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NJ Fugitive Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In Lehigh Valley NJ Fugitive Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In Lehigh Valley
NJ Fugitive Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In Lehigh Valley A Somerset County man accused of five counts of attempted homicide was arrested in Easton, Pennsylvania last week, according to authorities.  Cristobal Avila, 32, of Plainfield, is also charged with unlawful weapon possession related to an April 2021 incident in North Plainfield, said the Prosecutor's Office. He was arrested by Easton police on Saturday, Sept. 30 and will be returned to New Jersey pending extradition and prosecution of other charges in Pennsylvania, officials said.  Avila was Somerset County's fugitive of the month in September, they noted.  Details of his …

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by Mac Bullock
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Handgun Stolen Out Of Allentown Seized From NJ Man: Police Handgun Stolen Out Of Allentown Seized From NJ Man: Police
Handgun Stolen Out Of Allentown Seized From NJ Man: Police Three men were arrested in Newark after police found two with stolen guns and one with ammunition, authorities said. Trouble began when officers patrolling Rose Street saw a speeding car turning from Brenner Street onto 18th Avenue, then Winans Avenue around 11:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. The vehicle stopped in the area of Winans Avenue near Kipp Street, where Raquil Hayes, 19, of Newark, got out of the vehicle with a gun, Malave said.  Upon becoming aware of police presence, he ran into a home but was arrest…

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by Cecilia Levine