THE OBSERVER | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
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Four Loko. The young man’s companion was also known to finding in the store a purse them – as being the subject of “loaded with marijuana,” and several arrest warrants. also containing a scale. While The alleged Loko-liker, the officer was there, a woman identified as Kevin Smith, appeared and attempted to 19, of Kearny, was charged claim the purse. Informed of with underage possession of what it contained and asked alcohol and drinking in public. for an explanation, police said A pot-possession charge was she implicated her boyfriend. added when he was allegedly Confronted by Esposito and found to have the drug on him. Sgt. Mike Ryan, 43-year-old Dominik Assis, also 19, Antoin Searles of Newark and with addresses in Kearny reportedly admitted he had and Belleville, was arrested secreted it all in the bag. He on a parole-violation warrant was charged with possesissued by the State of New sion of pot and paraphernalia Jersey, a stolen-property warand possession with intent to rant from Kearny, and a North distribute. Arlington warrant. KPD from
Aug. 26 Officer Chris Medina was on patrol at Kearny and Woodland Aves. at 2:20 a.m. when he observed a car, being driven erratically, make an illegal right on red. Stopping it, he reportedly detected the odor of alcohol, and police said the motorist failed the field sobriety tests. Lindon Leon, 49, of Kearny, was charged with: DWI; DWI in a school zone; driving with a suspended license; careless driving; and refusing an Alcotest. Police said that because there were suspicions Leon was here illegally, U.S. Immigration was notified and will investigate. At Quincy Ave. and Chestnut St. at 6:15 p.m., Vice officers reported witnessing an individual they knew to be under age consuming a
Aug. 27 A fairly routine theft report at 3:15 a.m. turned into much, much more after Officer Mike Santucci, with Officer Ben Wuelfing as backup, responded to Walmart, where security reported that two individuals previously suspected of shoplifting had returned to the store and were cutting open packages. When the cops arrived, security was attempting to detain the suspects in the lobby and the officers were warned that the pair were both thought to have knives. A search proved they did, police said. Santucci also found one of them to have an altered Bic pen containing two vials of suspected cocaine, police said. Wuelfing reportedly found one possessing a small plastic bag containing suspected pot, another bag with 10 Xanax
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pills, and $800 in cash. Since both suspects apparently were under the influence of drugs, and since Walmart did not want their car (found in the lot by Officer Chris Medina) left on its property, a tow truck was called. The police, taking an inventory of the vehicle prior to its being impounded, said they found in the glove compartment a .357 Magnum – loaded with hollow-point bullets. They said it had been reported stolen in North Carolina. Both Steven Bertucci, 21, of Verona, and Ferdinand Ortiz,
19, of Newark, were charged with: shoplifting; possession of a CDS; possession with intent to distribute; conspiracy; possession of a firearm; possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of hollowpoint ammo.
door, several times, on one officer’s arm – injuring the cop and damaging the door. The suspect then fled into an alley leading to the backyard and began jumping fences. Patrol units were called to form a containment perimeter, and Diaz-Cobo was located At 4:30 p.m., at Woodland in a John St. backyard by Det. and Highland Aves., the Vice Neil Nelson and Officer Jack Squad spotted Jayme DiazCorbett. Cobo, 22, of Kearny, whom Diaz-Cobo was arrested on they knew to be wanted on a the warrant and additionally Lyndhurst warrant. Police said charged with resisting arrest Diaz-Cobo took flight, running and aggravated assault on a into the vestibule of a nearby police officer. building and slamming the – Karen Zautyk
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