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Drug Arrests

Fort Lee
Police & Fire
NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show
NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show UPDATE: A wrong-way driver from Fort Lee who hit a half-dozen people in midtown Manhattan as he tried to flee police on New Year’s Day has a history of drug arrests and convictions, records show. Mohamed Alaouie, 44, was driving a Mercedes sedan that twice mounted the sidewalk on West 34th Street going the wrong way, hitting people, vehicles and a food cart overnight Monday before finally coming to rest, city police said. Alaouie was fleeing uniformed officers 90 minutes or so after the New Year’s ball drop in nearby Times Square when the chain-reaction crashes occurred near Madison Square …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ocean
News
Brick Police Seize Crack From Bicyclist, Arrest Fugitives On Warrants Brick Police Seize Crack From Bicyclist, Arrest Fugitives On Warrants
Brick Police Seize Crack From Bicyclist, Arrest Fugitives On Warrants Brick police made a number of drug arrests, including one involving a bicyclist. On March 2 at approximately 10:15 p.m. Ptl. Morgan Murphy observed an erratic driver on Brick Boulevard. Murphy initiated a motor vehicle stop for failure to maintain lane and use of a cell phone while driving. Brick Street Crimes Unit (SCU) Detectives arrived to assist with the stop.  The driver, Barry Ellenwood 2nd, 35, of Wharton, was arrested for obstruction after failing to obey officers’ commands to exit the vehicle, police said. A search of the vehicle was conducted and officers discovered five bund…

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack
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Rochelle Park Police Make Another Drug Bust On Route 17 Rochelle Park Police Make Another Drug Bust On Route 17
Rochelle Park Police Make Another Drug Bust On Route 17 Rochelle Park police continued a series of drug arrests along busy Route 17. Officer Chris Kizcka stopped a Kia Forte for equipment violations on the northbound highway on Monday and found 250 bags of heroin, some pot and $600 in suspected proceeds after getting consent to search the vehicle, Lt. James DePreta said. Assisted by Sgt. Jared Shatkin, Kizcka arrested the passenger, Rodney Stowers, 21, of Wilkes Barre, PA on drug and money laundering charges. Stowers was sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first court appearance. Police Chief Dean Pinto praised the work of his officers w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack
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South Hackensack PD: Convicted Sex Offenders, Prostitute Caught With Dead Man’s Stolen Car South Hackensack PD: Convicted Sex Offenders, Prostitute Caught With Dead Man’s Stolen Car
South Hackensack PD: Convicted Sex Offenders, Prostitute Caught With Dead Man’s Stolen Car Two registered sex offenders, a convicted prostitute and a woman with a history of drug arrests in two states were caught by South Hackensack police in a car stolen from a dead man, authorities said. Officer Joseph Applegate spotted the 2018 Volkswagen sedan moving erratically on westbound Route 46 near the Stagecoach Motel shortly after midnight Thursday, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. A computer check showed the vehicle belonged to a 67-year-old Bogota man who'd recently died. Applegate summoned backup units while stopping the vehicle on Huyler Street, Donatello said. Officers imm…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Worcester
Police & Fire
Suspected Major Heroin Dealer And Crew Busted In Western Mass Suspected Major Heroin Dealer And Crew Busted In Western Mass
Suspected Major Heroin Dealer And Crew Busted In Western Mass An alleged major supplier of heroin to Western Massachusetts was busted up on Tuesday, March 2, with the arrest of 4 local men. The arrests were the result of a year-long investigation into local heroin trafficking from Springfield to New York. The investigation involved surveillance as well as the controlled purchases of “half packs” - a common form of packaging in Western Massachusetts each consisting of 50 dosage units or 1 gram of the drug, Massachusetts State Police said. Police suspect the ring leader or source of the heroin was Enrique Alicea, 29, of West Springfield. Hu…

