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$3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At NJ Truck Stop: Authorities $3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At NJ Truck Stop: Authorities
$3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At NJ Truck Stop: Authorities A California man is facing drug charges in New Jersey after authorities found him with 50 kilograms of popular party drug MDMA at a New Jersey truck stop. Ranjeet Singh, 29, of Bakersfield, CA, was arrested at the Pilot Truck Stop in Hampton (Hunterdon County) on Thursday, Oct. 10, following a month-long investigation, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. At the time of his arrest, Singh was found with 50 kilograms of MDMA, commonly known as molly (crystal form). The drug acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen, Robeson's office said. The street value of the seiz…
900 Grams Of Cocaine Seized After Raid At Jersey City Clothing Store: Prosecutor 900 Grams Of Cocaine Seized After Raid At Jersey City Clothing Store: Prosecutor
900 Grams Of Cocaine Seized After Raid At Jersey City Clothing Store: Prosecutor Two people were arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 11 after more than 900 grams of cocaine were seized from a narcotics distribution operation in Jersey City, authorities said. The Gangs Task Force executed a court-authorized search warrant at King George Clothing and Accessory Store at 426 Ocean Ave., after receiving information that narcotics were allegedly being sold within the business, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Various suspected narcotics and a firearm were found within the storefront, Suarez said.   Jamaal George, a 47-year-old Newark resident, a…
Loaded Gun Found In Stolen Mercedes After Pursuit-Crash, Perp Search In North Jersey: Cops Loaded Gun Found In Stolen Mercedes After Pursuit-Crash, Perp Search In North Jersey: Cops
Loaded Gun Found In Stolen Mercedes After Pursuit-Crash, Perp Search In North Jersey: Cops A loaded gun was recovered from a stolen Mercedes Benz following a high-speed pursuit and subsequent crash in which a 19-year-old man and four juveniles were charged, police in Morris County said. Hanover police officer Brian Morrisroe was on patrol when he saw a Mercedes with heavy window tints and an expired inspection sticker speeding on Wednesday, June 19, Hanover Police Chief Mike Loock said. Morrisroe checked the license plate of the vehicle and was found it had been reported stolen out of Pennsylvania. When Morrisroe began to close the gap with the Mercedes Benz, the driver sped…
Out-Of-Town Driver Busted With 'Shrooms, Acid, Pot, More, Elmwood Park PD Says Out-Of-Town Driver Busted With 'Shrooms, Acid, Pot, More, Elmwood Park PD Says
Out-Of-Town Driver Busted With 'Shrooms, Acid, Pot, More, Elmwood Park PD Says Elmwood Park police busted a repeat offender with mushrooms, LSD, pot and prescription pills, authorities said. Brandon J. Soto, 25, of East Orange blew a stop sign off the ramp from eastbound Route 46 onto Stefanic Avenue and was pulled over by members of the Street Crimes Unit, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The officers had followed Soto’s 2008 Acura TL from the nearby Red Carpet Inn, the chief said. Their suspicions aroused, they called for a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit, which lead them to a search that turned up a trove of drugs. These included psilocybin mushro…
Hunterdon County Man Busted With Crack Pipe In Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD Hunterdon County Man Busted With Crack Pipe In Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD
Hunterdon County Man Busted With Crack Pipe In Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD A 47-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and hit with multiple drug charges after he was found in possession of a crack pipe during a traffic stop on Fairfield on Wednesday, April 17, authorities said. At 12:47 p.m., police noticed a white Jeep Patriot making an illegal U-turn after exiting the highway in order to turn and head back toward Route 46, Fairfield police said in a release. Police conducted a traffic stop and the driver, Victor Romero would not obey with police's request to remain with the vehicle, officers said. Romero was found to be in possession of a crack pipe and con…
Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD
Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD Police arrested three shoplifters found with more than $5,300 in stolen merchandise after keen-eyed stopped their car on Route 23 last week in Wayne, officials said. Dugleidy Gonzalez-Riera, 28; Yefferson Prieto-Galviz, 23; and Morelis Blanco-Cineros, 41; all of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, were being held in the Passaic County Jail on various theft and drug charges, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Trouble began around 3:35 p.m. last Valentine's Day when Wayne Officers Harrison Kirby and David Talerico saw the Toyota sedan following another vehicle too…
NJ Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Prosecutor NJ Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Prosecutor
