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DEA, Norwalk Police Investigation Leads To 17 Warrants, Large Amount Of Drugs, Cash, Cops Say DEA, Norwalk Police Investigation Leads To 17 Warrants, Large Amount Of Drugs, Cash, Cops Say
DEA, Norwalk Police Investigation Leads To 17 Warrants, Large Amount Of Drugs, Cash, Cops Say A large amount of drugs and cash were seized, and numerous arrest warrants were served following an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency and local police in Fairfield County. The warrants were executed in Norwalk and Darien on Monday, April 29, by the Norwalk Police, Stamford Police, Darien Police, US Marshals Service, and the Bridgeport Office of the DEA. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the busts were the result of a 6-month investigation into fentanyl trafficking in the greater Norwalk area.  To date, 17 federal and state arrest warran…
Fishkill Man Accused Of Displaying Gun To City Hall Employee While Paying Water Bill Fishkill Man Accused Of Displaying Gun To City Hall Employee While Paying Water Bill
Fishkill Man Accused Of Displaying Gun To City Hall Employee While Paying Water Bill An 89-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with menacing after he allegedly displayed a gun in front of a local government employee while paying his water bill. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at the Fishkill City Hall on Wednesday, March 20. The employee reported the confrontation and Fishkill Police Detectives responded to investigate. The employee reported John Jackson, of the town of Fishkill, displayed a handgun while at the clerk's office paying his water bill, police said. After an investigation detectives identified Jackson and interviewed him, after the interview,…
Bat, Rifle Broken Out During Dispute In Glen Burnie: Police Bat, Rifle Broken Out During Dispute In Glen Burnie: Police
Bat, Rifle Broken Out During Dispute In Glen Burnie: Police An argument in Anne Arundel County rapidly escalated and led to both people breaking out weapons early on Tuesday morning, police say. Officers were called at around 3:20 a.m. on Tuesday morning to investigate a disorderly person who broke out a rifle after being attacked by a bat-wielding man in the 600 block of Fortune Court in Glen Burnie. Investigators say that Baltimore resident Deaundre Terell Wallace and Glen Burnie resident Terrell Johnson got into an argument, at which point the former pulled out a baseball bat and began swinging it at Johnson. In response, Johnson went into his h…
Fentanyl, Firearms, Thousands In Cash Seized From Dynamic Spotsy-Fredericksburg Duo: Police Fentanyl, Firearms, Thousands In Cash Seized From Dynamic Spotsy-Fredericksburg Duo: Police
Fentanyl, Firearms, Thousands In Cash Seized From Dynamic Spotsy-Fredericksburg Duo: Police Firearms and a bevy of drugs were seized from men from Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg, authorities said. Fredericksburg officer Murphy was patrolling the area near the storefronts at Central Park Townhomes around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, when groups of people started dispersing quickly. Murphy saw several of them get into a car with an equipment violation, so he conducted a traffic stop on Fall Hill Avenue. Murphy identified the driver and recognized the other occupants from previous encounters, Fredericksburg police said in a release. Back-up was requested and probab…
Handgun Seized From Traveler At Newark Airport Increases Record 2023 Total, TSA Says Handgun Seized From Traveler At Newark Airport Increases Record 2023 Total, TSA Says
Handgun Seized From Traveler At Newark Airport Increases Record 2023 Total, TSA Says TSA agents at Newark Airport nabbed a Pennsylvania traveler who they said tried to bring a loaded gun aboard a flight in his backpack. The discovery of the 9mm handgun at a security checkpoint X-ray machine in Terminal C on Saturday, Sept. 16 brought the total number of firearm seizures at Newark Liberty International Airport this year to 18, federal officials said. That's four more than were seized all of last year, they said. The agents summoned Port Authority police, who took the Canadensis (Monroe County), PA man into custody, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. "We are at a point whe…
Three Men Prohibited From Carrying Busted With Gun, Drugs In Severn: Police Three Men Prohibited From Carrying Busted With Gun, Drugs In Severn: Police
Three Men Prohibited From Carrying Busted With Gun, Drugs In Severn: Police What started as a routine traffic stop led to the arrests of three men familiar with police who were busted with a gun, and other suspicious items in Anne Arundel. Officers conducted a traffic stop at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17 in the area of Bunker Hill Lane and Commodore Drive in Severn, when the driver committed a violation. While conducting the subsequent stop, police say that officers were given probable cause to search the vehicle, leading to the seizure of: 152 grams of suspected marijuana; A loaded semi-automatic handgun; $1,429 in cash; Multiple cell phones. F…
Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport
Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport A troubling trend continued in the DMV region as another traveler attempted to slip a handgun through security and onto a flight at an area airport.  TSA officers at Washington Dulles International Airport were able to catch a Tennessee man from bringing a loaded .380 caliber handgun with six bullets and an additional seven bullets that were packed in a magazine alongside the weapon.  The incident was reported on Sunday, April 16, one day after a similar scene played out at Reagan National Airport, also involving a traveler from Tennessee. Officials say that the firearm was caugh…
TSA Catches Man With Loaded Magazines, Handgun At Reagan National Airport TSA Catches Man With Loaded Magazines, Handgun At Reagan National Airport
TSA Catches Man With Loaded Magazines, Handgun At Reagan National Airport A Tennessee man who tried boarding a flight at Reagan National Airport with a gun and loaded magazines was stopped thanks to Transportation Security Administration agents. The man had a .40 caliber unloaded gun at the airport on Saturday, April 15, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. While the gun was not loaded, he had two loaded magazines with 19 bullets packed alongside the weapon. The firearm was caught as the man entered the security checkpoint. The X-ray unit alerted on a carry-on bag, which was searched and the firearm removed by a Metropolitan Washington Airpo…
Road Rage: 2 Suspects Point Gun At Driver, Then Crash In Hawthorne, Police Say Road Rage: 2 Suspects Point Gun At Driver, Then Crash In Hawthorne, Police Say
Road Rage: 2 Suspects Point Gun At Driver, Then Crash In Hawthorne, Police Say Two suspects will be prosecuted by federal officials after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver at a stop light and then fleeing police before crashing in Northern Westchester. The road rage incident started on Monday, Feb. 20 around 10:30 a.m. in Yonkers, when two drivers stopped at a traffic light on Lawrence Street exchanged words, which then escalated into the passenger of one of the cars pointing a gun at the driver of the second vehicle.  The victim then immediately drove away after seeing the gun and called police as the suspect's vehicle, a Chrysler 300, followed clo…
Fight Inside Hookah Lounge Leads To 3 Arrests, Seized Guns In Manchester Fight Inside Hookah Lounge Leads To 3 Arrests, Seized Guns In Manchester
Fight Inside Hookah Lounge Leads To 3 Arrests, Seized Guns In Manchester Three men were arrested and multiple guns were seized after a fight inside a Manchester hookah lounge, police said.  The disturbance happened on Sunday, Feb. 12, when police responded to the Empire Hookah Lounge located at 397 Broad St. around 3 a.m. for a reported fight, according to Manchester Police. Before arriving at the lounge, police were told that multiple people involved in the fight had entered a vehicle and fled the scene while one of the occupants displayed a gun. The first officer to arrive in the area then quickly found this vehicle and pulled it over. Following the traf…
Four Guns In Five Days: PA Airport Sees Surge In Firearms Four Guns In Five Days: PA Airport Sees Surge In Firearms
Four Guns In Five Days: PA Airport Sees Surge In Firearms There appears to be a disturbing trend of firearms at one Pennsylvania airport, authorities say.  TSA officers seized the fourth gun in five days at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 1:07 p.m., according to a release by Allegheny County Police of their finding. The latest gun seized was a loaded Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm caliber handgun within 35-year-old Paul O’Brien of San Diego, CA's carry-on and he did not possess a valid concealed carry permit, according to the police. TSA officers stopped O'Brien at the security scanner and notified the police and the FBI…
$30K Of Fentanyl, $60K Of Meth Seized In Berks Drug Bust $30K Of Fentanyl, $60K Of Meth Seized In Berks Drug Bust
$30K Of Fentanyl, $60K Of Meth Seized In Berks Drug Bust Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine along with a loaded firearm were seized from two men in a Berks County bust, authorities said. Kalif Pope and Rafael Rodriguez-Ventura became the center of an investigation in January, when authorities were tipped off to Pope allegedly selling "street level quantities of counterfeit prescription pills, suspected to be fentanyl, and cocaine" from his home in Reading, Berks County John T. Adams said. Rodriguez-Ventura was identified as Pope’s source of the supply for the fake pills (fentanyl) and identified a home in th…
