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17 Arrested, Six Wanted In Massive NJ Fentanyl Mill, Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutors 17 Arrested, Six Wanted In Massive NJ Fentanyl Mill, Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutors
17 Arrested, Six Wanted In Massive NJ Fentanyl Mill, Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutors Seventeen people were arrested and six more were wanted in a large drug-dealing operation throughout Monmouth County, authorities said. An eight-month investigation seized hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs that were funneled from Passaic and Somerset counties, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Monday, June 24. "The arrests and seizures being announced today mark the end result of a herculean investigative effort involving innumerable moving parts, all seamlessly coordinated with the help of more than two dozen other law enforcement agencies,…

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by Chris Spiker
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CEO Of Englewood Firm Accused Of Event With 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Resigns CEO Of Englewood Firm Accused Of Event With 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Resigns
CEO Of Englewood Firm Accused Of Event With 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Resigns UPDATE: The chief operating officer of a civically-involved Englewood entertainment company announced Monday that his CEO has resigned in the wake of a raid of an after-hours party where police said they discovered crimes and COVID violations. Rasheed Goins, the chief operating officer of Feenx Entertainment, said he will be "taking over day to day operations going forward" following the resignation of Selom Gbate. Police said they found 200 or so partiers – few wearing masks or social distancing – along with drugs, alcohol and disabled fire alarms during a Nov. 29 pre-dawn raid of a space …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations
Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Police said they found 200 or so partiers – few wearing masks or social distancing – along with drugs, alcohol and disabled fire alarms during a pre-dawn raid of a rented space above a Domino's in Englewood. Criminal charges and summonses for COVID offenses and building violations were pending after the raid shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday at the space rented by multi-entertainment company Feenx Enterprises above the Domino's on West Palisade Avenue. Officers responding to a noise and disturbance complaint found the throng of attendees, “most not wearing masks or practicing social distancing,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Police Again Raid Go-Go Bar For Prostitution, Close ‘Garage Door’ Afterhours Club Paterson Police Again Raid Go-Go Bar For Prostitution, Close ‘Garage Door’ Afterhours Club
Paterson Police Again Raid Go-Go Bar For Prostitution, Close ‘Garage Door’ Afterhours Club Paterson police again raided a go-go bar cited earlier this year for prostitution, as well as a pop-up after-hours club where they seized 138 bottles of booze, 20 hookah pipes and nearly $1,050 in cash. Both locations were targeted “based on an overwhelming amount of complaints,” city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Police previously raided the Cabaret Lounge on Cianci Street eight months ago – arresting the manager, a 62-year-old stripper and six of her co-workers at the time – after they said dancers openly solicited undercover officers for sex. SEE: Prostitution Raid At Paters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs
Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs In a neighborhood plagued by violence, Englewood police chased down a man who they said peppered a house with paintballs from what looked like a genuine weapon. Responding Officer Adolfo Gutierrez spotted 18-year-old Sammuel Castillo running from the Mattlage Place home near Shepard Avenue after the shots were fired from a car that had pulled up there shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Castillo was carrying what looked like a long gun -- actually a paintball gun, Halstead said. He tossed it alongside a house before being taken into custody, the depu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lodi Police Seize $13,000, BMW In Raid On Accused Pot Dealer Lodi Police Seize $13,000, BMW In Raid On Accused Pot Dealer
Lodi Police Seize $13,000, BMW In Raid On Accused Pot Dealer Lodi detectives, uniformed officers and a Bergen County Regional SWAT team raided a local home, arrested a resident there who they said was selling pot and seized $13,000 in drug proceeds and a BMW, authorities said. Arrested in the 5 a.m. raid on Pasadena Avenue following an investigation by Detective Joseph Lanfrank was Nelson Montero-Fabio, 26, Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said. Montero-Fabio was charged with drug offenses and money laundering and released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. ****** ALSO SEE: Lodi police seized a local re…

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by Jerry DeMarco