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Drug-Dealing Duo Found With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In Toms River, Berkeley: Prosecutors
A man and a woman were accused of using two Ocean County homes to sell several drugs, including heroin mixed with fentanyl and crack cocaine, authorities said.
Nicholas Ryland, 32, of Cream Ridge, and Quadazia Scott, 33, of Berkeley Township, were arrested after a three-month investigation. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced their arrests in a news release on Tuesday, May 7.
Police began surveillance on two suspected homes in Toms River and Berkeley Township on Thursday, May 2. Detectives saw Ryland and Scott leave the Berkeley home in their vehicles.
Ryland…
Wanted Hammonton Man, Camden Woman Had Crack Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Brigantine: Police
A South Jersey man and woman were accused of having crack cocaine and a loaded gun, authorities said.
Christine Sanfelice, 32, of Camden, and Alex Crawford, 27, of Hammonton, were arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 23. The Brigantine Police Department announced their arrests in a news release on Wednesday, May 1.
Officers responded to a report of a woman peeing behind a Wawa convenience store at around 10:21 a.m. A woman matching a caller's description denied the accusation, provided a name to police, and refused to answer questions.
The woman was allowed to leave but one officer thought she gave a…
Drug-Dealing Trio Arrested With Meth, Heroin, Crack, MDMA In Berkeley: Prosecutors
Three people were accused of selling several types of drugs throughout Ocean County, authorities said.
William Manser, 44, and Jacquelyn Smith, 33, both of Berkeley Township, and Justina Candelaria, 44, of Barnegat, were arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Friday, Apr. 5. Their arrests came after a monthlong investigation into drugs sold in the county.
Investigators began surveillance on a Berkeley Township home suspected of being used to store and sell drugs on Wednesday, Mar. 20. Police arrested Manser and Candelaria after they were…
Accused Man, Woman Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed In Waterbury Bust
A bust resulted in the seizure of over 140 grams of cocaine, heroin, and more, as well as the arrest of two alleged drug dealers from Connecticut, police said.
On Tuesday, Nov. 21, Connecticut State Police in New Haven County conducted the operation in the city of Waterbury in the area of Pleasant and Baldwin Streets.
Plainclothes officers saw a silver Acura MDX stop on the side of the road, allegedly conducting a narcotics sale, which they reported to troopers.
When troopers later pulled the Acura over, they noticed the front-seat passenger, 33-year-old Lisbett Trinidad, attem…
Man Armed With Loaded Rifle, High-Capacity Magazine Nabbed At Central Jersey Jazz Fest
A Virginia man allegedly armed with a loaded rifle was acting “extremely uncooperative” when police arrested him at Central Jersey Jazz Fest over the weekend.
Flemington Police responding to a report of a suspicious male, potentially unconscious, found Douglas W. Courter, 42, of Woodbridge, Virginia, inside his vehicle at the festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, the department said.
Courter allegedly began acting “extremely uncooperative” and attempted to hide crack cocaine in his pants while refusing to follow officers’ orders.
He was eventually removed from the vehicle, which was then searched…
Man With Third Eye Didn't See Holyoke Police Raid Coming; 3 Busted Following Tips: Cops
Holyoke residents fed up with a suspected open-air drug market alerted police to the operation, which launched a monthslong sting in Hampden County between police and the FBI, authorities said.
Police arrested three people at an apartment at 365 Appleton Street on Wednesday, Sept.6, and seized "significant quantities" of fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine, Holyoke police announced. They also found ammunition inside the home.
Jose Rivera, 39, Emilio Rivera, 36, and Brandy Bellemore, 30, were arrested in the sting that involved FBI agents in Western Massachusetts, police said. T…
Convicted Felon Back Behind Bars For Selling Guns, Drugs To Undercover Agents In Charles County
Maybe a leopard really can’t change its spots.
A previously convicted felon will spend more than a decade in prison after selling several weapons, including at least four illegal “ghost guns” to undercover agents posing as buyers, federal officials announced.
Sean Donnelly Hawkins, 48, of Marbury, was sentenced to 138 months in federal prison for his role in in connection to the distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and weapons in Charles County after selling eight guns to investigators.
As part of his plea, Hawkins admitted that on 10 separate times between October 2021 and May 2022, he…
Road Rage: Roosevelt Man Arrested For Attempted Murder Following Uniondale Incident
A Long Island man faces attempted murder charges after a Long Island road rage incident, authorities announced.
On Monday, Aug. 21, 22-year-old Marcquise Porter was arrested for his involvement in the Uniondale disturbance, which happened two days prior, Nassau County Police said.
The victim, a 24-year-old man contacted the police on Saturday, Aug. 19 at approximately 5:30 p.m. to report that he had been the subject of a road rage incident.
Porter, a Roosevelt resident, reportedly shot multiple rounds at the victim, striking his car twice. Police did not provide additional information r…
Man Who Threw Gun, Drugs While Fleeing Police In Copiague Convicted
A Long Island man has been convicted of possessing a loaded illegal loaded gun and drugs after a noise complaint turned into a foot chase, authorities said.
Joe Nunez, aged 34, of Copiague, was found guilty by jury trial of felony charges that originated from an unrelated noise complaint, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced.
According to the trial, on August 14, 2022, police responded to noise complaints near Campagnoli Avenue.
After wrapping up addressing the complaints, Nunez was seen by police driving an unregistered dirt bike.
He fled on the bike when officers approache…
Man Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Sales In Darien, Police Say
A man was charged with the alleged sale of crack and heroin following an investigation into drug sales in Fairfield County.
Bridgeport residence Marc Busanet, age 23, was arrested in Darien on Friday, May 12 following the investigation, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police.
During the month of April, Darien Police became aware of illicit drug sales in the Noroton Heights section of town, and an investigation was initiated.
Darien officers developed information that led to the suspect vehicle that belonged to Busanet, Skoumbros said.
Some of the drugs seized during the bust.…
