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Police: FBI Nabs Serial NJ, PA, MD Pharmacy Robber
A Maryland man was extradited to Harrisburg for robbing multiple pharmacies across three states, according to Southern York Regional police.
Jamal Alvin Lee Gwaltney, 30, of the 700 block of Villager Circle in Baltimore, MD, was arrested on July 19 in Maryland for armed robberies of pharmacies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
One of his most notable robberies was in Pennsylvania at a Rite Aid in Shrewsbury located at 577 South Main Street on Dec. 21, 2020.
He held up the store with a Glock 23 handgun, stealing more than 80 different medications, worth nearly $36,000, according to …
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Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say
Local and federal authorities seized more than 30 pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine – the area’s largest narcotics haul in history -- while raiding a basement drug mill just outside Atlantic City, authorities said.
A federal judge in Camden ordered via videoconference that Ricardo Clavijo, 39, who lives in the Egg Harbor Township home, and Christopher Gonzalez, 37, of Pleasantville, remain held without bail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Each is charged with conspiring to have and sell more than a kilo of heroin.
“By all accounts, this case represents the largest single…
PA Attorney General Arrests 5 People In Connection With Meth Ring In Berks, Chester, MontCo
Agents with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General have arrested five people and shut down a methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in Berks, Chester, and Montgomery counties, authorities on Tuesday announced.
Randy Cronrath, Clayton Hoppe, Steven Lightcap, James Michelin, and Derek Wagner are accused of operating the meth ring and were found with 60 firearms, including two stolen handguns, 300 grams of crystal methamphetamine, $27,435 in cash, three vehicles, and other paraphernalia, the AG's office said.
“Drug trafficking is a dangerous and often violent enterprise t…
DA: 2 Arrested, Guns Seized During Search Of Darby Borough Home
Two people were arrested following a search of a home that turned up several firearms in connection with a shooting Wednesday evening in Darby Borough (Delaware County), authorities said.
Janell Smart, 39, and her son Dajuan Andrews, 24, were charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and numerous firearms offenses, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer joined Darby Borough Police Chief Joseph Gabe.
As officers responded to 911 calls reporting gunshots fired in the area of 230 Mulberry Street on June 9, i…
AG: Lehigh County Man Forced Another To Illegally Buy 29 Firearms To Support Meth Habit
A pair of Lehigh County men were arrested for their roles in the illegal straw purchases of 29 firearms in an effort to make up for the debt related to one of the man's drug use, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced.
James Gleason, 38, of Emmaus, was instructed by Reynold Lewis, 37, of Allentown, to make straw purchases of firearms to pay back debt related to Gleason’s methamphetamine use, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
Agents executed a search warrant on Lewis' hotel room and vehicle on May 3, and recovered one handgun, ammunition, firearm parts, and accesso…