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by Kristin Palpini
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris
Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris Paterson police seized 2,269 heroin folds, more than 130 illegal pills and more in a quick-strike sweep of a drug-ridden street corner while arresting a trio of local dealers and several of their customers from Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Hudson counties, authorities said.  Among those arrested, police said, was a 66-year-old user from Ridgefield (Bergen County) who bought eight heroin folds and a vial of crack at the corner of Van Houten and Summer streets behind the city public library. Citizen complaints about “rampant” drug dealing at all hours of the day and night brought Narcotic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Prosecutor's Detectives Nab Accused Hackensack Killer, Accomplice In Brooklyn GOTCHA! Prosecutor's Detectives Nab Accused Hackensack Killer, Accomplice In Brooklyn
Gotcha! Prosecutor's Detectives Nab Accused Hackensack Killer, Accomplice In Brooklyn Detectives captured an accused gunman who they said ruthlessly shot and killed a 22-year-old Hackensack man on a city street. Jairo Echeverry, 20, of Hackensack was taken into custody in Brooklyn around 11 p.m. Monday, along with another repeat offender, Brian Guerrero, 27, of Paramus, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from the NYPD's 72nd Precinct assisted Musella's homicide investigators in nabbing the pair, he said. Echeverry was charged with murder and Guerrero with hindering his apprehension, the prosecutor said. Both were being held in Brooklyn pending extradit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Drug Sweep During Concert At Nassau Coliseum Nets 26 Arrests Drug Sweep During Concert At Nassau Coliseum Nets 26 Arrests
Drug Sweep During Concert At Nassau Coliseum Nets 26 Arrests Twenty-six people were arrested during the Dead and Company concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. The multiple arrests took place from Tuesday, Nov. 5 to Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Uniondale at the Coliseum and the surrounding area, said the Nassau County Police. During the drug sweep, three people were found to be in need of medical attention and were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment, police said. Sixteen people were arrested for the illegal use/sale of nitrous oxide and an additional 10 were arrested on other charges including: Clemens Mackay, 40, of Cobleskill was charg…

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood
Police & Fire
Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs
Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs In a neighborhood plagued by violence, Englewood police chased down a man who they said peppered a house with paintballs from what looked like a genuine weapon. Responding Officer Adolfo Gutierrez spotted 18-year-old Sammuel Castillo running from the Mattlage Place home near Shepard Avenue after the shots were fired from a car that had pulled up there shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Castillo was carrying what looked like a long gun -- actually a paintball gun, Halstead said. He tossed it alongside a house before being taken into custody, the depu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Norwalk
Police & Fire
Man With Active Warrant Caught With Crack, Cash In Flax Hill Road Stop Man With Active Warrant Caught With Crack, Cash In Flax Hill Road Stop
Man With Active Warrant Caught With Crack, Cash In Flax Hill Road Stop A man with an active warrant was caught with crack and cash during a traffic stop in Fairfield County, police said. Malcolm Williams of Norwalk was arrested Thursday following a stop by Norwalk Police on Flax Hill Road, said the Norwalk Police Department. When officers approached the vehicle they could smell the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, they added. A search of the vehicle turned up 45 grams of crack cocaine and cocaine, 15 grams of pot, and two ecstasy pills, police said. Officers also seized $353 from Williams. During his arrest, police found he also had an activ…

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by Kathy Reakes
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie Man Nabbed With Crack Cocaine During Traffic Stop Poughkeepsie Man Nabbed With Crack Cocaine During Traffic Stop
Poughkeepsie Man Nabbed With Crack Cocaine During Traffic Stop A Poughkeepsie man was arrested for possession of drugs following a traffic stop by Town of Poughkeepsie Police. Robert W. Johnson, 21, was arrested at 2:30 a.m, March 30, while a passenger in a vehicle that had been stopped for a traffic violation, said Capt. Kevin Faber. An investigation found that Johnson was in possession of crack cocaine, Faber said. He was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and is being held at the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

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by Kathy Reakes