Man, 81, Arrested For Shooting a Deer: 2012 Year in Review
An elderly Cranford man reportedly took a shot at a deer over the summer and was taken into custody for discharging a firearm.
Editor's Note: A new year is upon us and Cranford Patch is taking a look back at a few of the stories that kept you talking, made you cry or laugh, or just had you shaking your head, asking, "Why?" This story originally appeared July 25, 2012. Cranford Police took an 81-year-old man into custody on July 22 after he allegedly shot a deer outside his home on Madison Avenue. August Savoy, 81, was arrested at 1:44 p.m. and charged with a disorderly persons offense as well as violating a township ordinance prohibiting the discharge of firearms. He was released on his own recognizance. "The incident was called in by a neighbor who allegedly witnessed the incident," according to Lt. James Wozniak, who said this is his first recollection of a …
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11:12 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Some people create classic straw men, and allow the "perfect" to be the enemy of the "good." Few people -- none that I know -- argue that better gun control is the complete or perfect answer to the gun violence that now pervades our country (as opposed to most other developed countries in the world). Like a better mental-health delivery system, gun control is just one part of the "bigger picture… more ›