In Fairfield police have intercepted a large package of marijuana that had been shipped to Paterson, stated Authorities.In Fairfield police have intercepted a large package of marijuana that had been shipped to Paterson, stated Authorities. Fairfield Deputy Police Chief Anthony Manna said that officers discovered approximately 10 pounds of marijuana when it arrived at a… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Drug Crimes
Police arrest city teen driving with fake plates; 118 bags of heroin recovered, gun seized
Paterson police arrested a 15-year-old and a 20-year-old on 13th Avenue and East 33rd Street on Monday evening charged both with weapon and drug possession, said police director Jerry Speazile. The vehicle s operator, a 15-year-old city resident, was driving through 12th Avenue and East 22nd Street with fake license plates, said the director. Police… Continue Reading
Passaic County men used hidden folds in clothes to hide heroin, police say
In Wayne police received a report Friday evening saying men inside a Jeep Cherokee parked in a Route 23 lot were using needles, Wayne Police Capt. Laurence Martin said. Officers Vincent Riciardelli and David Hoppe saw three men leaning on the truck when they arrived. Then the men saw the police, two of them, Robert… Continue Reading
Check on sleeping man leads to heroin arrest in Wayne, police say
In Wayne, police found a man by the name of Michael P. Powasnick, 24 of Vernon sleeping inside a vehicle at the Food Town parking lot around 6pm Sunday Evening. Police officer James Voight thought the man sleeping in a white 2004 Ford Explorer was in need of medical attention. When Officer Voight arrived Powasnick… Continue Reading
Sheriff’s officers shut down alleged Paterson heroin mill
Paterson Police raided apartments in the city on Wednesday and found supplies necessary to package and distribute heroin, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said in a statement. Narcotics detectives went through the first- and second-floor apartments at 317 20th Ave. and found just a few pieces of furniture along with a bin containing one-and-a-quarter ounces… Continue Reading
