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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Man Busted For Growing Pot After Finding Wife Dead

Rockaway man charged with running marijuana production facility after he called police to report finding his wife dead in their home.

A Rockaway Township man was charged with maintaining a drug production facility Tuesday when he called police to his Sanders Road home after finding his wife dead inside, authorities said. The cause of death of Donna Kent, 56, was under investigation Wednesday, but Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said an autopsy showed no indication of foul play. When police arrived at the house -- spurred by a 911 call from the woman's husband -- they smelled marijuana and applied for a search warrant, Knapp said in a release. Police found 30 pot plants in the house, Knapp said, some of which were hidden behind false walls. Also, $10,000 cash, a handgun and two shotguns were found in the home, Knapp said. "It included a lighting system, an …

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Cops: Man Brings Pot on School Roof

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A 21-year-old Landing man brought pot on the roof of a Hopatcong elementary school, police said. Officers investigated a report of people on the Tulsa Trail School roof Friday, police said. When they arrived, they found Robert Bitondo, Deane Faatz, 18, and two juveniles, police said. Bitondo had the odor of burned marijuana on him, police said. Officer Thomas Snyder went atop the roof and discovered a a homemade pipe and a small plastic bag containing marijuana, police said. Bitondo admitted it was his and that he ditched it when he saw cops, police said. Bitondo was arrested and taken to the Hopatcong police department, where he was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of paraphernalia and criminal …

james wrede

7:48 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

ya no big deal ..while your dealer is selling you pot he is selling some other kid herion..meth. what do you care if a couple kids die form drug use...I am sure they only started with pot anyway..   more ›

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Cops: Man Busted for Pot in Friend's Car

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

An officer found pot in a man's car, but the passenger said the drugs were his, police said. Officer David Kraus stopped a vehicle for going over the double yellow lines on Saturday, police said. The smell of raw marijuana emanated from the car, police said. Kraus' investigation revealed two small bags of pot in the vehicle's center console, police said. After the driver denied ownership of the drugs, Anthony D'Alesandro, 34, of Elizabeth, said the pot was his, police said. D'Alesandro also had two smoking devices used to smoke pot in his pants' pocket, police said. D'Alesandro was arrested and taken to the Hopatcong police department, where he was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of paraphernalia…

Clay Thomas

7:21 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012

It seems to me that there's a significant segment of the population that refuses to take responsibility for their own actions. If they get caught doing something illegal, they blame the authorities. "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!" If a perp really believes their rights have been abridged, that's what the judicial system is there to determine. Accept responsibility for your actions…   more ›

Monday, June 25, 2012

Cops: Woman Says Heroin, Pot Aren't Hers

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Sparta woman told a cop the pot and heroin found in her car weren't hers and she didn't know how the drugs got there, police said. Officer Anthony Cirri was pulling out of the Hopatcong police department when he saw Cary Gallo, 20, of Sparta, driving while talking on her cell phone around 11 p.m. Sunday, police said. Cirri smelled a strong odor of raw marijuana when he stopped Gallo's vehicle, police said. During a further investigation, Cirri found a pipe with burned marijuana residue in it, a plastic bag with green and orange vegetation—suspected to be marijuana, another small plastic bag with marijuana in it and a cigarette box with 11 used wax folds containing heroin residue, police said. Gallo denied owning the drugs or knowing …

Brendan Kuty

12:49 am on Friday, June 29, 2012

Folks, we're closing this comments thread due to multiple breaches of our terms of service.   more ›

Cops: Teen Planned to Sell Pot

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Pot was found in a 17-year-old's car after cops received a tip from his friend's mother, police said. A mom called the Hopatcong police department around 7 p.m. Thursday, telling officers she believed her son's friend was involved with drugs and was parked outside her home, police said. The car had left when patrols arrived, police said, but it returned a bit later. Two juvenile occupants were outside of the car, looking around, police said. The driver, 17, was searching for his marijuana grinder, which he left on the hood of the car, police said. Officer David Kraus' later found two clear plastic baggies containing marijuana, a metal pot grinder, a black scale used to weigh the drug and multiple small blue baggies used to package it, …

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8:00 am on Friday, July 20, 2012

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Cops: Man Tried Ditching Pot on 4-20

