Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail
Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail A corrections officer was sentenced to two to four years in state prison for his role in a drug-smuggling ring inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility, authorities announced Friday. Joseph J. Jennings, 33, of Warminster, entered guilty pleas to contraband and criminal conspiracy on Wednesday, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. He was among nine men charged in June 2020 with the scheme to smuggle Suboxone strips into the jail to distribute among inmates, authorities said. Investigators found that Jennings smuggled Suboxone into the jail on multiple occasion…
Corrections Officer Smuggled Drugs Into DelCo Jail, DA Says Corrections Officer Smuggled Drugs Into DelCo Jail, DA Says
Corrections Officer Smuggled Drugs Into DelCo Jail, DA Says A 24-year-old corrections officer was charged with smuggling drugs into a Delaware County jail, authorities announced Tuesday. On Saturday, investigators met with a corrections officer at George Hill W. Correctional Facility who stated that he had received information that another corrections officer, Chloe Vadel, was going to bring a large number of drugs into the facility later that day, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. When Vadel arrived for work, she was removed from her post. She acknowledged that she had suboxone in her vehicle, and consented…
Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers
Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers A 67-year-old city resident was among a group of accused street dealers rounded up by Paterson police detectives in a quick strike on an open-air drug market that had residents living in fear, authorities said. The operation centered on a five-story brick apartment building on Broadway and surrounding neighborhood that have been a magnet for dealers, buyers and the shootings and other violence that follow them. Detectives identified several dealers "working in concert" at the building between Carroll and Summer streets, , city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A few are in their …
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says A Pennsylvania woman and an inmate were charged with smuggling drugs through the mail into a Delaware County jail, authorities said. Working with the members of the Narcotics Task Force, during February through August, the mailroom staff at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord intercepted eight packages containing synthetic cannabinoids and suboxone, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. One of the packages was sent by Cynthia Rees, 39 to inmate Amir Sanchez, 41. The other packages were linked to Rees and were sent to various i…
Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports
Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports Lyndhurst police found a local motorist blocking a resident's driveway asleep at the wheel with LSD and other drugs, authorities said. Responding to a resident’s 2 a.m. call over the Labor Day weekend, Officer Matt Dudek found the Chevy sedan still running with Kevin DeMuro, 28, in the driver’s seat, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Also found in the vehicle were eight tabs of LSD, five strips of Suboxone and one Ecstasy pill, he said. An exam by a drug recognition expert led to charges of driving under the influence, as well as various possession counts, Auteri said. DeMuro was charged…
Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Police Say Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Police Say
Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Police Say Mahwah police found a Rockland driver and his passenger carrying meth, heroin, and more during an overnight traffic stop, authorities said. It was the second time in months that they arrested Yisroel Lieberman, age 24, of Spring Valley and Natalie Shein, age 30, of Brooklyn on drug charges. The first time, as with this week's bust, began with a motor vehicle equipment violation, police said. Detectives Timothy Letavish and Christopher Fasulo the couple in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Franklin Turnpike gas station around 1 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. They stopp…
BUSTED AGAIN: Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Mahwah PD Says BUSTED AGAIN: Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Mahwah PD Says
Busted Again: Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Mahwah PD Says Mahwah police found a Rockland driver and his passenger carrying meth, heroin and more during an overnight traffic stop, authorities said. It was the second time in months that they arrested Yisroel Lieberman, 24, of Spring Valley and Natalie Shein, 30, of Brooklyn on drug charges. The first time, as with this week's bust, began with a motor vehicle equipment violation, police said. Detectives Timothy Letavish and Christopher Fasulo the couple in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Franklin Turnpike gas station around 1 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. They stopped Lieber…
Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say
Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say Two employees at a New England McDonald’s are facing charges after a furious mother found prescription medication inside her child’s Happy Meal box. The mother of an 11-year-old boy found Suboxone in her son’s Happy Meal box after picking it up from the drive-through at McDonald’s on Center Street in Auburn, Maine, on Wednesday, June 30, according to police. While investigating the unexpected package, police said that the “incident was an accident on the part of an employee.” According to investigators, an employee preparing meals for the drive-through had Suboxone in a shirt pocket with …
Trio Nabbed With 375 Bags Of Heroin, Brass Knuckles In Western Mass Traffic Stop Trio Nabbed With 375 Bags Of Heroin, Brass Knuckles In Western Mass Traffic Stop
Trio Nabbed With 375 Bags Of Heroin, Brass Knuckles In Western Mass Traffic Stop Three men were apprehended for allegedly possessing more than 375 bags of heroin, other drugs, and brass knuckles following a traffic stop in Western Mass. The men were arrested around 2:46 a.m., Wednesday, April 14 after being pulled over on King Street by Northampton Police for speeding, the department said. During an investigation, it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle had a suspended license.  A search revealed the three occupants of the vehicle were in possession of more than 375 bags of heroin, methamphetamine, suboxone, and brass knuckles, police said. All three occ…
Police Seize Firearms, Drugs In Separate Western Mass Incidents Police Seize Firearms, Drugs In Separate Western Mass Incidents
Police Seize Firearms, Drugs In Separate Western Mass Incidents Police seized several firearms and drugs during two separate incidents within a few hours of each other in Western Massachusetts. On Tuesday, April 6, members of District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Violent Offender Task Force and Springfield Police Officers arrested 22-year-old Nathan Mercado of Springfield during a traffic stop. The bust went down when the task force and Springfield police officers were conducting an investigation when they observed a car driving erratically and committing traffic violations, said the Springfield Police Department.  A traffic stop was conducted and durin…
Prosecutor: NJ Man With 200 Heroin Folds Found Riding In Car With New Year's Shooting Fugitive Prosecutor: NJ Man With 200 Heroin Folds Found Riding In Car With New Year's Shooting Fugitive
Prosecutor: NJ Man With 200 Heroin Folds Found Riding In Car With New Year's Shooting Fugitive Police tracking down a man wanted in a drug investigation found him with 200 folds of heroin and other drugs while riding in a vehicle also occupied by a fugitive wanted in a New Year's shooting, authorities in Somerset County said. Armando Ortiz Jr., 23, of Bound Brook, was the target of a heroin-distribution investigation when authorities saw him arriving at an undisclosed area in a vehicle occupied by two other individuals on Feb. 25 around 7:45 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.  As authorities approached Oritz for questioning, he tossed a 200 wax fold…
Authorities: Fleeing NYS Buyer Leads Pursuing Paterson PD To 6,600 Heroin Bags, Gun, $32,800 Authorities: Fleeing NYS Buyer Leads Pursuing Paterson PD To 6,600 Heroin Bags, Gun, $32,800
Authorities: Fleeing NYS Buyer Leads Pursuing Paterson PD To 6,600 Heroin Bags, Gun, $32,800 What began as a Paterson police pursuit of a fleeing New York State drug buyer led to the seizure of 6,660 heroin folds, a loaded gun and $32,800 in proceeds, authorities said. Paramus and New Jersey State Police joined in chasing down John A. Garulli, 34, of New Windsor on the northbound Garden State Parkway, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Moments earlier, members of the city police Narcotics Division detectives saw Garulli buy drugs from ex-con Thomas N. Williams, 26, of Paterson at the corner of McLean Boulevard and East 38th Street, Speziale said. They tried to st…