Crime & Safety

Cops: 25+ Bags of Heroin on Morris Plains Resident

Arrest occurred in Dover.

Dover police say that Ericka Ramirez, 21, of Morris Plains, was one of two people arrested on Saturday, April 23 on heroin-related charges.

According to Captain Peter Ugalde, officers spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in Lot B of the Dover municipal parking lots. After investigating and spotting a bag containing hypodermic needles, Sergeant Anthony Smith arrested both Ramirez and Angelo James Pezzino, 21 of Rockaway on charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute, possession within 1,000 feet of a school and possession of a hypodermic needle, along with other undisclosed charges.

Police reported that more than 25 bags of heroin were recovered from the car.

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