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Three Shot After Paterson Police Nab Accused Heroin Dealer, 71, In Major Senior Housing Bust Three Shot After Paterson Police Nab Accused Heroin Dealer, 71, In Major Senior Housing Bust
Three Shot After Paterson Police Nab Accused Heroin Dealer, 71, In Major Senior Housing Bust Three people were shot Wednesday afternoon in Paterson shortly after authorities announced the arrest of an accused 71-year-old heroin dealer following a drug raid at a city senior citizens complex. There was no immediate word on the conditions of the three victims, two of whom police found seriously wounded on Summer Street and a third on Lake Street. One victim had been shot in the chest, another in the abdomen and the third in the leg, responders said. The shootings followed announcements by city police about a series of major drug operations, including one that turned up 11,396 heroin …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police
Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police Three people were arrested and nearly 2,000 doses of heroin seized in a pair of incidents,  Howell police said. In the first incident, Howell Patrolman Brett Kyle pulled over a car in the Ramtown section that had been reported as driving erratically. He asked for a K-9 team and Sgt. Nicholas Bondarew and K-9 Vito arrived. A positive indication from K-9 Vito and a search turned up 900 wax folds of suspected heroin, along with crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription medications, police said. The driver, Arnold Gainey, 59, of Jersey City, was charged with possession and intent to distr…

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by Jon Craig