Paterson Detectives On Coronavirus Lockdown Patrol Seize 742 Heroin Folds, Crack, Loaded Gun Paterson Detectives On Coronavirus Lockdown Patrol Seize 742 Heroin Folds, Crack, Loaded Gun
Paterson Detectives On Coronavirus Lockdown Patrol Seize 742 Heroin Folds, Crack, Loaded Gun Paterson police detectives on COVID-19 enforcement duty crashed a daylight drug deal, seizing 742 heroin folds, dozens of containers of crack and a loaded gun, authorities said. They arrested three men and seized an underage teen who they said was carrying the weapon. ****** ALSO SEE: A 15-year-old Paterson boy and a Garfield man were both carrying guns when they bailed out of a car that crashed during a late-night police chase, authorities said. That made five guns in all seized by Paterson police amid a series of shootings that left one man dead and 13 victims wounded in less than a…
Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Defuses Standoff When Suspect Reaches Into Waistband Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Defuses Standoff When Suspect Reaches Into Waistband
Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Defuses Standoff When Suspect Reaches Into Waistband A standoff was avoided after a suspect approached by a Passaic County sheriff’s officer in a notorious Paterson drug neighborhood before dawn reached into his waistband, authorities said. Tremain Murphy, 37, was standing in a Carroll Street doorway near Governor Street when Officer Angelo Calabro approached him shortly after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Murphy reached into his waistband and refused several of the officer’s orders to remove his hands, Berdnik said. After grabbing Murphy, Calabro patted him down, found him carrying 47 vials of crack and nine heroin fo…
Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted
Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted Glen Rock busted three accused drug dealers from Passaic County after staking them out -- online. Officer Samuel Evans arrested the trio when they showed up Thursday night in a parking lot near the Rock Road central business district after arranging a deal on social media, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Police recovered just over an ounce of marijuana and hash oil vape cartridges that had been offered for sale, he said. Arrested were Mutaz M. Saleh and Musbah N. Zakkour, 24, both of Clifton, and Justin W. Cortese, 22, of Passaic. All three were charged with drug-related offenses and re…
Paterson Police Raid Same Fortified Drug Den A Second Time, Seize Heroin, Pot, Guns, Young Crew Paterson Police Raid Same Fortified Drug Den A Second Time, Seize Heroin, Pot, Guns, Young Crew
Paterson Police Raid Same Fortified Drug Den A Second Time, Seize Heroin, Pot, Guns, Young Crew Responding to frightened citizens, detectives raided a fortified drug den in an increasingly violent Paterson neighborhood, seizing 284 heroin folds, four pounds of pot and three guns while arresting 10 dealers – most of them 21 or younger, authorities said. It was the second time in eight months that they'd hit the same Marion Street home, which is ringed with cameras that provide a view of the property in all directions. Buyers came to the Marion Street home “at all times of the day and night,” which residents told police had been “disrupting their quality of life and placing them in fear…
Man Nabbed With Guns, Two Kilos Of Heroin, Cocaine, Authorities Say Man Nabbed With Guns, Two Kilos Of Heroin, Cocaine, Authorities Say
Man Nabbed With Guns, Two Kilos Of Heroin, Cocaine, Authorities Say A 31-year-old man was busted with more than two kilos of heroin and cocaine following an investigation into drug dealing in the area. Luis Rodriguez, of the town of Fishkill, was arrested during a search by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force on Thursday, May 21, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the task force. The search warrant was a result of an investigation into narcotics sales taking place in the Southern Dutchess communities of Beacon, East Fishkill, and Fishkill, Tasciotti said. During the search of Rodriguez's residence investigators more than four pounds (2 kilos) …
Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris
Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris Paterson police seized 2,269 heroin folds, more than 130 illegal pills and more in a quick-strike sweep of a drug-ridden street corner while arresting a trio of local dealers and several of their customers from Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Hudson counties, authorities said.  Among those arrested, police said, was a 66-year-old user from Ridgefield (Bergen County) who bought eight heroin folds and a vial of crack at the corner of Van Houten and Summer streets behind the city public library. Citizen complaints about “rampant” drug dealing at all hours of the day and night brought Narcotic…
