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Pair Tried Hiding Loaded Gun, Drugs After Chester County Crash With Child In Car: Police Pair Tried Hiding Loaded Gun, Drugs After Chester County Crash With Child In Car: Police
Pair Tried Hiding Loaded Gun, Drugs After Chester County Crash With Child In Car: Police Two men have been arrested after police say they found a loaded gun and drugs in a backpack they'd tossed from a vehicle containing a child after a crash in Chester County. Officers responding to a single-vehicle crash on the 600 block of Market Street around 8 p.m. Monday Feb. 5, found three adults and a small child in the car, Oxford police said. Llenifer Ayllon, 24, of West Grove, and Robert Jimenez, 24, of Toughkenamon, were among the adults in the car, police said. Officers soon discovered that a backpack had been removed from the vehicle before police arrived. With help from one of t…
Accused Philadelphia Drug Dealer Tosses Gun, Flees On Foot Before Atlantic City Arrest: Police Accused Philadelphia Drug Dealer Tosses Gun, Flees On Foot Before Atlantic City Arrest: Police
Accused Philadelphia Drug Dealer Tosses Gun, Flees On Foot Before Atlantic City Arrest: Police A 28-year-old man from Philadelphia tossed a handgun as he fled from police after an alleged drug deal in Atlantic City, authorities said. Detectives Eric Evans and Alberto Valles were patrolling the 2500 block of Pacific Avenue near a school on Saturday, Nov. 11 at about 3 p.m. when they observed Tereen Fowler engage in a drug deal with another man, police said. The detectives converged on Fowler as he was walking away. Upon attempting to stop Fowler, he immediately fled, police said. The detectives pursued Fowler who dropped a handgun from his waistband, they said. Fowler attempted to p…
Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities
Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities The man accused of shooting act law enforcement officers in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 27, 2023— which sent multiple schools into lockdowns— has been identified and arrested authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Eric Nathaniel Durah Jr., 25, was arrested at his Penn Hills home on March 16, according to the release.  No law enforcement officers were hurt when he allegedly opened fire at  "agents and task force officers with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (PAOAG) Narcotics Task Force were following a narcotic suspect’s vehicle in unmarked vehicles," around 1:45 p.…
Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help
Attempted Homicide, Kidnapping Suspect In PA Park Shooting Tracked Down With Social Media Help Investigators tracked down the social media account of a suspect they say opened fire at a vehicle before driving to a fire station during a confrontation in Pennsylvania, leading to attempted homicide and kidnapping charges. Daniel Charles Fegely Jr., 24, was charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, attempted kidnapping, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and numerous firearm offenses, including being prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior convictions. Officers responding to a shooting at the intersection of Ontario St. and Itaska St. near Madison Park i…
Crack Cocaine Dealer Had More Than $28K In Cash: Trenton PD Crack Cocaine Dealer Had More Than $28K In Cash: Trenton PD
Crack Cocaine Dealer Had More Than $28K In Cash: Trenton PD A 33-year-old man whom Trenton police say they saw selling crack cocaine was later found with nearly $29,000 cash, according to authorities. Officers conducting surveillance near the 200 block of Brunswick Avenue in Trenton saw Bashawn Allen performing several hand-to-hand sales of narcotics out of his vehicle on Thursday, Nov. 3, police said. The surveillance was a response to the numerous complaints involving the illegal and blatant use and sales of narcotics. A follow-up investigation found that Allen had a distributable amount of crack cocaine, as well as $28,566 in cash, according to …
US Marshals Operation Rodeo Rounds Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In Philadelphia US Marshals Operation Rodeo Rounds Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In Philadelphia
US Marshals Operation Rodeo Rounds Up 65 Fugitives Including High-Profile Cases In Philadelphia A major sweep of fugitives including suspected gang members led to 65 arrests including high-profile cases in South Jersey and Philadelphia. These fugitives were wanted out of Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, and Camden counties, as well as other states but were located in these four counties. During "Operation Rodeo" the District of New Jersey and the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force used its multi-jurisdictional investigative authority and fugitive task force network to arrest fugitives wanted on charges including homicide, sex assault, aggravated assault, robbery, carjackin…
Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including PA Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including PA
Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including PA A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing controlled substances, officials say. Devin Cunningham, 27, was involved in the selling and distributing of narcotics including fentanyl, heroin, and other controlled substances to Maryland and surrounding states from 2017 until 2020. Specifically, between January 2017 and December 2020, "scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia traveled to the Forest Park area of Baltimore and purchased between a half of a gram and several grams of fentanyl or h…
$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor $300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor
$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor An Illinois man was charged after a Mercer County drug investigation turned up approximately $300,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl, authorities announced. Job Carranza-Ocampo, 31, had about two kilograms of heroin as officers investigating drug distribution in the area conducted a search of his Ford F150 in a parking lot on Route 130 in Hamilton Township on Thursday, Feb. 17, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Carranza-Ocampo, 31, also had $467 in cash, and a kilogram of fentanyl was found on the ground behind his truck, authorities said. The combined street value of the subst…
3 Charged In Mercer County Narcotics, Weapons Bust 3 Charged In Mercer County Narcotics, Weapons Bust
3 Charged In Mercer County Narcotics, Weapons Bust Three suspects were arrested and slapped with drug and weapons charges in a Mercer County narcotics bust last week, authorities said Wednesday. Xaview Colon, 20 and Bashawn Newton, 28, of Trenton, as well as Jennifer Halcomb, 39, of Maple Shade, were seen in a suspected narcotics sale on Jan. 19, Trenton Police Director Steve E. Wilson said. A follow-up investigation found Colon to be in possession of a handgun with a high-capacity magazine and a large quantity of heroin, police said. ALSO SEE: 12 Charged In Massive Narcotics Bust At Mercer County Budget Inn, Police Say New…
12 Charged In Massive Narcotics Bust At Mercer County Budget Inn, Police Say 12 Charged In Massive Narcotics Bust At Mercer County Budget Inn, Police Say
12 Charged In Massive Narcotics Bust At Mercer County Budget Inn, Police Say A dozen suspects were arrested and slapped with drug charges following a massive narcotics bust at a Mercer County Budget Inn hotel, authorities said Wednesday. More than 100 doses of crack and heroin, as well as $1,700 in suspected drug proceeds, were found during a search of several rooms at the Budget Inn Hotel on New York Avenue in Trenton around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Trenton Police Director (TPD) Steve E. Wilson said. Several suspects ran into different rooms and tried to destroy evidence by flushing the narcotics down the toilets, Wilson said. The following suspects face various c…
2,200 Bricks Of Heroin Worth $1.1M Seized In 'Historic' NJ Drug Bust: Prosecutor 2,200 Bricks Of Heroin Worth $1.1M Seized In 'Historic' NJ Drug Bust: Prosecutor
2,200 Bricks Of Heroin Worth $1.1M Seized In 'Historic' NJ Drug Bust: Prosecutor Three people have been arrested and more than $1 million worth of heroin was seized in a major Mercer County bust that involved tracking suspects between Philadelphia and Trenton, authorities said. The total amount of heroin seized was 2,200 bricks or 110,000 glassine bags, according to Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, who called it "the largest pre-packaged heroin seizure in Mercer County history." Detectives also seized $50,000 in cocaine as a result of the three-month investigation. On Monday,  members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force were conducting s…
Officer Dragged By Car Of DelCo Woman Trying To Flee Police, Authorities Say Officer Dragged By Car Of DelCo Woman Trying To Flee Police, Authorities Say
Officer Dragged By Car Of DelCo Woman Trying To Flee Police, Authorities Say A Delaware County woman was arrested on multiple charges for dragging an officer with her car while attempting to flee from police Wednesday morning, authorities said. Officers responding to the 400 block of South 5th Street on a report of a disturbance found a vehicle reportedly involved in the incident leaving the scene and stopped the driver, Colwyn Borough police said. After an officer noticed a large container of marijuana and a large amount of cash in the car, the 22-year-old Chester City woman attempted to flee the scene, dragging the officer a short distance, police said. Another o…
