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Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on a Trenton street near the Phillips Street home authorities initially believed he'd been barricaded in, the New York Times says citing city police. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, the Bucks County DA's Office said. There, he killed his 52-year-old stepmother, …
Suspect With Assault Rifle Sought In Newark Armed Robbery (PHOTO) Suspect With Assault Rifle Sought In Newark Armed Robbery (PHOTO)
Suspect With Assault Rifle Sought In Newark Armed Robbery (Photo) Police in Newark are attempting to locate a man who robbed a business with an assault rifle on Tuesday, March 5. At 10:46 p.m., a man walked into a business on Broadway and Bloomfield Place, approached the register and pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and announced a robbery, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The clerk went to the backroom, filled the bag with other bags, and gave them to suspect, who fled heading south on Broadway after entering the driver’s side of a dark-colored SUV, Fragé said. The suspect is described as a Black man, 6'" tall and weighing 2…
Port Jervis Man Charged With Having Assault Rifle, Ammo In Hudson Valley Port Jervis Man Charged With Having Assault Rifle, Ammo In Hudson Valley
Port Jervis Man Charged With Having Assault Rifle, Ammo In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man was charged with having an assault rifle without serial numbers during a traffic stop by state police. Orange County resident, Joshua Ayuk, age 30, of the city of Port Jervis, was arrested on Friday, May 19, during a traffic stop by New York State Police in the village of Saugerties. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, Ayuk was driving a Toyota Camry when he was stopped for a violation of state traffic laws. While speaking with troopers, Ayuk stated that he was the Sergeant at Arms for the Red Devils Motorcycle Club and gave permission for his vehicle to be searched.&nbs…
Man Threatens Officer With Assault Rifle in Oceanside, Police Say Man Threatens Officer With Assault Rifle in Oceanside, Police Say
Man Threatens Officer With Assault Rifle in Oceanside, Police Say A Long Island man is accused of threatening to harm a police officer with an assault rifle, authorities said. A Nassau County Police sergeant phoned Donald Schreiner, aged 34, of Oceanside, at 8:35 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 to follow up on a complaint Schreiner had submitted, according to police. Over the phone, Schreiner allegedly threatened to harm the officer with an assault rifle he owned. Officers then responded to Schreiner’s home and arrested him without incident.  His rifle was confiscated and there were no reported injuries. Schreiner is charged with: Criminal Possessio…
Morris County Man Broke Apart Illegal Assault Rifle, Stashed It With Family: Police Morris County Man Broke Apart Illegal Assault Rifle, Stashed It With Family: Police
Morris County Man Broke Apart Illegal Assault Rifle, Stashed It With Family: Police A Morris County man tried to hide an illegal assault rifle from police by breaking it down and giving different parts to each of his family members, authorities said. The Washington Township Police Department received reports that a Long Valley man illegally possessed an assault rifle on Thursday, Sept. 8, the department said in a release on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Officers completed a search warrant for the home where the rifle was believed to be and found that the weapon had been broken down and hidden in the home with different family members, the police department said. The man — whose iden…
Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide
Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide Maryland State Police have released harrowing details in the quadruple murder-suicide involving two young Pennsylvania girls, their father and his alleged accomplice. The manhunt for Robert Vicosa, 41, Tia Bynam, 35, and Vicosa's daughters, Giana, 7, and Aaminah, 6, came to a tragic end on Thursday around 2:30 p.m., MSP said in a news release. Authorities had been searching for Vicosa for several days, after he drugged and sexually assaulted his ex-wife with Bynam's help, and then fled the York County home with the two girls. Pennsylvania State Police told MSP a car matching the suspect ve…
Police: Second Man Charged In Shooting Of Paterson Boy, 15, Busted Dealing Outside His House Police: Second Man Charged In Shooting Of Paterson Boy, 15, Busted Dealing Outside His House
Police: Second Man Charged In Shooting Of Paterson Boy, 15, Busted Dealing Outside His House COINCIDENCE? TIP? A Paterson man accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy nearly two years ago was caught selling drugs and carrying a loaded rifle just days after another man charged in the same shooting was captured, authorities said. Detectives watched two drug deals go down Monday before seizing Isaiah Snead, 19, during a raid of his East 38th Street home, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Recovered were a “semi-automatic Hungarian FEG Assault rifle with a 75-round high-capacity drum magazine loaded with 65 rounds,” along with a bag of cocaine and 100 heroin folds, Spez…
Queens Man Indicted After Allegedly Aiming Assault Rifle At NYPD Officer Queens Man Indicted After Allegedly Aiming Assault Rifle At NYPD Officer
Queens Man Indicted After Allegedly Aiming Assault Rifle At Nypd Officer A Queens man has been indicted for allegedly pointing an assault rifle at an NYPD detective conducting surveillance as part of a narcotics investigation, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. Julian Liriano, 34, who was busted on Wednesday, Oct. 7, for pointing the assault rifle at a cop on a stakeout, was indicted on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to New York City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan. Liriano was arrested around 6:45 p.m., when members of the NYDETF Group T-31 were conducting surveillance as part of a short term narcotics investigation when they spotted Lirian…
Prosecutor: South Jersey Couple Busted With 700 Heroin Folds, AK-47, $300,000 Drug Cash Prosecutor: South Jersey Couple Busted With 700 Heroin Folds, AK-47, $300,000 Drug Cash