Police: Man Busted With Heroin Passed Out In Roadway Nabbed Again - This Time In Parking Lot Police: Man Busted With Heroin Passed Out In Roadway Nabbed Again - This Time In Parking Lot
Police: Man Busted With Heroin Passed Out In Roadway Nabbed Again - This Time In Parking Lot A 29-year-old area man who was busted with 50 folds of heroin last week after officers found him passed out in a running vehicle, has been nabbed again, this time in a parking lot. David R. Mencke, 29, of the Town of Saugerties, was arrested around 2:20 p.m., on Sunday, April 19 for alleged possession of heroin after officers responded to a complaint of a person slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle in the parking lot at Simmons Plaza, said Town of Saugerties Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. See earlier story: Man Found Passed Out In Vehicle In Middle Of Road Busted With…
Authorities: Paterson Detectives Bust Drug Buyer Who Claimed To Have Coronavirus Authorities: Paterson Detectives Bust Drug Buyer Who Claimed To Have Coronavirus
Authorities: Paterson Detectives Bust Drug Buyer Who Claimed To Have Coronavirus Two Paterson narcotics detectives were expected to be OK after arresting an accused drug buyer who claimed to have the coronavirus, authorities said. The 38-year-old defendant previously was hospitalized for pneumonia but didn’t display COVID-19 symptoms, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Tuesday. Because he inadvertently coughed near the two detectives who arrested him following the buy, both were “decontaminated and released from duty” to briefly self-quarantine at home, the director said. “The two detectives are not exhibiting any symptoms and based on the investigation s…
SWAT Team Seizes Guns, Hollow Point Bullets, Drugs In Willingboro Bust SWAT Team Seizes Guns, Hollow Point Bullets, Drugs In Willingboro Bust
SWAT Team Seizes Guns, Hollow Point Bullets, Drugs In Willingboro Bust Two semi-automatic handguns with hollow point bullets, a high capacity magazine along with heroin, crack cocaine and other drug paraphernalia were seized from a 31-year-old Willingboro resident's home, authorities said. The Willingboro SWAT team and local police executed a search warrant at the Garrison Circle home of Antonio Allen, 31, last week, police said, Allen was arrested on multiple charges including receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled drug with intent to sell in a school zone, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a high capacity magazine. He was…
Middlesex PD Make Arrest For Selling Drugs Near Public Park Middlesex PD Make Arrest For Selling Drugs Near Public Park
Middlesex PD Make Arrest For Selling Drugs Near Public Park Middlesex police made an arrest for selling marijuana too close to a public park, officials said. The arrest was among three announced by Middlesex Police Chief Matthew P. Geist. Geist said that his police department, with assistance from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Drug Task Force and county Sheriff's K-9 Unit searched a residence at 705 Mountain Ave., Middlesex.  There, law enforcement officers arrested Terrence C. McClain, 33, of Middlesex for selling marijuana within 500 feet of a public park, possession of drug paraphernalia and money laundering. Arrested with …
Authorities: Paterson PD Clips Latin King Who Offered More Than Shave, Haircut At Barbershop Authorities: Paterson PD Clips Latin King Who Offered More Than Shave, Haircut At Barbershop
Authorities: Paterson PD Clips Latin King Who Offered More Than Shave, Haircut At Barbershop Drug detectives raided the Paterson barbershop and Little Falls home of a high-ranking Latin King, seizing more than 10 pounds of pot, a stolen handgun and nearly $21,500 in drug cash, authorities said. Investigators had been watching the “Smooth Kreationz” barbershop owned by ex-con Jecksan “King Smooth” Cancel, 41, after receiving a tip that he’d been selling pot from the Ellison Street business, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Friday. Working with Little Falls police, they raided four locations – including Cancel’s second-floor Lower Notch Road apartment -- seizing the marijua…
NJ Drug Bust: Seven Guns, 23 Arrests, Heroin, Coke, Pot, $360,000 Cash NJ Drug Bust: Seven Guns, 23 Arrests, Heroin, Coke, Pot, $360,000 Cash
NJ Drug Bust: Seven Guns, 23 Arrests, Heroin, Coke, Pot, $360,000 Cash Crime fighters seized seven handguns, more than two pounds of heroin, a pound or so of cocaine and $360,000 in drug money while arresting 23 people in Hudson and Union counties, authorities said Wednesday. More than 200 law enforcement officers executed search warrants of residence and vehicles in Roselle Park, Elizabeth and Jersey City, where the seven handguns were seized at 2 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. They also seized prescription Xanax and Oxycontin pills, hollow-point bullets, a bulletproof vest, extended/prohibited magazines, handcuffs, firearm holsters a…