Katelyn Shipps, who also had active warrants out of Totowa and Ogdensburg, was running from the St. Joseph's Cemetery around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, Newton Police Lt. Robert Osborn said.
Police stopped Shipps on Main Street, where she had thrown several bags of heroin on the ground, the lieutenant said.
Shipps was arrested and charged with drug possession and hindering apprehension. She was being held in the Sussex County Jail.
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