3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police 3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police
3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police Three men in South Jersey were arrested on multiple gun and drug charges following a dispute. On Saturday, Feb. 5, Pleasantville police responded to the 400 block of Sunset Court for a call about a man brandishing a shotgun, police said. Police tactically parked their vehicles, surrounding the residence. The caller met with police and the occupants of the house were contacted via telephone and ordered out of the house where they were detained without incident, police said. Jerome Holley, 39, of Pleasantville; Travaghn Wood, 41, of Atlantic City; and Calviena Oliver, 32, of P…
Gun Found, Owner Charged As Detectives Raid Paterson Street Gang's After-Hours Club Gun Found, Owner Charged As Detectives Raid Paterson Street Gang's After-Hours Club
Gun Found, Owner Charged As Detectives Raid Paterson Street Gang's After-Hours Club Pot smoke was thick as Paterson detectives tried to disperse a crowd of 75 or so partiers -- most of them gang members -- who'd gathered in a space above a downtown business in a high-crime neighborhood. Then the investigators found a gun. A man who identified himself as the owner stepped forward and was taken into custody as reinforcements arrived and broke up the illegal gathering, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The detectives were cruising the 5th Ward "hotspot" neighborhood on Market Street in an effort to "disrupt gang and narcotics activity as well as to prevent…
Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Admits Having Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Admits Having Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor
Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Admits Having Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor A former Long Branch police officer admitted making methamphetamine at his home, authorities said. Christopher Walls, 40, was arrested in May during a domestic dispute, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley to charges of causing a risk of widespread injury and manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance, Linskey said. Walls received a plea-bargained sentence of 10 years in New Jersey state prison. As part of his plea, Walls -- who is a former Long Branch …
Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus
Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus Psilocybin mushrooms and a handgun loaded with hollow point bullets were seized from a 33-year-old Virginia driver in a routine North Jersey motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Timothy Williams was stopped by Secaucus police who noticed he had expired registration and a faulty brake light on the Meadowlands Parkway around 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers spotted a handgun on the driver side floorboard, which turned out to be a 9mm Glock 43 loaded with both hollow point and full metal jacket ammunition, with a round in the chamber, Mille…
Bayonne PD: Fully-Loaded High Capacity Mag, Drugs Seized From Wyoming Driver In 7-Eleven Lot Bayonne PD: Fully-Loaded High Capacity Mag, Drugs Seized From Wyoming Driver In 7-Eleven Lot
Bayonne PD: Fully-Loaded High Capacity Mag, Drugs Seized From Wyoming Driver In 7-Eleven Lot Ecstasy, cocaine and a fully-loaded large-capacity magazine were seized from a Wyoming driver whose car was parked in a Bayonne 7-Eleven lot for several hours, authorities said. Officers visiting the convenience store on Avenue C were advised of a suspicious car that had been parked there for several hours around 12:30 a.m., Dec. 18, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The driver, identified as Jason M. Gacel, 35, of Laramie, Wisconsin, had an open beer container next to him, Amato said. Gacel refused to lower his window and repeatedly reached for the floor, refusing the officers' c…
Authorities: Detectives Nab Paterson Dealer With Loaded Gun Authorities: Detectives Nab Paterson Dealer With Loaded Gun
Authorities: Detectives Nab Paterson Dealer With Loaded Gun Detectives investigating a Paterson shooting nabbed a city drug dealer who had a loaded gun tucked into his waistband, authorities said. City Detectives Aaron Hensz and Joehan Suarez were investigating Tuesday's shooting when they saw Quashiek King, 21, selling drugs to the occupant of a vehicle near the corner of Broadway and Summer Street shortly before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They ordered King to raise his hands and, when he did, spotted the handle of a 9mm Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun, he said. The detectives took King into custody and fo…
