Paterson Drug Raid: 3 Young Children Turned Over To Relative Paterson Drug Raid: 3 Young Children Turned Over To Relative
Paterson Drug Raid: 3 Young Children Turned Over To Relative Three young children who were home during a Paterson drug raid were turned over to a relative after authorities found three pounds of pot, several bags of cocaine and dozens of Oxycodone. Members of the Paterson Police Narcotics Division who’d been watching the second-floor River Street residence and detached garage for weeks also seized more than $40,000 in drug money while arresting Rafael Rosario, 35, and Jessica Madera, 27, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Investigators and uniformed officers hit the home around 1:30 a.m. last Friday and found the youngsters – ages 9, 8 and 3 – alon…
West Milford PD: Heroin User Caught Shooting Up In Car Twice In Two Weeks West Milford PD: Heroin User Caught Shooting Up In Car Twice In Two Weeks
West Milford PD: Heroin User Caught Shooting Up In Car Twice In Two Weeks WEST MILFORD, N.J. – A driver caught shooting heroin into his arm by West Milford police was processed and released -- then arrested again doing the same thing two weeks later, authorities said. Officers Anthony Frassa and Michael Onembo reported watching as 26-year-old Justin Parkinson of Hewitt got into the car, which was illegally parked in a fire zone outside a local business, and prepared to stick a needle into his arm the night of April 13. Onembo approached the car and announced himself, prompting Parkinson to hit the gas and drive toward Frassa, who stopped him. As he got out of th…
Rochelle Park PD: Dealer's Phone Blows Up With Drug-Buy Texts At Police HQ Rochelle Park PD: Dealer's Phone Blows Up With Drug-Buy Texts At Police HQ
Rochelle Park PD: Dealer's Phone Blows Up With Drug-Buy Texts At Police HQ ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Her phone buzzed with texts from drug buyers while Rochelle Park police processed a Newark driver who was carrying illegal prescription drugs and $4,555 in suspected proceeds when she was stopped, authorities said. Alisha Gonzalez, 38, was brought to headquarters late Monday after an officer who stopped her 2003 Lexus for moving erratically on Rochelle Avenue found the drugs and cash, Detective Sgt. James DePreta said Tuesday. "She was also believed to be under the influence of drugs," DePreta said. During a consent search of her phone while she was in cust…
Judge Orders Dumont Store Clerk Released After Child Porn Arrest Judge Orders Dumont Store Clerk Released After Child Porn Arrest
Judge Orders Dumont Store Clerk Released After Child Porn Arrest DUMONT, N.J. -- A judge ordered a supermarket clerk from Dumont charged with collecting child porn released pending further court action. Christian Winner, 49, was arrested Friday following a raid on his Larch Avenue home. He was taken to the Bergen County Jail before a judge released him, with conditions, under New Jersey's bail reform law following a detention hearing on Saturday. The name of the judge isn't listed in jail records. Winner, who posted a photo of himself on Facebook playing Santa Claus, “used the Internet to view and possess digital files depicting nude or sexually explic…
Cliffside Park PD: Crack User Charged With Neglecting Elderly Mom Cliffside Park PD: Crack User Charged With Neglecting Elderly Mom
Cliffside Park PD: Crack User Charged With Neglecting Elderly Mom CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Police checking on an elderly Cliffside Park woman arrested her crack-smoking son and friend after they found her disoriented and needing medical attention, authorities said. Family members concerned for the Palisade Avenue woman's welfare called police, Lt. Vincent Capano. "She answered the door and seemed disoriented," Capano said. She also told police she hadn't seen a doctor in several months, he said. In a bedroom where her son stays, police found 42-year-old Ronnie Correa, a North Bergen native visiting from Miami, he said. Although it was the afte…
Ridgefield PD: Cellphone Stop Turns Up 1½ Pounds Of Pot Ridgefield PD: Cellphone Stop Turns Up 1½ Pounds Of Pot
Ridgefield PD: Cellphone Stop Turns Up 1½ Pounds Of Pot RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- A Ridgefield police officer found a pound and a half of pot after stopping a driver who was using a handheld cellphone, authorities said. Officer Daniel Berger "detected a strong odor of raw marijuana" after stopping the 2008 Grey Mercedes on southbound Routes 1 & 9 in the middle of the afternoon, Police Chief Thomas Gallagher said. The officer requested a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 unit, which confirmed cause for a search that turned up the marijuana, Gallagher said. The driver, 33-year-old Jean C. Labanda of Fairview, was processed on drug possession ch…