Man Lurking In Secaucus Resident's Yard Had Loaded Handgun, Cocaine: Police Man Lurking In Secaucus Resident's Yard Had Loaded Handgun, Cocaine: Police
Man Lurking In Secaucus Resident's Yard Had Loaded Handgun, Cocaine: Police A New York man with an outstanding warrant found lurking in a Secaucus resident's yard in the middle of the night was found in possession of a handgun, cocaine, ecstasy and more, authorities said. Police were called to a Second Street home around 2:05 a.m. when the homeowner said her surveillance camera alerted her to a man — later identified as Ronald Brown, 35, of Brooklyn, NY — on the side of her house on Friday, Dec. 9, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Responding officers found Brown on Chestnut Street near Raydol Avenue. While searching Brown before his arrest, Sgt. Aniello Schaf…
'In Plain Sight': Gun Sighting Grants Eastern Mass Man OUI, Weapons Charges 'In Plain Sight': Gun Sighting Grants Eastern Mass Man OUI, Weapons Charges
'In Plain Sight': Gun Sighting Grants Eastern Mass Man OUI, Weapons Charges A Massachusetts State Trooper's quick eye and a Brookline man's poor hiding skills resulted in him getting slapped with several weapons and drug-related charges.  Stewart Silvestri, age 24, was arrested after a Trooper spotted a gun "in plain sight" in Silvestri's car while at a weigh station on I-95 in Rowley on Saturday night, Oct. 15, State Police said. Not only did the Trooper see the handgun along with a 50-round drum magazine, he also saw another gun under Silvestri's driver seat.  Silvestri was then pulled from the car, in which Troopers found seven polymer handguns and one AR-style…
Plainclothes Officer Shot Sitting In Car Near Boston School Playground: Police Plainclothes Officer Shot Sitting In Car Near Boston School Playground: Police
Plainclothes Officer Shot Sitting In Car Near Boston School Playground: Police A Boston police officer somehow escaped injury after officials said a man shot him multiple times over the weekend while he sat in his car near an elementary school.  Alberto Polanco, 20, of Roxbury, is charged in the alleged attack just after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, the Boston Police Department said.  The officer was in his unmarked patrol car at 43 Waumbeck Street near Trotter Elementary School when police say Polanco walked over and started firing. He then ran away, authorities said. The officer wasn't injured in the shooting, and he did not return fire, officials said…
Newark Man Nabbed With 60 Heroin Decks, Crack-Cocaine, Handgun Near Trenton School: Police Newark Man Nabbed With 60 Heroin Decks, Crack-Cocaine, Handgun Near Trenton School: Police
Newark Man Nabbed With 60 Heroin Decks, Crack-Cocaine, Handgun Near Trenton School: Police A 32-year-old Newark man was near a Trenton school when he was found with 60 heroin decks, crack-cocaine, and a semi-automatic handgun with a high-capacity magazine, authorities charged. Trenton VCU Detectives found Rashaon A. Williams with a Taurus .9mm semi-automatic handgun after seeing a bulge in his waistband while patrolling Brunswick Avenue, police said in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 21. A follow-up investigation found that the weapon had a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow point ammunition. Williams was also found with 60 decks of heroin and 3 grams of crack-cocaine, poli…
16 Charged In Takedown Of CT Fentanyl, Heroin Distribution Ring 16 Charged In Takedown Of CT Fentanyl, Heroin Distribution Ring
16 Charged In Takedown Of CT Fentanyl, Heroin Distribution Ring Sixteen people are facing various charges stemming from the gang-related distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Connecticut and other areas in the region.A federal grand jury returned the 27-count indictment charging the defendants on Wednesday, June 8, according to an announcement from Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, on Tuesday, June 28. The US Attorney's Office said the following people were charged: Luis Feliciano, age 38, of East Hartford Jose Tirado, age 41, of Hartford Carl Jones, age 41, of Hartford Luis Robles, age 25, o…
HS Student Who Brought Loaded Handgun To South Jersey School Placed On Home Detention: Report HS Student Who Brought Loaded Handgun To South Jersey School Placed On Home Detention: Report
HS Student Who Brought Loaded Handgun To South Jersey School Placed On Home Detention: Report A high school senior who — along with his 7-year-old brother — brought a loaded gun to school will be placed on home detention pending trial on weapons offenses, NJ Advance Media reported. The 18-year-old Salem High School student was arrested Friday, April 1 after his brother, a student at John Fenwick Academy in the Salem district, also came to school unknowingly with a handgun. The child apparently found the .38-caliber revolver in his bag during class in Salem City and told his teacher last week. The older brother was charged with unlawful possession of both handguns, possession of a h…
