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Hackensack Police Find Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo, Large Magazine, Drugs, Seize Warehouse Worker
A warehouse worker from Hackensack suspected of dealing drugs was busted with a handgun and a high-capacity magazine, as well as pot and Oxycodone packaged for sale, city police said.
John O. Oguje Jr., 25, was charged with various drug and weapons charges following a raid on his apartment Thursday, Feb. 10, as part of an investigation by Detective Michael Reo, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said.
Narcotics Bureau detectives found Oguje conducting business while investigating complaints of drug dealing next to a local park and school, Antista said.
He was familiar to authorities, having b…
Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says
Paterson detectives captured a gunman who fled from them last week, authorities said.
Memphis Morales, 18, was relatively easy to identify because of his blond-tipped, shoulder-length dreads and a multi-colored tie-dyed shirt wrapped around his waist, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Morales ran from detectives who’d approached him and nearly two dozen men who were blocking a sidewalk at the corner of Keen and Mercer streets last Tuesday, Speziale said.
Morales ran down Rosa Parks Boulevard toward Warren Street, tossing a gun as he went, the director said.
It turned out to be a…
Passaic Sheriff: Route 23 Jalopy Stop Turns Up BB Handgun, Knives, Baton, More
Passaic County sheriff’s officers who stopped a couple for having an obstructed view in their 16-year-old Chevy seized an array of weapons – among them, five knives, a BB gun, ammunition and an expandable metal baton, authorities said.
Officers Christopher Savitsky and Tomaz Cydzik smelled marijuana after stopping the red 2002 Chevrolet Malibu on northbound Route 23 in Wayne last weekend, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
The clothing of both Ruben Carraballo, 31, who was driving, and 23-year-old passenger Joanna Motl, who owns the car, also reeked of pot, the sheriff said.
They…
