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Prosecutor: Quartet ID'd In 30-Pound Pot Shipment Found With Stolen Gun In North Arlington
A trio of New Jersey residents and a Virginia man plotting the sale of 30 pounds of pot were caught with a stolen gun during a traffic stop in North Arlington, authorities said.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his Narcotic Task Force were investigating a drug conspiracy when a consented search during Tuesday’s stop turned up a .45-caliber 1011 Paraordnance handgun.
Arrested were Jaleel Speller, 26, of Newport News, VA, Quantesa Wade, 27, of East Orange, Alicia Torres, 34, and Larry Harris, 40, both of Newark, the prosecutor said.
All remained held Friday in the Bergen…
Lyndhurst PD: Officers Subdue Combative DWI Jersey City Driver, Union City Companion
A drunken Jersey City driver had to be pepper-sprayed -- and still continued to resist efforts to get him under control – as Lyndhurst police took him and a companion into custody, authorities said.
Officer Michael Clifford activated his lights and siren after Xavier Torres, 26, sped through a stop sign on Chase Avenue and made an illegal U-turn in the Kingsland Avenue intersection around 10 p.m. Thursday, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said.
After pulling over and parking, Torres got out of the Jeep Cherokee, along with Jacqueline Feliciano, 34, Union City, Auteri said.
Both began walking …
