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Feds Help Dismantle Jersey City, North Bergen, WNY Fentanyl, Meth Ring: Police
An investigation by multiple North Jersey police departments and the Department of Homeland Security led to the arrest of three men for running a meth and fentanyl ring on Wednesday, Sept. 20, authorities said.
Nilo Ibarra, a 38-year-old Jersey City resident, Ramon Lopez Arias, a 32-year-old West New York resident and Alexander Sanchez-Castillo, a 37-year-old North Bergen resident were arrested following an operation conducted by the Secaucus Police Department, the Jersey City Police Department Street Crimes Unit and the North Bergen Police Department, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Mill…
Heroin, Meth, Coke Seized From Duo In Hudson County: Cops
Heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine were among a variety of drugs seized from two people in Hudson County last week, authorities said.
Police were searching a residence on the 200 block of Front Street when they found Edgar Agramonte, a 38-year-old Union City resident, had cocaine and 15 ecstasy pills, on Friday, Aug. 25, Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Jessica Murphy, a Lake Hopatcong resident, was found with 20 grams of methamphetamine, two bags of heroin, Adderall and drug paraphernalia, Miller said.
Agramonte and Murphy were both hit with multiple drug charges and sent to the H…
Drug Dealer Busted With Cocaine, Pills, $1,400 In Cash, Firearms In North Jersey Motel
A drug dealer was found with prescription pills, a stolen handgun, and suspected drug money at the Red Roof Inn in Secaucus Thursday night, July 27, police said.
Police initially saw Ridgefield's Anthony Cuccia sell a 24-year-old Maywood resident 10 Oxycodone Pills, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Officers investigated further and arrested 26-year-old Cuccia, after searching his room at the Red Roof Inn, Miller said.
Cuccia had cocaine, 75 Xanax pills, 15 Oxycodone pills, 90 Adderall pills, Suboxone, Cyclobenzaprine, $1,400 in cash, and a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun stolen…
35 Bags Of Heroin, Two Handguns Seized From Trio In Secaucus: Police
Three people were were arrested outside a hotel in Secaucus on Saturday, July 16 and charged with possessing two handguns and a large quantity of drugs, including 35 bags of heroin, authorities said.
At 10:20 a.m., the Secaucus Police Anti-Crime Unit was patrolling the area near Extended Stay Hotel when they observed a drug deal, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police then stopped one of the cars involved in the drug deal and saw a digital scale used to weigh narcotics, Miller said.
The driver of the vehicle, Ruben Rodriguez, a 36-year-old resident of Jersey City, had over $2,300 in his pa…
Serial Secaucus Car Burglar Apprehended: Police
A 28-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with burglarizing several vehicles in Secaucus, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 17.
Police began their investigation on the morning of Thursday, May 4, when a Sandpiper Key resident said someone had broken into their parked vehicle and taken money, police said. Police discovered the car burglar, Kendjy Phillipe, had entered into two other vehicles and attempted to enter a third, officers said.
Phillipe was charged with three counts of burglary and one count of criminal attempt to commit burglary, along with other theft charges, …
'SOS' Button Ripped From Stolen BMW; Occupants Busted With Heroin In Secaucus: Police
A trio in stolen BMW with heavy tints and the "SOS" button ripped from the ceiling had outstanding warrants and heroin, authorities said.
Officers in the Secaucus Police Department's Anti-Crime Unit were patrolling near the Rodeway Inn Motel on Route 3, around 9:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, when they noticed a 2021 BMW 540i pull into the parking lot, Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Verly Antenor, 21, of Roselle Park, was behind the wheel, police said. He got out of the car and went into the motel for a few minutes, and then left with Arthur Garlick and Laura Probst, Miller said.
The tr…
US Marshals Capture Pair In 16-Year-Old Jersey City Boy's 2021 Murder
Two men have been charged in connection with the March 2021 murder of a 16-year-old Jersey City boy, authorities announced Monday, Dec. 12.
Members of the US Marshals Service captured Khalil Kelley, 23, at his job in Hillside on Friday, Dec. 9, while Roger Pickett Jr., 22, was charged at the Hudson County Jail where he's detained on charges relating to a Nov. 1, 2022 shooting death, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Both men are facing charges of murder and related offenses in connection with the March 29, 2021 shooting death of Kaheem Taylor, Suarez said.
Jersey City …
Man Lurking In Secaucus Resident's Yard Had Loaded Handgun, Cocaine: Police
A New York man with an outstanding warrant found lurking in a Secaucus resident's yard in the middle of the night was found in possession of a handgun, cocaine, ecstasy and more, authorities said.
Police were called to a Second Street home around 2:05 a.m. when the homeowner said her surveillance camera alerted her to a man — later identified as Ronald Brown, 35, of Brooklyn, NY — on the side of her house on Friday, Dec. 9, Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Responding officers found Brown on Chestnut Street near Raydol Avenue.
While searching Brown before his arrest, Sgt. Aniello Schaf…
Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says
A 33-year-old Long Island man was found with meth, ecstasy, heroin and a gun in the raid of a Hudson County hotel, authorities said.
Sean McDermott, of Southampton, had been wanted out of Middlesex County, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
He was found with the following while at the Harmony Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive in Secaucus on Monday, Nov. 14 around 5:25 p.m., according to Miller:
More than fifty (50) grams of suspected methamphetamine,
More than thirty (30) pills of suspected ecstasy,
Heroin
Gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB),
Several hundred dollars in suspected drug p…
Florida Man Wanted On 2 Warrants Busted With Sword In Hudson Traffic Stop: Police
A Florida man wanted on two warrants was busted with a sword during a traffic stop in Hudson County, authorities said.
Alain Diaz, 48, was stopped by Secaucus Police just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Diaz, of Hialeah, Florida, was found to have an outstanding NCIC warrant issued out of Hopatcong with no bail and an outstanding warrant out of Jersey City totaling $50, police said.
Diaz was also charged with a weapons offense for being in possession of a sword, as well as three motor vehicle summonses, Miller said.
Diaz was being held i…
NJ Man With Warrants, NY Driver Had Loaded Ghost Gun, Ammo In Stolen Truck: Police
A New York man and New Jersey man with several warrants out for his arrest were in a stolen truck without plates when they were found with a loaded handgun and hollow point bullets over the weekend in Hudson County, authorities said.
Secaucus Officer Salvatore Manente Jr. spotted the parked Penske moving truck, occupied by Fabian D. Soto, 30, of New York, NY, and Fatah Iarkane, 23 of Secaucus, around 12 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, Chief Dennis Miller said.
Soto, the driver, handed the officer a Virginia license plate, but a check of the registration revealed it had been sto…
Hudson County Heroin, Fentanyl Mill Takedown Nets 3 Arrests: State Police
More than 38 grams of heroin and fentanyl were seized in the takedown of a drug production facility in Hudson County and lower Bergen, authorities said.
An investigation into Richard Stroman Jr., 38, of North Arlington, began last May when police were tipped off to a drug mill being run out of a West New York home, New Jersey State Police said. Stroman had been using a home in Union City to support the operation, police said.
Jose Acosta, 37, of Hoboken, and Miguel Carrasco-Lara, 35, of Lyndhurst, were identified as members of the network, police said.
On June 24, detectives executed …
