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Impaired Driver In Illegally Parked Car Found With Coke, Pot, Xanax: North Arlington PD
A 37-year-old motorist found illegally parked in North Arlington was carrying significant amounts of cocaine, Xanax and pot, authorities said.
Juan D. Maldonado was under the influence and had some of the drugs in plain view in the vehicle when officers approached him on River Road near Arlington Boulevard early Sunday, Aug. 20, Police Lt. Michael Horton said.
Maldonado, who the lieutenant said also had drugs on him, was taken into custody.
He was charged with DUI and 10 various drug-possession counts, including having them for sale, then was sent to the Bergen County Jail.
A judge releas…
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…