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Hopatcong man threw a bag of pot on the ground while trying to elude an officer April 20—the unofficial pot-smokers' holiday—police said. Officer James Bianculli was checking borough parks while on patrol when he saw three people in Squire Field around 11:30 p.m. Friday, police said. After he saw 22-year-old Jason Olavarria throw something, the three began jogging away, police said. When Bianculli finally stopped them, he discovered what Olavarria discarded—a bag of marijuana, police said. Manuel Figeroa, 18, was carrying a 24-ounce can of Keystone Ice beer, police said. Olavarria and Figeroa each were arrested and taken to the Hopatcong police department, police said. Olavarria was charged with possession of marijuana. Figeroa was …

Observer

4:40 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012

Toss the pot but keep the beer! You can't fix (Hopatcong) stupid!   more ›

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Cops: Man Had Pot Mailed to Home

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Hopatcong man had almost a pound of pot from California delivered to his home, police said. United State Postal Service inspectors arrived at the Hopatcong Police Department with a package their K-9 dog identified as marijuana Tuesday, police said. The package was to be delivered to the Coolidge Trail home of 33-year-old Jason Ruggiero, police said. With Hopatcong police officers waiting nearby, a U.S. Postal Inspector delivered the package, police said. Ruggiero signed for the package, police said. Then he was told what was suspected to be inside the package, police said. Ruggiero let the inspector open the package in front of him, police said. Ruggiero was arrested when the marijuana was found, police said. Ruggiero was charged with …

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TakingAStand

4:43 am on Sunday, May 6, 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_drug_theory Just let me know if you would like additional information because there is plenty out there. However, if you have any knowledge of drug awareness, education or rehabs you will know all use the term "gateway drug" pertaining to pot and alcohol. I am not saying that all move on to harder drugs but many do and many are at risk. I really don't need any…   more ›

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Police: Hopatcong Man Had Pot in Car

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Hopatcong man had pot in the Villa Nova parking lot, police said. Officer Gerald Mancuso saw an empty vehicle parked at Liquor Factory at about 1:12 a.m. Thursday, police said. There was also a car running in the Villa Nova apartments next to the store, police said. When Mancuso approached the running vehicle, Christopher Lahey, 29, of Hopatcong, got out and began walking away, police said. Mancuso stopped him, police said. Lahey smelled of burned marijuana, police said. Next to the vehicle there was a pipe, colored like a cigarette, that was still warm, police said. The car also smelled of marijuana, police said. Lahey had the marijuana container in his pocket, police said. Lahey was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of …

Monday, April 2, 2012

Cops: Man Overdosed on Heroin, Had Pot

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Hopatcong man overdosed on heroin and had pot nearby, police said. Officer Christopher Lotito responded to an Alfred Way home on a report of an overdose at 9 p.m. Thursday, police said. Lotito found Wolf Schinzil Jr., 20, slumped over, police said. When Lotito woke Schinzil up, he found that he had injected two bags on heroin, police said. The needle and a small metal pill container holding marijuana was also in the room, police said. Schinzil was taken to the hospital, police said. When he was released he was charged with being under the influence of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and a hypodermic syringe, police said. For information on this report, email brendan@patch.com.

Tammy

5:28 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Infact-I did not say anything about rehabilitation-- I said perhaps jail time would give him time to RE-EVALUATE his life. I don't know if you were referring to me when mentioning short-time residents but if you are you are wrong there too--I've lived in Hopatcong for over 40 years with the exception of a couple years in Landing.   more ›

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Cops: Hopatcong Man Had Pot in Car Door

The following arrest information was supplied by the Hopatcong police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Hopatcong man had a marijuana cigarette in his car, police said. Officer David Kraus pulled over 26-year-old Daniel Floyd of Hopatcong for driving with a rear light out at 11:52 p.m. Friday at the Lakeside Boulevard-Brooklyn Mountain Road intersection, police said. Kraus smelled burned marijuana emanating from the vehicle, police said. During his investigation Kraus found a rolled up piece of paper containing pot within the driver's side door, police said. Kraus, a drug-recognition expert, also found Floyd to be under the influence of marijuana while driving, police said. Floyd was charged with possession of marijuana, driving under the influence of marijuana, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, possession of a controlled …

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