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Friday, March 8, 2013

Bloomfield Police Make Heroin Bust Near High School

Police say weeks-long surveillance operation preceded arrest.

Bloomfield police have arrested two men for heroin distribution following a three-week long investigation of a street drug exchange regularly occurring near Bloomfield High School, police said.  Bloomfield detectives Sgt. Michael Sisco Jr. and Harry Norris began a surveillance operation on Belleville Avenue, close to Bloomfield High in mid- February, police said.  Regularly during their surveillance, the detectives reportedly saw a green, 1995, four-door Lexus pull in front of an apartment building to conduct a “hand to hand” drug deal between the driver, Malik Y. Jones, 37, of East Orange, and Bloomfield resident William Fleming, according to a police report. Fleming would allegedly come out of the apartment building and hand over a white…

Enzo DiCostanzo

5:25 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013

I am the first person to recognize the impact on the community and the danger involved, especially for law enforcement, BPD and ECPO, of conducting an operation like this. My appreciation and recognition is in print, on the Internet for everyone to see. The actors involved in these crimes have zero concern and regard for anyone but themselves, harming the neighbors or law enforcement is of no …   more ›

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Police: Men Used Fake Gun in Failed Robbery Attempt

Replica weapon reportedly shattered when wrested from man's hands.

Police say two men unsuccessfully attempted to rob a Montgomery street store last weekend.  According to a police report, on Saturday, March 2, two men entered a store on the 100 block of Montgomery St. intending to rob the business. The owner reportedly confronted the first man, prompting the second man to pull his shirt over his own face.  Police say the first man to enter pulled out a black handgun—which later turned out to be fake—and told the victim, "give me the money." While police say the victim didn't yet know the gun was fake, he was evidently undaunted by the man's demands. The store employee reportedly grabbed the alleged burglar's hand and struggled with him, causing the gun to drop to the floor and shatter. Both of the …

beth mazza

9:47 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013

We need more police coverage and lets start taking our streets back   more ›

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