Heroin Bust: Slumped Driver With 50 Bags Nabbed In Glen Rock, Police Say Heroin Bust: Slumped Driver With 50 Bags Nabbed In Glen Rock, Police Say
Heroin Bust: Slumped Driver With 50 Bags Nabbed In Glen Rock, Police Say A Spring Valley, NY man was arrested in Glen Rock after police found him slumped over in a parked car — with heroin on his lap, authorities said. Luis R. Cruz Valenzuela, 31, was arrested on Friday, June 6 at 10:48 p.m., after a citizen reported an erratic driver on Lincoln Avenue near Wellesley Road, according to Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann. Officer Nick Onove found the vehicle parked on Wellesley Road, and the driver, later identified as Cruz Valenzuela, was slumped forward inside the car and appeared to be asleep, the chief said. The officer initiated a field contact and disco…
Heroin, Cocaine: Pleasantville Man Arrested After K-9 Detects Drugs, AC Police Say Heroin, Cocaine: Pleasantville Man Arrested After K-9 Detects Drugs, AC Police Say
Heroin, Cocaine: Pleasantville Man Arrested After K-9 Detects Drugs, AC Police Say A 33-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of heroin and cocaine in Atlantic City on Wednesday, June 4, authorities said. At 4:40 p.m., officers conducted a motor vehicle stop at Kentucky and Drexel avenues, Atlantic City police said. A detective along with K-9 partner, Gee, arrived on scene and Gee detected drugs in the vehicle, police said. Steven Young Jr. was removed from the vehicle after turning over the narcotics he had concealed in his pants, police said. Additional narcotics were found inside the vehicle, police said. Detectives…
760 Bags Of Drugs Found On Woman At Metro-North Station In Wallkill: Police 760 Bags Of Drugs Found On Woman At Metro-North Station In Wallkill: Police
760 Bags Of Drugs Found On Woman At Metro-North Station In Wallkill: Police A woman was arrested at a Metro-North station in the Hudson Valley after police found hundreds of bags of drugs and pills during a welfare check, authorities said.  The arrest happened in the Town of Wallkill on Tuesday, June 3 around 8:41 p.m., at the Metro-North Train Station located at 100 Healy Ln, the Town of Wallkill Police Department announced on Friday, June 6.  According to the department, an officer responded to a request for a welfare check at the station and found a woman sitting on the platform curb who appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, police said…
Venezuelan Man Sold Heroin in Short Hills: Feds Venezuelan Man Sold Heroin in Short Hills: Feds
Venezuelan Man Sold Heroin in Short Hills: Feds A 29-year-old Venezuelan man was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 29 with distributing over two kilograms of black tar heroin in Short Hills, authorities said. Last month, law enforcement received information that Reinaldo Mendoza was engaged in narcotics trafficking in northern New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. On Wednesday May 28, Mendoza met with a prospective buyer in Short Hills to sell two kilograms of heroin that he had stored in the trunk of his vehicle, Habba said. Mendoza drove to the sale with an adult and two minor family members in the car, Habba said. Law enf…
22 Grams Of Heroin, 6 Handguns, 24 Arrests: Prosecutor Announces Massive Linden Drug Bust 22 Grams Of Heroin, 6 Handguns, 24 Arrests: Prosecutor Announces Massive Linden Drug Bust
22 Grams Of Heroin, 6 Handguns, 24 Arrests: Prosecutor Announces Massive Linden Drug Bust A drug raid in Union County on Thursday, May 29, resulted in the arrest of 24 people and the seizure of illegal drugs, firearms and money, authorities said. Numerous police departments and SWAT teams participated in the raid, which involved 14 search warrants throughout North Jersey,  Union County Prosecutor William  Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. The raids were part of a comprehensive investigation by the Union County Intelligence and Narcotics Division and the Linden Police Department Narcotics Bureau targeting a drug distribution networ…
Newark Pair Caught With Stolen Goods, Heroin, After Bloomingdale Car Burglaries, Police Say Newark Pair Caught With Stolen Goods, Heroin, After Bloomingdale Car Burglaries, Police Say
Newark Pair Caught With Stolen Goods, Heroin, After Bloomingdale Car Burglaries, Police Say Two Newark residents were arrested after police say they were caught on surveillance video breaking into cars in Bloomingdale, and later found with stolen items, heroin, and an imitation firearm. Christian Pagan, 28, and Lurzime Sakir, 43, were taken into custody on Monday, June 2, after Bloomingdale Police responded to a report of a car burglary involving stolen property—including a pepper ball gun, Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan said. Officers reviewed local surveillance footage showing two suspects “peering into parked vehicles and unlawfully entering several of them to steal …
