Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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26 Pounds Of Pot Worth $100K Recovered In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor 26 Pounds Of Pot Worth $100K Recovered In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor
26 Pounds Of Pot Worth $100K Recovered In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor A 23-year-old man from Cape May County has been arrested on weapons and drug offenses, authorities said.  Sebastian Ramagosa of North Wildwood was charged with intent to distribute drugs, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, Chief Robert Lloyd of the Wildwood Crest Police Department and Chief John Stevenson of the North Wildwood Police Department  On Wednesday March 15, Wildwood Crest Police Department received information from a concerned citizen that Ramagosa was in possession of a handgun, Sutherland said. A warranted search was ma…

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by Jon Craig
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Joyriding Teens In Stolen DC Car Face Gun, Drug Charges For Police Pursuit In Waldorf: Sheriff Joyriding Teens In Stolen DC Car Face Gun, Drug Charges For Police Pursuit In Waldorf: Sheriff
Joyriding Teens In Stolen DC Car Face Gun, Drug Charges For Police Pursuit In Waldorf: Sheriff Two teens took members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office on a wild chase in a misguided attempt to avoid arrest during a late-night stop, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 8. Waldorf resident Gekia Ynez Wright, 18, and her 17-year-old driver - who will be tried as an adult - are both facing charges after attempting to elude officers and being busted with drugs and an illegal gun. The police pursuit started shortly after 12:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 4 in the 4600 block of Prestancia Place in the Sheffield neighborhood of Waldorf, where there was a report of a suspicious vehicl…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Career Criminal Facing Life In Prison For Peddling Meth, Fentanyl In Fairfax County: Police Career Criminal Facing Life In Prison For Peddling Meth, Fentanyl In Fairfax County: Police
Career Criminal Facing Life In Prison For Peddling Meth, Fentanyl In Fairfax County: Police A convicted felon in Fairfax County may spend the rest of his life in prison for conspiring to distribute hundreds of grams of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Virginia, police say. Calvin Ray Brown, 50, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, March 1 to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, officials from the Fairfax County Police Department announced. According to court documents, in March and April last year, Brown and a co-conspirator sold counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl to one of the department’s confidential informants and a…

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by Zak Failla
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Lexington Park Man Busted With Semi-Automatic 'Ghost Gun,' Illegal Magazine: Sheriff Lexington Park Man Busted With Semi-Automatic 'Ghost Gun,' Illegal Magazine: Sheriff
Lexington Park Man Busted With Semi-Automatic 'Ghost Gun,' Illegal Magazine: Sheriff Tipsters helped members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office track down an armed suspect in Lexington Park who is now facing multiple weapons charges. Keyshon Marquez Gant, 22, of Lexington Park, was arrested without incident on Wednesday, Feb. 22 by members of the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division after detectives received information that Gant was in possession of a semi-automatic “ghost gun,” according to a spokesperson for the agency. Detectives responded to the Patuxent Homes neighborhood in Lexington Park on Wednesday, where they found Gant walking along Midway Dri…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van
Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van Police have arrested two young men from Waldorf on charges relating to attempted carjacking after assaulting a boy at a Montgomery County movie theater, authorities say. Marc Anthony Dacenay, Jr. 21, and Marquie Antonio Dacenay, 20, are accused of assaulting a juvenile boy inside of the Regal Majestic movie theater in the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16, according to a Montgomery County Department of Police spokesperson. The victim was reportedly sitting inside the lobby of the theater when he was approached by one of the suspects, who allegedly punched him…

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by Annie DeVoe
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
'Ghost Gun,' Pot Recovered From Pair During Charles County Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says 'Ghost Gun,' Pot Recovered From Pair During Charles County Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
'Ghost Gun,' Pot Recovered From Pair During Charles County Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says Police say that a pair from Prince George’s County is facing drug and weapons charges after members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office busted them in a vehicle loaded with illicit items. Jalen Sincere William Hayes, 22, and Renia Janice Batista, 21, both of Oxon Hill, were arrested by officers during a traffic stop in the middle of the day on Monday, Feb. 13 in St. Charles, according to the sheriff’s office. At approximately 2:50 p.m. on Monday afternoon, officers conducting a traffic assignment targeting distracted drivers stopped the duo in the area of Smallwood Drive and Barrington D…

