Elmwood Park police arrest Paterson man with 60 bags of heroin for sale after chase, struggle

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Paterson man took was quickly chased down and briefly fought last night with Elmwood Park police, who said he was carrying 60 bags of heroin for sale as well as a small amount of marijuana.

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Jerry DeMarco

06/24/2015 1:59 p.m.

Craig Tomlinson, 29, bolted as officers approached him in the parking lot of the Elmwood Shopping Center on Broadway around 8 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said this morning.

After they caught him, Tomlinson “continued to struggle and resist the officers,” Foligno said.

They subdued and arrested him without injuries to anyone, the chief said.

Tomlinson was processed and released to Paterson police on a $1,000 warrant.

Elmwood Park police a few hours earlier arrested a Lodi couple on drug charges. Salvatore Veccia, 28, and Janice Speziale, 29, had five bags of heroin, a syringe and drug paraphernalia when they were stopped on Locust Street, Foligno said. They were released on court summonses.

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