Police Bear No Responsiblity In Old Bridge Man's Drug Death, Grand Jury Finds
Old Bridge police bear no responsibility in the death of a township man in custody while he was high on drugs, a state grand jury found.
Frank Zampini, 49, was “flailing his arms around” and fighting with a neighbor who was trying to restrain him when officers arrived at the Stratford Apartments on Arcade Lane shortly before 1 a.m. July 15, 2019, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
Zampini “was coming down after having used Ecstasy,” Bruck said.
He fought with the officers, as well, trying to bite them, so they handcuffed him “for his own protection as well as their own,” the att…
Cocaine, Meth, Rifle Seized In Raid Of Allentown Home, Police Say
A man was arrested Wednesday after a raid of an Allentown home found an extensive amount of drugs, a rifle, and cash, authorities said.
Detectives served a search warrant for a home in the 800 block of North Sherman Street at approximately 6:10 a.m., according to Allentown police.
The search of 50-year-old Israel Maldonado's home seized cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy, marijuana, a rifle, cash, assorted packaging material, and a digital scale, authorities said.
He was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled …
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…
Phillipsburg Man, 35, Found With Heroin, Meth, Ecstasy, Pot During Traffic Stop In Stolen Car
A Phillipsburg man was found with various quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy and marijuana during a traffic stop in a stolen car earlier this month, authorities said.
Jonathon Hornbaker, 35, was stopped for a violation on August 17, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release Tuesday with other county officials.
A follow-up investigation found that Hornbaker was driving a stolen vehicle, Pfeiffer said.
Authorities then discovered more than a half ounce each of heroin and meth, 21 ecstasy pills, more than a quarter pound of marijuana, paraphernalia and $1,520 in…
Newark Man Found With Nearly 300 Ecstasy, Oxycodone Pills, Loaded Handgun In Warren County Stop
A Newark man stopped for a violation in Warren County was found with nearly 300 ecstasy and Oxycodone pills as well as a loaded handgun, authorities said.
Kalif A. King-Williams, of South 12th Street, was stopped on Route 22 East near the Two Brothers Diner in Lopatcong around 4:15 p.m. on July 10, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release Friday.
King-Williams, who had an active criminal warrant, was taken into police custody, where a search of his vehicle turned up 255 ecstasy pills, 43 Oxycodone pills, a loaded .40 caliber handgun and various drug paraphernalia, Pfeiff…
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop
Palisades Interstate Parkway police nabbed a pair of New York City men with more than 400 Ecstasy pills, authorities said.
Officers responding to a tipster's call at the Mobil service area in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday found an illegally parked Honda CRV, Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said.
The driver, Sali-Hali Muhammad, 30, of the Bronx failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for DWI by Sgt. Martin Clancy, Walter said.
Meanwhile, Officers Scott Billotti and Thomas Carlson searched the vehicle, found the Ecstasy and arrested passenger Danny Heredia, 34, of…
Fairfield Man Busted Selling Ecstasy To Teens, Sending Some To Hospital, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been busted for allegedly selling Ecstasy to teens through Snapchat, causing some to need medical attention.
Farhaan Rajput, age 20, of Greenwich, was arrested on Tuesday, March 2, by Greenwich Police after the department's Narcotics Section obtained information that he was allegedly selling to teens in Greenwich, Captain Mark E. Zuccerella said.
It was alleged that some of his customers were young as 14-years-old and others may have suffered medical emergencies requiring them to be hospitalized, Zuccerella said.
During the investigation, it was also learned…
Man Charged With Manslaughter In Death Of Two During Crash Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Police Say
A Fairfield County man with a long history with the Stamford Police Department, including being arrested for his involvement in the death of two people during a crash, has been arrested again.
Jerry Diaz, 20, of Stamford, was arrested by Stamford Police around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, in what started as a call for a harassment complaint at 27 High Ridge Road, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth.
According to Booth, the suspect in the complaint was Diaz, who is facing manslaughter charges in the death of two people who were in a vehicle he was driving when it crashed in August 2019.
Officer Linds…
Paterson PD: Ex-Con Street Dealer Nabbed With 924 Heroin Folds, 152 Crack Vials, Ecstasy
Merchants and residents complained and Paterson police responded, swooping in and scooping up a convicted drug dealer who they said was carrying 924 heroin folds, 152 vials of crack and 93 vials of Ecstasy.
Ex-con Davon Forbes, 38, was slinging in front of Emily’s Mini Market on Broadway around 10 in the morning when detectives from the department’s Narcotics Division nabbed him, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Forbes, who lives around the block from the mini mart, was carrying $731 in suspected proceeds, which also was seized, Speziale said.
Forbes has a 20-year adult crimina…
Police: Trio Selling Heroin, Ecstasy Busted In Sussex County Traffic Stop
Two women and a man accused of selling heroin and ecstasy were arrested following a traffic stop in Sussex County Wednesday, authorities said.
Lisa M. Repici, 31, of Newton, Dominick J. Wilson, 34, of Paterson and Shaunamarie C. Orlando, 30, of Wantage were charged with various possession and distribution offenses for heroin and ecstasy after the Newton stop, police said.
Repici and Wilson were being held at the Morris County Jail. Orlando was issued a summons and has been released, authorities said.
The stop was made as part of an investigation into local narcotics sales by the Newton Pol…
