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Hackensack Police Find Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo, Large Magazine, Drugs, Seize Warehouse Worker
A warehouse worker from Hackensack suspected of dealing drugs was busted with a handgun and a high-capacity magazine, as well as pot and Oxycodone packaged for sale, city police said.
John O. Oguje Jr., 25, was charged with various drug and weapons charges following a raid on his apartment Thursday, Feb. 10, as part of an investigation by Detective Michael Reo, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said.
Narcotics Bureau detectives found Oguje conducting business while investigating complaints of drug dealing next to a local park and school, Antista said.
He was familiar to authorities, having b…
Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop
A Jersey City man had a loaded handgun on him when he was stopped by police for having tinted windows, front license plate and a bogus rear license plate in Secaucus, authorities said.
Darrion Pierce, 25, was stopped around 10 a.m. Sunday, when police smelled marijuana in his car, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
A search of Pierce's car turned up a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, along with other drug paraphernalia, Miller said.
Pierce, an unlicensed driver, was arrested and charged with several weapons, drugs and motor vehicle offenses.
He was lodged in the Hudson County Corr…
Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says
Paterson detectives captured a gunman who fled from them last week, authorities said.
Memphis Morales, 18, was relatively easy to identify because of his blond-tipped, shoulder-length dreads and a multi-colored tie-dyed shirt wrapped around his waist, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Morales ran from detectives who’d approached him and nearly two dozen men who were blocking a sidewalk at the corner of Keen and Mercer streets last Tuesday, Speziale said.
Morales ran down Rosa Parks Boulevard toward Warren Street, tossing a gun as he went, the director said.
It turned out to be a…
