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Fugitive Wanted In York Caught With Heroin, Loaded Gun In Atlantic City: Police Fugitive Wanted In York Caught With Heroin, Loaded Gun In Atlantic City: Police
Fugitive Wanted In York Caught With Heroin, Loaded Gun In Atlantic City: Police A man wanted for robbery and aggravated assault was found with a loaded gun in Atlantic City, authorities said. Ronald Johnson, 40, of Atlantic City, was arrested on Friday, Apr. 12 after officers saw Johnson on the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, Apr. 18. An arrest warrant was issued for him when he was named the suspect in a robbery on Thursday, Apr. 11. Johnson was accused of pistol-whipping "a female acquaintance" and kicking her several times when she was on the ground. Investigators said he demanded money from…

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by Chris Spiker
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Fugitive Wanted Out Of PA Busted With Meth After Leading Crosstown NY Pursuit: Police Fugitive Wanted Out Of PA Busted With Meth After Leading Crosstown NY Pursuit: Police
Fugitive Wanted Out Of PA Busted With Meth After Leading Crosstown NY Pursuit: Police A fugitive wanted in another state was caught with methamphetamine after leading authorities on a long chase throughout the Hudson Valley in an unregistered vehicle with switched plates, police said. New Jersey resident Sean McDermott, age 34, of Hoboken, was arrested on Wednesday, March 6 following a pursuit that began in Westchester and ended in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, March 11.  According to authorities, at around 12:15 p.m. on the day of McDermott's arrest, a vehicle that fled a traffic stop in Elmsford traveled into Putnam County…

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by Ben Crnic
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Handcuffed Fugitive Who Jumped Into NJ River Was Wanted Out Of PA Handcuffed Fugitive Who Jumped Into NJ River Was Wanted Out Of PA
Handcuffed Fugitive Who Jumped Into NJ River Was Wanted Out Of PA A suspect who nearly drowned after jumping into the Passaic River while handcuffed was wanted in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, authorities said. Juan Castano, 29, of New York was a passenger in a car driven by a Paterson resident that Hawthorne police stopped in response to a call late Tuesday afternoon of two suspicious-looking men peering over the barbed wire fence of the Citywide Towing impound lot in Hawthorne. “People have previously jumped their fence and stolen vehicles that had been impounded due to being stolen,” Hawthorne Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed said Thursday. Borou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Suicidal NJ Man Who Turned Up In ER Charged With Shooting Bronx Uncle Dead Suicidal NJ Man Who Turned Up In ER Charged With Shooting Bronx Uncle Dead
Suicidal NJ Man Who Turned Up In ER Charged With Shooting Bronx Uncle Dead UPDATE: A Fair Lawn man accused of shooting his uncle dead in the Bronx earlier this month was being held on Riker’s Island after being extradited to New York from New Jersey to face justice, authorities said. Jonathan Mejia, 24, was brought from the Bergen County Jail to Bronx Criminal Court, where he was formally charged Wednesday with murder, manslaughter and weapons possession. Prosecutors said Mejia shot Daniel Valdez, 43, in victim's home near West 234th Street in the borough's Kingsbridge section after an argument got physical on May 2. Valdez had let Mejia in, then was shot in the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Alabama Man Wanted In Mississippi Nabbed On Theft In PA, Police Say Alabama Man Wanted In Mississippi Nabbed On Theft In PA, Police Say
Alabama Man Wanted In Mississippi Nabbed On Theft In PA, Police Say An Alabama man wanted in Mississippi was apprehended in central Pennsylvania after he stole smokeless tobacco from a market, according to police. Wilson Bryce Mcinnis, of Southside, Alabama, is wanted for sexual assault in Mississippi, according to a release by Gettysburg Police Department. The police initially released a report of a retail theft that occurred at Kennie’s Market located in the 200 block of West Middle Street on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. He was seen leaving the area in a gold colored Honda Civic passenger car bearing Alabama registration 1919AW1, police said in a Facebook…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Authorities: Pennsylvania Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At NJ Bank Authorities: Pennsylvania Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At NJ Bank
Authorities: Pennsylvania Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At NJ Bank A Pennsylvania fugitive was carrying bank receipts in different names when Little Ferry police nabbed him at a local branch, authorities said. Police were called when Ian James, 37, of the Bronx tried to make a transaction -- which he said was to help pay child support -- Thursday afternoon at the TD Bank on Main Street, Chief James Walters said. James gave a bogus name, Social Security number and driver's license from Georgia when officers arrived, Walters said Friday. They fingerprinted him and and found an extraditable warrant out of Harrisburg, as well as another bogus driver's license…

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by Jerry DeMarco