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Monday, December 10, 2012

Police Arrest Suspected Heroin Dealer in River Plaza Section of Middletown

The 24-year old Middletown resident is now in the county jail.

Middletown Police have arrested an alleged heroin dealer in the River Plaza section of Middletown and charged him with several offenses. A search warrant was executed at the home of Bartlett Lentini, age 24, of Carpenter Street by the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit on Friday. Lentini was arrested and charged with: He is being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Facility in Freehold, NJ on $70,000 bail set by Judge Thomas Scully of the Monmouth County Superior Court. Police say that the search warrant and arrest were the result of a monthlong investigation conducted by Officer Raymond Sofield and Det. Kevin Gardiner into the distribution of a significant amount of heroin, allegedly from the residence by …

Gary Junstrom

12:08 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012

Give me a break. Drug dealers are monsters who destroy lives and weaken society. The quicker they are removed from the planet, the better off we will all be. And stop with the "he's sick"nonsense. People who have cancer, MS, diabetes, etc. Are sick. A heroin germ doesn't come out of the air to infect addicts.   more ›

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Howell Man Arrested For Allegedly Possessing, Attempting to Sell Heroin at Quik Check

Matawan Police say they arrested the Howell man with 23 bags of heroin on his person.

Four people were arrested at the Quick Chek on Main Street in Matawan on Sept. 13 after officers observed the group engaging in suspicious activity in a parked car, according to Lt. Ben Smith. When Ptl. Chris Stark approached the group, it became apparent that they were conducting a drug deal, Smith explained. One of the men in the car, identified as Andrew Cabarello, 23, of Howell, was found to have 23 individually packaged bags of heroin in his jeans. Caballero was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance within 500 feet of a park. Bail was set at $30,000. Caballero was committed to the Monmouth…

S

8:52 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The police need to enforce the no-loitering policy. Groups of people hang out there all the time, just as they did at the 7-11 before it closed. They will hang out right by the no-loitering signs. I realize most of those hanging out there are illegal immigrants looking for work and not drug dealers, but allowing groups of people to hang out encourages illegal activity. This is why I stopped going…   more ›

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Keyport Man Sentenced to State Prison for Drug Distribution

Investigators say he was illegally distributing painkillers in Hudson County and conspiring with pharmacy owners to bill the Medicaid program.

A Keyport man was sentenced today to state prison for illegally distributing painkillers in Hudson County and conspiring with pharmacy owners to bill Medicaid for the painkillers, according to Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa. The painkillers were obtained using fraudulent prescriptions. Jack Kennedy, 30, of Keyport, was sentenced under a plea agreement to three years in state prison, according to the Office of the Attorney General. Kennedy pleaded guilty on March 16, 2010 to an accusation charging him with second degree conspiracy to commit health care claims fraud, second degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, and third degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance within 1,000 feet of a school property before …

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