Trusty K9 Leads Paterson Police To Drug Stash, Loaded Gun Trusty K9 Leads Paterson Police To Drug Stash, Loaded Gun
Trusty K9 Leads Paterson Police To Drug Stash, Loaded Gun A Paterson police dog metaphorically barked up the right tree when he sniffed out a drug stash where officers also found a loaded handgun, authorities said. Officer Novar Vidal and Simpson were checking a streetcorner for drugs late Thursday when the accomplished canine led his handler to a crawl space by a basement door on East 18th Street near Park Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Inside police found 72 cocaine vials, nearly a half-ounce of cocaine and pot packaged in 38 baggies, four bags and 16 vials, he said. With the drugs was a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun load…
Chance Observation Leads To Seizure Of Ak-47, Marijuana, And Six Other Firearms, Arrest Chance Observation Leads To Seizure Of Ak-47, Marijuana, And Six Other Firearms, Arrest
Chance Observation Leads To Seizure Of Ak-47, Marijuana, And Six Other Firearms, Arrest A hoard of firearms that included an AK-47 rifle and a whole lot of marijuana were seized by Shrewsbury Police during a recent arrest. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, police were investigating another incident when they noticed an alleged hand-to-hand drug deal, police said. This led police to Charles MacDonald, of Shrewsbury, and his Oak Street home where they found a “large amount” of marijuana, digital scales for weighing drugs, packaging equipment, $10,000, and seven firearms, police said. The firearms confiscated included the AK as well as a 12-gauge shotgun, two Glock semiautomatic handguns, an…
Elmwood Park Police Seize Second Loaded Gun In 24 Hours, Third Of Week Elmwood Park Police Seize Second Loaded Gun In 24 Hours, Third Of Week
Elmwood Park Police Seize Second Loaded Gun In 24 Hours, Third Of Week Elmwood Park police seized a loaded gun during a traffic stop for the second time in less than 24 hours – and the third time in a week. And, once again, the firearm had its serial number removed in a clear attempt to avoid tracing. Passenger Isiah Griffith, 21, of Garfield was found carrying the fully-loaded .9mm handgun in his waistband after he got out of the car and was patted down by Officers Eliseo Medrano and Matt Auslander following the 9:15 p.m. stop Monday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The driver was released without incident or charges, Foligno said. “There are a lot o…
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…
Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust
Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust A months-long investigation into the sale of narcotics in the Liberty Street area of the City of Newburgh has led to the arrest of five people and the seizure of a large amount of heroin, handguns, and cocaine.  Abimael Bruno, 37; Samir Lantigua, 25; Alex Santos-Martinez, 29; Micaela Sanabria, 34, and Christine Guzman, 26, of all of the City of New Newburgh, were arrested on Thursday, May 16, following a search the basement and second-floor apartments at 508 Liberty St., said City of Newburgh Police Det. Sgt.  Joseph Rutigliano. The search by members of the police department,…
Four Charged With Running Drive-Thru For Drugs In Newark Four Charged With Running Drive-Thru For Drugs In Newark
Four Charged With Running Drive-Thru For Drugs In Newark Four men have been indicted on charges they sold drugs to motorists pulling off I-78 in Newark in what authorities described as a "drive-thru," Attorney General for New Jersey Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday.  Authorities also said they seized 13 guns -- including two assault rifles -- as well as large amounts of heroin and cocaine when they arrested Dashon Coleman, 37, of Kearny; and Newark residents Lamon Thomas, 47, Quameer Elamin, 27, and Hashawn Landrum, 39.  The four were arrested in December as part of an eight-month investigation, "Operation Drive-Thru," headed up by State Po…
Violent Repeat Offender Busted With Gun, Ammo In Stamford Violent Repeat Offender Busted With Gun, Ammo In Stamford
Violent Repeat Offender Busted With Gun, Ammo In Stamford A Stamford man with a long criminal history was nabbed with a gun after cops received a tip he was armed. The bust went down around 8 p.m. Thursday when members of the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received word that a man named "YaYa" was in possession of a gun, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. After notifying patrol officers they were looking for Yahya Qawi, 49, also known as Pedro Broady, officers spotted him in in front of 72 Spruce St., said Conklin. Officers headed to the location and were able to grab him at gunpoint once he was on the ground, Conklin said. A gun, a…