Connecticut Man Admits To Charge Related To Gun Trafficking Scheme Connecticut Man Admits To Charge Related To Gun Trafficking Scheme
Connecticut Man Admits To Charge Related To Gun Trafficking Scheme A 40-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to a scheme to unlawfully sell firearms in Connecticut.  Quinn Mooring, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 13, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In March, ATF Task Force officers found out that Mooring was receiving firearms from a source in South Carolina and selling the firearms in Connecticut, the US Attorney's Office reported. In April, investigators made a controlled purchase of a 9mm Glock handgun and a drum m…
Ghost Gun Recovered After South Jersey Citizen's Tip Ghost Gun Recovered After South Jersey Citizen's Tip
Ghost Gun Recovered After South Jersey Citizen's Tip A tip from a citizen led to the arrest of a South Jersey man carrying a loaded "ghost gun," authorities said.  At 4:54 p.m. Thuesday, Sergeant Charles Stuart and Detective Darrin Lorady of the Special Investigations Section found  Alexander Boynes walking in the 1500 block of Caspian Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Detective Alberto Valles had received information that Boynes was in possession of a handgun, police said. After being stopped by the detectives, Boynes was found with a loaded ghost gun was in his waistband, police said. The gun contained an extended magazine, they…
4 Men Arrested, Atlantic City Police Recover Handguns, Heroin 4 Men Arrested, Atlantic City Police Recover Handguns, Heroin
4 Men Arrested, Atlantic City Police Recover Handguns, Heroin Four men were arrested and Atlantic City police recovered two handguns and 50 bags of heroin in separate incidents, authorities said on Monday. At about 6 p.m. on Friday, Atlantic City police officers William Akins III and Justice Martin responded to the 1600 block of Adriatic Avenue on a report of a hit-and-run crash.  The driver who allegedly left the scene, Hassan Muhammad, 39, of Absecon, returned a short time later, Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman, said on Monday. Surveillance Center personnel reviewed video footage which allegedly captured Muhammad tossing a handgu…
Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say
Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say Two employees at a New England McDonald’s are facing charges after a furious mother found prescription medication inside her child’s Happy Meal box. The mother of an 11-year-old boy found Suboxone in her son’s Happy Meal box after picking it up from the drive-through at McDonald’s on Center Street in Auburn, Maine, on Wednesday, June 30, according to police. While investigating the unexpected package, police said that the “incident was an accident on the part of an employee.” According to investigators, an employee preparing meals for the drive-through had Suboxone in a shirt pocket with …
PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By NYPD PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By NYPD
PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By Nypd A 23-year-old Teaneck woman with a violent criminal history went on a gun-waving rampage before leading a township detective on a chase to the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. The detective broke off the pursuit out of safety concerns, but the NYPD captured Ashley Gilead Wednesday night, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly said. She was carrying what turned out to be a Glock replica pellet gun, the chief said. It began hours earlier at a private home on Genesee Avenue, off Teaneck Road, where callers reported Gilead “banging on a door, then standing in the street yelling and wav…
19-Year-Old Man Charged With Attempted Murder In New Brunswick Shooting 19-Year-Old Man Charged With Attempted Murder In New Brunswick Shooting
19-Year-Old Man Charged With Attempted Murder In New Brunswick Shooting A 19-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in a recent New Brunswick shooting, authorities said Thursday. Giovanni Hoyos-Jaimes, of New Brunswick, is accused of shooting a man at the Tov Manor Apartments on Phelps Avenue on Dec. 28 around 11:40 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a joint release. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment of several gunshot wounds, Ciccone said. Hoyos-Jaimes was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun, armed …