Meth, Cocaine, Guns: Frenchtown Man Arrested After Traffic Stop
A 55-year-old Alexandria man was arrested and charged with firearms and narcotics offenses following an arrest during a traffic stop, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 1.
On Monday, July 14, Scott Hopkins’ vehicle was pulled over, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.
During the stop, Hopkins was in possession of cocaine, Robeson said. Search warrants were subsequently issued for Hopkins, his vehicle, and his residence, Robeson said.
A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of methamphetamine, a Ruff Ryders Bag containing eleven 12-gauge shotgun shells, and one Smith and Wess…
15 Hollow Point Bullets, Nunchucks, Cocaine Found Outside Fair Lawn Auto Parts Store: Cops
Two men were busted with a loaded handgun, crack cocaine, and a set of nunchucks outside a Bergen County auto parts store earlier this month, authorities said.
Fair Lawn officers found the illegal items in the early hours of Friday, July 18, in the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts at 18-37 River Road, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said.
Officer Matthew Hearon approached a white Acura around 1:45 a.m. after noticing the occupants moving around and reaching under the seats, the sergeant said.
Both men, identified as Shaun P. Reed, 44, of Pompton Lakes, and Michael P. Durant, 40, of Paterson, i…
220 Bags Of Fentanyl, Loaded Gun Seized In Reading Drug Bust: DA
A Reading man was arrested after a raid turned up hundreds of bags of fentanyl and a loaded gun, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, July 24.
Christian Vazquez-Perez, 30, was taken into custody when detectives served a search warrant at his home on the 500 block of Mulberry Street around 9:20 a.m., the DA’s Drug Task Force said.
Inside, authorities seized:
220 packets of fentanyl,
A fully loaded Palmetto State Armory 9mm semi-automatic pistol,
An Ohaus digital scale,
Packaging materials,
A small bag containing suspected cocaine,
$334 in suspected drug money,…
Naked Waldorf Teen Caught With Gun, Cash, Weed After Violent Assault, Sheriff Says
He ditched the clothes, but couldn’t shed the charges.
A Maryland teen accused of beating and choking a woman took off running half-naked with a loaded ghost gun and over a pound of weed, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
Ky-Mari Monte Bowman, 18, was arrested around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, July 18, after a patrol officer spotted a woman running from a man in a car near Golden Eagle Place in Waldorf, authorities said.
As the officer approached, Bowman sped off, struck a curb, and disabled the vehicle, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said.
He bailed out with a red bac…
Heroin, Crack, Gun Stolen In 2016 Found During Hackensack Raid, Arrest Made: Cops
A 44-year-old Hackensack man was arrested on multiple charges after police say they found heroin, crack, and a stolen handgun inside his home during a raid.
Richard T. Best was arrested following a raid of his Polifly Road apartment on Tuesday, July 22, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista.
Members of the Crime Suppression Bureau, led by Detective Lt. John Dalton, executed a court-authorized search, Antista said.
The apartment, located within a school zone, contained heroin packaged for street-level sales, a quantity of crack/cocaine, drug paraphernalia used to make and distribute …
Watched On Camera, Wallington Duo Arrested In Drug, Stolen ID Bust: Cops
Two men were busted in Wallington after police say they were caught on borough surveillance cameras with drugs and stolen ID cards.
The arrests happened on Friday, July 18, when officers Wojcik and Officer Ventura, monitoring a corner camera, spotted two men acting suspiciously, Wallington Detective Lt. Joseph Rock said.
One of the men, Jeslin Martinez, was recognized from prior burglary cases. The second, Jakub Bartosik, was allegedly seen discarding drug paraphernalia into a bag, Rock said.
Police tracked Martinez to the 7-Eleven on Paterson Avenue, where he was arrested on a $1,50…
