Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says
Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says A 46-year-old Millville man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 11, after he was discovered to be manufacturing drugs out of his home, authorities said. Bruce Low, who was charged last year with running a dog fighting ring, was hit with numerous drug offenses after he was found to be in possession of large amounts of opioids, morphine and other drug paraphernalia, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.  An investigation into Low began after a package shipped to his address from India was inspected by Customs and Border Patrol and found to contain six kilograms of Tapentado…
Man Caught With Over 130 Grams Of Mushrooms On I-684 In Lewisboro: Police Man Caught With Over 130 Grams Of Mushrooms On I-684 In Lewisboro: Police
Man Caught With Over 130 Grams Of Mushrooms On I-684 In Lewisboro: Police A Bronx man is facing felony drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 684 in Northern Westchester turned up mushrooms, cannabis, and drug paraphernalia, authorities announced. The arrest happened around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, during a patrol along I-684 North in Lewisboro, New York State Police said on Monday, June 9.  Troopers pulled over a vehicle for vehicle and traffic law violations and found Christopher T. Vinson, 43, of the Bronx, was the only person in the car.  Investigators said Vinson gave consent to search the vehicle, which led to the discovery of arou…
Lebanon Man Charged In Deadly Fentanyl Delivery After 32-Year-Old Found Dead, DA Says Lebanon Man Charged In Deadly Fentanyl Delivery After 32-Year-Old Found Dead, DA Says
Lebanon Man Charged In Deadly Fentanyl Delivery After 32-Year-Old Found Dead, DA Says A Pennsylvania drug dealer is facing charges after police say he delivered the fentanyl that killed a 32-year-old man. Rafael Angel Rivera-Ortiz, 40, of South 10th Street in Lebanon, was charged on Friday, June 6, with drug delivery resulting in death, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office On March 29, 2024, officers with the South Heidelberg Police Department responded to a home on West Penn Avenue in Robesonia for a reported death. Inside, they found signs of drug use, including fentanyl and related paraphernalia, authorities said. The victim, a 32-year-old man, was pr…
Heroin, Cocaine: Pleasantville Man Arrested After K-9 Detects Drugs, AC Police Say Heroin, Cocaine: Pleasantville Man Arrested After K-9 Detects Drugs, AC Police Say
Heroin, Cocaine: Pleasantville Man Arrested After K-9 Detects Drugs, AC Police Say A 33-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of heroin and cocaine in Atlantic City on Wednesday, June 4, authorities said. At 4:40 p.m., officers conducted a motor vehicle stop at Kentucky and Drexel avenues, Atlantic City police said. A detective along with K-9 partner, Gee, arrived on scene and Gee detected drugs in the vehicle, police said. Steven Young Jr. was removed from the vehicle after turning over the narcotics he had concealed in his pants, police said. Additional narcotics were found inside the vehicle, police said. Detectives…
Clifton Man Fights Off Knife-Wielding Mugger From Passaic With Umbrella: Cops Clifton Man Fights Off Knife-Wielding Mugger From Passaic With Umbrella: Cops
Clifton Man Fights Off Knife-Wielding Mugger From Passaic With Umbrella: Cops A Clifton man defended himself with an umbrella when a knife-wielding mugger tried to rob him in the middle of the night, police said. Officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Main Avenue around 1:15 a.m. Thursday, May 22, where a 45-year-old man from Clifton reported that another man aggressively demanded money, according to Lt. Robert Anderson of the Clifton Police Department. The suspect reached into the victim’s pockets while asking for money. The victim, who was holding an umbrella due to bad weather, used it to push the man away, Anderson said. The suspect then pulled out a box …
Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report
Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report A Spring Lake man is facing criminal charges after he struck and seriously injured a 16-year-old Jewish boy in Jackson Township on Tuesday, June 3—the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, according to officials and the Lakewood Scoop. Luke Ferrante, 47, was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in serious bodily injury, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a release Wednesday. The victim, identified by The Lakewood Scoop as a Jewish boy, was walking along South New Prospect Road around 12:15 p.m. w…
