NJ Drug Bust: Seven Guns, 23 Arrests, Heroin, Coke, Pot, $360,000 Cash
Crime fighters seized seven handguns, more than two pounds of heroin, a pound or so of cocaine and $360,000 in drug money while arresting 23 people in Hudson and Union counties, authorities said Wednesday.
More than 200 law enforcement officers executed search warrants of residence and vehicles in Roselle Park, Elizabeth and Jersey City, where the seven handguns were seized at 2 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
They also seized prescription Xanax and Oxycontin pills, hollow-point bullets, a bulletproof vest, extended/prohibited magazines, handcuffs, firearm holsters a…
NEW Listings: Bergen County Mansions Hit Real Estate Market
Several sprawling abodes recently hit Bergen County's real estate market.
Here are five homes that were posted to Zillow in the last 30 days.
Prices range between just around $5 million and $14 million.
25 Burning Hollow Road, Saddle River (19 days on Zillow): Six beds, 10 baths, 9,178 square feet -- listed at $4.98 million.
25 Burning Hollow Road, Saddle RiverColdwell Banker Residential Brokerage
10 Alford Dr., Saddle River (1 day on Zillow): Seven beds, 10 baths, 9,306 square feet -- listed at $4.995 million.
10 Alford Dr., Saddle River.NJMLS
142 Hoover Dr., Cresskill (7 days on…
Secaucus PD: Guttenberg Gunman Nabbed In Hotel Dispute
Police called to a report of a fight at a Secaucus hotel found a handgun, hollow-point bullets and cocaine in a Guttenberg man's room, authorities said.
Pedro Sarkis-Farah Laporte, 23, brandished the semi-automatic weapon in a dispute with a 25-year-old Union City woman around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Police found the gun, along with a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets and an undisclosed amount of cocaine, Miller said.
Laporte, who also had active warrants out of Bergen County, was charged with several weapons offenses, the cheif sai…
Prosecutor: Newark Ex-Con Gets 31 Years For Gunpoint Robbery, Attempt To Escape Police Custody
A seven-time Newark ex-con who attempted to free himself from police custody after robbing a Verizon store at gunpoint was sentenced to 31 years in prison, authorities said.
Wahiddudin Kimbrough, 34, was sentenced by Essex County Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin after being convicted of robbery, conspiracy and attempted escape, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
Kimbrough and an unidentified individual went to the Verizon store on the 700 block of Broad Street and robbed an employee at gunpoint of $1,018, a display phone, an iPad and several Sim cards on…
