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Minivan Driver Wanted On Warrant Caught With Crack: Rochelle Park PD Minivan Driver Wanted On Warrant Caught With Crack: Rochelle Park PD
Minivan Driver Wanted On Warrant Caught With Crack: Rochelle Park PD A repeat offender from Paterson had more than a dozen baggies of crack for sale in his minivan when he was stopped by a Rochelle Park patrol officer, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka found an outstanding traffic warrant for Randy Ward, 27, after pulling over his minivan on West Passaic Street shortly before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, Capt. James DePreta said. A search following Ward's arrest turned up a sandwich bag with 15 individually packaged bags of crack, the captain said. Ward was charged with drug-related offenses and sent to the Bergen County Jail, where he remained Thur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wanted Route 17 Driver Had Air Pistol, Ski Mask, More: Rochelle Park PD Wanted Route 17 Driver Had Air Pistol, Ski Mask, More: Rochelle Park PD
Wanted Route 17 Driver Had Air Pistol, Ski Mask, More: Rochelle Park PD A driver from Staten Island was caught with an air pistol, a ski mask and an outstanding warrant when Rochelle Park police stopped him on Route 17, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the BMW with Florida transporter plates for multiple equipment violations on the southbound highway around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. James M. DePreta said. The driver, 22-year-old Devonte Thomas, was unable to provide a valid registration or proof of insurance, he said. While Kiszka was dealing with him, backup Officer Jorge Orihuela spotted what looked like a handgun sticking out from beneath the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crack Found, Dad Seized, Child Taken, Rochelle Park Police Say Crack Found, Dad Seized, Child Taken, Rochelle Park Police Say
Crack Found, Dad Seized, Child Taken, Rochelle Park Police Say A wanted Rochelle Park man was arrested and his young child placed with a guardian after police caught the dad trying to discard a bag of crack, authorities said. Sharod Naji Gandy, 33, had actually gone to Rochelle Park police headquarters on his own to file a police report on an unrelated matter on Sunday, April 17, Detective Lt. James M. DePreta said. He quickly ducked out, however, after officers did a quick computer check and learned that Gandy was wanted on an outstanding warrant, DePreta said. Officer Chris Kiszka found Gandy at a local hotel the very next night, the lieutenant said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rochelle Park Police Nab Four In Sketchy SUV, Seize Kilo Of Cocaine, $20,000 Cash Rochelle Park Police Nab Four In Sketchy SUV, Seize Kilo Of Cocaine, $20,000 Cash
Rochelle Park Police Nab Four In Sketchy SUV, Seize Kilo Of Cocaine, $20,000 Cash Four out-of-towners were about to leave for Puerto Rico when Rochelle Park police found them with a kilo of cocaine and $20,000 in cash at a local hotel, authorities said. The quartet told police they were on their way back home when Sgt. Jared Shatkin alerted Detective Brian Gallina and fellow officers to their suspicious rented Chevy Blazer in the hotel parking lot Monday morning, Lt. James DePreta said. They converged on the vehicle, interviewed the four occupants and discovered that they'd arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, made some drug deals and were planning to return home when they w…

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by Jerry DeMarco