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Paterson Detectives Seize 2,162 Heroin Folds, Coke, Xanax, Loaded Gun From Accused Dealer, 23 Paterson Detectives Seize 2,162 Heroin Folds, Coke, Xanax, Loaded Gun From Accused Dealer, 23
Paterson Detectives Seize 2,162 Heroin Folds, Coke, Xanax, Loaded Gun From Accused Dealer, 23 Paterson police detectives nabbed a 23-year-old drug dealer with 2,162 heroin folds, cocaine, Xanax, Percocet and a loaded handgun, authorities said. Detectives also seized more than $1,100 in drug cash when they raided the second-floor Madison Avenue apartment of Justin Velez off Market Street around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Velez was carrying 100 heroin folds when they arrested him moments earlier, Speziale said. In his apartment, the director said, police found a .380-caliber Keltec handgun loaded with hollow- and ball-point rounds. Also seiz…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prospect Park Car Burglary Spree Stopped, Three Teens Seized Prospect Park Car Burglary Spree Stopped, Three Teens Seized
Prospect Park Car Burglary Spree Stopped, Three Teens Seized Prospect Park police solved nearly a dozen car burglaries – as well as the theft of a sedan – with the seizure of three teens, authorities said Thursday. Detectives Arthur Canestrino and Detective Walter Richmond identified Justin Velez of Paterson and the two juveniles – one a 16-year-old from Haledon and the other a 15-year-old from Prospect Park – following the 10-day burglary spree earlier this month. Velez was arrested and charged with 10 counts of burglary and five counts of theft, including one for the stolen 2017 Chevy Cruze – which police returned to its owner, Capt. Ammen Matari s…

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by Jerry DeMarco