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Cliffside Park PD Driver Tries To Run After Officer Finds Gun, Synth Pot, THC Wax In Stop
A Cliffside Park patrol officer nabbed a driver with a handgun and various drugs, including synthetic pot, crystal meth and THC wax, authorities said.
Officer Jonathan Petermann stopped a white Honda Accord near the corner of Park and Anderson avenues for having tinted windows around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Vincent Capano said.
Approaching the sedan, Petermann smelled pot, Capano said.
So he called for backups and had the driver – Omar Abad, 41 of North Bergen – step out of the car, the lieutenant said.
A search turned up the 9mm Astra handgun, some pot, some Oxycodone and diaze…
Police: Ex-Con 'Soverign Citizen' Tazed After Lunging For Englewood Officer's Gun In Court
An ex-con with a history of fighting with police lunged for an Englewood officer’s gun in court and had to be tased, handcuffed and dragged out, authorities said.
Wayne Hall, a 29-year-old transient who has claimed to be a “sovereign citizen,” had just been sentenced to 10 days in jail for driving on the suspended list for the sixth time when he “became belligerent and attempted to argue with the judge,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said.
City police Officers Sean O'Hara, Carlos Calderin and Jason Mejia, who were handling court security on Tuesday, tried to restrain Hall, who resisted, To…
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,…
Long Drive From Home: Franklin Lakes Police Bust Three In Route 208 Heroin, Oxy Stop
It’s more than an hour and a half drive to Paterson from the homes of a Pennsylvania trio whom Franklin Lakes police said they caught with heroin, Oxycodone and hypodermic needles during a traffic stop.
Officer David Blum pulled their car over on Route 208 just after 12:30 a.m. Monday, Capt. John Bakelaar said.
Arrested, charged with drug counts and released pending court hearings were Christopher Scurto, 26, of Greeley, Alissa Winters, 26, of Newfoundland and Sabrina Ray, 41, of Greentown.
