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Elmwood Park Police Seize Second Loaded Gun In 24 Hours, Third Of Week Elmwood Park Police Seize Second Loaded Gun In 24 Hours, Third Of Week
Elmwood Park Police Seize Second Loaded Gun In 24 Hours, Third Of Week Elmwood Park police seized a loaded gun during a traffic stop for the second time in less than 24 hours – and the third time in a week. And, once again, the firearm had its serial number removed in a clear attempt to avoid tracing. Passenger Isiah Griffith, 21, of Garfield was found carrying the fully-loaded .9mm handgun in his waistband after he got out of the car and was patted down by Officers Eliseo Medrano and Matt Auslander following the 9:15 p.m. stop Monday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The driver was released without incident or charges, Foligno said. “There are a lot o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Police Raid Same Fortified Drug Den A Second Time, Seize Heroin, Pot, Guns, Young Crew Paterson Police Raid Same Fortified Drug Den A Second Time, Seize Heroin, Pot, Guns, Young Crew
Paterson Police Raid Same Fortified Drug Den A Second Time, Seize Heroin, Pot, Guns, Young Crew Responding to frightened citizens, detectives raided a fortified drug den in an increasingly violent Paterson neighborhood, seizing 284 heroin folds, four pounds of pot and three guns while arresting 10 dealers – most of them 21 or younger, authorities said. It was the second time in eight months that they'd hit the same Marion Street home, which is ringed with cameras that provide a view of the property in all directions. Buyers came to the Marion Street home “at all times of the day and night,” which residents told police had been “disrupting their quality of life and placing them in fear…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fairview Officer Finds Drug Mill: 8 Pounds Of Pot, Crack, $72,000 Cash Seized, Three Busted Fairview Officer Finds Drug Mill: 8 Pounds Of Pot, Crack, $72,000 Cash Seized, Three Busted
Fairview Officer Finds Drug Mill: 8 Pounds Of Pot, Crack, $72,000 Cash Seized, Three Busted A keen-eyed Fairview police officer discovered a drug mill where he and his colleagues arrested two brothers and a pregnant woman while seizing eight pounds of pot -- along with crack, Molly and other drugs – as well as more than $72,000 in drug proceeds, authorities said. Officer Geremia DeMartino was on patrol Tuesday morning when he noticed a 9th Street home with jury-rigged exhaust fans that were running, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. DeMartino “recalled past code violations for operating an illegal barber shop out of the basement/garage area,” Kahn said. A code enforcement officer w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Maywood Residents Complain, Neighbor Busted For Drugs For 2nd Time In Three Weeks Maywood Residents Complain, Neighbor Busted For Drugs For 2nd Time In Three Weeks
Maywood Residents Complain, Neighbor Busted For Drugs For 2nd Time In Three Weeks A Maywood man arrested only a few weeks ago with a half-pound of pot and more than $2,500 in drug proceeds kept dealing from his house, said police who busted him again on Thursday. New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law forced authorities to release 22-year-old Salvatore Ferriolo after he was arrested with a Hackensack man on Aug. 30. Responding to several complaints from concerned citizens, police raided his family’s Louis Street home and found marijuana, hash oil and THC edibles, Police Chief David Pegg said. Ferriolo was charged with several drug-related offenses and sent to the Bergen Coun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Police: THC Gummies, $7,200 In Drug Proceeds Found In Stop Paterson Police: THC Gummies, $7,200 In Drug Proceeds Found In Stop
Paterson Police: THC Gummies, $7,200 In Drug Proceeds Found In Stop PATERSON, N.J. -- They came in various flavors and names, but the gummies and throat drops found on a speeding tailgater were made with THC, Paterson police said. The "Killer GummyYummy" and "Jolly Rancher Cannabis Herb" drops -- containing the active chemical in marijuana -- were found during a Monday afternoon stop of a speeding, tailgating Jeep Cherokee on 16th Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. So was $7,180 in suspected drug proceeds, he said. Officers immediately smelled raw marijuana as soon as the driver -- identified as 35-year-old Alexis Fernandez o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Leonia PD: Ex-Englewood Driver Found With 4 Pounds Of Pot Leonia PD: Ex-Englewood Driver Found With 4 Pounds Of Pot
Leonia PD: Ex-Englewood Driver Found With 4 Pounds Of Pot LEONIA, N.J. -- A Leonia police officer who stopped a Pennsylvania driver found him carrying four pounds of pot, authorities said. Kellem Pretlor, 34, also had $1,200 in suspected drug proceeds when Officer Raymond Forsdahl stopped his unregistered blue Nissan as it headed north on Broad Avenue near Route 95, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. Fordahl immediately smelled the marijuana when he approached the car, Tamagny said. It was found in four large vacuum-sealed plastic bags, he said. Pretlor, a former Englewood resident whose family still lives there, was once employed as a food service handl…

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by Jerry DeMarco