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NJ Man Arrested For Selling Heroin, Coke Hours After Parole Release Under Murphy COVID Law
A Sussex County man was arrested for selling heroin and crack cocaine, just hours after being released from parole supervision last week, authorities said.
Leighton A. Brown, 42, of Newton, was arrested at his home last Wednesday, and charged with distribution of heroin and crack cocaine, as well as selling CDS within 1,000 feet of a school zone, police said.
Brown was released from parole supervision on Nov. 4, under Gov. Murphy’s COVID-19 law that reduced and ended parole time, police said.
He was being held at Morris County Jail in accordance with the Criminal Justice Reform Act.
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Police: Trio Selling Heroin, Ecstasy Busted In Sussex County Traffic Stop
Two women and a man accused of selling heroin and ecstasy were arrested following a traffic stop in Sussex County Wednesday, authorities said.
Lisa M. Repici, 31, of Newton, Dominick J. Wilson, 34, of Paterson and Shaunamarie C. Orlando, 30, of Wantage were charged with various possession and distribution offenses for heroin and ecstasy after the Newton stop, police said.
Repici and Wilson were being held at the Morris County Jail. Orlando was issued a summons and has been released, authorities said.
The stop was made as part of an investigation into local narcotics sales by the Newton Pol…
Police: Sussex County Man, 41, Busted In Attempted Home Break-In
An impaired Sussex County man used a broomstick when he attempted to break into a Newton home, authorities said.
Gerald Mitchell Jr., 41, was seen coming from a vacant home before hitting the door of an enclosed porch at a Newton home in an attempt to gain access shortly before 7 a.m. on Oct. 5, police said.
Mitchell, of Newton, was showing signs of impairment during the incident, police said. He was treated at Newton Medical Center and later charged with unlicensed entry, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
Mitchell was released and is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 28.
