Police: Out-Of-State Dealer Caught At Mom's Paterson Apartment With Guns, Mags, Ammo, Drugs
An out-of-state man who was selling drugs outside his mother's Paterson apartment was nabbed with two handguns, high-capacity magazines, hollow-point bullets and 60 heroin folds, authorities said.
Artavius Howard, 22, of Little Rock had been free pending trial last month following an arrest out of Mercer County when city detectives watched him sell to walk-up buyers outside a Governor Street building, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Howard tried to run as they moved in, but he was quickly captured carrying the heroin bags and $680 in proceeds, Speziale said.
Detectives returned…
Paterson PD Busts Drug-Dealing Trio, Seize 811 Heroin Folds, 26 Crack Vials, Laser Sight Gun
Drug buyers flocked from inside and out of Paterson to a squat apartment house in the Silk City as detectives watched.
After picking off several buyers, police moved in, seizing three dealers – one of them only 16 years old.
They collected 811 heroin folds, 26 crack vials and a high-powered handgun, among other contraband, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Responding to neighborhood complaints, detectives quickly discovered that Mike Jones, 29, Pedro Santiago, 44, and the 16-year-old boy said ran a brisk open-air business from the brick walkup near Straight Street, the dire…
Ex-Con Who Once Shot Himself By Accident Nabbed In Paterson Open-Air Drug Bust
An ex-con who once accidentally shot himself was nabbed by Paterson detectives with nearly 225 Oxycodone and Xanax pills, 30 vials of crack and $5,510 in proceeds, authorities said Tuesday.
Narcotics detectives responding to community complaints watched as Keith Devita, 27, and Samantha Jackson, 51, sold drugs in small amounts to buyers at the corner of Summer and Van Houten streets, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They followed two buyers out of the area and arrested both, then seized Devita and Jackson, Speziale said.
Along with the pills and crack, the detectives seized…
Police: Female Paterson Dealer Busted With 3,872 Heroin Folds, Crack, $4,647 In Drug Money
They walked up and drove by at all hours to buy drugs outside a Paterson home just up the street from a child care center, authorities said.
Responding to complaints, city narcotics detectives nabbed Hopper Street resident Valerie A. Thomas, 57, while seizing 3,872 heroin folds, 17 baggies of crack cocaine, and $4,647 in drug money, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Hopper lives in the first-floor apartment of the home where Speziale said she plied her illegal trade. Detectives watched awhile before obtaining search and arrest warrants, he said.
Thomas was charged with a ho…
Quick Hits: Paterson Police Bust 12, Seize 741 Heroin Folds, 118 Crack Vials, Four Guns, More
Paterson detectives seized 741 heroin folds, 118 crack vials, four guns and $2,427 in drug money while making 12 arrests during a series of quick strikes, authorities said.
Investigators grabbed Christian Belfield, 42, and found him carrying 40 bags of crack and a 9mm Glock handgun loaded with eight rounds – four of them with hollow points – after watching him sell drugs from a vehicle at Summer Street and Hamilton Avenue, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Detectives also recovered a 9mm SAR 9T handgun loaded with an extended magazine holding 17 rounds and a .390-caliber Taurus ha…
Three Young Kids Found During Paterson Drug Raid, 1,756 Heroin Bags Seized
Three young children were found in a Paterson apartment where drugs were being sold, authorities said.
Detectives seized 1,756 bags of heroin during a raid of the Spruce Street home in the shadow of a Route 80 overpass, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Complaints from citizens about open-air drug dealing off the corner of Spruce and Grand streets brought the investigators, he said.
They found the youngsters -- all girls, ages 2, 6 and 10 -- "in the apartment with an uncle during the raid," the director said.
Edwardo Lafrank, 36, was charged with possession of the heroin fo…
Crackdown: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz
Paterson police blitzed the city over the weekend, arresting 10 people, seizing two guns and nearly 1,000 heroin folds, among other drugs, and writing 349 traffic tickets as part of a crackdown on rising crime.
The special ops detail “was deployed in our continued strategic response to an uptick in violent crime nationally,” city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
A total of 50 criminal complaints were filed, all but two of them for drug-related offenses, Speziale said.
Detectives and officers from the Ceasefire, Street Crimes, Narcotics /ABC and Traffic units were deployed along …
Paterson Detectives Nab Newark Man Who Had Loaded Gun Sticking Out Of Bag, Authorities Say
Paterson detectives chased down a Newark man after they found him standing on a city street corner with a loaded gun, authorities said.
Alexis DeLaRosa, 18, was in a group hanging at the corner of North 6th and Clinton streets when Detectives Mustafa Dombayci and John Traynor spotted the gun's magazine sticking out of a fanny pack around his neck, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
As they got out of their car, DeLaRosa took off, Speziale said.
He ran down Jefferson Street, tossing the bag over a resident's fence, then crawled under a parked vehicle on North 7th Street, where he w…