NJ Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Prosecutor The raid of a New Jersey home found explosives along with a large quantity of fentanyl, meth and more — hidden in a three-year-old child's toys, officials said. Craig S. Jones and Alicia F. Trembler are facing a slew of drug charges after New Jersey State Police uncovered the drugs and materials for packaging, marketing, and selling, during a raid of their Prospect Street home in Phillipsburg on Wednesday, Nov. 14, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Here's what authorities found, Pfeiffer said: Findings from the drug raid. Warren County Prosecutor's Office While being proce…
Cocaine Found After 7MPH Driver Tries Speeding Off From Leonia PD Into Fort Lee, Chief Says Cocaine Found After 7MPH Driver Tries Speeding Off From Leonia PD Into Fort Lee, Chief Says
Cocaine Found After 7MPH Driver Tries Speeding Off From Leonia PD Into Fort Lee, Chief Says A motorist who caught a Leonia police officer’s attention by going 7 miles an hour tried to speed away into Fort Lee, recklessly running a red light in the middle of the afternoon, before she was caught, authorities said. Officer Debbie Maldonado spotted the black Acura trudging up Fort Lee Road from Grand Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Maldonado pulled behind the vehicle, whose driver stopped several times for no apparent reason, then signaled a turn at Broad Avenue but kept going straight through the turn lane, the chief said. The office…
Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To NJ, Philly Gets 5 Years, No Parole Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To NJ, Philly Gets 5 Years, No Parole
Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To NJ, Philly Gets 5 Years, No Parole UPDATE: A member of a crew that purchased hundreds of pounds of cocaine in Puerto Rico that they shipped to South Jersey and Philadelphia via overnight mail was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in federal prison. Lester Santana, 53, of Egg Harbor Township, and his co-conspirators flew to San Juan on dozens of commercial flights from Philadelphia International Airport, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip Sellinger said. They paid cash for multi-kilo quantities, then used overnight delivery from U.S. Post Office branches in San Juan to various addresses in Philadelphia and southern N…
Jersey City Man Had Cocaine, Heroin With Kids In Home: Prosecutors Jersey City Man Had Cocaine, Heroin With Kids In Home: Prosecutors
Jersey City Man Had Cocaine, Heroin With Kids In Home: Prosecutors A 38-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and hit with numerous drug charges on Friday, August 18, after police found him in possession of cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia, authorities said. Robert Johnson was arrested by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Gangs Task Force after searching his home on Van Wagenen Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Two children were present in the home when the search was conducted, Suarez said. Johnson was charged with several counts possession with intent to distribute and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Suarez …
Onetime Kid Guitarist From Paramus Charged With Kidnapping Woman In East Rutherford Onetime Kid Guitarist From Paramus Charged With Kidnapping Woman In East Rutherford
Onetime Kid Guitarist From Paramus Charged With Kidnapping Woman In East Rutherford A Paramus man was charged with first-degree kidnapping after authorities in East Rutherford said he abducted his ex-girlfriend. Adam Sarkisian, 26, was arguing with the woman when he suddenly grabbed her by the sweatshirt, yanked her into his 2008 Dodge Charger and sped off on Oak Street around 2:15 a.m. Sunday, June 25, Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. An alert went out to area law enforcement agencies after the woman's mother dialed 911. Hasbrouck Heights police checked behind the Hilton Hotel, just off Routes 17 and 80, because Sarkisian had been known to sleep in an old fire truck in …
Former West Milford HS Athlete, Honor Student Charged After Police Drug Raid Former West Milford HS Athlete, Honor Student Charged After Police Drug Raid
Former West Milford HS Athlete, Honor Student Charged After Police Drug Raid A former high school honor student and basketball player was busted on drug charges after West Milford police raided his home, authorities said. Shaan Celik, 20, had psilocybin mushrooms, THC vape cartridges, pot edibles and marijuana for sale at the Otterhole Road residence, Police Chief James DeVore said. Police also found packaging materials and an undisclosed amount of suspected proceeds from drug sales, DeVore said. Detectives worked the case for several months before the 9 a.m. May 15 raid, the chief said. Another man who was in another bedroom was released without charges, he said.…
Pot Grow Operation Busted Near Jersey City School: Police Pot Grow Operation Busted Near Jersey City School: Police
Pot Grow Operation Busted Near Jersey City School: Police A 26-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested on Tuesday, March 28, and charged with multiple counts of growing marijuana in a school zone. Police arrested Eyuemeyar Mazon after they found 18 planter pots containing suspected marijuana, fertilizer, equipment for plant growing, and various amounts of psilocybin mushroom, according to city police. Mazon's home at 630 Bergen Ave., is next to P.S. 17: Joseph H. Brensinger School, police said.
Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More
Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More An ex-con whose Point Pleasant boardwalk arrest became part of a viral video was busted once again on drug charges, this time along with his roommate, authorities said. A SWAT team led a raid on the Grand Street apartment in Garfield that Zakee Murphy, 32, shares with fish tank technician Ryene Perry, 34, landing both in jail on various drug-related counts, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Murphy has been arrested dozens of times in multiple counties over the past decade, records show. This time he's accused of using the Garfield home to stash the drugs along with more than $8,…
7½ Years Without Parole Awaits Twice-Armed NJ Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal Marshals 7½ Years Without Parole Awaits Twice-Armed NJ Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal Marshals
7½ Years Without Parole Awaits Twice-Armed NJ Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal Marshals UPDATE: An Essex County ex-con who rolled the dice and went to trial on drug and weapons charges is now headed to federal prison for more than 7½ years without parole as a result. Teriek Edwards, 44, of Newark, had already been charged by East Orange police with having heroin, cocaine, Oxycodone and other drugs, as well as a loaded 9mm handgun, during a previous arrest when U.S. Marshals seized him on a warrant in August 2018. Once again, he was packing a loaded 9, federal authorities said. Edwards went to trial rather than take a deal from the government. Jurors in U.S. District Court in…
Driver Hospitalized After Hitting 3 Homes, Causing Massive Damage During Morris County Crash Driver Hospitalized After Hitting 3 Homes, Causing Massive Damage During Morris County Crash
Driver Hospitalized After Hitting 3 Homes, Causing Massive Damage During Morris County Crash A 65-year-old driver from Newark was taken to the hospital and slapped with drug charges after damaging a slew of property, including three different homes, during a serious crash in Morris County on Tuesday evening, authorities said. Officers responded to the crash report on E. Springbrook Drive in Long Hill shortly after 6:35 p.m., Police Lt. James Marczewski told DailyVoice.com. Timothy Moran, of Newark, was driving a vehicle that veered off the roadway and caused damage to three separate residences, Marczewski says — but that’s not all. “The vehicle struck a mailbox, a landscaping boul…
Sheriff: Driver In $200,000 Paterson Cocaine Pickup Had Her Two Young Kids With Her Sheriff: Driver In $200,000 Paterson Cocaine Pickup Had Her Two Young Kids With Her
Sheriff: Driver In $200,000 Paterson Cocaine Pickup Had Her Two Young Kids With Her A Newark woman had her two young children with her when Passaic County sheriff's officers busted her and a companion who'd just collected a four-pound package of cocaine worth $200,000 in Paterson, authorities said. Sheriff Richard Berdnik said his detectives were watching as Gisela Arroyo Valentin, 35, pulled up to a targeted location in a Honda Civic and David Ventura, 39, of Paterson got out in the middle of the afternoon. Valentin waited while Ventura entered a building and then emerged a short time later with the cocaine, the sheriff said. Ventura was reaching for the front passenger …
Man Tried Killing Relative In Shared Union County Apartment: Police Man Tried Killing Relative In Shared Union County Apartment: Police
Man Tried Killing Relative In Shared Union County Apartment: Police A 41-year-old Union County man has been charged with trying to kill a 50-year-old relative with whom he shares an apartment with, authorities said. Bilal L. Williams was walking in the driveway near the 700 block of East Second Street in Scotch Plains with his hands in the air as police arrived on reports of shots fired around 7:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, local police said in a statement. Williams had a 9mm SigSauer handgun at the time of his arrest, they said. More arriving officers found Williams' relative in the second floor of their shared apartment having suffered gunshot …
$8K In Heroin Seized From Elmwood Park Woman, Paterson Man In Warren County Bust: Prosecutor $8K In Heroin Seized From Elmwood Park Woman, Paterson Man In Warren County Bust: Prosecutor
$8K In Heroin Seized From Elmwood Park Woman, Paterson Man In Warren County Bust: Prosecutor Two adults are in custody after authorities in Warren County seized $8,000 in heroin from their car, officials say.  Investigators executing a search warrant on a gray Acura ILX found 25 "bricks" of heroin, which police say is worth about $8,000 on the streets. The car belonged to Vashone Paul, 29, of Paterson, but was being used by Bianca Degregorio, of Elmwood Park, the Prosecutor's Office said.  Each were charged with possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to commit the same, said the Warren County Prosecutor's Office in a release Tuesday, Nov. 15. Degreg…