Prosecutor: South Jersey Couple Busted With 700 Heroin Folds, AK-47, $300,000 Drug Cash A South Jersey couple with an infant were caught with 700 heroin folds, an AK-47 and nearly $300,000 in drug cash, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday night. An investigation that began in Bergen County brought Musella’s investigators to the Ewing Township home of Pedro DeJesus, 28, and Frances Perez-Arias, 22. Assisted by prosecutor’s detectives and sheriff’s officers from Mercer County and Ewing police, the investigators raided the couple’s home and conducted a court-approved search on Tuesday, Musella said. “During their search, detectives located approximately 700 glas…
Redding Man Posted Photos Holding AK-47, Threatened To Shoot Cops, Police Say Redding Man Posted Photos Holding AK-47, Threatened To Shoot Cops, Police Say
Redding Man Posted Photos Holding AK-47, Threatened To Shoot Cops, Police Say A Fairfield County man is facing multiple charges after posing with an assault rifle and making threats to law enforcement. Redding resident Greg McGuiness, 37, was arrested last week after he posted photos holding an AK-47 and making comments about shooting police officers, investigators said. The photos were sent through instant messages to a friend, who reported them to police out of concern. McGuiness has been charged with: Possession of an illegal firearm; Criminal weapon possession; Negligent storage of a firearm; Reckless endangerment; Illegal possession of an assault rifle; Threa…
Man, Woman Busted With 1,258 Envelopes Of Heroin/Fentanyl, Assault Rifle, Police Say Man, Woman Busted With 1,258 Envelopes Of Heroin/Fentanyl, Assault Rifle, Police Say
Man, Woman Busted With 1,258 Envelopes Of Heroin/Fentanyl, Assault Rifle, Police Say A man and a woman were allegedly busted with some 1,258 envelopes of heroin and an assault rifle during a search warrant by an area anti-violence task force. The arrests took place in Orange County around 5 a.m., Friday, June 5, when members of the City of Newburgh Police Department, FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, Town of New Windsor Police Department, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a search warrant in the basement of 87 Carson Ave., in the City of Newburgh. The search warrant was part of a recent collaborative effort by the City of Newburg…
Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine
Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine A Long Island man will spend time in prison for his role in distributing crack cocaine and powder cocaine, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Tramaine Brown, 30, of Jamesport, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in June last year to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and powder cocaine. In January 2018, the FBI and the Suffolk County East End Drug Task Force launched an investigation into drug trafficking and gang activity on the East End of Long Island, including the Riverhead area.  During that investigatio…
Newark Man Sentenced To A Decade In Prison On Weapons Charge Newark Man Sentenced To A Decade In Prison On Weapons Charge
Newark Man Sentenced To A Decade In Prison On Weapons Charge A 50-year-old Newark man with an extensive history of arrests was sentenced Wednesday to ten years in federal prison for weapons offenses. As a convicted felon, Reginald Moultrie was legally barred from owning or possessing a weapon, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said in a statement. But on July 20, 2017, he was in possession of an assault rifle with a high-capacity magazine, Moultrie admitted in court. As part of a plea deal Moultrie also admitted he arranged the sale of 17 firearms between May and September 2017. His nephew, Richard Lowman, previously pleaded guilty to con…
Felon Now Behind Bars After Being Caught With Assault Rifle In Northern Westchester, Police Say Felon Now Behind Bars After Being Caught With Assault Rifle In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Felon Now Behind Bars After Being Caught With Assault Rifle In Northern Westchester, Police Say A convicted felon has been put behind bars after police say he was caught with an assault rifle in Northern Westchester. Yorktown Police say officers responded to a report of a domestic incident at an East Main Street residence on Sunday, July 7 around 6 p.m. The on-scene investigation revealed that Michael Mosher, 38, of Yorktown caused more than $1,000 in damages to a flat screen television by throwing it to the ground, police say. Mosher was also allegedly in possession of the assault rifle with high capacity magazines while having been previously convicted of a felony, according to pol…
Truck Driver Caught With AR-15 Assault Rifle, High-Capacity Magazines In Westchester Stop Truck Driver Caught With AR-15 Assault Rifle, High-Capacity Magazines In Westchester Stop
Truck Driver Caught With AR-15 Assault Rifle, High-Capacity Magazines In Westchester Stop An out-of-state truck driver looking for directions in Westchester is in trouble with the law after being busted with an assault rifle, handgun and high-capacity magazines, police said. Camron Sharod Burton, of Ocala, Florida, was arrested on Wednesday, April 10, when officers with the Eastchester Police Department were conducting a routine safety checkpoint on Labelle Road and spotted the weapons. According to police, while officers were checking the box truck to ensure it had no equipment violations and proper registration and inspection, Burton asked for directions, as he was lost. While…
Man Caught With Loaded Assault Rifle After Crash Tops Orange County News Man Caught With Loaded Assault Rifle After Crash Tops Orange County News
Man Caught With Loaded Assault Rifle After Crash Tops Orange County News ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. -  A 35-year-old intoxicated motorist who crashed his Chevrolet pickup truck off the road, striking a vehicle parked on the shoulder on Route 17 in Orange County, is behind bars after police found he was in possession of an assault rifle. Click here to read the story.  Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the full story): The New Jersey State Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for two suspects that went on a multi-state crime run last summer. A former NYPD lieutenant accused of raping and sexually assaulti…