Illegal Dumdum Bullets Found as Hamilton Twp., NJ, Police Arrest 24 in 2 Weeks

It's been a busy couple of weeks for officers in one Atlantic County Municipality.

Hamilton Twp. PD Sees Nearly 800 Calls for Service in Two Weeks

The Hamilton Township Police Department took to Facebook Tuesday morning and reported that from April 16th through the 30th, their officers responded to nearly 800 calls for service.

During that period, there were 35 domestic violence calls, 71 accidents, 436 traffic stops with 187 tickets written, and 24 people were arrested.

Among those two dozen people was one person who was charged with, among other things, possession of dum-dum bullets.

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What are Dumdum Bullets?

Now, we write lots of news stories regarding people being arrested, but that charge isn't one that we see too often.

Intrigued, we hopped online, and Wikipedia provided this definition:

Expanding bullets, also known colloquially as dumdum bullets, are projectiles designed to expand on impact. This causes the bullet to increase in diameter, to combat over-penetration and produce a larger wound, thus dealing more damage to a living target. For this reason, they are used for hunting and by police departments, but are generally prohibited for use in war.

So the fact that two cops encountered someone who, apparently, was rather heavily armed with guns and illegal ammo is a good example of the dangers that law enforcement officers face every day. That full arrest record is listed below (April 17th).

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Shoplifting, Assault, and DUI Top Offense List

• April 16th — 41-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with simple assault

• April 16th — 63-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with simple assault

• April 16th — 42-year-old woman from Egg Harbor Township was charged with driving under the influence

• April 16th — 30-year-old man from Mays Landing was arrested on active warrants

• April 17th — 33-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with simple assault

• April 17th — 30-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with simple assault

• April 17th — 30-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with possession of a handgun, possession of a large capacity magazine, possession of dum-dum bullets, possession of a silencer, and possession of an assault rifle

• April 17th — 23-year-old woman from Millville was charged with shoplifting

• April 17th — 31-year-old man from Port Republic was charged with shoplifting

• April 17th — 19-year-old man from Millville was charged with contempt of a court order

• April 19th — 30-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with driving under the influence and active warrants

• April 19th — 34-year-old man from Egg Harbor City was charged with harassment

• April 20th — 28-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with aggravated assault

• April 20th — 26-year-old woman from Mays Landing was charged with simple assault

• April 20th — 39-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with simple assault

• April 21st — 36-year-old woman from Beckley, WV, was charged with shoplifting

• April 22nd — 27-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with resisting arrest and simple assault

• April 23rd — 34-year-old woman from Mays Landing was charged with possession of CDS

• April 25th — 41-year-old man from Elkton, MD, was charged with contempt

• April 25th — 34-year-old man from Mays Landing was charged with driving under the influence

• April 25th — 59-year-old man from Atlantic City was charged with being a fugitive from justice

• April 29th — 44-year-old woman from Mays Landing was charged with aggravated assault and simple assault

• April 30th — 25-year-old woman from Atlantic City was charged with shoplifting

• April 30th — 21-year-old woman from Pleasantville was charged with shoplifting