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Bergen Prosecutor's Lieutenant Charged With Stealing Coke, Fentanyl From Evidence Bergen Prosecutor's Lieutenant Charged With Stealing Coke, Fentanyl From Evidence
Bergen Prosecutor's Lieutenant Charged With Stealing Coke, Fentanyl From Evidence A Bergen County prosecutor’s lieutenant stole cocaine and potentially deadly fentanyl from his department's evidence room, then tried to return the drugs in “substantially different” condition after superiors got wise, state authorities charged. Kevin T. Matthew, 47, of Cedar Grove, apparently was selling the drugs based on what was a series of cash deposits under $10,000 each at various banks to try and slide past federal reporting requirements, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Two razor blades were also found in Matthew’s office at the BCPO, the attorney general …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GONE IN 180 SECONDS: Burglars Snatch Oxy, Morphine, Methadone, More From Bergen Drug Store GONE IN 180 SECONDS: Burglars Snatch Oxy, Morphine, Methadone, More From Bergen Drug Store
Gone IN 180 Seconds: Burglars Snatch Oxy, Morphine, Methadone, More From Bergen Drug Store Four burglars in black hoodies were in and out of a Hasbrouck Heights pharmacy in 2½ minutes, said investigators who were tallying up what was taken in an overnight break-in. Various quantities of nearly a dozen drugs were snatched up by the bandits, who police said forced their way in through the front door of Heights Specialty Pharmacy at the corner of Boulevard and Stanley Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. on Valentine's Day. Police Lt. John A. Behr said the burglars made off with assorted amounts of: Oxycodone; Oxycontin; Morphine; Hydromorphone; Hydrocodone; Methadone; Suboxone; Adderall; …

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Accused Drug Thief Wanted In NJ Supermarket Spree Captured By Lyndhurst PD Accused Drug Thief Wanted In NJ Supermarket Spree Captured By Lyndhurst PD
Accused Drug Thief Wanted In NJ Supermarket Spree Captured By Lyndhurst PD Lyndhurst police captured a New York City man wanted for a series of over-the-counter medication thefts from New Jersey supermarkets. Lashawn Simmons, 47, dropped a bag containing $2,100 worth of allergy drugs when security guards confronted him heading out of the Stop and Shop on Sunday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Simmons, of Brooklyn, got into a BMW and tried to drive away when he was nabbed by responding Officers Michael Clifford and Nicolette Villani, backed up by Sgt. Charles Giangiaruso and Officer Michael Scalese, he said. Authorities don’t know why Simmons has focused on al…

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by Jerry DeMarco