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Paterson PD: Ex-Con Captured Carrying Loaded 9mm, Heroin Brick, Other Drugs Paterson PD: Ex-Con Captured Carrying Loaded 9mm, Heroin Brick, Other Drugs
Paterson PD: Ex-Con Captured Carrying Loaded 9mm, Heroin Brick, Other Drugs An ex-con who was once accused of shooting at an off-duty Paterson police officer was carrying a loaded gun and a variety of drugs when he was chased down on New Year’s Day, authorities said. Officers James Iandoli and Thomas Dichio were on patrol when they spotted Lamound Walker, 46, standing on the corner of East 26th and 10th Avenue with two other men around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Thursday. As they watched, Walker stuffed a plastic bag into his pants pocket that included several smaller bags and a “fully-wrapped white brick” of heroin, Speziale said. Seein…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs
Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs A Boonton mom was charged after admitting she gave unprescribed drugs to her daughter, who was found dead next to a bottle of medication, documents show. Police responding to a report of a deceased child Monday night found Shay Mooney's 11-year-old daughter Wade Richardson unresponsive, ABC7 reports. Mooney gave the girl 10 milliliters of Oxycodone, Seroquel and other medications from her own prescriptions in an attempt to treat pain caused by a medical condition they both share, the mom told police. The affidavit says Mooney's apartment was in "serious disarray" with syringes, pill bottle…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bloomfield Man With Long Criminal Record Printed Up Fake Checks At Home Bloomfield Man With Long Criminal Record Printed Up Fake Checks At Home
Bloomfield Man With Long Criminal Record Printed Up Fake Checks At Home A 44-year-old Bloomfield man has been found guilty of multiple charges, including printing up and cashing fraudulent checks, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.  A search of Woody Armand's apartment on Nov. 4, 2018, by U.S. Postal Service investigators and Bloomfield police turned up 37 decks of heroin, oxycodone, a handgun hidden behind a painting, debit cards that belonged to others as well as multiple checks. Armand was not the payer or the payee of the checks. About 1,000 blank checks and printing equipment were also found.  Investigators determined Armand was…

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by Paul Milo