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Wallington PD: Lying Local Man Crosses Passaic Bridge, Returns With Heroin
WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A Wallington man told a police lieutenant he'd come from Garfield when, in fact, he'd just crossed over from Passaic with 10 folds of heroin stamped "PURE MAGIC," authorities said.
Lt. Joseph Rock saw 19-year-old Nicholas Beckering walk across the Wallington Avenue bridge and get into a vehicle on the other side around 12:15 p.m. Monday, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said.
Beckering, who was known to police, emerged two minutes later and walked back across the bridge into Wallington, where he was met by Rock, the captain said.
"The suspect had his hands in his poc…
