CRACKDOWN: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel CRACKDOWN: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel
Crackdown: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel Eight people — all but one of them New Jersey residents — were hit with a slew of drug charges after an investigation into suspicious hotel activity hotel led to the discovery of heroin, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and various paraphernalia, police confirmed. Hanover Police officers were monitoring a hallway at the unnamed hotel upon the owner’s request following the ongoing reports of suspicious activity when possible drug paraphernalia was seen outside a room on Oct. 28, authorities said in a Tuesday release. The officers then heard an alarm going off and confirmed through th…
NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested By FBI At Citi Field NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested By FBI At Citi Field
NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested By FBI At Citi Field UPDATE: New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of Long Island, authorities announced Friday. ORIGINAL STORY BELOW New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap was among approximately a dozen people arrested on federal drug offenses at Citi Field Thursday, multiple news outlets say citing senior law enforcement officials. FBI agents apparently nabbed the Paterson native -- whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II -- at the stadium where the Rolling Loud music festival was being held. Maxwell is expected to appear Friday …
Body Of Woman Found In Barrel On Bergen Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building, Report Says Body Of Woman Found In Barrel On Bergen Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building, Report Says
Body Of Woman Found In Barrel On Bergen Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building, Report Says UPDATE (AUG. 28): A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS UPDATE: An escort from Connecticut whose body was found stuffed into a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street reportedly died in a luxury Manhattan high-rise, then was rolled out the door on a luggage rack and driven off in a rental van. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum just off Teaneck Road in Ridgefield Park last Friday mor…
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…
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…
WANTED: Atlantic City Man, 29, Used Casinos To Launder $107K In Meth Money, State Police Say WANTED: Atlantic City Man, 29, Used Casinos To Launder $107K In Meth Money, State Police Say
Wanted: Atlantic City Man, 29, Used Casinos To Launder $107K In Meth Money, State Police Say New Jersey State Police are seeking the public’s help locating an Atlantic City man they say used local casinos to launder $107,000 of money gained through meth distribution. Jordan Ragland, 29, is facing various drug, weapon and money laundering charges following an active investigation started in September 2020 by the New Jersey State Police Special Investigations Unit Casino Gaming Bureau. Ragland is accused of receiving several shipments of methamphetamine in the mail at a residence on Connecticut Avenue in Atlantic City, the bureau said. Ragland was later linked to about $107,000…
Burlington County Pair Arrested With Loaded Handguns, Hollow-Point Ammo, Heroin Burlington County Pair Arrested With Loaded Handguns, Hollow-Point Ammo, Heroin
Burlington County Pair Arrested With Loaded Handguns, Hollow-Point Ammo, Heroin Two men from Burlington County have been arrested on numerous weapons and drug charges, authorities said. Kavon Carter, 23, of White Pine Court, and Sylas Young, 19, of Cornell Avenue were found in Sunbury Village with loaded handguns, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief David King. They also were charged with multiple drug offenses, they said, including intent to distribute. Young was additionally charged with possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine and unlawful possession of hollow-point ammunition, the prosecutor said. …
Jersey Shore Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges, 2,000 Folds Heroin Recovered Jersey Shore Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges, 2,000 Folds Heroin Recovered
Jersey Shore Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges, 2,000 Folds Heroin Recovered Two suspects from Ocean County have been arrested on multiple drug charges, authorities said. An investigation began after authorities identified a home in Whiting and a home in Toms River suspected of being used to store and deal heroin, according to  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  On Thursday, detectives made warranted searches on the homes and seized about 2,000 wax folds of heroin, drug paraphernalia, and $3,400 in cash, according to Billhimer. Edward Parkhill, 32, of Whiting, was charged out of Manchester with possession of heroin and Adderall witho…
GOTCHA! Man Robbed Wawa Customer At Gunpoint In Wawa Bathroom, Police Say GOTCHA! Man Robbed Wawa Customer At Gunpoint In Wawa Bathroom, Police Say
Gotcha! Man Robbed Wawa Customer At Gunpoint In Wawa Bathroom, Police Say A 27-year-old man was charged Thursday with robbing a Wawa customer in the restroom of the Atlantic County store. Officers responded to the Pleasantville location around 11:40 a.m. to the West Delilah Road convenience store, local authorities told NJ.com. While there, a man told officers he'd been robbed of several hundred dollars cash while in the bathroom, police said. Authorities reviewed surveillance footage and were provided with a description of the suspect and his car, police said. A car matching the description was spotted by police around 2:20 p.m. in Atlantic City, authorities s…
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…
Manchester PD: Gunman Menaced Campground, Left Kids Home Alone Manchester PD: Gunman Menaced Campground, Left Kids Home Alone
Manchester PD: Gunman Menaced Campground, Left Kids Home Alone A 31-year-old man from Manchester Township has been arrested on drug and weapons charges, authorities said. Rameek Peace is accused of threatening people with a handgun on Oct. 21 at the Surf and Stream Campground on Route 571, Manchester police said. Police were called on a report of a man assaulting a woman inside an SUV, and menacing anyone who tried to help. A suspect fled before police arrived. An investigation led by Detective Adam Emmons identified Peace as a suspect, police said. Peace was arrested without incident while driving in a 2020 Chevy Malibu. Inside his rented vehicle,…
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…