Drugs, Weapons: Bronx Man Busted After Pursuit, Fairfield Police Say Drugs, Weapons: Bronx Man Busted After Pursuit, Fairfield Police Say
Drugs, Weapons: Bronx Man Busted After Pursuit, Fairfield Police Say A 43-year-old Bronx man was arrested and charged on Sunday, June 1, after he possessed drugs and weapons in Fairfield, police said. At 10:20 a.m., officers responded to the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel at 38 Two Bridges Rd. for a report of a fight in progress, Fairfield police said. Upon arrival, police spoke to a man who said he had been in an altercation with another man, later identified as Christopher Martinez, a 43-year-old resident of The Bronx, officers said. Martinez was located inside the hotel and refused officers commands to stop and speak with them, police said. As Martinez walked aw…
‘Most Wanted’ Duo With 31 Warrants Busted After Bold Theft Spree In Westminster: Police ‘Most Wanted’ Duo With 31 Warrants Busted After Bold Theft Spree In Westminster: Police
‘Most Wanted’ Duo With 31 Warrants Busted After Bold Theft Spree In Westminster: Police They weren’t just wanted — they were wanted everywhere. Two Maryland men with 31 active arrest warrants between them were finally caught after a brazen theft spree that saw them ransack a Target and nearly strike pedestrians while fleeing a Walmart in Carroll County, police in Westminster said. Laron L. Colbert, 43, of Arnold, and Daniel O. Corona, 41, of Dundalk, were arrested this week after Westminster Police say they tried pulling off a daylight smash-and-grab at Target on Malcolm Drive — then nearly pulled off a second heist minutes later at the nearby Walmart on Woodward Road. Around…
Vernon Man Who Ran 'Drug Factory' Out Of His Home Cuffed After Months-Long Investigation: Cops Vernon Man Who Ran 'Drug Factory' Out Of His Home Cuffed After Months-Long Investigation: Cops
Vernon Man Who Ran 'Drug Factory' Out Of His Home Cuffed After Months-Long Investigation: Cops A 62-year-old man was arrested this week after a multi-jurisdictional task force arrested him for allegedly selling cocaine out of his Connecticut home, authorities said.  Daniel P. Moriarty, of Vernon, was charged with operating a drug factory, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia, officials said.  The East Central Narcotics Task Force raided Moriarty's home on Tuesday after months of investigating. They found 120 grams of cocaine, a "variety of materials" used to manufacture and distribute drugs, and $25,000 …
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Two Vineland residents were arrested and charged on Sunday, May 18, after a traffic stop in Atlantic City uncovered drugs and weapons, authorities said. At 7:45 p.m., a license plate reader was triggered In Atlantic City indicating the registered owner of a vehicle had active warrants for his arrest, Atlantic City police said. A traffic stop was conducted and Clarence Shambry, a 44-year-old Vineland resident, was taken into custody for the warrants, police said. Shambry was in possession of 650 individual bags of heroin, police said. During a search of the vehicle, officers located more th…
Shoplifting Turns Violent: Cops Detail Drugs, Kicking And Chaos In Lyndhurst Shoplifting Turns Violent: Cops Detail Drugs, Kicking And Chaos In Lyndhurst
Shoplifting Turns Violent: Cops Detail Drugs, Kicking And Chaos In Lyndhurst A shoplifting call in Bergen County turned violent when one suspect kicked a police officer and the other was found with cocaine, authorities said. Officers responded to the 400 block of Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst around 4:01 p.m. on Monday, May 19, for a shoplifting in progress involving two men who ran toward Grant Avenue, according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department Officer Michael D’Alessandro canvassed the area and found a man matching the suspect description near Valley Brook and Cleveland Avenues, police said. That man, later identified as Ray…
Meth, Coke: Warren County Duo Arrested During Traffic Stop, Mount Olive Police Say Meth, Coke: Warren County Duo Arrested During Traffic Stop, Mount Olive Police Say
Meth, Coke: Warren County Duo Arrested During Traffic Stop, Mount Olive Police Say Two people were arrested after a traffic stop turned up various drugs in Mount Olive on Thursday, May 15, authorities said. At 10:56 a.m., an officer observed a black Nissan on Route 46 West with a damaged windshield that failed to signal when changing lanes, Mount Olive police said. While speaking with the occupants, the officer detected behavior consistent with criminal activity, police said. A search of the car revealed large amounts of narcotics including methamphetamine, cocaine, GHB, and multiple prescription, Mount Olive police said. Drug paraphernalia and a brass knuckle knife wer…