Anti-Shooting Operation Results In A Drop Of Gun Violence In Englewood: Prosecutor

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Twenty-one people were arrested and charged, the result of an multi-agency initiative to reduce the number of shooting incidents in the city this year.

Operation Safe City targeted the rise in gun violence in Englewood. It was a collaborative effort involving members from the county prosecutor's office, sheriff's office personnel, and city police officers.

There were 20 reports of shootings and shots fired in the city from April 2015 to August of this year, information released by Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal Thursday showed.

In the first six months of 2016 there were 12 reported shootings in the city. After the start of the operation there was one, according to Gurwal.

Members of the task force confiscated seven firearms and and drugs, including marijuana, cocaine, and molly, a type of methamphetamine using 10 search warrants.

Of the 21 people arrested, 17 were charged with indictable offenses.

Tyrone Stephens, Corey McKay, and Jamal Robinson were all previously charged with attempted murder.

Stephens and Mckay were arrested for allegedly entering a multifamily home with three other people June 2; police previously said they targeted a specific apartment, authorities said.

The occupants were able to get a shotgun from Stephens and the four other people allegedly had shotguns in their possession during the raid, authorities said.

For a complete list of those arrested and charged, see below:

Operation Safe City Documents by Daniel Hubbard on Scribd

Send local news tips, photos, and press releases to daniel.hubbard@patch.com. Get Patch breaking news alerts sent right to your phone with our new app. Download here.

Patch file photo