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Busted: Illegal Route 46 U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple
A pair of convicted felons both wanted on warrants had crystal meth in the car and a loaded gun under the seat when a South Hackensack police officer stopped them for an illegal U-turn on Route 46, authorities said.
The warrants turned up after Officer Steven Oliver stopped a Chevy Equinox with an expired temporary license plate driven by Dale Edwards, 45, who had an active warrant out of Montana, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said.
With him was Kelly M. Wilson, 40, who was wanted out of Falls Township, PA, the sergeant said.
Edwards, of Montana, and Wilson, of California, currently have…
Passaic Sheriff: Narcs Bust Paterson Man With 730 Heroin Folds, Ounce Of Crack, Drug Cash
Passaic County sheriff's detectives busted a Paterson man with 730 heroin folds, an ounce of crack and nearly $1,500 in drug cash, authorities said.
Manuel Ramos, 44, was charged with drug offenses and sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson following his arrest early Thursday, April 14, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.
Narcotics detectives seized Ramos while conducting a warranted search of Ramos's Butler Street home around 6:15 a.m., the sheriff said.
The seized drugs were worth about $4,000 combined on the street, he s…
Paterson Detectives Chase Down Suspect, 19, Recover Loaded Gun, Magazine, Drugs
A 19-year-old Paterson man who bolted as city detectives approached dozens of people drinking on a street corner was carrying a loaded gun with a defaced serial number, authorities said.
The Special Investigations Division detectives chased Mekhi Porter through several back yards after he took off from the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Warren Street, where nearly 100 people had gathered shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, March 18, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Detectives John Traynor, Kenneth Kerwin, Wojciech Kulbabinski, and Suquan Gary eventually chased down Porter on Mercer…
Haledon PD: Clifton Driver Busted With Oxy, Xanax, More
Haledon police caught a Clifton driver with a mobile drug store of sorts when they stopped him for delaying traffic, authorities said.
Ala Mustafa, 38, "abruptly exited" his 2018 Dodge Durango when Officers Nasir Mora and Jonathan Velez conducted a stop in a marked unit on Legion Place, Capt. George Guzman Jr. said.
Patting him down, they found 104 Oxycodone pills in the left pocket of his cargo pants, Guzman said.
They arrested Mustafa, then searched the vehicle and found 174 amphetamine pills, 66 Xanax pills and some Ecstasy, the captain said.
An envelope containing cocaine was found on…