Members of the Paterson Police Department conducted a raid at an apartment in the 6th Ward that they suspected was serving as a heroin processing facility. During the search, they discovered raw heroin, packaged heroin, cutting agents, and drug paraphernalia. The man who was arrested in connection with the investigation is now facing charges for… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Search and Seizure
Former Paterson Police Employee Charged with Drug, Weapons Offenses
Police raided an apartment in Paterson’s 1st Ward recently and discovered five weapons, as well as a significant quantity of marijuana, ultimately charging a former employee of the Paterson Police Department with drug and weapons offenses. Authorities conducted a search at the home of 40-year-old Willie T. Barron at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Friday, May… Continue Reading
Police Discover Handgun, Hypodermic Needles During Arrest of Wanted Man
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
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
