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Crack Found, Dad Seized, Child Taken, Rochelle Park Police Say
A wanted Rochelle Park man was arrested and his young child placed with a guardian after police caught the dad trying to discard a bag of crack, authorities said.
Sharod Naji Gandy, 33, had actually gone to Rochelle Park police headquarters on his own to file a police report on an unrelated matter on Sunday, April 17, Detective Lt. James M. DePreta said.
He quickly ducked out, however, after officers did a quick computer check and learned that Gandy was wanted on an outstanding warrant, DePreta said.
Officer Chris Kiszka found Gandy at a local hotel the very next night, the lieutenant said…
Brick Police Make Multiple Drug Arrests In Crackdown
A half dozen drug suspects were arrested by Brick Township police in recent sweeps, authorities said.
On Wednesday, March 16, at about 11 p.m., Brick Street Crimes Unit detectives, working with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, stopped a vehicle on Lanes Mill Road. An investigation led to the arrest of all three occupants with multiple drug charges.
The driver, Apostolos Xinaropoulos, 34, of Brick, was charged with two counts of possession of heroin and loitering to distribute or obtain a controlled dangerous substance.
Xinaropoulos was processe…
NJ Ring That Dealt Fentanyl, Crack Smashed By Federal, County, Local Crime-Fighting Team
Eleven accused members of a drug ring that authorities said openly peddled crack and potentially fatal fentanyl in a Newark neighborhood were charged federally on Wednesday.
The ring's "primary supplier," Frazier Burton, 46, was caught with 100 bricks of heroin and fentanyl when tactical officers arrested him Wednesday morning, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
At 50 bags per brick, that's 5,000 individual packages -- all of which Honig said carried the neighborhood drug network's particular stamps.
The case took several months for an ad hoc team of local, county and federal inve…
1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes
Paterson police seized 1,544 heroin folds, a quarter-pound of crack and cocaine combined and 428 illegal pills while arresting several accused dealers -- one of whom was carrying two stolen guns, authorities said.
Narcotics Division detectives watched Tuesday as Doyan D. McDermott, 37, and Jeffrey Taylor, 39, assisted by Huntier Small, 38, served late-morning and early-afternoon drive-up customers outside their East 29th Street home, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
After about 4½ hours, the investigators moved in.
They grabbed Small and McDermott, then chased down Taylor, …
Brick Police: Suspects Arrested With Crack, Heroin, Crystal Meth, Pills
Five people have been arrested in Brick Township on various drug-related charges, authorities said.
A "hand-to-hand" deal was observed by detectives late last month in the Briar Mills Apartment Complex. Investigators recovered heroin, crack and paraphernalia, they said.
Brian Vientos, 34, Jackson, was arrested in possession of heroin and crack, Brick police said. He was released on a summons with several drug and traffic charges.
During the same incident, Amanda Meklim, 34, of Jackson, was arrested and charged with possession of heroin, crack, prescripti…
Suspected Drug Dealers From Mercer, Ocean Counties Arrested On Crack Cocaine Charges
Two suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Brick Township, authorities said.
Brick Police Department's Street Crimes Unit Detectives made a warranted “knock and announce” search at the Maple Leaf Park Complex, on Sawmill Road about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Patrol Officer Victoria Finelli.
David Gonzalez, 32, from Brick in Ocean County was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and crack, possession of cocaine and crack, possession of paraphernalia and tampering with evidence, Finelli said.
Joshua Gonzalez, 31, from East Windsor in Mercer County, was charg…
