A different kind of crack cocaine
A Jersey City man was caught allegedly smuggling a large bag of illegal drugs in his “buttocks area,” according to a report by the Hoboken Police Department. He was charged with a number of drug-related offenses and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility after failing to make $75,000 bail, police said.
On the night of Friday, Feb. 13, undercover officers from the Detective Bureau and Anti-Vice Unit observed James Fields, 26, in the vicinity of Fifth and Jackson streets, according to police. Recognizing him as an individual allegedly wanted for questioning in another police-related matter, the officers approached Fields and ascertained that he was allegedly “coming from on and within” Hoboken Housing Authority property, according to police.
The officers arrested Fields for criminal trespass and transported him to police headquarters. In the process, they observed Fields moving in such a way that indicated he was allegedly securing something in his buttocks, according to police. Upon reading Fields his rights, police said, the officers asked if he had anything in his pants.
According to police, Fields said yes and produced a large package, which allegedly contained 10 small packages of heroin, 49 small packages of crack cocaine, and a small baggie of suspected cocaine. $188 in U.S. currency was also seized from Fields as alleged drug proceeds, said police.
On the suspicion that Fields was keeping additional drugs elsewhere, Hoboken police received his permission to search a residence, where they allegedly found 45 more bags of suspected crack cocaine, two more packages of heroin, and drug paraphernalia, according to a police report.
Fields was charged with possession of crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of the same substances with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone, and possession of the same substances with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public housing, said police. He was also charged with possession of narcotic paraphernalia with intent to distribute, according to police.
Police make arrest after noticing large cloud of smoke
A Hoboken Housing Authority resident is facing a raft of charges after allegedly shoving a police officer in an attempt to escape a drug-related arrest, according to a report by the Hoboken Police Department.
When he was ultimately apprehended, Ricky Crandell, 35, was assessed a $125,000 bail and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility, said police.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 14, officers Chris Markey and Brett Globke were on uniformed patrol in the Hoboken Housing Authority when they observed a cloud of smoke emanating from a large group congregated in the lobby of 510 Jackson St, according to police.
As they approached the area, Markey and Globke observed Crandell smoking a “brown leafy cigar” allegedly containing marijuana, the odor of which they could smell coming from the stairwell, according to police.
When Crandell saw the officers, he allegedly threw the cigar into the hallway, police said. He was ordered to stop and allegedly became confrontational, according to police, attempting to flee the area.
According to police, Crandell allegedly pushed Officer Globke after being told he was under arrest, then caused both officers to fall over a low wall when he allegedly resisted their attempts to gain control of him.
Upon securing Crandell, police said, the officers allegedly found seven baggies of marijuana and $146 in U.S. currency. A subsequent search of Crandell allegedly located 63 small packages of heroin, $500 more in U.S. currency, and another “hand-rolled marijuana cigar,” according to police. Additional police officers called in as backup ordered the rest of the group to leave the area.
Crandell was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and heroin, possession of marijuana and heroin with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public housing, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone, use of marijuana, resisting by force, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, according to police.
Suspect in hot water after allegedly ‘getting wet’
After allegedly smoking marijuana laced with PCP—known colloquially as “getting wet”—a Jersey City resident was caught allegedly attempting to steal bicycles from an Adams Street parking lot, according to a report from the Hoboken Police Department. Malcolm Anderson, 33, was charged with burglary, possession of burglar’s tools, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, police said.
On the evening of Feb. 15, police officers Nathaniel Arocho and Roberto Cuevas responded to a report of a male allegedly entering a structure near Newark and Adams Street with bolt cutters, according to police. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the suspect, later identified as Anderson, in the rear of a parking lot on Adams Street, police said.
Anderson was found near a bicycle rack allegedly with bolt cutters in his possession and was placed under arrest following an on scene investigation, according to police. A search of his person revealed two clear Zip-lock-style bags allegedly containing a green vegetation believed to be marijuana, police said.
According to police, Anderson allegedly told Arocho and Cuevas that the marijuana was “laced” with phencyclidine or “PCP,” a drug known for its dissociative and hallucinogenic properties. Anderson allegedly admitted to having smoking some of the substance earlier in the day, according to the police report.
In addition to the aforementioned charges, Anderson was charged with outstanding warrants from Hoboken and Mays Landing, said police. He was processed and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in default of a $25,000 bail, according to police.
Carlo Davis may be reached at cdavis@hudsonreporter.com.