Suspect was caught after trying to run, police say
NEWARK -- An anonymous tip Thursday led police to a 26-year-old city man who was armed with a loaded Smith and Wesson 9-mm handgun, police said.
Members of the Newark Violence Reduction Initiative planned to stake out a store near Norfolk and New streets after receiving a tip describing the man around 9 p.m. department spokesman Sgt. Ron Glover said.
The initiative includes FBI personnel, State Police, State Parole and Essex County's sheriff's department and prosecutor's office detectives.
Detectives soon spotted Marquis Hines, who pulled the weapon from his waistband and fled, throwing the gun away as he ran, Glover said. Hines was quickly caught and the gun found, Glover also said. Hines faces charges including unlawful possession of a weapon.
"The suspect had a loaded handgun in his possession. The officers were able to recover that weapon, arrest the suspect and provide for the safety of the officers as well as the suspect and the residents outside at the time," said Newark Police Director Eugene Venable.
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