Long Branch Police catch “suspicious” character with handgun near Crown Chicken

Long Branch, NJ – On Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 at approximately 5:40 pm, Myeson Pennington Jr., 24 years of age, of Long Branch was arrested by Officers Conor Mullan and Pat Sheldrick…

Madison Police find stolen handgun in diaper bag at traffic stop

MADISON, WI – Police in Madison initiated a traffic stop after a vehicle was spotted driving 21 miles per hour above the posted speed limit. Officers were shocked to find an 18…

Convicted Felon Gets 5 Years for Possession of a Loaded Handgun

CHICAGO , ILLINOIS — A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago.…

Drug dealer with two handguns caught in Hamilton Township by State Police

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The New Jersey State Police have arrested Andre Muhammad, 20, of Pleasantville, N.J., after a car stop that led to the seizure of $445 worth of drugs and…

Kidnapping: Teen Used Handgun to Force Victim to Drive Him to ATM to Steal Withdrawl

WASHINGTON – Kareem Davis, 19, of Washington, D.C. has been arrested and charged via criminal complaint with kidnapping on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The charges were announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael…

Man Arrested After Fleeing Crash with Serious Injuries, Discarding Handgun in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On August 27, 2020, a man was arrested after fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured two pedestrians and discarding a handgun before his…

Man Arrested After Pulling Handgun During Argument at Toms River Apartment Complex

TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Wednesday August 26, 2020 at approximately 12:00 PM multiple police units responded to the Main Street Apartments in reference to a civil matter involving a handgun. The…

Juvenile Arrested in Wilmington for Handgun Charge

WILMINGTON, DE – Wilmington Police have arrested a 16-year-old and recovered a loaded handgun. On May 2 at approximately 5:25 p.m., police officers on proactive patrol in the 900 block of North Spruce…

ICE HSI investigation into Snohomish County man for illegally sending firearms overseas and illegally possessing silencers and a handgun, results in 7+years prison sentence

Hany Veletanlic, a citizen of Bosnia legally residing in the United States, was found guilty of violating the Arms Export Control Act, illegally possessing two unregistered silencers, and possessing a firearm with an…

Chicago-area man sentenced to 18 months for conspiring to ‘straw purchase’ handguns for illegal export to Egypt

Omran Ismail, 53, of Burbank, Illinois, purchased four handguns in November 2013 from a licensed firearms dealer in Tinley Park, Illinois. He then immediately transferred the guns to co-defendant Ola Sayed so…

Handgun, $50k in Heroin Not Enough to Keep Gang Member in Jail under New Jersey Bail Reform

Bail reform has failed another New Jersey community this week as the South Plainfield Police Department watched a gang member they arrested hours before walk out of court without bail. Omar R.…

Handgun Permits Issued in 2015 – Lacey Township Police Department – February 8, 2016

Handgun Permits Issued in 2015 – The Lacey Township Police Department processed and issued 651 handgun permits in 2015 which is up from 562 handgun permits processed and issued in 2014. The number…

Police Chase in Lakewood Yields Drugs, Handgun

At approximately 2:15 Thursday morning, while on routine patrol, Officer Kristie Buble observed a 2013 Kia Optima sitting in the area of Holly St. and Bergen Avenue. Officer Buble observed that the operator…

Trenton man arrested with stolen machine pistol police say

Officers allege suspect carried Glock fitted with conversion device and stolen from Pennsylvania TRENTON, NJ — A patrol through Trenton’s Unity Square Park led officers to a 23-year-old man who allegedly fled…

Reported Shooting, Wild Police Chase Through Lakewood, Toms River Ends With Arrest

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – A man accused of fleeing police after a reported shooting in Lakewood is now facing multiple criminal charges, including weapons offenses, aggravated assault, drug possession and eluding law enforcement,…

Two metal handcuffs connected by a short chain on a bright orange background; one cuff is open.

Masked robbery suspects caught after running from police in Allentown

Officers recover stolen cash, cell phone and two handguns after foot chase ALLENTOWN, PA — Two masked men accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint near a bank in downtown Allentown were…

Man admits stabbing sister about 20 times after argument over barking dogs police say

Brother wounded trying to stop deadly attack in Lancaster County LANCASTER, PA — A Lancaster County man is accused of stabbing his sister to death after an argument that police say began…

New Jersey Dem Lawmakers Move to Expand Assault Rifle Ban As Court Rules Existing Law Unconstitutional

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey’s decades-old ban on many AR-15-style rifles has been thrown into legal uncertainty after a federal judge ruled that significant portions of the state’s assault firearms law violate…

Nearly 200 guns turned in at Brooklyn buyback including nine assault rifles

Participants received up to $500 for eligible firearms. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Nearly 200 firearms, including nine assault rifles, were surrendered during a Brooklyn gun buyback event Saturday, with participants receiving up to…

Police search for woman tied to Newark shooting investigation

Investigators say surveillance video captured the gunfire. NEWARK, N.J. — Newark police are asking for the public’s help locating a woman wanted for questioning after surveillance video captured a shooting outside a…

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