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Reading, PA
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TSA Busts Berks County Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport
A Berks County man was found with a loaded handgun Thursday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers spotted the gun in the Hamburg man’s carry-on bag and alerted airport authority police, who arrived at the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and arrested the man, TSA officials said. It was the second gun caught within a week at the airport and the third caught so far this year, officials said. One week earlier, TSA officers stopped a Quakertown man with a loaded gun. Civil penalties for bring…
Allentown, PA
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TSA Busts Quakertown Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport
A Quakertown man was found with a loaded handgun Thursday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a .380 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets in the man's carry-on bag at the airport checkpoint, TSA officials said. Officers spotted the loaded red and black colored gun in the man’s carry-on bag and alerted the airport authority police, who arrived at the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and cited the Bucks County man, authorities said. "Civil penalties for bringing a handgun …
Brentwood, NY
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48 Long Island Facilities Accused Of Environmental Violations
Dozens of Long Island facilities have been charged with failing to adhere to federal EPA regulations regarding environmentally unsafe underground storage tanks. Federal prosecutors filed an injunction this week against Nassau County for alleged environmental violations at 48 different facilities that will require them to install equipment to assure adequate leak detection across all county facilities. The settlement also requires Nassau to pay a civil penalty of $427,500. U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that following a 30-day public comment period, the United States will review a…
Newark, NJ
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State Suing Companies In Newark, East Orange And Kearny Over Polluting
The state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced six lawsuits against suspected polluters as part of an initiative to crack down on companies operating in low-income and minority communities throughout the state. The companies cited have been accused of releasing hazardous materials into the soil and water of their host cities like Newark and Camden, often near residential areas. “Today’s six enforcement actions are just the latest salvo in our ongoing efforts to stand up for environmental justice and to fight for communities across the state that have been ignored in the p…