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Heroin, Cocaine, Guns Seized In Essex County Sweep: Sheriff
Five people were arrested after the Essex County Sherriff's Bureau of Narcotics conducted multiple investigations in Newark this month, authorities said.
Investigators honed in on Hill Street and Washington Street and South 10th Street and Clinton Avenue, resulting in the seizure of four weapons, 39 grams of heroin, 828 grams of cocaine and over 60 ecstasy pills, Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura said.
Police arrested Jermaine Hartwell, a 49-year-old Edgewater Park resident, Stephen Heien, a Flanders resident, Israel Hughee, a 46-year-old Newark resident, Victor Liggins, a 50-ye…
$270K In Cocaine, Heroin Seized In Major Mercer County Bust
About $270,000 worth of cocaine and heroin was seized as part of a drug investigation in Mercer County, authorities said.
Terrance Young, 34, of Ewing, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 30, as part of the sting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.
The investigation was conducted by the members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ewing, Hamilton and Trenton police.
After executing a search warrant at Young’s Perry Drive residence and detaining him…
K-9 Sniffs Out 1,800 Ecstasy Pills, Cocaine In NY Man In Secaucus: Police
A 29-year-old New York resident was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 14 in Secaucus after a police dog sniffed out large quantities of ecstasy and cocaine on him, authorities said.
At 8:23 p.m., police saw Noah Gregg improperly park his 2009 Acura TL, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The license plate affixed to his vehicle was not on file, Miller said.
Gregg denied any knowledge of the vehicle despite being observed exiting it by police, Miller said. Police were suspicious and summoned Brix, the Secaucus Police K-9 to the scene, Miller said. Brix sniffed out that narcotics were in the ve…
Lyndhurst Police Lieutenant Busts Pair In MV Stop
A Lyndhurst police lieutenant out on patrol found an unlicensed driver wanted on multiple warrants and a passenger carrying Ecstasy, authorities said.
Lt. Paul Haggerty stopped their 1997 Ford Explorer – which had a cracked windshield and no front license plate -- at the corner of Ridge Road and Page Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.
Officers James Colacci and Brian Kapp arrived soon after, he said.
The driver, Kevin Martinez, 25, of Newark, had outstanding warrants out of Toms River and Newark, the lieutenant said.
His passenger, Sarah Hicks, 24, was caught with Ecstasy, Auteri …
Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Seized In Early Morning Delco Raid: Police
A quantity of drugs and a loaded firearm were discovered early Thursday morning when police in Delaware County served an arrest warrant at a Media home.
Thurman J. Fortune, 30, was taken into custody by the Central Delco Tactical Response Team on the 600 block of Vernon Street around 6 a.m. on April 27, Nether Providence police said in a release.
He was wanted on charges of assault, terroristic threats, strangulation, reckless endangerment, and harassment, stemming from an alleged incident in June 2020, according to court filings.
Police did not detail the accusations aga…
Meth, Fentanyl Seized In Early Morning Easton Raid: Police
A team of state, local, and federal law enforcement agents descended on an Easton home early Friday, seizing drugs and firearms, according to authorities.
City police, joined by Palmer Township police, state troopers, the Northampton County Drug Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration executed a search warrant at a property on the 100 block of North 8th Street at about 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, officials said in a release.
First entry was made by a state police tactical team, authorities said. Once the area was secured, officers began the search.
In all, poli…
Pair Arrested On Gun, Meth Charges In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
Two people were charged with a variety of drug and weapons offenses, authorities said.
On Friday, Jan. 27, Paul Dawley, 43, of Atlantic City and Jacquelyn Ryan, 33, from Warentown, were arrested and charged with narcotics and firearms-related offenses, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
The target residence was registered/rented to Paul Dawley.
Prior to the execution of the search warrant, Dawley and Ryan were taken into custody without incident. Dawley was found to be in possession of multiple plastic bags containing suspected crystal methamphetamine…
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Florida With Fentanyl: US Marshals
A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in ”90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” has been arrested a year and a half after he allegedly shot and killed his former boss.
The wild arrest involved a bar fight, a knife, a loaded gun, more than 800 ecstasy tablets, and fentanyl, according to US Marshals.
Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44, of Carlisle, was wanted as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of GQ Barber Shop owner Kendell Jerome Cook, 39, of Steelton, according to US Marshals. He had been bumped up to the US Marshal's Top 15 most wanted in June 2022, and on Frid…
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61 Heroin Bricks, Ecstasy Nabbed During Drug Bust In Trenton, Police Say
Sixty-one bricks of heroin, ecstasy, and more than $800 in cash were nabbed during a drug bust resulting from a week-long investigation in Trenton, authorities announced.
Detectives patrolling the area of Cleveland Avenue developed probable cause to carry out a search warrant on Davon Williams, 34, Trenton Police said in a release on Thursday, Oct. 20.
The search turned up 3,050 decks (approximately 61 bricks) of heroin, three ecstasy pills, $825 in cash, and a digital scale, investigators said.
