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Trafficking Ring Moved Nearly 300 Guns From Ga. to Philly, Prosecutors Say
Officials arrested 11 people in connection to a trafficking ring that moved nearly 300 guns from Georgia to Philadelphia, according to investigators. NBC10’s Danny Freeman has the details.
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Trafficking Ring Moved Nearly 300 Guns From Ga. to Philly, Prosecutors Say
An Atlanta rapper is one of 11 people facing federal charges in connection with an alleged straw-purchasing scheme, according to records and interviews.
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Trafficking Ring Moved Nearly 300 Guns From Georgia to Pennsylvania, Prosecutors Say
NBC10 Philadelphia’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on allegations that an Atlanta-area rapper is among a group of people accused of purchasing guns in Georgia that wound up in Pennsylvania. The ATF calls it a “large firearms trafficking scheme.”
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Trafficking Ring Moved Nearly 300 Guns From Ga. to Philly, Prosecutors Say
For months, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had been building a case that ultimately traced nearly 300 firearms purchased in Georgia.
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ATF Device Helps Analyze Shell Casings for DNA
DNA analysis has been around for decades, and it’s a crucial tool for solving violent crimes, but until recently, it was nearly impossible to collect DNA evidence left at shooting scenes. That changed with a process developed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The day after Christmas in 2019, two men walked into a Denny’s in...
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Biden Orders Gun Control Actions, Says Much More Needed
President Joe Biden will unveil a series of executive actions aimed at addressing gun violence on Thursday, delivering his first major action on gun control since taking office.
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Reward Rises for Information in 2016 Center City Bombing
Investigators have increased the reward for information that can lead them to the person responsible for dropping off a homemade bomb that severely injured a Philadelphia man three years ago.
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Man Wanted in Florida County Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Investigators arrested 41-year-old Timothy Ireland Jr. at his home near Toledo, Ohio after he threatened to shoot and kill first term Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York in a Facebook post last month.
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Man Detonates Possible M-80 in West Philadelphia Store, Hurting Man
Police are searching for the attacker who used an explosive inside a store in West Philadelphia, injuring a man.
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‘Bullet After Bullet After Bullet': American Man Dies in Gunbattle With U.S. Officials at San Ysidro Border Crossing
A 23-year-old American man, suspected of human smuggling, died Monday following a shootout with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, authorities confirmed.
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ATF Probes Bethlehem Blast
ATF agents are investigation an explosion in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Before the explosion, witnesses say they saw someone in a pickup truck toss the device out the window and drive off.
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ATF Investigates Explosion in Bethlehem
The ATF is investigating a minor explosion in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A witness said he saw a man in a pickup truck toss an unknown device into the street before driving off. No one was injured and there was no property damage during the incident.
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ATF Investigates Minor Explosion in Bethlehem, Witness Says Driver Tossed Device Out of Vehicle
ATF officials are investigating a minor explosion in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, after a driver tossed an unidentified device onto the street, according to a witness.
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More Than 1,000 Guns Seized at a Holmby Hills Mansion
The site was too hard to miss. Scores of weapons — rifles and pistols — were laid out in the driveway of a home located in Holmby Hills, one of the toniest neighborhoods in Los Angeles in an area known as the “platinum triangle.”
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Bucks County Bombing Suspect David Surman Spent Free Time Attempting to Make More Explosives
The Bucks County man accused of building and detonating multiple explosive devices last year set up fake accounts to buy gun parts and chemical compounds while out on bail, prosecutors said.
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Arrest Made in Million Dollar Philadelphia Thrift Shop Blaze
A Philadelphia man has been charged with setting a 4-alarm fire that consumed a popular thrift store in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section earlier this month.
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ATF Dispatches Special Response Team to Investigate Philly Warehouse Fire That Did $1.8 Million in Damage
Federal investigators have called on a special investigative unit as they search for the official cause of a massive $1.8-million Philadelphia warehouse fire that sent smoke and flames soaring into the sky earlier this week.
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Atlantic City Council Meets Amid Mayor Turmoil
Atlantic City’s council held its first meeting Wednesday since the mayor’s home was raided by the FBI and the ATF. The mayor was also accused of being involved in a fight outside an Atlantic City casino. Councilman Jeffree Fauntlreoy II, who was also accused of being involved in the fight, attended the meeting. Now city leaders are working on...
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Rapper Tekashi69 Arrested on Federal Racketeering Charges, Less Than a Month After Sex Case Sentencing
Rapper Tekashi69 is in federal custody on racketeering and firearms charges, along with a number of his former associates, officials say.