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Ex-Con Stopped On Route 17 With Comatose Woman, Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Crack In Car: Paramus PD
A Vermont ex-con had an unconscious woman in his back seat and a loaded gun, nearly a half-pound of cocaine and dozens of Ecstasy pills in his car when he tried to run from a traffic stop on northbound Route 17, Paramus police said.
Floyd Artis, 33, of Rutland, VT was grabbed by Officers Cesar Hurtado and Kevin Grady after he tried to make a break for it during the stop at Powers Drive shortly after 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 6, Police Chief Kenneth R. Ehrenberg said.
Artis had first tried to rouse Danielle Fletcher, 37, also of Rutland, who was nodded out in the back seat of the 2013 Kia sedan, …
Feds: NJ Ex-Con Caught With 1,000 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Pounds Of Meth, Guns, Ammo
A South Jersey ex-con with a lengthy history of drug-dealing arrests was busted in East Brunswick this week with 1,000 fentanyl pills, seven pounds of crystal meth and two handguns, federal authorities said.
Manuel A. Quinones, 47, of Pennsauken, was nabbed by a team of federal and state law enforcement officers who said they found the potentially-fatal fentanyl and the coke during a search of his car on Monday, Jan. 31.
They then obtained written consent to search his home, which U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip R. Sellinger said turned up not only more drugs but also two firearms, amm…
Stolen Car Stopped By Paterson Detectives Produces Two Guns, Three Arrests
Paterson detectives nabbed three armed men in a car reported stolen out of Clifton, authorities said.
Detectives Suquan Gary, Levis Qirjako and Luis Roca spotted the 2019 Toyota Corolla -- which had been stolen the day before -- stopped at a light at the corner of Bridge Street and Memorial Drive, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They "quickly positioned their unmarked vehicle, exited it, and approached" the Corolla, the director said.
The detectives took the driver, 19-year-old Jaquin Williams of Paterson, and passengers Jahed Jones, also 19 from Paterson, and Kahaz Heron…
Domestic Violence Arrest Also Solves Teaneck Car Wash Stabbing, Police Say
Teaneck police solved a stabbing at a local car wash when they arrested a township man for domestic violence, authorities said.
Police responding to a domestic violence call arrested Keno Campbell, 21, on aggravated assault, terroristic threats and weapons charges, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Thursday.
While there, officers realized Campbell was a suspect in a stabbing at the Teaneck Car Wash on Teaneck Road on Dec. 9, 2021, the chief said.
The victim told police Campbell was upset about being splashed with water, O’Reilly said.
“The argument culminated in Campbell stabbing the vi…
Hackensack PD: Detective Nabs PA Man With Stolen Loaded Gun During Stop
A Hackensack detective nabbed a Pennsylvania man with a loaded gun and more during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Narcotics Bureau Detective Kley Peralta pulled over the 2012 Honda for a moving violation in the area of Kennedy Street near Jackson Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said.
The passenger, Jonathan Rodriguez-Velez, 39, of Allentown, PA moved around “excessively,” then bent forward to shove something under his seat, Antista said.
It was a .357 Magnum “Desert Eagle” reported stolen out of Bristol PA, the captain said, adding that it had f…