Williams was charged with possession of drugs and possession of paraphernalia and taken into cu…
Runnin' On E: Dozing Driver Had Dozens Of Pills, Cocaine, Say PalPark Police
An out-of-state driver who was found passed out behind the wheel of an SUV in Palisades Park had dozens of Ecstasy pills for sale, authorities said.
Officers responding to another motorist's call found Pedro J. Santiago, 29, of Shenandoah, PA, out cold in an Acura MDX on Grand Avenue near the entrance to westbound Route 46 around 10 p.m. Sunday, said Capt. Anthony Espino, the officer in charge of the department.
The motor was running, he said.
The officers found 72 Ecstasy pills, a bag of cocaine and drug-packaging materials after waking him, Espino said.
Records showed that Santiago was …
Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Dozens Of Heroin Folks, Crack Vials, Ecstasy, More
Passaic County sheriff’s detectives nabbed three men who they said had more than 75 heroin folds, a couple dozen vials and baggies of crack and nearly a dozen Ecstasy pills among them.
Members of the department’s Bureau of Narcotics and Fugitive Warrant Squad first spotted Nahdir Gonzalez, 29, “continuously entering and exiting a white colored Nissan Altima” near the corner of Essex and Madison streets in Paterson, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Thursday.
Gonzalez passed what appeared to be drugs to the two others – identified as Rajaheem Alston, 26, and Tyheem Reese, 30, the sheriff said.…
Busted: Ecstasy, Cocaine, Adderall, Cash Seized, 2 Charged In Morris County: Police
Two Morris County residents were slapped with several charges following a drug bust involving the seizure of ecstasy, cocaine, Adderall, and other substances, authorities announced.
Officers responding to a dispute at a home in Budd Lake met with John P. Rowe, 30, and Stephanie L. Olver, 29, before the owner of the property gave consent to a search around 4:20 p.m. on Friday, June 10, Mount Olive Police said in a release on Tuesday, June 14.
The search turned up suspected Alprazolam tablets, leading to the application of a search warrant for a silver four-door vehicle, police said.
A searc…
Not That Jack Bauer: Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Meth, LSD For Sale, Mahwah PD Says
A Park Ridge motorist who drove into a Mahwah hotel parking lot through the exit was busted by township detectives with crystal meth and LSD for sale, authorities said.
Jack Cassidy Bauer, 33, “exhibited extremely nervous behavior when asked routine questions” after they approached his 2002 Subaru Legacy on Thursday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said.
A search of the vehicle turned up the meth, acid, some Ecstasy, Xanax and drug paraphernalia, the captain said.
Bauer was charged with various drug offenses -- including first-degree possession of LSD with the intent to sell it – and sent to the Be…
Warren County Woman Accused Of Selling Ecstasy: Police
A Warren County woman accused of selling ecstasy was arrested following a two-week investigation, authorities said.
Elizabeth B. Racanelli, 19, was arrested Dec. 22, Hackettstown Police said Tuesday.
Racanelli, of Mansfield Township, was charged with third-degree distribution of ecstasy, third-degree possession with intent to distribute ecstasy and employing a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme, police said.
Racanelli is scheduled to appear in court.
Assisting agencies include the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Mansfield Township Police Department, Washington …
Police Bear No Responsiblity In Old Bridge Man's Drug Death, Grand Jury Finds
Old Bridge police bear no responsibility in the death of a township man in custody while he was high on drugs, a state grand jury found.
Frank Zampini, 49, was “flailing his arms around” and fighting with a neighbor who was trying to restrain him when officers arrived at the Stratford Apartments on Arcade Lane shortly before 1 a.m. July 15, 2019, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
Zampini “was coming down after having used Ecstasy,” Bruck said.
He fought with the officers, as well, trying to bite them, so they handcuffed him “for his own protection as well as their own,” the att…
Cocaine, Meth, Rifle Seized In Raid Of Allentown Home, Police Say
A man was arrested Wednesday after a raid of an Allentown home found an extensive amount of drugs, a rifle, and cash, authorities said.
Detectives served a search warrant for a home in the 800 block of North Sherman Street at approximately 6:10 a.m., according to Allentown police.
The search of 50-year-old Israel Maldonado's home seized cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy, marijuana, a rifle, cash, assorted packaging material, and a digital scale, authorities said.
He was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled …
Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports
Lyndhurst police found a local motorist blocking a resident's driveway asleep at the wheel with LSD and other drugs, authorities said.
Responding to a resident’s 2 a.m. call over the Labor Day weekend, Officer Matt Dudek found the Chevy sedan still running with Kevin DeMuro, 28, in the driver’s seat, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.
Also found in the vehicle were eight tabs of LSD, five strips of Suboxone and one Ecstasy pill, he said.
An exam by a drug recognition expert led to charges of driving under the influence, as well as various possession counts, Auteri said.
DeMuro was charged…
