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Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years
Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years A drug kingpin who headed a network that slung fentanyl and meth in South Jersey and the suburbs of Philadelphia while he hid from his pursuers was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 18 years in federal prison. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, must serve just about all of the time he received in U.S. District Court in Camden on Jan. 4 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Long – known on the street as “Bless” and “Max” – ran the operation as a fugitive for three years while under a federal indictment for major drug trafficking out of Philadelphia. A second drug conspi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Undercover Cop Nabs Sex Offender In PA Child Prostitution Sting, Police Say Undercover Cop Nabs Sex Offender In PA Child Prostitution Sting, Police Say
Undercover Cop Nabs Sex Offender In PA Child Prostitution Sting, Police Say A 62-year-old sex offender who thought he was chatting online with 12 and 14-year-old girls, was in for a surprise when he arranged to meet.  US Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Jeffrey Pettinato after he set up the meeting with the 14-year-old girl for Oct. 22 and paid her "money for her to perform sexual acts on him," the Derry Township police stated in a release on Nov. 7.  The 14-year-old girl was no child at all, but really an undercover police officer, the police explained in the release. He was arrested around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, according to the police.&n…

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by Jillian Pikora
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WATCH: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers WATCH: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers
Watch: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers One way to pretty much guarantee you'll be arrested is to record a crime and post it on YouTube -- in high def, no less. Just ask drill music rapper Nas Ebk. Nasir Valenzuela, who has produced prank videos that push the limits of legality, joined two accomplices in harassing and intimidating customers and employees at the ShopRite in Rochelle Park while recording it. Some of their targets laughed it off. At least one seemed intimidated. Others simply ignored them. One worker, in particular, wasn't having it, though. The video shows Valenzuela, 19, of the Bronx, snatching the stock cler…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino 2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino
2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino A second Pennsylvania fugitive has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Central Jersey man, authorities said. Devon Melchor, 26, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was charged with first-degree armed robbery and second-degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Melchor was taken into police custody by authorities in Florida where he was attempting to board an international flight, Ciccone and Tavener said. Melchor’s apprehension was made possible by collabor…

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by Jon Craig
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DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling
DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling A man wanted in a deadly Delaware County stabbing was found by members of the US Marshals Task Force hiding in the basement ceiling of a property in Delaware, authorities announced. Sheriff Potter, 25, of Chester, was arrested in connection with the July 8 stabbing death of Kevin Canty, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Wednesday, July 28. Potter is facing charges of criminal homicide, murder in the first degree, murder in the third degree, and possession of a criminal instrument. Chester police officers responded to the 1600 block of Edgmont Avenue for a one-car acci…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals
PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals A man wanted in a deadly shooting who allegedly threatened he was going to "get even" with the victim was captured nearly a month later by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at his home in Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday. Gerard Gethers was charged with first-degree murder for the Nov. 3 killing of Jerry White in Norristown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Norristown police responded to the 500 block of West Marshall Street around 3:35 p.m. Nov. 3, after hearing gunshots, Steele said. There, they found 34-year-old White, who was taken to Suburban H…

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by Cecilia Levine