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3rd Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, Cops Plea 3rd Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, Cops Plea
3rd Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, Cops Plea UPDATE: A third member of a burglary ring that targeted Asian-American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware has pleaded guilty, authorities confirmed. Kevin Jackson, 57, of Rahway, was part of a second-story crew that the FBI said worked from a hit list of dozens of homes in four states based on “stereotype and opportunity." One of Jackson's associates told detectives that Asians were targeted “because it was believed that the victims kept large sums of currency and jewelry in their residences,” an FBI complaint says. Notes found in the defendants’ cars …
Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Cops Plea Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Cops Plea
Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Cops Plea UPDATE: A burglar from a crew that targeted Asian and Asian-American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware took a deal from the government rather than risk the outcome of a trial, federal authorities said. James Hurt, 47, of New York, was part of a second-story outfit that the FBI said worked from a hit list of dozens of homes in four states based on “stereotype and opportunity." One of Hurt's associates told detectives that Asians were targeted “because it was believed that the victims kept large sums of currency and jewelry in their residences,” an FBI c…
AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (UPDATE) AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (UPDATE)
AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (Update) UPDATE: An armed robber who stabbed a Keansburg police officer was shot and killed by police at a local drug store Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Multiple officers fired at the robber at the Keansburg Pharmacy in Keansburg Plaza on Main Street shortly before 3:30 p.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, the attorney general said. His identity was temporarily being withheld. The officer was taken to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. Three other officers were hospitalized for evaluations, responders said…
Mayor: Suspect Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore Mayor: Suspect Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore
Mayor: Suspect Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore An armed robber who stabbed a Keansburg police officer was shot and killed by police at a local drug store Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Multiple officers fired at the robber at the Keanburg Pharmacy in Keansburg Plaza on Main Street shortly before 3:30 p.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, the attorney general said. His identity was temporarily being withheld, Bruck said. The officer was taken to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. Three other officers were hospitalized for evaluations, responders sa…
Fugitive Wanted For NJ Bank, Convenience Store Robberies Captured On Route 80 In Nebraska Fugitive Wanted For NJ Bank, Convenience Store Robberies Captured On Route 80 In Nebraska
Fugitive Wanted For NJ Bank, Convenience Store Robberies Captured On Route 80 In Nebraska An Elizabeth fugitive wanted for robbing a bank and two convenience stores in New Jersey at gunpoint was captured following a high-speed stolen car chase on Route 80 in Nebraska, federal authorities said Friday. Dayshawn Brimfield, 30, was carrying evidence of his deeds when he crashed and was taken into custody by state troopers on the westbound interstate near Lincoln on April 25, NE, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. He was later extradited to New Jersey and brought before a federal judge via videoconference on Friday. Brimfield became a fugitive after robbing a TD …
Feds: Drug Ring Member From PA Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Gets 16½ Years Feds: Drug Ring Member From PA Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Gets 16½ Years
Feds: Drug Ring Member From PA Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Gets 16½ Years A Pennsylvania member of a drug ring that trafficked massive amounts of heroin and cocaine into New Jersey must spend more than 16 years in federal prison. Guy Jackson, 49, of Effort, PA must serve just about all of the 200-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. It was by far the stiffest term handed down so far in U.S. District Court in Trenton following a sweep led by federal investigators. Members of the network funneled heroin and cocaine into the area of Monmouth and Middlesex counties known as the Raritan Bayshore. It stretches from the Amboys to Sandy…
Feds, Locals Smash Burglary Crew That Targeted Asians In NJ, PA Feds, Locals Smash Burglary Crew That Targeted Asians In NJ, PA
Feds, Locals Smash Burglary Crew That Targeted Asians In NJ, PA A second-story burglary crew whose methods were based on “stereotype and opportunity” worked from a hit list of more than 50 homes owned by Asians in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, federal authorities charged Tuesday. Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities who teamed up to smash the ring found notes in the defendants’ cars “containing the home addresses of individuals of Asian descent with derogatory descriptive terms to identify the ethnicity of the homeowners,” Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Crew members got those addresses by breaking into the vict…