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West Milford Man Nabbed In Rockland With Loaded Gun, Meth, Sheriff Says West Milford Man Nabbed In Rockland With Loaded Gun, Meth, Sheriff Says
West Milford Man Nabbed In Rockland With Loaded Gun, Meth, Sheriff Says A Passaic County driver was carrying a loaded gun and more than two ounces of crystal meth when a sheriff’s officer stopped him in Rockland, authorities said. Ethan A. Iglesias, 22, of Stowaway Road was arrested following a traffic stop on Route 202 in the town of Haverstraw at 3:45 a.m. Thursday, March 31, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco said. A local judge ordered that Iglesias remain held in the Rockland County Correctional Facility in New City pending a detention hearing on Monday, April 4, the sheriff said. He's charged with drug and weapons offenses.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend: Police NJ Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend: Police
NJ Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend: Police A family friend reportedly tased a boy unconscious during alleged "horseplay," authorities said. On Monday, March 28, at 02:06 p.m., Egg Harbor police were called to a residence in the West Atlantic City section of the township regarding a medical emergency. Police found an unconscious and unresponsive 12-year-old boy who had been shot in the head with a taser.  An investigation found that an older male friend of the family had stopped by the residence. 68-year-old Luis Surita Jr., 68, of Atlantic City, reportedly engaged in horseplay with the boy, police said. Surita discharged a ta…

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by Jon Craig
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Accused Gunman In Paterson Attempted Murder Captured With Gun, Heroin For Sale, Authorities Say Accused Gunman In Paterson Attempted Murder Captured With Gun, Heroin For Sale, Authorities Say
Accused Gunman In Paterson Attempted Murder Captured With Gun, Heroin For Sale, Authorities Say UPDATE: A wanted 19-year-old Paterson resident charged with shooting another city man earlier this month was carrying a gun with a large-capacity magazine and a handful of heroin folds when he was captured, authorities said. Rashawn Brown was arrested in the area of Lafayette Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard after a brief foot chase on March 15, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint statement. He was wanted at the time for wounding the 27-year-old occupant of a vehicle at the corner of East 25th Street and 15th Avenue roughly 24…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months
Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months A 43-year-old Hudson County man wanted by the US Marshal Service fell asleep cooking for the second time in seven months, bringing firefighters to his apartment building, authorities said. Tysean Malone was unconscious when police responded to his building on Kelly Parkway for smoke condition just before 1 a.m. on Monday, March 21, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said.  As officers arrived, they saw residents evacuating and a smoke billowing down a first-floor hallway in the building. They followed it to an apartment on the first floor. Fearing someone was inside and in danger, office…

