Paterson Ex-Con Who Served Time In Shooting Death Of Girl, 12, Busted Selling Drugs Paterson Ex-Con Who Served Time In Shooting Death Of Girl, 12, Busted Selling Drugs
Paterson Ex-Con Who Served Time In Shooting Death Of Girl, 12, Busted Selling Drugs A Paterson ex-con who was involved in the shooting death of a 12-year-old city girl was busted on drug charges. Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said detectives from his Narcotics Bureau watched as Jeffrey Ellerbee -- who'd only just been released from state prison this past March -- sold heroin to a couple at the corner of Vernon Avenue and East Second Street on Tuesday. The investigators stopped the couple's car and arrested them a short distance away, then grabbed Ellerbee, 28, outside his Lakeview Avenue home, the sheriff said. After getting his consent, they searched the home an…
Route 46 Stop Yields 500 Oxy Pills, Hudson Driver Jailed Route 46 Stop Yields 500 Oxy Pills, Hudson Driver Jailed
Route 46 Stop Yields 500 Oxy Pills, Hudson Driver Jailed A Palisades Park police officer nabbed a driver from Jersey City with nearly 500 Oxycontin pills before dawn Thursday, authorities said. Officer Hochan Choi stopped a 2016 BMW X5 driven by Christopher Nunez, 27, for several motor vehicle violations on eastbound Route 46 around 2:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. Nunez, who has a criminal history, told the officer he thought the Oxy he was carrying were "sex pills," Monteleone said. He was arrested, charged with various drug counts and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await an Aug. 9 first appearance in Central Judicial Process…
Speeding Morris County Woman, 40, Hit With Slew Of Drug Distribution Charges, Police Say Speeding Morris County Woman, 40, Hit With Slew Of Drug Distribution Charges, Police Say
Speeding Morris County Woman, 40, Hit With Slew Of Drug Distribution Charges, Police Say A woman who was seen speeding away from a Morris County apartment complex following a suspected drug transaction was later hit with several distribution and possession charges, authorities said. Kimberly Lovenberg, 40, was following too closely while speeding away in a Honda Civic from the parking lot of Eagle Rock Village Apartments in Mount Olive just before 11:30 a.m. on July 8, police said. Lovenberg, of Morris Plains, was stopped after a concerned citizen contacted police to report a suspected drug transaction, authorities said. In addition to observing various denominations of curren…
Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say
Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Two Sussex County ex-cons have been accused of relocating human remains found in a Hopatcong home to a doghouse underneath a deck, authorities said. Brian Cheda-Hackembruch, 25, of Andover Township (who you may remember from his involvement in a $1 million meth lab raid), and Matthew R. Thomas, 27, of Newton had found the body of an individual who died of a medical emergency in a Hopatcong home, Andover Township police said. Instead of notifying officials, the pair loaded the victim into the trunk of his or her own vehicle, then hired a towing company to move the car to a street near West L…
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop Palisades Interstate Parkway police nabbed a pair of New York City men with more than 400 Ecstasy pills, authorities said. Officers responding to a tipster's call at the Mobil service area in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday found an illegally parked Honda CRV, Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The driver, Sali-Hali Muhammad, 30, of the Bronx failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for DWI by Sgt. Martin Clancy, Walter said. Meanwhile, Officers Scott Billotti and Thomas Carlson searched the vehicle, found the Ecstasy and arrested passenger Danny Heredia, 34, of…
Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion
Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion A man who was carrying a stolen gun loaded with hollow-point bullets when he was arrested by Elmwood Park police was wanted for an accidental shooting in Paterson earlier this year. Brandon Diaz, 21, of Paterson was sitting in a parked car with the 21-year-old victim near the corner of 20th Avenue and Jackson Street when a gun he was holding went off, authorities said Wednesday. The victim arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson via private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Investigators identified Diaz …
Paterson PD: Nutley Driver Caught With Gun, Coke Paterson PD: Nutley Driver Caught With Gun, Coke
Paterson PD: Nutley Driver Caught With Gun, Coke Paterson detectives caught a Nutley driver carrying a gun and cocaine during a traffic stop, authorities said. Detectives Suquan Gary, Brian Culmone, and Luis Roca stopped a white Jeep Cherokee on Rosa Parks Boulevard and Harrison Street around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They arrested Orlando Cruz, 35, after finding a .45-caliber Glock semi-automatic handgun and four bags of coke, Speziale said. Cruz was sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance on drug and weapons charges in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson. The g…
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say A fleeing drug dealer hit a DEA agent with his car and tossed a bag filled with 7,500 heroin folds out the window during what became a high-speed chase from Pennsylvania to Mercer County, authorities said. Law enforcement officers from various agencies followed ex-con Daevon Bell, 26, of Hamilton Township from Trenton to an apartment complex in Morrisville, PA, on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Bell retrieved a bag from his trunk and went into one of the apartments there, then emerged carrying another bag, Carpenito said. When members of the law enforcement posse approached h…
Shots Fired Report Produces Paterson Gun Arrest, North Haledon Man Charged Shots Fired Report Produces Paterson Gun Arrest, North Haledon Man Charged
Shots Fired Report Produces Paterson Gun Arrest, North Haledon Man Charged Paterson detectives investigating a shots-fired report nabbed a North Haledon man with a loaded handgun and 30 heroin folds, authorities said. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci and Yamil Pimienta spotted Julio Rivera, 36, “maneuvering an object in his front waistband several times” as he approached a double-parked vehicle near the corner of Union Avenue and Jasper Street around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They seized Rivera and found him carrying a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and the heroin, Speziale said. Rivera remained held on drug and weapons charges…
Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest
Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest An Elizabeth driver caught with a gun following a traffic stop told Little Ferry police it was because he’d been to Philadelphia and was “worried about what was currently happening there,” authorities said. Amsell Osorio-Fuentes, 23, remained held in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges shortly after 2:30 a.m. Thursday, records show. It began when Sgt. John Andronaco spotted a 2012 Ford Focus with heavily tinted windows and an expired temporary registration in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at the corner of Main and Liberty streets, Police Chief James Wal…
Burglar Causes Fire At Sussex County Apartment Building, Police Say Burglar Causes Fire At Sussex County Apartment Building, Police Say
Burglar Causes Fire At Sussex County Apartment Building, Police Say A fire that broke out at a 4-story apartment building in Sussex County Wednesday morning was caused by a woman who burglarized the unit. Bali Johnson, 29, was caught on surveillance footage breaking a window and entering an apartment at Gateway Condos on Sparta Avenue in Newton before leaving with several items, police said. Johnson, who lives in the same complex, burglarized the apartment prior to the start of the fire, which broke out shortly after 4 a.m., Newton Police said. A search of Johnson's apartment turned up items police say were consistent with the damages. John…
Police: Morris County Man, 27, Sold Crack Cocaine While Working At ShopRite Police: Morris County Man, 27, Sold Crack Cocaine While Working At ShopRite
Police: Morris County Man, 27, Sold Crack Cocaine While Working At ShopRite A Morris County man who police say sold crack cocaine while working at ShopRite is facing drug charges in two towns. Andres Prudencio-Hernandez, 27, was arrested Sept. 17 following a month-long undercover investigation by Hanover Police and Detective Dominic Kaiser. A search of his Morristown home and the Hanover ShopRite store where he worked turned up various amounts of cocaine, marijuana and paraphernalia, authorities charged. Prudencio-Hernandez was released pending a court appearance.