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Firearms Possession

Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA
Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA A Reading man faces felony charges for illegal possession of firearms, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  James Freeman-Neely, 48, was arrested on July 13 for simple assault, said prosecutors in a release on Tuesday, July 30.  The alleged victim of the assault was granted a Protection From Abuse order (PFA) against Freeman-Neely, which required the 48-year-old to "relinquish all firearms, weapons, and ammunition" to the Berks Sheriff's Office, authorities said.  He signed a document claiming he owned no firearms, but police said they found severa…
Liberty-Easton Football Game Interrupted By Arrest Of Runaway Boy With Gun: Police Liberty-Easton Football Game Interrupted By Arrest Of Runaway Boy With Gun: Police
Liberty-Easton Football Game Interrupted By Arrest Of Runaway Boy With Gun: Police A Bethlehem police officer spotted a runaway boy at a high school football game — and it turned out he had a gun on him, authorities said.  An officer working the game recognized the boy inside the stadium at the Friday, Oct. 14 Liberty-Easton game, police said. Officers confirmed the boy was still reported as a runaway, and — as officers tried to speak with him — the boy became uncooperative and tried to run away. Officers were able to safely secure the boy before he could run. During this time, officers saw a loaded handgun concealed in his waist band. The boy is charged with: Po…
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Passenger In Delco Traffic Stop: Police Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Passenger In Delco Traffic Stop: Police
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Passenger In Delco Traffic Stop: Police A driver was let go while their passenger was arrested after a police officer found a loaded gun and drugs in the car, authorities said. Joseph Dougherty, 24, was charged after an officer stopped the Honda sedan he was riding in for "vehicle code violations" at S. Sproul Road and Reed Road around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, Marple Township police said. An officer smelled marijuana, which led him to search the vehicle with the unidentified driver's permission, they said. He found Dougherty's bookbag on the car floor, which had the following items: Suspected marijuana,  Pre…
BUSTED: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23 BUSTED: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23
Busted: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23 A 23-year-old Pennsylvania woman was sleeping in a car when police stopped her and discovered 200 bags of Fentanyl and a loaded handgun, authorities charged. Kryshell Bauer-Jones, of Bethlehem, was found sleeping in a vehicle at the parking garage of the Wind Creek Casino on Tuesday, May 31, Bethlehem Police said. Officers saw evidence of drug use and performed a K9 search, which came back positive for narcotics, police said. A full search of the car led to the discovery of 200 bags of Fentanyl, a loose amount of Fentanyl, a loaded 9 mm handgun, and unspecified quantities of cocaine and ma…
Police Nab Pair Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Allentown Pedestrians Police Nab Pair Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Allentown Pedestrians
Police Nab Pair Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Allentown Pedestrians Police have arrested two men who they say robbed pedestrians at gunpoint on Monday, March 21. Timothy Gordillo, 20, and Samuel Gordillo, 22, both of Allentown, held two civilians at gunpoint near 2nd and Gordon Streets around 1:40 a.m., Allentown police said. Police did not specify what had been stolen. The victims provided police with the suspects' descriptions, and officers captured them a short while later, they said. Samuel Gordillo was charged with the following:  Robbery which Inflicts or Threatens Bodily Injury ​ Firearms Not to Be Carried Without a Licen…
Raid Of Allentown Man's Home Yields Heroin, Guns, Police Say Raid Of Allentown Man's Home Yields Heroin, Guns, Police Say
Raid Of Allentown Man's Home Yields Heroin, Guns, Police Say An Allentown man was arrested Thursday morning after detectives seized drugs, guns, and more during a raid of his home, authorities said. The search warrant was served at 46-year-old James Rodriguez's home in the 400 block of North 8th Street, Allentown police said. The search yielded an unspecified amount of heroin, marijuana, pills, three loaded firearms, drug packing material, digital scales, and an unspecified amount of cash, according to Allentown police. Rodriguez was charged with person not to possess, use manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, possession with intent to de…
DA: West Chester Man Investigated For Child Porn Found With Gun, More During Search DA: West Chester Man Investigated For Child Porn Found With Gun, More During Search
DA: West Chester Man Investigated For Child Porn Found With Gun, More During Search A West Chester man who was being investigated for child pornography was also found with a handgun and forged military papers during a search of his home Thursday, authorities said. Chester County Detectives ignited an investigation earlier this year when the ICAC Task Force received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating that Carlin Alexander, 32, had numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. A search warrant served on Alexander's South Church Street home t…
PA Convicts Busted With Nazi Paraphernalia, Nearly $1 Million In Meth, Fentanyl, 'Ghost Guns' PA Convicts Busted With Nazi Paraphernalia, Nearly $1 Million In Meth, Fentanyl, 'Ghost Guns'
PA Convicts Busted With Nazi Paraphernalia, Nearly $1 Million In Meth, Fentanyl, 'Ghost Guns' A pair of formerly convicted felons were found with Nazi paraphernalia in addition to nearly $1 million worth of crystal meth, Fentanyl and firearms in a Northampton County trafficking scheme, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Friday. A search warrant was conducted Wednesday at the Northampton Borough home of Christopher Weikert and Tara Gallucci, both 34, by the Bureau of Narcotics Investigations and the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team, Shapiro said. The search turned up the following: 21.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, street value: $968,000 25.5 grams (1…
Police: Allentown Man, 22, Found With Unlicensed Gun During Traffic Stop Police: Allentown Man, 22, Found With Unlicensed Gun During Traffic Stop
Police: Allentown Man, 22, Found With Unlicensed Gun During Traffic Stop Police in Allentown arrested a man they say was found with an unlicensed firearm during a Wednesday evening traffic stop. Antonio Amezquita Claudio, 22, was found with the gun after he was pulled over near 6th St. and Washington St. just before 6 p.m., Allentown Police said. Claudio, of Allentown, was charged with firearms not to be carried without a license. He also faces marijuana and paraphernalia possession offenses, police said. Claudio is scheduled to appear in court.