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Ex-Con, 56, Arrested With Drugs After Throwing Punch At Officer: Englewood PD
An ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet was arrested after taking a swing at an Englewood police officer, authorities said.
Lawrence Eugene Jones, 56, dropped a bag he was carrying when he spotted the officer on Jones Road early Thursday afternoon, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said.
Jones is well known to law enforcement in the area.
He’s been arrested dozens of times over more than two decades, mostly for drug-related crimes that include dealing, aggravated assault, forgery and probation violations, among other offenses, according to criminal records.
The most serious was a gun conviction stemmi…
Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers
An emotionally disturbed man coughed on, spit at and kicked police officers, shouting, "I have the coronavirus. I want somebody to come touch me," authorities in Edison said.
The man's parents called police around 11 p.m. Wednesday saying that he was "out of control," the department wrote in a Facebook post.
Responding officers said they tried to calm him down, but the man fought with them at the house and then again at headquarters.
"Now you all have the coronavirus," they said he told them.
Police, who withheld his name, charged him with obstruction, criminal mischief, making terroristi…