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Man With Loaded Revolver Busted By TSA At Philadelphia Airport: Officials Man With Loaded Revolver Busted By TSA At Philadelphia Airport: Officials
Man With Loaded Revolver Busted By TSA At Philadelphia Airport: Officials A Philadelphia man was cited for bringing a loaded revolver to the Philadelphia International airport on Friday, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The unidentified man, who was carrying a .38 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, was stopped while going through an x-ray machine at a security checkpoint, according to a release by the TSA. The man’s weapon was confiscated, he was cited by Philadelphia police, and faces a “stiff federal financial civil penalty for carrying his loaded gun to a TSA security checkpoint,” according to the release. “This man told us tha…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Traveler Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Checkpoint Traveler Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Checkpoint
Traveler Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Checkpoint TSA agents grabbed a Florida man as he tried to board a plane at Newark Airport with a gun and a box of ammo in his carry-on baggage, authorities said. The weapon was properly packed in a hard-sided case along with a box that held 35 bullets, the Transportation Security Administration said. But it wasn't supposed to be carried on, the TSA said. Had he declared the gun, the passenger would have been able to include the legally owned firearm with his checked baggage, the agency said. He apparently forgot. Agents held the man for Port Authority police who took him into custody. That makes …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teen Shoots Himself In Leg At West Philadelphia School, Police Say Teen Shoots Himself In Leg At West Philadelphia School, Police Say
Teen Shoots Himself In Leg At West Philadelphia School, Police Say A teenager shot himself in the leg Friday in a West Philadelphia school, officials said. The incident occurred inside the gymnasium at the Philadelphia Learning Academy - South on the 4300 block of Westminster Avenue, Fox29 reports citing City Police Sgt. Eric Gripp. #BREAKING: There is a massive police presence outside Philadelphia Learning Academy on Westminster Avenue in Philadelphia. We are still waiting to confirm details. @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/5a25Rzt01F — Brian Sheehan (@BSheehanTV) October 22, 2021 Police rushed the teen to the hospital where he was reportedly in sta…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says
South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says UPDATE: A South Jersey man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last month had called 911 to report a trespasser on his property wielding a gun, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck revealed Wednesday. Two Mantua Township police officers responded to a 911 call at the Elm Avenue home of Charles Sharp III, 49, shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sept 14, Bruck said. Sharp had called police to report that several people were trespassing on his property, including someone armed with a gun, the attorney general said. He was shot by one of the officers when they encountered him outs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son
Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son A mother has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of her 12-year-old daughter by her son in a Collegeville home earlier this month, authorities said. Daisy Vasquez, 31, turned herself in to police Monday and is facing third-degree felony charges of endangering welfare of children, possession of a firearm by a minor–responsibility of adult, and hindering apprehension or prosecution, and other related charges, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Providence Township Police Chief Mark A. Toomey. An investigation discovered that the ch…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
AG: Pound Of Crystal Meth, 9 Guns Seized From Philly Drug Dealer Known As 'Gunna' In MontCo AG: Pound Of Crystal Meth, 9 Guns Seized From Philly Drug Dealer Known As 'Gunna' In MontCo
AG: Pound Of Crystal Meth, 9 Guns Seized From Philly Drug Dealer Known As 'Gunna' In MontCo A Philadelphia drug dealer was arrested in Montgomery County after a raid of his car turned up 9 guns and 2,000 packets of crystal methamphetamine Thursday, authorities said. Larry Lamar Hudson, 27, also known as “Gunna,” had a pound of crystal methamphetamine in his car alone, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a statement. A search of his house on the 200 block of Sparks Street turned up more crystal methamphetamine valued at nearly $200,000, and nine guns -- including two long guns, one shot gun, and six handguns, Shapiro said. Hudson is prohibited from possessing a fi…

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by Nicole Acosta