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'Special K,' Ecstasy Seized In Separate Lyndhurst Stops
Lyndhurst police made separate weekend drug arrests following traffic stops in the same area.
Officer Michael Clifford stopped an older model BMW with a cracked windshield and expired inspection sticker in the area of Polito Avenue and Wall Sreet West late Friday, Detective Lt. Michael Auteri said.
The vehicle also had a temporary license plate that, it turned out, belonged to another vehicle, he said.
The driver, Marco Ribeiro, 40, of Newark was carrying Ecstasy and was unlicensed, Auteri said.
He was charged with drug possession, issued traffic summonses and released pending a hearing. …
Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets
A fleeing Hackensack driver crashed a luxury car during a Maywood police pursuit, injuring an off-duty officer, then tried to keep going before he was captured, authorities said.
Christian Valentin, 20, had two people with him when he drove his BMW M4 on the wrong side of the road while passing a vehicle that he’d been tailgating near Passaic Street and Maywood Avenue, Police Chief Terence Kenny said.
Seeing this, Detective Christopher Nichols tried to stop him, the chief said.
Valentin hit the gas instead.
A few blocks later, the $71,000 coupe slammed into another vehicle as Valentine t…
Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit
Police seized a ghost gun, cash, a high capacity magazine and burglar tools from two men who fled a motor vehicle stop on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said Wednesday.
Khristian Haye, 20, and Jaden Thomas, 20, both of Plainfield, were being held in the Hudson County Jail pending a detention hearing, New Jersey State Police said in a release.
Sergeant Keith McCormick attempted to stop a red Chevrolet Corvette for a traffic violation on the southbound of the eastern spur in Secaucus around 11:40 a.m. Monday, police said.
When McCormick activated the lights and sirens on his marked tro…
Authorities: NJ State Trooper Seizes 2 Handguns, Drugs From Philly Pair On AC Expressway
State Police seized two guns along with some heroin and pot from two Philadelphia men and a Pennsylvania companion after a stop on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said Tuesday.
Trooper John Fallon stopped their car for a traffic violation on the westbound expressway in Winslow Township on Saturday, State Police said in a release.
Dante Johnson-Simmons, 25, was carrying a .380-caliber gun and marijuana, and Latal Turner, 19, had a .40-caliber handgun and heroin, they said.
Johnson-Simmons and Turner, both of Philadelphia, were arrested on drug and weapons charges.
A third man, Ca…