Feds: Police, FBI Task Force Officer in Pennsylvania Had Sex With Informants, Gave Out Drugs Feds: Police, FBI Task Force Officer in Pennsylvania Had Sex With Informants, Gave Out Drugs
Feds: Police, FBI Task Force Officer in Pennsylvania Had Sex With Informants, Gave Out Drugs A former Carlisle police narcotics detective and FBI Task Force Officer has been found guilty for abusing power, having sex with informants, giving them drugs and lying to government investigators, according to the US Department of Justice. Christopher Collare, 53, of Blythewood, South Carolina (formerly of Carlisle, Pennsylvania) was found guilty by a federal jury on Friday. He used his official position to obtain sex from two women in exchange for agreeing to take action in prosecutions. "The defendant victimized numerous vulnerable women and in the course of doing so, betrayed the trust…
DRUG RAID: Police Seize Firearms, Narcotics, Cash From Lansdale Man Out On Bail, Report Says DRUG RAID: Police Seize Firearms, Narcotics, Cash From Lansdale Man Out On Bail, Report Says
Drug Raid: Police Seize Firearms, Narcotics, Cash From Lansdale Man Out On Bail, Report Says A Montgomery County man out on bail and awaiting pretrial for a 2019 arrest was jailed after a raid of his home this week turned up narcotics, firearms, a bulletproof vest and cash, according to recent news report. A search warrant was executed at David Graham's Lansdale home on the 300 block of West Fifth Street after an unrelated investigation revealed the 23-year-old was trafficking drugs, NorthPennNow reports. Graham was taken into custody after selling drugs to undercover officers, and a raid of his home turned up a ghost gun, 3.5 grams of cocaine and THC edibles, NPN says citing …
Bucks Driver Gets 14 Years For Head-On Fentanyl-Fueled Crash That Killed Local Dad Bucks Driver Gets 14 Years For Head-On Fentanyl-Fueled Crash That Killed Local Dad
Bucks Driver Gets 14 Years For Head-On Fentanyl-Fueled Crash That Killed Local Dad A 32-year-old Bucks County man was sentenced to 14 years in Pennsylvania State prison and seven years of probation for a March 2020 crash that left a 40-year-old father of four dead, authorities said. Cooper Edward Finley had traces of fentanyl, methamphetamine and other narcotics in his system in the March 23 crash that left Bensalem father of four Ronald Swanson dead, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Finley was served his sentence Wednesday by Common Pleas Judge Brian T. McGuffin, after having previously pleaded guilty to a slew of charges including homicide by …
Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County
Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County A man and woman from Bethlehem were charged with selling prescription narcotics in Warren County, authorities said. James Jones, 61, and Jennifer Jones, 50, were taken into custody Jan. 13 on accusations that they sold prescription narcotics in Washington Township and Washington Borough, township police said. The two were charged with distribution of CDS and conspiracy, police said. They were processed and released in accordance with bail reform. State Police and Hackettstown Police also assisted with the investigation.
AG: Pound Of Crystal Meth, 9 Guns Seized From Philly Drug Dealer Known As 'Gunna' In MontCo AG: Pound Of Crystal Meth, 9 Guns Seized From Philly Drug Dealer Known As 'Gunna' In MontCo
AG: Pound Of Crystal Meth, 9 Guns Seized From Philly Drug Dealer Known As 'Gunna' In MontCo A Philadelphia drug dealer was arrested in Montgomery County after a raid of his car turned up 9 guns and 2,000 packets of crystal methamphetamine Thursday, authorities said. Larry Lamar Hudson, 27, also known as “Gunna,” had a pound of crystal methamphetamine in his car alone, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a statement. A search of his house on the 200 block of Sparks Street turned up more crystal methamphetamine valued at nearly $200,000, and nine guns -- including two long guns, one shot gun, and six handguns, Shapiro said. Hudson is prohibited from possessing a fi…
Bucks County Driver Arrested On Drug Charges Bucks County Driver Arrested On Drug Charges
Bucks County Driver Arrested On Drug Charges A Bucks County motorist was arrested on drug-related charges, authorities said. About 10:45 p.m. on Nov. 23, Stephen Paul Ellmore was stopped for a traffic violation near the intersection of Street and Stump roads, Upper Southampton Township police said.  During the traffic stop, the patrol officer noticed a plastic torch lighter which led to a probable cause search of the vehicle, police said. After further investigation, Ellmore was found to be in possession of narcotics and other drug paraphernalia, police said. He was issued summonses for the violations, they said.