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Wanted Route 17 Driver Had Air Pistol, Ski Mask, More: Rochelle Park PD Wanted Route 17 Driver Had Air Pistol, Ski Mask, More: Rochelle Park PD
Wanted Route 17 Driver Had Air Pistol, Ski Mask, More: Rochelle Park PD A driver from Staten Island was caught with an air pistol, a ski mask and an outstanding warrant when Rochelle Park police stopped him on Route 17, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the BMW with Florida transporter plates for multiple equipment violations on the southbound highway around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. James M. DePreta said. The driver, 22-year-old Devonte Thomas, was unable to provide a valid registration or proof of insurance, he said. While Kiszka was dealing with him, backup Officer Jorge Orihuela spotted what looked like a handgun sticking out from beneath the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rochelle Park Police Nab Four In Sketchy SUV, Seize Kilo Of Cocaine, $20,000 Cash Rochelle Park Police Nab Four In Sketchy SUV, Seize Kilo Of Cocaine, $20,000 Cash
Rochelle Park Police Nab Four In Sketchy SUV, Seize Kilo Of Cocaine, $20,000 Cash Four out-of-towners were about to leave for Puerto Rico when Rochelle Park police found them with a kilo of cocaine and $20,000 in cash at a local hotel, authorities said. The quartet told police they were on their way back home when Sgt. Jared Shatkin alerted Detective Brian Gallina and fellow officers to their suspicious rented Chevy Blazer in the hotel parking lot Monday morning, Lt. James DePreta said. They converged on the vehicle, interviewed the four occupants and discovered that they'd arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, made some drug deals and were planning to return home when they w…

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by Jerry DeMarco