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Nine Pagan Gang Members Charged In Wawa Shooting That Injured Bystanders: Montgomery County DA Nine Pagan Gang Members Charged In Wawa Shooting That Injured Bystanders: Montgomery County DA
Nine Pagan Gang Members Charged In Wawa Shooting That Injured Bystanders: Montgomery County DA A violent clash between rival motorcycle gangs turned a West Norriton Wawa into a crime scene when gunfire erupted, leaving six people — including two innocent bystanders — shot, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Friday, Oct. 31. The incident happened at 9:12 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, at the Wawa located at 2544 West Main Street in West Norriton Township. The Shooting Surveillance footage shows two members of the “Unknown Bikers” Outlaw Motorcycle Gang parked at adjacent gas pumps when nine members of the rival Pagans Motorcycle Gang pulled in and surrounded th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Riot At Abraxas Academy: Guards Injured, 7 Teens Charged, Caernarvon Township Police Say Riot At Abraxas Academy: Guards Injured, 7 Teens Charged, Caernarvon Township Police Say
Riot At Abraxas Academy: Guards Injured, 7 Teens Charged, Caernarvon Township Police Say A riot at Abraxas Academy in Berks County left guards injured and caused thousands of dollars in damage, Caernarvon Township Police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, at the juvenile detention center on Academy Drive in New Morgan Borough, according to police. Ivan Morban, 18, was charged with felony aggravated assault along with riot, reckless endangerment, institutional vandalism, and disorderly conduct, investigators said. Caernarvon Township Police Multiple agencies, including Robeson Township, Brecknock Township, Cumru Township,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court A Trenton man caught on video torching a police car during a riot in the city took a guilty plea in federal court. Earlja J. Dudley, 28, is the last of four men to plead guilty for their roles in the incident following what had been a peaceful day of protest against the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020. Surveillance and bystander video show Dudley and another man opening the vehicle’s engine and igniting a fire during the unrest, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. In the video, Dudley is wearing a tank top and baseball cap with the Roman numerals “XIV” in red l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings
First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings UPDATE: A South Jersey man was sentenced today to 28 months in federal prison for trying to set fire to a police cruiser during a video-recorded riot that broke out following a peaceful protest last year in Trenton. Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus must serve just all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Melecio admitted via video conference in U.S. District Cout in Trenton earlier this year that he stuffed a shirt he’d gotten from another man into the gas tank of the vehicle and tried to ignite it on May 31, 2020. The protest earlier that day in respo…

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by Jerry DeMarco