72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin
What began as a couple of routine daylight drug busts led Paterson detectives to enough raw heroin to fill more than 2,700 bags, as well as the arrest of a 72-year-old accused buyer.
It was around 11:30 a.m. when detectives saw Michael T. James, 50, emerge from a home on Oak Street, sell some drugs to a buyer, then head back inside, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
An arrest team quickly grabbed Calvin L. Wallace, 47, of Broadway near the corner of nearby Summer and Morton streets, Speziale said. He was carrying 62 heroin folds and seven small bags of crack, the director sai…
15-Year-Old Paterson Armed Robber Caught With Loaded Gun, Among 3 Weapons Seized In Three Days
Three guns in three days were seized in separate incidents by Paterson detectives, including one carried by a 15-year-old armed robber, authorities said.
Investigators watched several deals at Broadway and Summer Street, an area notorious for drugs and shootings, before moving in on Jamir King, 22, as he got into an SUV, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
The driver, Tremaine Jones, 30, stuffed some crack vials into a bag as they approached and then took off on foot, Speziale said.
Detective Suquan Garry chased down Jones while Detectives William Hermann and Brian Culmone grabbed …
Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822
Paterson drug detectives raided a public housing development and seized 426 heroin folds, 45 bags and 18 vials of crack, a loaded handgun and $7,822 in drug proceeds, authorities said.
They arrested seven adults, as well as a 16-year-old boy who they said was carrying a loaded handgun.
Police responding to complaints of drug dealing got a warrant for the residence at the low-rise Sojourner Douglass Homes on Jefferson Street off North 1st Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Among those arrested on various charges involving the sale of heroin and cocaine were first-floor resi…
13,350 Heroin Folds, 93 Vials Of Crack, $4,094 Seized In Paterson Drug Production Plant Raid
In a squat, non-descript house on Paterson’s north side, narcotics detectives found 13,350 heroin folds, 83 vials of crack, three guns and more than $4,000 in proceeds, authorities said.
Five adults and a juvenile were taken into custody during Tuesday’s Bergen Street raid, prompted by a spike in area crime and complaints from neighbors of open-air drug sales, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
One of them, Yhamere F. Mayo, 30, of North 5th Street, was charged in connection with a shooting in 2019.
Two of the other four adults arrested on various drug and weapons charges live…
All Night Long: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Round-The-Clock Drug Operation
Customers at all hours of the day and night patronized a drug operation run by an ex-con from a Paterson apartment that was raided by police, authorities said.
Aiming to improve neighbors’ quality of life, members of the Paterson Police Narcotics Division hit the location on Monday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They arrested six people and seized 150 heroin folds, 14 bags of crack, a handful of Xanax, bags of pot and more than $1,500 in proceeds, he said.
The bulk of the charges were filed against ex-con Yaquin Perry, 35, for having heroin, cocaine, pot and prescription…
Paterson Police Getting Body Cams
Paterson police will become the latest New Jersey crime fighters to wear body cameras, authorities said Monday.
Officers will wear the cameras on their uniforms or “outermost garment" during criminal investigations, motor vehicle stops, witness interviews in criminal investigations, searches, civil disorder, use of force and constructive authority, transporting prisoners, making arrests and conducting protective searches for weapons.
Mayor Andre Sayegh said the move, following a directive from state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, "will allow for greater transparency in the police depar…
