84 Busted In Paterson Drug Sweep, 930 Heroin Bags, 259 Crack Vials Seized
A staggering 84 people were arrested in a multi-pronged Paterson drug sweep prompted by citizens’ complaints.
City Narcotics Division detectives led the Auburn Street initiative, which turned up 930 glassine envelopes of heroin, 259 vials of crack and five ounces of cocaine, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
They also seized more than $1,900 in drug proceeds, Speziale said.
The sweep focused on both dealers and buyers in “a well-known location where many drug arrests have occurred,” the director said.
The accused dealers, all of Paterson, included:
Christian Cody, 24;
Chandra Edwards…
Oakland Officer Finds Pompton Lakes Driver With Suspended License, Warrants
OAKLAND, N.J. -- An Oakland police officer stopped a Pompton Lakes driver who, it turned out, had his license suspended and was wanted on warrants out of three towns, authorities said.
Officer Bryan Rowin pulled the car over on Long Hill Road and found warrants out of Mahwah, Bloomingdale, and South Plainfield for the driver, 21-year-old Joshua Zariq Hewitt, Lt. Christian Eldridge said.
Hewitt received traffic summonses before being turned over to Mahwah police, he said.
