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K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police
K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police A Camden man was accused of having several drugs in his vehicle in Atlantic County, including cocaine, MDMA, and Xanax, authorities said. Manuel Rosa, 41, was arrested on Friday, July 5, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release on Monday, July 8.  Officers stopped Rosa while he was driving a 2006 Mercedes Benz on White Horse Pike near the intersection with Quince Avenue at around 10:19 p.m. A K9 officer named Narco sniffed the vehicle and smelled the presence of drugs.  Police found about 52 grams of cocaine, 44 doses of suspected MDMA, 95 ind…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Heroin, Pot, Meth Seized In South Jersey Traffic Stop Heroin, Pot, Meth Seized In South Jersey Traffic Stop
Heroin, Pot, Meth Seized In South Jersey Traffic Stop More than 200 baggies of heroin and two pounds of marijuana were seized in a traffic stop in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Sunday, April 16, shortly after midnight, Brigantine police stopped a motor vehicle in the 3800 block of Brigantine Blvd. for multiple motor vehicle violations, Brigantine police said. A narcotics detection K9 was requested to respond to the scene. Atlantic City Police K9 Narco arrived at the scene and conducted a K9 sniff of the vehicle. K9 Narco indicated the presence of narcotic odor during the sniff, and a search of the vehicle was conducted by police. The…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Traffic Stop Yields Drug, Weapon Arrests South Jersey Traffic Stop Yields Drug, Weapon Arrests
South Jersey Traffic Stop Yields Drug, Weapon Arrests A traffic stop in South Jersey resulted in a pair of arrests on drug and weapons charges. On Sunday, Aug. 28, Pleasantville police responded to Pizza Di Roma (North Main Street) for a report of a male subject being chased by a Honda.  A witness met with officers and provided a description and a registration of the suspect vehicle.  K9 Officer Korey Crosby observed the vehicle at the intersection of Leeds Avenue and Main Street. A motor vehicle stop was conducted at North Main Street and Cedarcrest Avenue. K9 Officer Crosby conducted an open-air sniff with his K9 p…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Barking Up Right Trees: Paterson PD K-9 Finds 683 Heroin Folds, 97 Crack Vials, 3 Loaded Guns Barking Up Right Trees: Paterson PD K-9 Finds 683 Heroin Folds, 97 Crack Vials, 3 Loaded Guns
Barking Up Right Trees: Paterson PD K-9 Finds 683 Heroin Folds, 97 Crack Vials, 3 Loaded Guns In a span of only 10 days, a Paterson K9 led police to 683 heroin folds, nearly 100 vials of crack and three loaded guns. Simpson began his string on June 18, finding 119 heroin folds and a handgun in a black plastic bag hidden inside a backyard grill in the 100 block of Governor Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Simpson found more drugs on the same block that same day. This time, it was 313 heroin folds and 72 cracks vials in a small plastic bag behind a wheelchair that was leaned up against a backyard fence, Speziale said. This past Friday, Simpson led police to a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Port Authority K9 Crew Surprises Girl, 12, With Cancer Port Authority K9 Crew Surprises Girl, 12, With Cancer
Port Authority K9 Crew Surprises Girl, 12, With Cancer A 12-year-old girl with cancer who hopes to someday be a K9 police officer got a hero’s welcome from a group of four- and two-legged Port Authority officers when she showed up for treatment the other day. Three teams of PAPD K9 handlers and their dogs were among those cheering when April Quezada arrived at the Maimonides Cancer Center in Brooklyn. Named an honorary PAPD K9 police officer, April received a plaque, a certificate and a unit banner that she could hang in her room. She also got custom dog tags with her name on them, her own police nameplate, PAPD K9 shirts and other mementos. …

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by Jerry DeMarco