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Paterson Ex-Con Sent To Fed Pen For Nearly 5 Years For Selling Revolvers, Pistols, Rifles, Ammo
UPDATE: An ex-con from Paterson who'd already done state prison time for a gun conviction is headed to federal prison for nearly five years for selling 16 weapons smuggled into New Jersey. Rather than face trial, Floyd “HK” Henry, 36, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark last summer to gun selling, as well as being a convicted felon in possession of firearms and ammo. Henry sold two semi-automatic rifles, three revolvers and 11 semi-automatic pistols – as well as over 100 rounds of ammunition -- when ATF agents arrested him in S…
Police & Fire
Dog Shot, Killed In Yard Of Lehigh Valley Home; Shooter Sought By Police
Police in the Lehigh Valley are asking for the public's help in identifying the owner of an SUV involved in a fatal dog shooting Thursday. A person driving a white SUV near Salisbury High School on East Montgomery Street around 5 p.m., is suspected of shooting and killing a dog in a resident's yard, Salisbury Township police said. Police do not know what type of firearm was used, but they believe the vehicle was a Honda Pilot from the mid-2000s. A model of the white SUV.Salisbury Township PD Anyone with information is urged to call Salisbury Township police at 610-437-5252 or the depar…
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Hero Dad Scares Off Would-Be Carjacker With Handgun In Philly Suburbs: Police
Police were able to arrest a carjacker shortly after a Berks County dad stopped him from stealing his car while his son was inside. The dad was in a parked car with his son in the 1200 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing on Dec. 3, when the unarmed suspect opened the car door and told the man to get out twice, local police said. The man refused and pulled a legally owned handgun from the glove box, Wyomissing police said. The carjacker then shut the car door and fled on foot, eventually getting arrested three blocks away in the 1500 block of Penn Avenue, according to police. He was identif…
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Major Allentown Drug Bust Nets $567K Worth Of Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth, Firearms: AG
An Allentown man was arrested Thursday after a search of his home and a separate location turned up $567,000 worth of fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, and two firearms, authorities said. Harold Bauza has been charged with drug possession with intent to deliver, dealing in unlawful proceeds and prohibited possession of a gun, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Friday. Bauza was on state parole at the time of his arrest for prior felony drug and weapons convictions, making him ineligible to purchase firearms. As a part of an ongoing drug investigatio…
Police & Fire
Gunfire Leads Allentown Police To Man With Drugs, Authorities Say
A man was charged after gunfire led Allentown police to his car, which was carrying drugs and a gun with an obliterated serial number, authorities said. Officers were called to 6th and Greenleaf Streets around 12:05 a.m. Monday after receiving a report of shots fired, Allentown police said in a Tuesday release. Officers found spent shell casings and witnesses gave a description of the shooter and their car, police said. Investigators were able to quickly locate the suspect, 26-year-old Peter Rivera-Torres, in a nearby car, according to police. Officers seized an unspecified amount o…
Police & Fire
Philly Ex-Con Nabbed, Stolen Handgun Recovered In Thanksgiving Day Armed Robberies: Police
An ex-con was arrested and loaded, stolen handgun recovered in two armed robberies in Philadelphia and Montgomery County Thanksgiving Day, police said. Ryan Boothe, 36, of Philadelphia, matched a description of the actor given to Cheltenham police arriving on scene of the incident at Rite Aid on Cheltenham Avenue around 6:10 p.m. Nov. 25, local police said. The Officer attempted to stop Boothe and a violent struggle ensued, police said. Eventually, Boothe was taken into custody with the help of additional officers, and was positively identified by witnesses as the person who robbed the Rite…
Police & Fire
Out-Of-State Man Admits To Straw Purchasing 6 Guns For Chester City Residents, DA Says
A 22-year-old man from out-of-state was charged after admitting to straw purchasing six guns for Chester residents, authorities in Delaware County said. Nasir Garland, of New Castle, DE was charged with the illegal transfer of firearms, providing false information, and related offenses, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. A straw purchase is an illegal gun purchase in which the actual buyer of the gun uses another person to purchase a firearm. Garland was interviewed by New Castle police on Oct. 20 after an investigation revealed that he bought five guns …
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2 Arrests Made In Weekend Allentown Shooting
A shooting that occurred over the weekend in Allentown resulted in the arrest of two people, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of South 4th Street around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday after receiving a report of a fight with shots fired, Allentown police said. Officers arrived to find a car occupied by two men, police said. According to witnesses, the men in the car were the shooters from the initial call. Jerry A. Green-Acosta, 26, and Jensen R. Ovalle, 22, were discovered with two "ghost" guns and a 9mm handgun, as well as ammunition, according to police. No injuri…
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Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide
Maryland State Police have released harrowing details in the quadruple murder-suicide involving two young Pennsylvania girls, their father and his alleged accomplice. The manhunt for Robert Vicosa, 41, Tia Bynam, 35, and Vicosa's daughters, Giana, 7, and Aaminah, 6, came to a tragic end on Thursday around 2:30 p.m., MSP said in a news release. Authorities had been searching for Vicosa for several days, after he drugged and sexually assaulted his ex-wife with Bynam's help, and then fled the York County home with the two girls. Pennsylvania State Police told MSP a car matching the suspect ve…
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Suburban Philly Officer Fires Shot Through Car Window Of Driver With Firearm, DA Says
A police officer in the Philadelphia suburbs fired a shot through the window of car as the driver attempted to flee during a traffic stop, authorities said. An investigation later identified the driver as Takeshia Landry, of Ohio, who had a colt revolver firearm in her purse, Chester County DA Deborah Ryan said. Landry, 41, was charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, flight to avoid apprehension, fleeing and eluding, and related offenses. The trouble began around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, when a uniformed officer in a marked …
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US Marshals Nab 1 Of 4 Men Wanted In Deadly Pottstown Shooting
UPDATE: Police nabbed 26-year-old Eric Baker on Wednesday after he was spotted driving a Toyota 4-Runner in Pottstown. Authorities are still searching for two other men on first-degree murder charges -- Samir Bentley, 20, and Ahmed Mohammed, 16, both of Philadelphia. ORIGINAL: One of four men being sought for the deadly shooting of a 27-year-old man in Pottstown was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals Service, authorities announced Wednesday. Authorities declined to provide any information about 22-year-old Dajon Harrison's arrest other than the fact that he was apprehended by member…
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'Dirty' Children In Protective Custody After Armed Parents' Fight At PA Walmart, Report Says
Two "extremely dirty" children were taken into protective custody after their parents were found fighting in a Walmart parking lot with loaded firearms in reach of the youngsters, as reported by Fox43. Police responding to 50 Newberry Parkway in Etters on Oct. 19 found Cullen Kellinson, 27, and Tiffany Sue Arcq, 30, of Newville, in a flatbed pickup truck, according to Fox and court documents. Neither state nor local police responded to Daily Voice's request for comment Thursday. Kellinson’s court docket was not available to Daily Voice at the time of publishing. Arcq and Kel…
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