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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…
Busted Again: Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Mahwah PD Says
Mahwah police found a Rockland driver and his passenger carrying meth, heroin and more during an overnight traffic stop, authorities said.
It was the second time in months that they arrested Yisroel Lieberman, 24, of Spring Valley and Natalie Shein, 30, of Brooklyn on drug charges.
The first time, as with this week's bust, began with a motor vehicle equipment violation, police said.
Detectives Timothy Letavish and Christopher Fasulo the couple in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Franklin Turnpike gas station around 1 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Guido Bussinelli said.
They stopped Lieber…
Authorities: Fleeing NYS Buyer Leads Pursuing Paterson PD To 6,600 Heroin Bags, Gun, $32,800
What began as a Paterson police pursuit of a fleeing New York State drug buyer led to the seizure of 6,660 heroin folds, a loaded gun and $32,800 in proceeds, authorities said.
Paramus and New Jersey State Police joined in chasing down John A. Garulli, 34, of New Windsor on the northbound Garden State Parkway, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Moments earlier, members of the city police Narcotics Division detectives saw Garulli buy drugs from ex-con Thomas N. Williams, 26, of Paterson at the corner of McLean Boulevard and East 38th Street, Speziale said.
They tried to st…
Police: Ex-Con Had Kilo+ Of Heroin, Three Guns, $15,000 Cash In Lyndhurst Street-Drug Factory
Police from different counties teamed up to seize more than a kilo of heroin, three guns and nearly $15,000 while arresting an ex-con who they said operated a drug factory at his Lyndhurst apartment.
Abdur Rahim-Jamal Smallwood, 42, also had a pound and a half of pot, more than six ounces of cocaine, dozens of Suboxone strips and a small bag of Ectascy (see photos above), they said.
It began with a tip, investigated by Paterson detectives, of dealing outside the Silk City strip club at First Avenue and East 19th Street (Route 20), city Police Director Jerry Speziale said Saturday.
Paterson…
Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs
PATERSON, N.J. – A series of strikes by Paterson police over a nine-day stretch produced dozens of arrests – including 22 accused hookers and 11 alleged johns – along with the seizures of nearly 5 pounds of pot, more than a pound of heroin and crack combined and various other drugs.
Nearly all of the heroin was packaged for sale, as was some of the crack, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
Detectives and uniformed officers rounded up dealers as well as buyers while confiscating nearly $13,000 in proceeds, Speziale said.
They also seized two handguns – a 9mm Beretta and .45-caliber Ruger …
Feds: Fort Dix Officer Smuggled Synth Pot, Suboxone To Inmates For Cash
A Fort Dix corrections officer with an apparent penchant for gambling delivered synth pot and suboxone to inmates in exchange for cash before being arrested by federal agents Thursday, authorities said.
A U.S. District Court judge in Newark released Paul Anton Wright, 32, of Berlin, on a $100,000 unsecured bond Thursday afternoon after a brief hearing.
Between February and September 2015, Wright “received thousands of dollars in cash payments from the relative of an FCI Fort Dix inmate and subsequently delivered contraband, including K2 [synthetic marijuana], to the inmate,” U.S. Attorney C…