Raid Of Long Island Cigar Shop Leads To Drug Charges For Central Jersey Man: Police Raid Of Long Island Cigar Shop Leads To Drug Charges For Central Jersey Man: Police
Raid Of Long Island Cigar Shop Leads To Drug Charges For Central Jersey Man: Police A raid of a Long Island cigar shop that turned up THC gummies led to drug charges for four men, including one from New Jersey. Ujaval Darji, 27, of Monmouth Junction, was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after the bust at Bellmore Cigars, Vapor, Lotto Store, in Bellmore earlier this week, the Nassau County Police Department reported. Police said officers executed a search warrant and discovered that the THC gummies were being sold at the location. The three other men arrested were: Dinesh Venkata, age 47, of Richmond Hill Aashutos…
Oxy Dealer From North Bergen Nabbed By SWAT Team In Cliffside Park, Prosecutor Says Oxy Dealer From North Bergen Nabbed By SWAT Team In Cliffside Park, Prosecutor Says
Oxy Dealer From North Bergen Nabbed By SWAT Team In Cliffside Park, Prosecutor Says A builder from North Bergen was busted slinging oxycodone in Cliffside Park, authorities said. Members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team seized Christopher Novembre, 44, as he sat in his vehicle on Thursday, Sept. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd previously sold the drug to an undercover detective in East Rutherford and was carrying more for sale when they nabbed him, the prosecutor said. Novembere, who lives at the end of dead-ended Newkirk Avenue off 91st Street, was released on a summons to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on drug charges.…
Out-Of-State Couple Busted In Leonia With Seven Pounds Of Pot, $11,000 Cash Out-Of-State Couple Busted In Leonia With Seven Pounds Of Pot, $11,000 Cash
Out-Of-State Couple Busted In Leonia With Seven Pounds Of Pot, $11,000 Cash An out-of-state couple was toting more than seven pounds of pot and $11,000 in suspected proceeds in their sedan when the driver ran a red light at a busy Leonia intersection, authorities said. Sgt. Ray Forsdahl stopped the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu after the violation at the intersection of Broad Avenue and Fort Lee Road around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Forsdahl saw the plot in plain view and requested a Bergen County sheriff’s K-9 unit. They were joined at the scene by Leonia Police Capt. Christopher Garris and Officers Debbie Maldonado and Young Cho, the chief…
SEEN HIM? Suspect Flees Elmwood Park PD Stop, Leaves Ammo, Crack, Companion Behind SEEN HIM? Suspect Flees Elmwood Park PD Stop, Leaves Ammo, Crack, Companion Behind
Seen HIM? Suspect Flees Elmwood Park PD Stop, Leaves Ammo, Crack, Companion Behind A manhunt was underway for a Paterson resident who ran from police in Elmwood Park, leaving 30 rounds of ammunition, a bag of crack and a companion behind during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Josh Rodriguez saw the driver and passenger switch seats as he approached the Honda Odyssey with expired Pennsylvania license plates in the parking lot of the Goodwill NYNJ Store & Donation Center on Broadway around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Anderson Rojas of Paterson provided his credentials, but he wasn’t the one who’d been driving, Foligno sa…
Slew Of Illegal Firearms, 100K Ammo Rounds Found At Home Of Morris County Man: Prosecutor Slew Of Illegal Firearms, 100K Ammo Rounds Found At Home Of Morris County Man: Prosecutor
Slew Of Illegal Firearms, 100K Ammo Rounds Found At Home Of Morris County Man: Prosecutor A Morris County man is facing numerous charges after a search of his home turned up dozens of illegal firearms and more than 100,000 rounds of ammo, authorities announced. Erik Vandevelde, 33, was arrested on Wednesday, June 8 and charged with receiving stolen property, possession with intent to distribute LSD, and possession of Ketamine, as well as 14 counts of certain persons not to have weapons, unlawful possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, and numerous other drug and weapons charges, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with county officials on…
Meth, Cocaine Seized In Bust Of Major Drug Ring Perpetuated At NJ Hotels: Police Meth, Cocaine Seized In Bust Of Major Drug Ring Perpetuated At NJ Hotels: Police
Meth, Cocaine Seized In Bust Of Major Drug Ring Perpetuated At NJ Hotels: Police Methamphetamine. Cocaine. Xanax. Adderall. Percocet. Viagra. Clonazapm. Ecstasy. Psilocybin Mushrooms. Oxycodone. Those were the drugs seized from a Hudson County duo accused of producing some and selling others across hotels in Hudson County, authorities in Secaucus announced. An investigation into Richard Rivera and Christopher Healey began in March 2022, as a collaborative effort between Secaucus, West New York and North Bergen police departments, Secaucus Chief Dennis Miller said. Rivera, 36, of North Bergen, was arrested April 23 at the Fountain Motel in North Bergen on…
