store Selling Marijuana
SWAT, FBI, Police Raid Convenient Store Selling Marijuana A convenient store in South Jersey was found to be selling marijuana, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 23, Pleasantville police with the assistance of the Atlantic County Regional SWAT team and the FBI, made a warranted search on a store called The Gas Station at 18 North Main St., Pleasantville police said. The search warrant was the result of an extensive investigation into the illegal selling of marijuana, said Captain Stacey Schlachter, a Pleasantville police spokeswoman. The investigation began from numerous citizen complaints in reference to the The Gas Stat…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested, Handgun Recovered In Atlantic City: Police Pair Arrested, Handgun Recovered In Atlantic City: Police
Pair Arrested, Handgun Recovered In Atlantic City: Police A handgun and 164 grams of marijuana were recovered during a pair of arrests in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Monday, May 15, Detectives Alberto Valles, Eric Evans, and Christopher Dodson and Officer Ivaylo Ivanov were targeting the area of Bellevue and Florida Avenues in response to complaints from residents regarding the illegal sale of drugs. At 1:20 p.m., the officers were observing a vehicle in the first block of south Bellevue Avenue. The passenger, Ronaldo Paul, was witnessed engaging in a drug transaction with an individual. The officers conducted a motor vehicle stop after …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Delaware Man Admits Peddling Heroin In NJ: Feds Delaware Man Admits Peddling Heroin In NJ: Feds
Delaware Man Admits Peddling Heroin In NJ: Feds A Delaware man admitted in federal court that he sold heroin in New Jersey, authorities said. Carl L. Jones, 49, of Newport, did business with "a confidential source who was working with law enforcement" in a commercial parking lot in Mount Laurel on March 29, 2019, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. According to Sellinger, Jones sold the informant a pound and a half of a a "mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of heroin." Jones took a deal from the government rather than risk the potential consequences of a guilty verdict at a trial, pleading to drug po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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110 MPH Chase Leads To 24 Pounds Of Marijuana, $8K+ Dog: PA State Police 110 MPH Chase Leads To 24 Pounds Of Marijuana, $8K+ Dog: PA State Police
110 MPH Chase Leads To 24 Pounds Of Marijuana, $8K+ Dog: PA State Police  A 35-year-old man with ties to several other states led Pennsylvania state police on a nine-mile-long high-speed chase with a rare dog in his passenger seat, authorities say.  Cordaro Darnez Champ is from Homer, LA, according to state police, although court records show he lives in Colts Neck, NJ, and he also has a record in Myrtle Beach, SC for a hotel robbery, according to MBPD.  The Pennsylvania state police first attempted to pull him over for a traffic violation while he was driving a 2014 Audi near the intersection of Camp Letterman Drive and York Road in Str…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Suspect Tosses Gun Just Before Traffic Stop, Crack Recovered: Pleasantville PD Suspect Tosses Gun Just Before Traffic Stop, Crack Recovered: Pleasantville PD
Suspect Tosses Gun Just Before Traffic Stop, Crack Recovered: Pleasantville PD A .38-caliber handgun was tossed out of a moving vehicle just before a police officer stopped it, authorities said. On March 1, at approximately 9:30 a.m, Pleasantville Police Officer Danny Aparicio initiated a motor vehicle stop near West Windsor and Linden avenues.  The driver of the vehicle allegedly was observed throwing an object out of the driver-side window just prior to complying with the stop, police said. Officer Aparicio made contact with the driver — identified as Angel Pereira 26 of Pleasantville — as Sergeant Craig Dennis, Officer Rackelli Fontan…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Crack Cocaine Recovered In Atlantic City Sting Crack Cocaine Recovered In Atlantic City Sting
Crack Cocaine Recovered In Atlantic City Sting A surveillance operation resulted in the arrest of an Atlantic City man and the recovery of crack cocaine, authorities said. Officer Nickolas Cardani was conducting surveillance on Saturday, Feb. 25 in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue when he observed two males engage in a suspected drug transaction, Atlantic City police said. A description of both suspects was broadcasted city-wide to patrol units. Officer Louis Scarlata observed a male, Deshawn Mallory, matching the description of one of the suspects, police said. Mallory was taken into custody after he was found in possession of approxi…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Dealer Tried To Flush Drugs Down Toilet During Raid: Bellmawr PD Dealer Tried To Flush Drugs Down Toilet During Raid: Bellmawr PD
Dealer Tried To Flush Drugs Down Toilet During Raid: Bellmawr PD A man from Bellmawr has been arrested for the second time in seven months on multiple drug counts, authorities said. This is the second search warrant execution of Rockville Drive resident Marc Mingle, police said. A search yielded: 1.8 ounces of Methamphetamine 769 Acid blotters which equals out to 22,680 milligrams 28 packets of Suboxone 5 grams of Cocaine 125 Xanax pills 9 Oxycontin pills 10 Amphetamine pills 4.5 Diazepam pills 6 millileters of G.H.B. 1.6 ounces of PCP 6 MDMA chewables Mingle was charged Friday, Feb. 24 with 25 charges including possessing and distributing drugs, police…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Three Armed Juveniles Arrested Looking For Drugs In Atlantic City: Police Three Armed Juveniles Arrested Looking For Drugs In Atlantic City: Police
Three Armed Juveniles Arrested Looking For Drugs In Atlantic City: Police A surveillance operation led to the arrest of three juveniles from Atlantic City who police say were looking for drugs. On Monday, Jan. 30, a bust in the 1800 block of Hummock Avenue resulted in the arrest of three juveniles for possession of weapons and an Atlantic City man for the possession and sale of drugs, according to Atlantic City police. While conducting surveillance, detectives observed four individuals taking part in suspected drug transactions and subsequently stopped and detained them for investigative purposes. Detectives learned that three of the four individuals, one 15-year…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested With Cocaine, Heroin In Atlantic City Pair Arrested With Cocaine, Heroin In Atlantic City
Pair Arrested With Cocaine, Heroin In Atlantic City Two Atlantic City men were arrested on drug charges during a police surveillance operation, authorities said. On January 29, 2023, a surveillance operation conducted by members of the patrol division resulted in the arrest of two Atlantic City men and the recovery of drugs. On Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12:30 a.m., Sergeant Jefferson Rivera and Officers Giselle Garcia and Julian Monsalve, were conducting surveillance in the area of the first block of south Texas Avenue when they observed two males engage in a suspected narcotics transaction, police said. Edwin Guzman was stopped about a block away…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic City Police Arrest Trio On Drug Charges Atlantic City Police Arrest Trio On Drug Charges
Atlantic City Police Arrest Trio On Drug Charges Three drug suspects were arrested in separate surveillance operations in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Sunday, Jan. 1 and Monday, Jan. 2, the arrests were made and drugs recovered, they said, along the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue. The surveillance operations were in response to complaints from the public and local business owners concerning illegal narcotics distribution and quality of life issues throughout the block, police said. Arrested on multiple charges for possessing and selling drugs were Taquan Callaway, 27, of Atlantic City and Ricky Gilliard, 24, of Atlantic C…

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by Jon Craig