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Passaic Sheriff: Ex-Con Caught Dealing With Two Guns, Coke, Customer Ledger
Passaic County sheriff's officers nabbed a Paterson ex-con with two guns, an ounce and a half of cocaine and some pot, along with packaging materials, scales and a customer ledger, authorities said.
Detectives watched as Miguel Medina, 37, sold to a 57-year-old Fair Lawn man at the corner of 3rd Avenue and East 17th Street, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.
Investigators followed the buyer into Fair Lawn, where they arrested him, the sheriff said.
They seized Medina in front of a bar near his 3rd Avenue home, he said.
Medina consented to a search of his apartment, where they…
Paterson Detectives Bust Five, Seize 2,000 Heroin Folds, 82 Crack Bags, $5,255 Cash
Paterson detectives seized more than 2,000 heroin folds, 82 bags of crack and more than $5,200 in drug proceeds in a pair of busts.
The investigators were in an unmarked car Thursday night when they saw a heroin deal go down in the parking lot of the Popeye’s on Market Street, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
They moved in and arrested Muhammad R. Al-Barr, 49, of Newark, who they said sold 10 heroin envelopes to a 27-year-old Rahway woman, Speziale said.
Seized were 1,250 heroin folds, 82 crack baggies, two crystal meth baggies and $2,513 in cash, he…
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt
A moving taxi overturned and crashed on Route 3 in Clifton when a passenger from the Jersey Shore stabbed and slashed the driver during a robbery attempt, authorities said.
The cabbie was taking Jordan White, 20, to Montclair after picking him up in Manhattan when White convinced him to open the divider between them on westbound Route 3 around 4 a.m. Monday, Lt. Robert Bracken said.
White, of Galloway in Atlantic County, pulled a box cutter and demanded the driver's cellphone and cash, Bracken said.
When the driver refused, White stabbed and slashed him on the shoulder, back and chest, the…
Paterson Party-Goer Stabbed Dead, Fellow City Man Surrenders, Charged With Murder
A Paterson man surrendered Monday morning to face murder charges after stabbing and killing another city man during a late-night party, authorities said.
Henry Rivera, 31, stabbed Arthur Clauser, 52, in the chest after they got into an argument at a gathering on Ward Street just after midnight Monday, authorities said.
Rivera fled before turning himself in at Paterson Police Headquarters later Monday morning, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release.
Clauser, meanwhile, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center …
Paterson PD: Child Molester Caught Dealing, Over 600 Heroin Folds, Crack Vials Seized
Paterson police seized 480 heroin folds, 121 crack vials and more than $7,600 cash while arresting a registered sex offender who recently served five years in state prison on a gun conviction.
Narcotics detectives raided the 12th Avenue apartment on Wednesday after watching Jaquan Housey sell drugs, City Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
They arrested Housey, 31, and Jason West, 42, of Lawrence Street, who they said bought dozens of crack vials from him with the intention of reselling them.
Housey was released from state prison this past October after serving five years of a seven-year …
