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Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops
Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops A pair of Haledon police officers seized guns in separate traffic stops as part of a year-long law enforcement initiative that authorities say has been a huge success. One of the stops involved an ex-con with a suspended license who wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was drinking tequila when police said they stopped him for failing to signal a turn and found a loaded revolver and hollow-nose bullets in his SUV. Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Officer Kris Duci made that stop this past week and another a week earlier as part of a Quality of Life Division that has been "vital in keeping Haledon a safe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haledon PD: Officers Seize 790 Heroin Folds, 50 Crack Vials, 1½ Pounds Of Pot From Driver Haledon PD: Officers Seize 790 Heroin Folds, 50 Crack Vials, 1½ Pounds Of Pot From Driver
Haledon PD: Officers Seize 790 Heroin Folds, 50 Crack Vials, 1½ Pounds Of Pot From Driver A speeding driver who had several cellphones with him when he made an illegal turn made Haledon police suspicious enough to summon a drug-sniffing K-9, leading to his arrest and the seizure of heroin, crack and pot, authorities said. Justin Alford, 29, gave conflicting statements after Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Kris Duci stopped his Jeep with Florida license plates on Burhans Avenue, Capt. George Guzman said. The response by a Passaic County sheriff's drug dog to an exterior sniff prompted a search that turned up 790 heroin folds labeled "Knockout," 50 yellow vials of crack and a pound of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haledon PD: Passaic Driver Who Ran Light Had Three-Quarters Of Pound Of Pot, $6,167 Drug Cash Haledon PD: Passaic Driver Who Ran Light Had Three-Quarters Of Pound Of Pot, $6,167 Drug Cash
Haledon PD: Passaic Driver Who Ran Light Had Three-Quarters Of Pound Of Pot, $6,167 Drug Cash A Haledon police officer found a Passaic driver who ran a red light toting three-quarters of a pound of pot and $6,167 in suspected drug proceeds, authorities said Thursday. Oficer Jeffrey Welsh stopped the red Acura sedan, red in color with Pennsylvania license plates after the driver ran the light at the intersection of Burhans Avenue and West Broadway shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, Lt. George Guzman said.  Welsh and backup Sgt. Timothy Lindberg noticed a strong odor of raw marijuana coming from the car, Guzman said. A search turned up 11.7 ounces of marijuana, packaging bag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haledon PD: Officers Find Pair With Two Loaded Guns, Hundreds Of Doses Of Heroin, Crack Haledon PD: Officers Find Pair With Two Loaded Guns, Hundreds Of Doses Of Heroin, Crack
Haledon PD: Officers Find Pair With Two Loaded Guns, Hundreds Of Doses Of Heroin, Crack A pair of Haledon police officers seized two handguns, 240 folds of heroin and 20 vials of crack, along with other drugs, during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer John Bonilla stopped the driver of a gray Honda sedan for running a stop sign and then failing to signal a turn at the intersection of Burhans Avenue and Temple Street just before 3 p.m. Monday, Lt. George Guzman said. The driver and a front-seat passenger were moving rapidly inside, Guzman said. Bonilla and Officer Andrea Len also immediately smelled burnt marijuana once the car windows were opened, he said. The driver,…

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by Jerry DeMarco