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Philadelphia Woman Sentenced For Brandishing Handgun In Atlantic City Philadelphia Woman Sentenced For Brandishing Handgun In Atlantic City
Philadelphia Woman Sentenced For Brandishing Handgun In Atlantic City A 23-year-old woman from Philadelphia was sentenced to 270 days in jail on a weapons offense, authorities said. Shania Simon was sentenced Monday, April 17 pending an appeal for possessing a handgun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Simon originally pleaded guilty on Sept. 1, 2022, and agreed to a recommended sentence of three years in New Jersey State Prison with a one-year period of parole ineligibility, the prosecutor said. This sentence stems from an incident on May 30, 2022, when Atlantic City police were dispatched to the boardwalk at Tennessee Ave…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman Steals Cash, Lotto Tickets In Bucks Armed Robbery Woman Steals Cash, Lotto Tickets In Bucks Armed Robbery
Woman Steals Cash, Lotto Tickets In Bucks Armed Robbery A masked woman wielding a handgun held up a Bucks County smoke shop, authorities have announced.  Police said the suspect entered Levittown News and Tobacco on South Oxford Valley Road in Falls Township just before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.  The robber brandished a black, semiautomatic pistol, and stole cash and lottery tickets before fleeing the scene on foot, officials said.  She is described as a 5-foot-6 white woman in her 30s or 40s with a thin build. The suspect was last seen wearing dark sunglasses, green medical gloves, a surgical mask, and a blue or purple flo…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man Wielding Handgun Threatens Subway Worker Over Food Order, Police Say Lehigh Valley Man Wielding Handgun Threatens Subway Worker Over Food Order, Police Say
Lehigh Valley Man Wielding Handgun Threatens Subway Worker Over Food Order, Police Say A Lehigh Valley man who allegedly wielded a handgun and threatened a local Subway worker over a food order was arrested and slapped with numerous charges, authorities said. Wayne T. Powell Jr., 23, of Bethlehem, was charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, firearms not to be carried without a license, harassment, and disorderly conduct following the incident at the Subway on Broad Street, Bethlehem Police said in a release on Friday, July 8. Officers responding to the disturbance report at the store spoke with the employee, who claimed that a customer — later…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Philly Carjackers Nabbed In Cheltenham: Police Philly Carjackers Nabbed In Cheltenham: Police
Philly Carjackers Nabbed In Cheltenham: Police Two people have been arrested for an alleged carjacking in Philadelphia, authorities in Montgomery County said. Police received a report that a car stolen out of Philadelphia had been found at Cheltenhamn High School on Thursday, Feb. 24, Cheltenham police said. Police then approached the vehicle, suspecting the carjacker was armed with a handgun, they said. That's when the vehicle took off, sparking a chase before crashing, police said. Two alleged suspects fled on foot, but were captured shortly after, accoridng to police.  When police learned that a third suspect possibly had fle…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philly Man Armed With Loaded Gun Nabbed Moments Before Attempted Mercer County Burglary: Police Philly Man Armed With Loaded Gun Nabbed Moments Before Attempted Mercer County Burglary: Police
Philly Man Armed With Loaded Gun Nabbed Moments Before Attempted Mercer County Burglary: Police A Philadelphia man was armed with a loaded handgun when he was caught moments before potentially attempting a burglary in Mercer County, authorities said. Stephen Rossiter, 43, was seen carrying a pair of bolt cutters and walking toward the backyard of a home on the 100 block of McCosh Circle in Princeton just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Officers followed Rossiter, citing “recent vehicle thefts, vehicle burglaries and thefts of catalytic converters in the area,” and approached him for questioning. A follow-up investigation resulted in Rossiter being placed under arrest for possess…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Police: PA Driver With Conflicting Stories Found With Gun, Mags, More Police: PA Driver With Conflicting Stories Found With Gun, Mags, More
Police: PA Driver With Conflicting Stories Found With Gun, Mags, More An out-of-state driver whose story changed several times was found carrying a handgun, two high-capacity magazines and hollow-point bullets outside a Little Ferry motel near Route 46, police said. Officer Joseph Convery stopped a 2018 Chevy sedan driven by Christopher Nazario, 36, of Reading, PA after he failed to signal a turn onto Bergen Turnpike near the Capri Inn, Police Chief James Walters said. Nazario first claimed to be an EMS member and then an employee for the mayor of New York City's "Office of Criminal Justice," Walters said. Nazario also told him he'd been on vacation in Flor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Upland Police Traffic Stop Finds DelCo Man With Unregistered Handgun Upland Police Traffic Stop Finds DelCo Man With Unregistered Handgun
Upland Police Traffic Stop Finds DelCo Man With Unregistered Handgun A man was found with an unregistered handgun during a police traffic stop in Upland, Delaware County, authorities said. Officers found a Smith & Wesson .380 caliber handgun when they stopped Michael Johnson, 29, of Linwood in the area of the 1400 block of Kerlin Street on Sunday, Upland Borough police said. A check of Johnson's records showed he did not have a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon, police said. Johnson was arrested on weapons offenses and arraigned before MDJ Christopher Mattox. He was subsequently remanded to George W Hill Correctional Facility afte…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car
Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car Two teens — one armed with a loaded handgun —attempted to run away when they were stopped by police in Lehigh Valley in a stolen vehicle, authorities said. The teens — whose names were withheld — were pulled over in a stolen vehicle near 4th St. and Wabash St. in Allentown around 1:25 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 20, police said. The teens then ran away but were quickly apprehended, police said. One of the teens was found armed with a handgun, police said. Additional details were not immediately available.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven
Know HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven Police in South Jersey are seeking the identity of a man who they say committed an armed robbery at a local 7-Eleven. The man in the photos above robbed flashed a handgun at the cashier of the North Broadway convenience store in Pitman around 3 a.m. Wednesday, police said. The man is considered armed and dangerous, police said. Anyone who knows the suspect is urged to contact the PPD at 856-589-3500 and speak with Investigator Eric Bailey. 

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by Cecilia Levine