September 27, 2012
At 3:55 p.m., Patrolman Kevin Florczak stopped a 1993 Oldsmobile for traffic violations on West Westfield Avenue at the Cranford line. During the roadside investigation, officer Florczak found the occupants to be in possession of suspected marijuana. Arrested were Joshua A. Benyard, 22 of Greenwich, CT and Jairius L. Parker Jr, 24 of Hillside, NJ. Officer Florczak located over 22 bags of suspected marijuana and over $800 in US currency. Parker was released after posting bail while Benyard was transported to the Union County Jail.
September 28, 2012
At 9:45 a.m., Patrolman Mitchell White stopped a 2011 Nissan for traffic violations on East Westfield Avenue. The driver, Atiya Mosley, 33 of Clark, NJ was found to have warrants from Garwood Municipal Court in the amount of $508. Mosley was released after posting bail.
At 5 p.m., Patrolman John Fitzpatrick responded to the United States Federal Courthouse in Newark where he took custody of Hiver Ambroise, age 36 of Elizabeth, NJ. Ambroise was found to have warrants totaling $959 from the Roselle Park Municipal Court. Ambroise was later remanded to the Union County Jail.
At 9:30 p.m., Patrolman Richard Gaylord responded to the area of 100 East Westfield Avenue for a report of a dispute. Upon arrival at the scene, Sabrina McSulla, 57 of Roselle Park, was arrested for assault. McSulla was unable to post bail and was remanded to the Union County Jail.
September 30, 2012
At 10:30 a.m., Roselle Park Police were alerted to a suspicious female removing items from a house on the 500 block of Walnut Street. Witnesses provided police with a description of a female suspect and her vehicle. Minutes later, Patrolman Mitchell White located the vehicle on West Westfield Avenue. White found the driver, Carmen M. Silva, 23 of Roselle Park, in possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS). Silva possessed 13 tablets of a suspected Schedule IV narcotic as well as a 950,000-volt “Firefly” stun gun. Silva was transported to the Union County Jail in lieu of $5000 bail.
October 1, 2012
At 8:30 a.m., Patrolman Michael Smith arrested Anthony J. Dick, 22 of Roselle Park, at RPPD on a $1,800 warrant from Roselle Park Municipal Court. Dick was transported to Union County Jail.
At 1:50 p.m., Patrolman Nicholas Vaughan stopped a 2000 Honda on West Lincoln Avenue for traffic violations. Officer Vaughan found the driver to be a Wanted Person by the Essex County Sheriff’s Department (ECSD). Lashaun T. Owens, 35 of Roselle, was arrested and later released to ECSD.
At 3:30 p.m., Patrolman Jeffrey Rapach arrested Craig L. Wemberly, 26 of Elizabeth, on a $2,500 warrant issued by Roselle Park Municipal Court. The warrant was signed by Detective Hussam Assad upon completion of a theft investigation in which Wemberly was suspected of using a fraudulent credit card to purchase gas from a Borough service station. Wemberly was unable to post bail and was transported to the Union County Jail.
October 2, 2012
At 10 a.m., Patrolman Dean Khalaff stopped a pedestrian that was obstructing traffic on the 300 block of East Westfield Avenue. The pedestrian, Tomorry N. Jernigan, 19 of Roselle, was arrested on a $500 Roselle Park Municipal Court warrant. Jernigan was transported to Union County Jail.
At 2:30 p.m., Patrolmen Nicholas Vaughan and Jeffrey Rapach stopped a 2007 Cadillac on East Westfield Avenue for traffic violations. During the roadside investigation, the driver was found to be in possession of several bags of suspected heroin. Valerie Vitale, 26, of Metuchen was charged with Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) and later released. The passenger, Gregory J. Kaloyerakis, 25, of Edison was found with a rolled up dollar bill in his lap. The bill was found to contain a white powdery substance, suspected to be heroin. He was also found in possession of over 70 bags of suspected heroin as well as material commonly used to ingest heroin. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance / Heroin, Possession with the intent to distribute CDS/ Heroin, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Kaloyerakis was transported to the Union County Jail after he was unable to post bail in the amount of $35,000. Charges against Mr. Kaloyerakis were later dismissed.