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Michael LeStrange

Lyndhurst PD: Officer Finds Newark Man With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Coke In Back Seat Of Parked Car Lyndhurst PD: Officer Finds Newark Man With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Coke In Back Seat Of Parked Car
Lyndhurst PD: Officer Finds Newark Man With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Coke In Back Seat Of Parked Car A 22-year-old was carrying a loaded gun, heroin for sale and cocaine when a Lyndhurst police officer found him sitting alone in the back seat of a car in the business district, authorities said. Officer Michael Walker found Jaquan Beard after responding to a suspicious persons call on Stuyvesant Avenue near Valley Brook Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said Monday. Walker was joined by Officer Michael LeStrange, Lt. Richard Holicki and Detective Chris Cuneo. Together they recovered a loaded .380-caliber handgun, 34 heroin folds and a small amount of cocaine from Beard, Auteri said. Be…
Police: Intruder Breaks In Overnight, Robs Lyndhurst Grandmother Police: Intruder Breaks In Overnight, Robs Lyndhurst Grandmother
Police: Intruder Breaks In Overnight, Robs Lyndhurst Grandmother A repeat offender broke into his grandmother's home in the middle of the night, then pulled her purse from her hands and fled when she caught him, Lyndhurst police said. Joseph A. Ban, 29, was rummaging through the 77-year-old victim's belongings when she awoke around 2:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. She confronted Ban, who demanded cash and credit cards, the lieutenant said. The woman grabbed her purse, but Ban wrested it from her, knocked her aside and ran from the home, he said. Officer Michael LeStrange and Sgt. Charles Giangeruso were checking area automated teller machi…