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Trio Charged With Trafficking Guns, Drugs In Philadelphia: DA Trio Charged With Trafficking Guns, Drugs In Philadelphia: DA
Trio Charged With Trafficking Guns, Drugs In Philadelphia: DA Three members of a drug-dealing and gun-trafficking ring — including its alleged "ringleader" — are sitting in a Philadelphia jail cell, says District Attorney Larry Krasner.  The arrests occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and followed a 15-month investigation by state, local and federal authorities, the DA's Office said.  On that day, prosecutors claimed 29-year-old Adam To and 26-year-old Steven Mao stopped by the Poplar home of 31-year-old Michael Phung Du to buy a quarter-pound of cocaine.  After the alleged transaction, authorities say To and Mao were taken into custody. From there, polic…

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by Mac Bullock
Englewood, NJ
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GOTCHA! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD GOTCHA! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD
Gotcha! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD A speeding Jersey City driver eluded Palisades Interstate Parkway police before an officer caught him with a ghost gun, a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets when he tried to do it again, authorities said. PIP Police Officer Gabriel Roldan pulled back rather than pursue a black Hyundai Palisade whose driver recklessly swerved in and out of traffic to elude him just after noon on Monday, Jan. 23, Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Roldan tossed the information to PIP detectives, who traced a fictitious plate on the SUV to an Ocean Avenue address in Jersey City, the lieutenant said. Fur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bowie, MD
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Young Teens Busted After Crashing Car Into Tree During Police Chase Young Teens Busted After Crashing Car Into Tree During Police Chase
Young Teens Busted After Crashing Car Into Tree During Police Chase Two young teens have been arrested after reportedly stealing a car in an armed carjacking in Prince George's County, police say. Two boys, aged 14 and 15, were caught by police after their victim called for help after being carjacked in the 4800 block of Silver Hill Road in Suitland, according to Prince George's County police.  The teens reportedly approached the victim around 11 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17. Police were able to locate the vehicle and the teens around 45 minutes later and began a brief police chase.  The teens eventually crashed into a tree in the are a of Southern Ave…

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by Annie DeVoe
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Charged After Dropping Ghost Gun In Hudson Valley Store, Police Say Man Charged After Dropping Ghost Gun In Hudson Valley Store, Police Say
Man Charged After Dropping Ghost Gun In Hudson Valley Store, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with illegally possessing a ghost gun after he allegedly dropped it in a store. The incident took place in Dutchess County on Thursday, Jan. 12, around 12:45 p.m. at 206 Main St., in Beacon. Officers responded to the store after a caller said they watched as the man dropped the gun and then picked it up, said Beacon PD Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson. At the store, police located the man identified as Charles Plowden, age 35, of Beacon, and found that he was in possession of a 9mm semi-automatic ghost gun (without serial numbers) that was loaded with 24 ro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested With Loaded Handguns In Atlantic City Pair Arrested With Loaded Handguns In Atlantic City
Pair Arrested With Loaded Handguns In Atlantic City Two men were arrested with loaded handguns during a surveillance operation in Atlantic City. At about 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, detectives arrested Carlos Garcia-Perez and John Stevens, in a convenience store in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue, police said. The investigation revealed both individuals were in possession of handguns concealed in their waistbands and were taken into custody without incident. Garcia-Perez, 23, of Brigantine was found in possession of a handgun determined to be a “ghost gun”, a weapon that lacks a serial number, police said. The handgun also contained a …

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by Jon Craig
Manassas, VA
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Fentanyl Masked As Percocet Led To VA Teen Overdose, Dealer Admits Fentanyl Masked As Percocet Led To VA Teen Overdose, Dealer Admits
Fentanyl Masked As Percocet Led To VA Teen Overdose, Dealer Admits A Virginia drug dealer who sold the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a teenager in Prince William County is facing decades in prison after copping to the crime, federal authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Latae'veion Woods, 21, pleaded guilty to distributing a Schedule II controlled substance to a person under the age of 21 after selling pills purporting to be Percocet to a 14-year-old who died five days later of a fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors say that following the fatal overdose, officers found a clear plastic baggie containing four blue pills with markings consistent w…

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by Zak Failla