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Lyndhurst Man, Lodi Man Charged With Distribution, 150 Grams Of Cocaine Seized Lyndhurst Man, Lodi Man Charged With Distribution, 150 Grams Of Cocaine Seized
Lyndhurst Man, Lodi Man Charged With Distribution, 150 Grams Of Cocaine Seized Three men were recently arrested and charged after a narcotics investigation in Secaucus resulted in the recovery of over 150 grams of cocaine and approximately 20 grams of MDMA, authorities said. Nelson Villegas-Rios, a 33-year-old Lyndhurst resident and Sebastian Ospina Osorio, a 34-year-old New York resident were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 7 and charged with distributing cocaine and ecstasy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. They were arrested on Plaza Drive in Secaucus. Larry Marin, a 27-year-old Lodi resident was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday,…

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by Sam Barron
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Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says
Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says A 33-year-old Long Island man was found with meth, ecstasy, heroin and a gun in the raid of a Hudson County hotel, authorities said. Sean McDermott, of Southampton, had been wanted out of Middlesex County, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. He was found with the following while at the Harmony Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive in Secaucus on Monday, Nov. 14 around 5:25 p.m., according to Miller: More than fifty (50) grams of suspected methamphetamine, More than thirty (30) pills of suspected ecstasy,  Heroin Gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB), Several hundred dollars in suspected drug p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Hotel Bomb Threat Investigation Leads Officers To Man With Crystal Meth: Authorities NJ Hotel Bomb Threat Investigation Leads Officers To Man With Crystal Meth: Authorities
NJ Hotel Bomb Threat Investigation Leads Officers To Man With Crystal Meth: Authorities Authorities investigating a bomb threat at a North Jersey hotel were led to a man with crystal meth — but he wasn't the person who called in the threat, police say. A female placed a call to Secaucus police on Monday, Oct. 31 around 9:35 p.m., reporting a possible bomb on the premises of Harmony Suites on Plaza Drive, Chief Dennis Miller said. While the threat was deemed unfounded, police found 26-year-old Christopher Geary, of Hewitt, in possession of crystal meth, Miller said. Geary was charged on a summons and released. It wasn't immediately clear if charges had been filed in regards to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later
Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later Two New York City women were arrested when police spotted them in the area of the same hotel where they had committed a carjacking nearly a week prior, authorities said. Lauren Allen, 33 of the Bronx, and Ebonee Hazelwood, 32 of Manhattan -- who both had warrants out of Essex County -- were taken into custody Thursday when authorities spotted them, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police responded to the Embassy Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive around 5:20 a.m. March 18, on reports that a 2017 Mercedes Benz was forcibly taken from the owner, Miller said. A responding officer …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say
Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say A pair of fugitives were busted with a dead hand grenade, eight loaded weapons, more than $36,000 in cash, drugs and more during a 7-hour standoff that evacuated a North Jersey hotel Sunday night, authorities said Monday. Rahim Harris, 42, of Newark, and  Haneefha S. White, 39, of Johnstowns, PA, were arrested after a more than 7-hour standoff at the Extended Stay Hotel on Plaza Drive, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police received a tip around 7 p.m. saying that Harris -- who had been wanted out of Essex County on charges of aggravated assault -- was staying at the hotel.&n…

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by Cecilia Levine