Paterson PD: Detectives Nab Neighborhood Drug-Dealing Pair Paterson PD: Detectives Nab Neighborhood Drug-Dealing Pair
Paterson PD: Detectives Nab Neighborhood Drug-Dealing Pair If a pair of drug dealers thought they'd keep a low profile in a quiet Paterson east side neighborhood, they were mistaken, police said. Detectives seized nearly 1,300 heroin folds, a combined 73 Percocet and Xanax pills, 20 bags of crack and a half-pound of pot during warranted searches, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They also arrested Jeremy Rodriguez, 23, who lives at the Trenton Avenue residence a block and a half down from School No. 25, and Bloomfield resident Arismendi Acosta, 18, on various drug charges, he said. Both men were sent to the Passaic County Jail to await …
Meth, Heroin Seized From Pair In Jersey Shore Traffic Stop: Authorities Meth, Heroin Seized From Pair In Jersey Shore Traffic Stop: Authorities
Meth, Heroin Seized From Pair In Jersey Shore Traffic Stop: Authorities A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of two Jersey Shore suspects on multiple drug charges involving heroin and methamphetamines, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 10, at approximately 4:50 p.m., Sgt. Jason Guide stopped an Infiniti sedan at the Travel Inn and Suites Motel for careless driving, Lakehurst police said. The passenger of the vehicle, John E. Rivera, 40, of Jackson, was found to have an active criminal warrant and placed under arrest without incident.  A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of approximately 45 wax folds of heroin, a quantity of suspected methampheta…
Steroids Found In PA Trooper's Mail, Authorities Say Steroids Found In PA Trooper's Mail, Authorities Say
Steroids Found In PA Trooper's Mail, Authorities Say A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was arrested Wednesday, May 4 on drug charges after steroids were discovered in mail addressed to him, authorities said. Trooper Joseph W. Czachorowski was charged with misdemeanor counts of possessing a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, a small amount of marijuana, and instruments of crime, state police said. A U.S. postal inspector and state police trooper conducted a warranted search of Czachorowski's mail and discovered 30 Oxymetholone pills and two vials of Trenbolone acetate, both steroids and Schedule III controlled substances, au…
Dealer Seized In Largest Drug Bust In Atlantic County History Takes Plea Dealer Seized In Largest Drug Bust In Atlantic County History Takes Plea
Dealer Seized In Largest Drug Bust In Atlantic County History Takes Plea A dealer who had more than 45 combined pounds of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine seized from his home in the largest drug bust in Atlantic County history will head to federal prison later this year, authorities said. Ricardo Clavijo, 40, and his brother, Christopher Gonzalez of Pleasantville, were arrested last summer when nearly 24 pounds of cocaine, 12 pounds of fentanyl and 9½ pounds of heroin were found in Calvijo's basement during a DEA-led raid of his Egg Harbor Township home. Members of the strike force also seized a .45-caliber handgun, a loaded magazine for the weapon, a 9mm 50-round …
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 11,450 heroin folds, more than five ounces combined of unpackaged heroin and cocaine and a loaded gun from a convicted felon from Woodland Park, authorities said. Jemell Carter, 39, was stopped by the investigators on Summer and Fulton streets in Paterson following a drug deal on Jackson Avenue in Woodland Park on Tuesday, April 19, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. In his car, Berdnik said, they found: the 9mm Hi-Point handgun; 700 heroin folds; the unpackaged drugs; illegally obtained pot; $2,522 in drug cash. With Carter's consent, …
Central Jersey Man Led 2 Police Pursuits In Stolen Cars — Both Of Which He Crashed: Police Central Jersey Man Led 2 Police Pursuits In Stolen Cars — Both Of Which He Crashed: Police
Central Jersey Man Led 2 Police Pursuits In Stolen Cars — Both Of Which He Crashed: Police A 26-year-old Somerset County man who led two separate police pursuits in stolen cars — both of which he crashed — has been arrested on theft and drug charges, authorities announced. Nicholas G. Aiello first started trouble on Feb. 24, when police responding to reports of a stolen vehicle spotted it speeding eastbound on Route 28 around 9:20 p.m. in Branchburg, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas Chirichella said. The officer activated his vehicle’s emergency lights and siren, but discontinued the pursuit for safety reasons as the vehicle sped out of sight. A short time later, off…