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US Marshals Nab 1,500 Violent Fugitives In 'Operation North Star' US Marshals Nab 1,500 Violent Fugitives In 'Operation North Star'
US Marshals Nab 1,500 Violent Fugitives In 'Operation North Star' More than 1,500 fugitives were captured by US Marshals in a 30-day initiative across several major US cities. The fugitives busted in Operation North Star (ONS) include violent criminals, sex offenders, and self-identified gang members in Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., the agency said. Operation North StarUS Marshals Service Operation North Star focused on fugitives wanted for the most serious, violent, and harmful offenses, including homicide, sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated assault…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Dad-Son Duo Caught With 'Ghost Gun' As Warrant For Fugitive Son Served: PA State Police Dad-Son Duo Caught With 'Ghost Gun' As Warrant For Fugitive Son Served: PA State Police
Dad-Son Duo Caught With 'Ghost Gun' As Warrant For Fugitive Son Served: PA State Police Are "ghost guns" a family affair? Apparently they are for one father-son duo, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. A father-son duo has been arrested after they were found with a "ghost gun"— a gun made up of the parts of different guns with the serial number buffed off— while a warrant was being served police, Pennsylvania state police say. Police came to serve a warrant for the arrest of Andre Bernard Simmons Jr., 23— who was wanted for a parole violation— at his father's home near the corner of Ruby Road and Hale Avenue in Harrisburg at 5:19 p.m. on June 6, according to t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dozens Of Neglected, Dead Animals Found At NJ Rescue Group, Owner Slapped With Cruelty Charges Dozens Of Neglected, Dead Animals Found At NJ Rescue Group, Owner Slapped With Cruelty Charges
Dozens Of Neglected, Dead Animals Found At NJ Rescue Group, Owner Slapped With Cruelty Charges Dozens of neglected and dead animals were found at a New Jersey rescue group as the owner was slapped with cruelty charges and other weapons and drug offenses, authorities announced. Michael B. Featherston, the owner of a 501 c3 nonprofit corporation called Rooster’s Rescue Foundation, Inc. in Flemington, was charged with animal cruelty for failure to provide necessary care, as well as drug possession, unlawful possession of an assault rifle, purchasing firearm parts to manufacture a firearm without a serial number, and other weapons offenses on Thursday, May 26, Hunterdon County Prosecutor …

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by Valerie Musson
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Feds: Jersey Shore Sex Offender Crashes Car With Guns, High-Capacity Mags, Wearing Body Armor Feds: Jersey Shore Sex Offender Crashes Car With Guns, High-Capacity Mags, Wearing Body Armor
Feds: Jersey Shore Sex Offender Crashes Car With Guns, High-Capacity Mags, Wearing Body Armor A convicted sex offender from Toms River who police said was wearing a tactical vest and carrying two guns and three high-capacity magazines when he crashed his car on Route 35 last month has been charged federally, authorities said. Jeremy W. Barringer, 46, also had an empty handgun holster on his hip when Mantoloking and Bay Head officers asked him to step out of the vehicle following the 3 a.m. single-vehicle crash on Oct. 24 near Herbert Street, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. In plain view on the backseat floorboard was a 5.56-millimeter semi-automatic rifle that turned out…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Drug Bust Yields 12 Pounds Of Marijuana, 'Ghost Gun,' Police Say PA Drug Bust Yields 12 Pounds Of Marijuana, 'Ghost Gun,' Police Say
PA Drug Bust Yields 12 Pounds Of Marijuana, 'Ghost Gun,' Police Say A massive drug bust led police to seize 12 pounds of marijuana and a "ghost gun," or a gun without a serial number, according to police. A drug investigation prompted police in Newberry Township to obtain multiple search warrants. The following items were seized on Oct. 1: 1- 22 caliber pistol with an obliterated serial number 762- 5 grams of marijuana packets 192- 10 grams of marijuana packets 221- marijuana blunts 87 - marijuana lollipops 1- mason jar with approximately 40 grams of marijuana 4 - 1lb bags of CBD marijuana 20 - CBD packets of marijauna 6 - mason jars of suspected…

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by Jillian Pikora
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3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man 3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man
3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man Three men have been arrested in connection with a shooting death of a Philadelphia man Saturday in Montgomery County, authorities said Sunday. Micah Colbert, 19, of Ardmore, and Elijah Smith, 21, of Philadelphia, and Ardmore's Dorian Harris, 21, were all arrested in the killing of Layth Evans, 19, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Lower Merion Police responded to the area of 122 Ardmore Ave., for an unconscious male in a vehicle around 3 p.m., where they found Evans in the driver's seat of a Nissan with a gunshot wound to his face, Steele said. He was pronounce…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Chester County Man Accidentally Shoots, Kills Friend While Playing Dice Chester County Man Accidentally Shoots, Kills Friend While Playing Dice
Chester County Man Accidentally Shoots, Kills Friend While Playing Dice A 20-year-old Coatesville man playing with a handgun accidentally shot and killed his friend while playing dice, authorities announced. Dapree Bryant and Daryl Perry, 18, were playing dice at a house on the 300block of Community Lane in Coatesville on May 29, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Perry was sitting in a chair looking at his phone when Bryant picked up a gun sitting on a plastic tub in the garage and began to play with it, Ryan said.  The 9mm "ghost gun" went off and struck Perry, authorities said. Police arriving at the scene found blood on the dri…

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by Cecilia Levine