Police: Burglar Who Stole TVs, Sneakers, Cash From Hillside Home Busted With Pain Pills
A Newark man who broke into a Hillside home and stole valuables was found a week later with prescription pills, authorities said.
Marquill D. Wiggins of Newark, 25, broke into a Maple Avenue home through an open basement window and stole two TVs, several boxes of sneakers and crash, before fleeing around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Hillside police chief Vincent Ricciardi said.
Hillside detectives identified Wiggins as a suspect the suspect vehicle after days of gathering evidence.
Detectives saw the vehicle and stopped it on Sept. 30, Ricciardi said.
The driver, Wiggins, was arrested a…
Police K9 Helps Recover $2K In Drugs, Paraphernalia, $5K Cash In Union County Traffic Stop
State Police recovered more than $2,000 in drugs and paraphernalia and $5,000 in cash during a Union County traffic stop with help from K9 officer Dutch, leading to the arrest of a Belleville man, authorities said.
Jamine Thomas, 41, of Belleville was stopped for a violation while driving southbound on the New Jersey Turnpike near milepost 101.8 in Elizabeth City shortly after 10:20 a.m. on Friday, July 21, State Police said in a release.
Additional troopers were called in and -- with help from K9 officer Dutch -- recovered more than $2,000 worth of drugs and paraphernalia and more than $5,…