24 People Arrested In Hoboken Drug Bust: Police 24 People Arrested In Hoboken Drug Bust: Police
24 People Arrested In Hoboken Drug Bust: Police A two months-long narcotics investigation resulted in the arrest of 24 people in Hoboken, authorities announced on Monday, June 2. Officers began investigating after receiving numerous community complaints about suspected drug sales and frequent loitering in the area, a spokesperson for the Hoboken police said. Detectives conducted extensive surveillance operations, using unmarked vehicles and plainclothes officers, leading to multiple arrests over the course of several weeks, police said. Nine of those arrested face more serious charges related to the distribution of a cont…
Dealer Who 'Poisoned' 'Pose' Star Cecilia Gentili Sentenced Months After West Babylon Defendant Dealer Who 'Poisoned' 'Pose' Star Cecilia Gentili Sentenced Months After West Babylon Defendant
Dealer Who 'Poisoned' 'Pose' Star Cecilia Gentili Sentenced Months After West Babylon Defendant A Brooklyn man who distributed the fentanyl-laced drugs that led to the death of transgender activist and Pose actress Cecilia Gentili will spend nearly two decades in federal prison. Michael Kuilan, 45, was sentenced to 19 years behind bars in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, May 27, for selling the heroin and fentanyl that caused Gentili’s fatal overdose, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Gentili, a beloved LGBTQ advocate, author, and performer best known for her role as Ms. Orlando on the FX series Pose, was found dead inside her Brooklyn home on Feb. 6, 2024. An autopsy found tha…
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Two Vineland residents were arrested and charged on Sunday, May 18, after a traffic stop in Atlantic City uncovered drugs and weapons, authorities said. At 7:45 p.m., a license plate reader was triggered In Atlantic City indicating the registered owner of a vehicle had active warrants for his arrest, Atlantic City police said. A traffic stop was conducted and Clarence Shambry, a 44-year-old Vineland resident, was taken into custody for the warrants, police said. Shambry was in possession of 650 individual bags of heroin, police said. During a search of the vehicle, officers located more th…
Heroin Bundles Found In Kent Traffic Stop: Duo Arrested, Police Say Heroin Bundles Found In Kent Traffic Stop: Duo Arrested, Police Say
Heroin Bundles Found In Kent Traffic Stop: Duo Arrested, Police Say A traffic stop in Putnam County led to the arrest of two Dutchess County residents after police say officers discovered multiple bundles of heroin inside the vehicle.  The arrests happened on Thursday, May 8, around 7:20 p.m., when Town of Kent police stopped a car near the intersection of Drew Road and Ludingtonville Road (Route 43), the department announced on Wednesday, May 14.  During the investigation, officers determined that the driver, Holmes resident Mark Tomkins, age 45, was driving the vehicle with a suspended license. A further search of the vehicle turned up multiple …
Motel Den Drug Bust: Fentanyl, Crack, Guns Seized From Trio In West Haven, Cops Say Motel Den Drug Bust: Fentanyl, Crack, Guns Seized From Trio In West Haven, Cops Say
Motel Den Drug Bust: Fentanyl, Crack, Guns Seized From Trio In West Haven, Cops Say A Connecticut motel room loaded with crack cocaine, fentanyl, stolen goods, and even candy, was busted Tuesday in a sweeping operation that netted three arrests, multiple weapons, and more than $22,000 in drugs, police said. Alexander Vargas was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 13, after members of the West Haven Street Crime Unit and Uniformed Patrol Division stopped his vehicle around 2 p.m., police said. Investigators had been tracking Vargas since April, after learning he was allegedly dealing crack cocaine and fentanyl out of a room at the Econo Lodge Motel in West Haven, according t…
DRUG RAID: 40 Bundles Of Heroin, Cocaine Found On Man In Morristown, Prosecutor Says DRUG RAID: 40 Bundles Of Heroin, Cocaine Found On Man In Morristown, Prosecutor Says
Drug Raid: 40 Bundles Of Heroin, Cocaine Found On Man In Morristown, Prosecutor Says A 61-year-old Whippany man was arrested after police say they found heroin, cocaine, and drug money during a raid in Morristown, Morris County prosecutors said. George R. Washington was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 13, following a narcotics investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said. Washington was charged after police executed search warrants for his person, his vehicle, and a Morristown home he was linked to, authorities said. Inside, detectives seized approximately 65 grams of suspected cocaine, 40 …