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Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, $17K Seized From Mom-Son Duo In Bloomfield, Newark SWAT Raids: Cops Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, $17K Seized From Mom-Son Duo In Bloomfield, Newark SWAT Raids: Cops
Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, $17K Seized From Mom-Son Duo In Bloomfield, Newark SWAT Raids: Cops Detectives have put a stop to one family's cocaine distribution business in a series of raids across Essex County Tuesday, July 9, authorities said. More than 10,000 vials of cocaine, several hundred grams of cocaine, $17,600 in cash and a handgun with an extended magazine were seized by detectives, ultimately leading to charges against Edwin Medina, 32 and his mother, Sandra Almodovar, 51, both of Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced.  Detectives from the ECPO Narcotics Task Force first seized more than a kilo of suspected cocaine in a series of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drag Book Story Hour Bomb Threat Evacuates Montclair Library Drag Book Story Hour Bomb Threat Evacuates Montclair Library
Drag Book Story Hour Bomb Threat Evacuates Montclair Library A library in Montclair had was evacuated late on Sunday, June 30 due to  bomb threat targeting multiple locations, police say. At approximately 4 p.m. on June 30, the Montclair Police Department responded to a reported threat that was called in from the public library on 50 South Fullerton St. in Montclair. The threat came in at the time Drag Story Hour was scheduled at the library from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Bomb threats have been sent to dozens of establishments across the U.S. during drag book story hour, most notably one in Lancaster County, PA. According to police, the threat in…

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by Zak Failla
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East Orange Man Exposes Himself To Middle Schooler At Montclair Park: Police East Orange Man Exposes Himself To Middle Schooler At Montclair Park: Police
East Orange Man Exposes Himself To Middle Schooler At Montclair Park: Police A 24-year-old East Orange man was arrested after he exposed his genitals at a park in Montclair on Thursday, May 30. A student at Glendale Middle School said while walking through Glenfield Park on her way to school, she saw a man on the stairs leading from the walking path to the wooded brook area, Montclair police said. The man, who was not identified by officers, had his pants and underwear down to his knees exposing his genitals, police said. The student proceeded directly to the school and alerted school officials who immediately contacted officers, police said.  Police…

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by Sam Barron