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Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD
Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD A 42-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with possessing cocaine on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Guttenberg, authorities said. Officers conducted a traffic stop after observing the vehicle's driver, later identified as Olinsser Vera, engage in what appeared to be drug transaction, Guttenberg police said. Officers believed the driver was engaged in criminal activity and requested the Bayonne Police Department's K9 unit, police said. The narcotics K9 conducted a free air sniff of the vehicle, during which the K-9 indicated to the presence of narcotics within the vehicle, police sa…
$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…
Man On Magic Mushrooms Busted After Foot Pursuit At Brewery: Hackettstown Police Man On Magic Mushrooms Busted After Foot Pursuit At Brewery: Hackettstown Police
Man On Magic Mushrooms Busted After Foot Pursuit At Brewery: Hackettstown Police A 24-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged on Sunday, Sept. 29, after he fled from police while being under the influence of magic mushrooms, authorities said. Officers responded to Czig Meister Brewing at 106 Valentine St. where staff had removed a man, Jeremiah Heistand, for sneaking an unauthorize alcoholic beverage into the brewery, Hackettstown police said. Hiestand then walked past officers at the outdoor entrance and directly toward the brewery exit, where he unsuccessfully attempted to gain entry, police said.. Officers made contact with Hiestand and advised him that he…
Drunk Denville Woman Involved In Crash, Had Pills: Police Drunk Denville Woman Involved In Crash, Had Pills: Police
Drunk Denville Woman Involved In Crash, Had Pills: Police A 60-year-old Denville woman was arrested and charged after she drove drunk and was involved in a crash on Saturday, Sept. 14, authorities said. Police responded to Righter Avenue for a report of a crash and found Maureen Beekman, one of the drivers in the crash, to be under the influence of liquor and/or drugs, Denville police said in a release. Beekman failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said. Beekman was then arrested and found to be in possession of prescription pills without having the proper prescription, police said. She was charged with driving while intoxicat…
Man Leads 54-Mile Pursuit Across NJ In Stolen Box Truck Containing Heroin: Police Man Leads 54-Mile Pursuit Across NJ In Stolen Box Truck Containing Heroin: Police
Man Leads 54-Mile Pursuit Across NJ In Stolen Box Truck Containing Heroin: Police A 54-mile pursuit through North Jersey in a stolen box truck ended when the vehicle ran out of gas and police found the driver with heroin Labor Day Weekend, authorities said. Lyndhurst officers spotted Jose R. Reyes in a stolen 2022 Isuzuz box truck around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Robert Litterio was the one who spotted the stolen truck at Riverside and Rutherford Avenues. Joined by Officer Vincent Dorio, the duo approached the truck and tried several times to convince Reyes to exit the vehicle.  That's when Reyes, 41…
Hunterdon County Man Busted With Narcotics In QuickChek Parking Lot: Police Hunterdon County Man Busted With Narcotics In QuickChek Parking Lot: Police
Hunterdon County Man Busted With Narcotics In QuickChek Parking Lot: Police A 40-year-old Lebanon Borough resident was arrested on Friday, April 12 after he was discovered with narcotics in a QuickChek parking lot in Readington, police said. At 3 a.m. police responded to a report of an aggressive driver traveling east on Route 22 near County Line Road and pulled over Michael Fittipaldi in a QuickChek parking lot, Readington police said. While officers were speaking to Fittipaldi, they observed drug paraphernalia on the driver side floorboard and observed a bag of narcotics in his sweatshirt pocket, police said.  Fittipaldi was charged with possession of a con…
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted out of New York City on a murder charge was captured by members of the US Marshals Service and the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team over the weekend, authorities said. A search warrant was issued early Saturday, Feb. 5 at 957 Broadway in Bayonne — where Kegwin Clarke was found, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, authorities recovered two handguns including one stolen out of North Carolina, magazines, hollow-point ammunition, a large quantity of marijuana, and more than $3,000 in cash,  Clarke was arrested without incident by th…
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Sold Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose To Morris County Victim, 25 Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Sold Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose To Morris County Victim, 25
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Dealer Sold Fatal Heroin/Fentanyl Dose To Morris County Victim, 25 A man from Monmouth County has admitted to selling a fatal dose of heroin to a 25-year-old woman from Morris County, killing her, authorities said. Lateef Reevey, 31, of Long Branch, pleaded guilty on Thursday to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The charges stem from an overdose death that took place last February in Tinton Falls, Gramiccioni said. Lucy Yardley, 25, of Flanders died on Feb. 21.  Reevey admitted that he provided Yardley with the heroin stamped “Eterni…
Byram PD: Speeding Driver Found With MDMA, Hundreds Of Illegal Pills In Route 206 Traffic Stop Byram PD: Speeding Driver Found With MDMA, Hundreds Of Illegal Pills In Route 206 Traffic Stop
Byram PD: Speeding Driver Found With MDMA, Hundreds Of Illegal Pills In Route 206 Traffic Stop A speeding driver was found with MDMA, hundreds of illegal pills and other paraphernalia during a traffic stop in Sussex County, authorities said. Jason Pilato was traveling on Route 206 in Byram Township when he was pulled over for speeding on Monday, Sept. 7, police said. During questioning, officers observed a bag of pills in the vehicle, police said. A search of Pilato’s vehicle turned up several hundred tablets of various controlled medications, marijuana edibles, a syringe and empty Ziplock bags, police said. Pilato was arrested and charged with possession of MDMA, possession of Sch…
Police: Speeding DWI Driver Found With THC Pen In Sussex County Police: Speeding DWI Driver Found With THC Pen In Sussex County
Police: Speeding DWI Driver Found With THC Pen In Sussex County A speeding driver found with a THC vape pen was drunk when police stopped him in Byram Township, authorities said. Local police noticed signs of intoxication from the driver, Kristopher Fanelli, after stopping him last Friday on Waterloo Road, a press release says. Fanelli subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest, authorities said. A search of Fanelli's vehicle turned up a vape pen with THC liquid, police say. Fanelli was transported to police headquarters, where he failed two breath tests, authorities said. He was charged with driving wh…
Police: Stolen Pick-Up Truck Out Of Bergen County Found Disabled In Denville Police: Stolen Pick-Up Truck Out Of Bergen County Found Disabled In Denville
Police: Stolen Pick-Up Truck Out Of Bergen County Found Disabled In Denville A 30-year-old passenger removed by police in a fight on an NJ Transit bus was arrested in connection with a pick-up truck theft from a Fair Lawn parking lot the week before, thanks to surveillance footage that captured the theft, authorities said. The Ford F150 pick-up was reported missing from the Crunch Fitness parking lot on May 15 around 9 a.m., after a member reported his keys missing from his jacket pocket, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A week later, police responded to Morlot Avenue at Canger Place on a report of a fight between an NJ Transit driver and passenger, Metzler said. After rem…
Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance
Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance A 30-year-old passenger removed by police in a fight on an NJ Transit bus was arrested in connection with a pick-up truck theft from a Fair Lawn parking lot the week before, thanks to surveillance footage that captured the theft, authorities said. The Ford F150 pick-up was reported missing from the Crunch Fitness parking lot on May 15 around 9 a.m., after a member reported his keys missing from his jacket pocket, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A week later, police responded to Morlot Avenue at Canger Place on a report of a fight between an NJ Transit driver and passenger, Metzler said. After rem…