When police arrested a man wanted on a warrant for failure to provide over $17,000 in child support recently, they discovered a loaded handgun, hypodermic syringes, and empty glassines often used to hold heroin in the vicinity. According to Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik, Sheriff’s Warrant Division Detectives Joseph Cammisa, Brian Weitzman, and Sergeant… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Drug Crimes
Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Seize $15,000 Worth of Oxycodone in Local Residence
As a part of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office’s continued effort to combat drug distribution in and around Paterson, officials just arrested three individuals for drug-related offenses, two of whom are accused of drug distribution, while the other is facing drug possession charges. Law enforcement officials from the Passaic County Sheriff s Office recently raided… Continue Reading
Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Arrest Two After Alleged Drug Transaction
Officials from the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the arrest of an alleged drug distributor, as well as an alleged potential buyer, after a suspected drug transaction that occurred in Paterson this weekend. According to Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik, investigators were conducting a narcotics surveillance operation at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Friday,… Continue Reading
Former Paterson Police Officer Accused of Drugs and Guns Crimes
Authorities from Bergen County recently arrested a retired member of the Paterson Police Department for allegedly selling Oxycodone pills to an undercover detective. 43-year-old former Paterson Police Officer Gines Rodriguez, of Pompton Lakes, is said to have sold Oxycodone pills to an undercover detective at an initial meeting in Fair Lawn. Shortly thereafter, investigators scheduled… Continue Reading
Paterson Man Arrested Twice in One Week for Alleged Drug Distribution
A man in Paterson was arrested twice last week and is now facing multiple drug charges, as authorities believe that he is responsible for selling controlled dangerous substances including heroin and cocaine. The man in question, 21-year-old Luis Ramirez, was reportedly awakened by two officers from the Passaic County Sheriff s Department while he was… Continue Reading
