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Haledon Avenue, Haledon, NJ

Haledon Police Raid Clandestine Ecstasy Lab In Center Of Town, Seize Resident, 23 Haledon Police Raid Clandestine Ecstasy Lab In Center Of Town, Seize Resident, 23
Haledon Police Raid Clandestine Ecstasy Lab In Center Of Town, Seize Resident, 23 Haledon police busted a 23-year-old resident who they said mixed toxic and potentially fatal chemicals to produce homemade Ecstasy in the center of town. Acting on a reliable tip, investigators led by Detective Jeffrey Welsh obtained a search warrant and -- assisted by their department's Special Services Bureau -- hit the clandestine Haledon Avenue lab on Saturday, Feb. 10, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman said. They seized Santiago Zapata Palomeque after finding two five-gallon buckets of 3,4-Methylenedioxy​methamphetamine in his bedroom, the deputy chief said. They also found cocaine, …
Fleeing East Orange Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say Fleeing East Orange Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say
Fleeing East Orange Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say An ex-con who ran from a Haledon traffic stop was carrying a gun loaded with hollow-point bullets, said police who chased him down. Officer Jeffrey Welsh stopped the 2007 Nissan Altima on Haledon Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Sunday after the driver failed to properly signal a turn, Lt. George Guzman said. The vehicle also didn’t have a valid inspection sticker, he said. Welsh smelled raw marijuana as he approached the vehicle, then asked the driver for her paperwork, Guzman said. Special Police Officers Michael Moore and Kris Duci joined Welsh, and the driver and three passengers were ordered…