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Paterson Detectives Chase Down Suspect, 19, Recover Loaded Gun, Magazine, Drugs Paterson Detectives Chase Down Suspect, 19, Recover Loaded Gun, Magazine, Drugs
Paterson Detectives Chase Down Suspect, 19, Recover Loaded Gun, Magazine, Drugs A 19-year-old Paterson man who bolted as city detectives approached dozens of people drinking on a street corner was carrying a loaded gun with a defaced serial number, authorities said. The Special Investigations Division detectives chased Mekhi Porter through several back yards after he took off from the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Warren Street, where nearly 100 people had gathered shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, March 18, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives John Traynor, Kenneth Kerwin, Wojciech Kulbabinski, and Suquan Gary eventually chased down Porter on Mercer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Out-Of-State Driver Stopped On Route 17 For Bogus Plates, Tinted Windows Was Armed: Paramus PD Out-Of-State Driver Stopped On Route 17 For Bogus Plates, Tinted Windows Was Armed: Paramus PD
Out-Of-State Driver Stopped On Route 17 For Bogus Plates, Tinted Windows Was Armed: Paramus PD Tinted windows, bogus plates, no registration or insurance -- one of the only things that could've made a Paramus police traffic stop worse for an out-of-state driver was having drugs or a gun in the car. Turns out he had both, they said. Officer Cesar Hurtado was on patrol on westbound Route 4 shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28, when he spotted the 2004 Toyota Camry with "extremely blacked out" windows, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. A quick computer check showed the license plates belonging to a Chevy Impala, Ehrenberg said. Backed up by Officer Matthew Orefice, Hurtado stop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haledon PD: Clifton Driver Busted With Oxy, Xanax, More Haledon PD: Clifton Driver Busted With Oxy, Xanax, More
Haledon PD: Clifton Driver Busted With Oxy, Xanax, More Haledon police caught a Clifton driver with a mobile drug store of sorts when they stopped him for delaying traffic, authorities said. Ala Mustafa, 38, "abruptly exited" his 2018 Dodge Durango when Officers Nasir Mora and Jonathan Velez conducted a stop in a marked unit on Legion Place, Capt. George Guzman Jr. said. Patting him down, they found 104 Oxycodone pills in the left pocket of his cargo pants, Guzman said. They arrested Mustafa, then searched the vehicle and found 174 amphetamine pills, 66 Xanax pills and some Ecstasy, the captain said. An envelope containing cocaine was found on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haledon PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With 1½ Ounces Of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl, 105 Heroin Folds Haledon PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With 1½ Ounces Of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl, 105 Heroin Folds
Haledon PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With 1½ Ounces Of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl, 105 Heroin Folds An unregistered, uninsured and uninspected BMW led Haledon police to an ounce and a half of deadly fentanyl, 105 heroin folds and the arrests of two Paterson men, authorities said. Members of their department's Investigative and Special Services Bureau were watching the 100th block of Belmont Avenue near the Silk City border following complaints of drug dealing, Capt. George Guzman said. They stopped the BMW -- which had tinted windows and an expired Texas registration after the driver failed to signal a turn, Guzman said.The officers noted "abrupt sudden movement" between him and his front…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ID Thief Had Tools Of Trade And More During Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Police Say ID Thief Had Tools Of Trade And More During Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Police Say
ID Thief Had Tools Of Trade And More During Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Police Say An identity thief had the tools of the trade with him -- as well as credit cards, debit cards, personal checks and a drug prescription in other people's names -- when a Rochelle Park police stopped him for not having a front license plate, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the Honda Accord as it exited the parking lot of the Ramada Inn on Passaic Street, Lt. James M. DePreta said. The officer quickly discovered that the driver, Dashawn McDaniel, 25, of Paterson had an outstanding traffic warrant, he said. McDaniel "provided conflicting accounts as to his destination" before co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crystal Meth Sweep Nets 5 Arrests, Weapons In Atlantic County: Prosecutor Crystal Meth Sweep Nets 5 Arrests, Weapons In Atlantic County: Prosecutor
Crystal Meth Sweep Nets 5 Arrests, Weapons In Atlantic County: Prosecutor Five people were arrested and a stash of crystal meth and weapons were seized as part of a multi-agency investigation in South Jersey, authorities said. The arrests were made on Tuesday at a home in Egg Harbor Township, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  Members of the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, Egg Harbor Township police and SWAT successfully executed a “no knock” search warrant at the home without incident, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. Shill said these five  individuals were arrested during the warranted search: Jason French…

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by Jon Craig
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PD: Female Dealer Busted Slinging Ecstacy On Notorious Paterson Corner PD: Female Dealer Busted Slinging Ecstacy On Notorious Paterson Corner
PD: Female Dealer Busted Slinging Ecstacy On Notorious Paterson Corner Paterson detectives nabbed a woman who they said was selling Ecstasy at one of the city's most notorious corners. The investigators watched Shantay Pittman, 35, sling MDMA at the corner of Broadway and East 18th Street before arresting her, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They stopped Pittman and found her carrying six bags and 43 vials of the drug, he said. The corner has been the scene of several shootings in recent years as rival gangs battle over the drug trade. Police have also reported violent robberies and prostitution arrests there, as well. Pittman, of East 19th …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Armed, Drunk Ex-Con Arrested After Being Thrown From Motorcycle, Clifton PD Says Armed, Drunk Ex-Con Arrested After Being Thrown From Motorcycle, Clifton PD Says
Armed, Drunk Ex-Con Arrested After Being Thrown From Motorcycle, Clifton PD Says An ex-con with a long criminal history was drunk and carrying a gun and illegal drugs when he was ejected from his motorcycle in Clifton, authorities said. A city police officer was on patrol when he saw Delshon Coleman, 36, of Passaic drive erratically before being thrown from his 2008 Suzuki after coming to an abrupt stop on Paulison Avenue near Madison Avenue shortly after 9 p.m., Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Officers quickly attended to an intoxicated and unlicensed Coleman, who refused further aid when a Clifton Fire Department ambulance crew arrived, Anderson said. Coleman refused alco…

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by Jerry DeMarco