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Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust
Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 11,450 heroin folds, more than five ounces combined of unpackaged heroin and cocaine and a loaded gun from a convicted felon from Woodland Park, authorities said.
Jemell Carter, 39, was stopped by the investigators on Summer and Fulton streets in Paterson following a drug deal on Jackson Avenue in Woodland Park on Tuesday, April 19, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
In his car, Berdnik said, they found:
the 9mm Hi-Point handgun;
700 heroin folds;
the unpackaged drugs;
illegally obtained pot;
$2,522 in drug cash.
With Carter's consent, …
3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police
Three men in South Jersey were arrested on multiple gun and drug charges following a dispute.
On Saturday, Feb. 5, Pleasantville police responded to the 400 block of Sunset Court for a call about a man brandishing a shotgun, police said.
Police tactically parked their vehicles, surrounding the residence. The caller met with police and the occupants of the house were contacted via telephone and ordered out of the house where they were detained without incident, police said.
Jerome Holley, 39, of Pleasantville; Travaghn Wood, 41, of Atlantic City; and Calviena Oliver, 32, of P…
Ex-Con Stopped On Route 17 With Comatose Woman, Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Crack In Car: Paramus PD
A Vermont ex-con had an unconscious woman in his back seat and a loaded gun, nearly a half-pound of cocaine and dozens of Ecstasy pills in his car when he tried to run from a traffic stop on northbound Route 17, Paramus police said.
Floyd Artis, 33, of Rutland, VT was grabbed by Officers Cesar Hurtado and Kevin Grady after he tried to make a break for it during the stop at Powers Drive shortly after 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 6, Police Chief Kenneth R. Ehrenberg said.
Artis had first tried to rouse Danielle Fletcher, 37, also of Rutland, who was nodded out in the back seat of the 2013 Kia sedan, …
Philadelphia Ex-Con Gets 98 Years In NJ State Prison For Fatal Atlantic City Crime Spree
A Philadelphia man must serve nearly 80 years in New Jersey state prison before he is eligible for parole for a fatal shooting and other crimes, authorities said.
Avery Bracey, 39, was sentenced to 50 years for felony murder, 18 years for attempted witness tampering, 17 years for first-degree robbery, four years for criminal restraint, 18 years for weapons offenses, eight years for aggravated assault and three years on drug charges.
Accounting for both consecutive and concurrent sentences, Bracey’s aggregate sentence is 98 years in New Jersey state prison, with nearly 80 years to be served …
