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Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks
Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks Police in Haledon went undercover to bust an alleged prostitute. Responding to a tip from the 400 block of Belmont Avenue, Haledon Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg and Detective Jeffrey Welsh identified Christine Mcalister, a 48-year-old borough resident, as their suspect, Capt. George Guzman, Jr. said. Mcalister, who lists her occupation online as self-employed, was arrested after soliciting an undercover officer, the captain said. She was charged with promoting prostitution and maintaining a nuisance before being released pending a Municipal Court appearance, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Go-Go Bar Workers Busted For Prostitution, Selling Coke To Guests — AGAIN: Police NJ Go-Go Bar Workers Busted For Prostitution, Selling Coke To Guests — AGAIN: Police
NJ Go-Go Bar Workers Busted For Prostitution, Selling Coke To Guests — Again: Police An undercover bust led to even more prostitution and drug arrests at a popular North Jersey go-go bar nearly a year after a similar investigation, authorities announced. Undercover police officers were offered sexual favors in exchange for money at AJ's Go-Go Bar in on Secaucus Road in Secaucus, Police Chief Dennis Miller said in announcing the latest bust. Yuri Duran, 34, of Newark; Lara Murad, 44, of Jersey City; and Isabella Molina-Morales, 30, of Elizabeth; were all charged with engaging in prostitution. Murad was also found with cocaine, and was charged with a drug offense. Duran was a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Full Service’ Bergen Massage Parlors Raided: 4 Busted, Two Taken By Feds, $11,291 Seized ‘Full Service’ Bergen Massage Parlors Raided: 4 Busted, Two Taken By Feds, $11,291 Seized
‘Full Service’ Bergen Massage Parlors Raided: 4 Busted, Two Taken By Feds, $11,291 Seized An undercover detective had just entered a Fairview massage parlor when an employee stripped naked and listed the prices for oral sex and intercourse, authorities said. The investigator was part of a joint task force that took down what authorities said essentially were two “full service” brothels operating as massage parlors just blocks apart. Members of the federal Homeland Security Investigations’ Human Trafficking Unit seized two women on potential immigration violations, Fairview Police Detective Lt. Michael Martic said. Four other women were busted by borough police, the lieutenant…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hoboken Doctor, Roommate Busted With $15K Worth Of Drugs In Undercover Sting: Prosecutor Hoboken Doctor, Roommate Busted With $15K Worth Of Drugs In Undercover Sting: Prosecutor
Hoboken Doctor, Roommate Busted With $15K Worth Of Drugs In Undercover Sting: Prosecutor A doctor and her roommate have been accused of drug distribution after one sold 150 grams of cocaine to an undercover officer, and $15,000 in drugs were found in their home, authorities in Hudson County said. A raid of 38-year-old Elizabeth Johnson and 31-year-old Serge Corporan's Hoboken apartment turned up 17 grams of cocaine, more than 60 ecstasy pills and drug paraphernalia, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Johnson is an emergency doctor at Hoboken University Medical Center. Corporan sold cocaine more than 150 grams of cocaine to an undercover officer multiple tim…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Caller ID Leads To Guilty Verdict For NJ Man Who Dealt Fatal Fentanyl In PA Caller ID Leads To Guilty Verdict For NJ Man Who Dealt Fatal Fentanyl In PA
Caller ID Leads To Guilty Verdict For NJ Man Who Dealt Fatal Fentanyl In PA A drug dealer who sold lethal doses of fentanyl to undercover police officers was found guilty thanks in part to his caller ID, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Emilio Perralta, 20, of Newark, New Jersey, had his bail revoked after the jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges on Dec. 9, according to the release. Police were already attempting to catch Perralta by running an undercover operation in Aug. and Sept. 2019 when they were called to a fatal overdose on Williamsburg Road in Lancaster on Nov. 8 that same year, according to the release. …

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by Jillian Pikora