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Unsuspecting Heroin, Cocaine Dealer Leads Detectives To 3 More Arrests, Passaic Sheriff Says Unsuspecting Heroin, Cocaine Dealer Leads Detectives To 3 More Arrests, Passaic Sheriff Says
Unsuspecting Heroin, Cocaine Dealer Leads Detectives To 3 More Arrests, Passaic Sheriff Says Timing was everything Thursday, June 27 in Passaic County. Kevin Wunk made the jobs of law enforcement officers a whole lot easier, as he carried out a drug deal just as they were arriving to execute a search warrant on his home, wrapping a month-long investigation and leading them to three additional arrests, Acting Passaic County Sheriff Gary Giardina said. The Passaic County Sheriff's Office had been investigating the Wanaque resident throughout the month of June, and at 10 a.m., officers from Wanaque and Ringwood police departments arrived at his Ringwood Avenue apartment to c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philly Dad Who Used Baby As Human Shield Grieves Boy's Loss On Facebook Philly Dad Who Used Baby As Human Shield Grieves Boy's Loss On Facebook
Philly Dad Who Used Baby As Human Shield Grieves Boy's Loss On Facebook The Philadelphia dad who allegedly used his 11-month-old son as a human shield during a shooting spawned by a drug deal gone bad has taken to social media to mourn the boy's loss. Yaseem Jenkins was shot after his dad used counterfeit cash to buy drugs in October 2019, authorities previously said. The boy died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 3 years old. His dad mourned his loss on Facebook but did not get much sympathy. "Last couple deaths I was numb.,, i feel this shit." One commenter responded: "WTF U should feel like shit. What kinda father used there 11 month old child as a hum…

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by Daily Voice
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Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m.,  Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman
New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman A New Brunswick man is accused of providing a woman with the cocktail of drugs including fentanyl and cocaine that killed her last January, authorities said Wednesday. Lashawn D. Boyd, 24, met up with the 37-year-old Bedminster woman for a drug deal on Jan. 19, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Bedminster Township Police Chief Karl Rock said. The next day, the woman died of a heart attack, Rock and Fodor said. An autopsy revealed the cause was adverse effects of cocaine, fentanyl and sertraline …

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by Cecilia Levine
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WANTED: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit WANTED: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit
Wanted: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit Authorities in Somerset County are seeking a man who they say sped away from police after being caught in a drug deal. Saul Weaver III, 48, of Hampton, is wanted on a charge of eluding police following Tuesday's incident, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release with other law enforcement agencies. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, along with Franklin Township police, were doing a "quality of life" check in Diane Court when they saw a man later identified as Weaver conducting a "suspected narcotic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teaneck Police Capture Robber Who Fired Blank Gun In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Authorities Say Teaneck Police Capture Robber Who Fired Blank Gun In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Authorities Say
Teaneck Police Capture Robber Who Fired Blank Gun In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Authorities Say Teaneck police assisted by a Bergen County SWAT team captured an 18-year-old local man who they said robbed a couple with an imitation handgun during a drug deal. Detectives found a blank gun and bandana that they said Jairrod Shannon, 18, used during the Oct. 5 holdup on Bogert Street, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. Officers responding to rounds fired from the blank gun found a 20-year-old woman and 17-year-old boy who said they’d been robbed during a pot deal by Shannon and a juvenile, O’Reilly said. A warrant was issued for Shannon’s arrest and a search warrant was obtained for h…

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by Jerry DeMarco