A 17-year-old Fair Haven boy was arrested on drug possession charges Wednesday evening in a raid on his family’s home.
Police used a battering ram to bust into the house after the youth barricaded himself inside, Lt. Joe McGovern tells redbankgreen.
According to McGovern, police executed a search warrant obtained after a two-month narcotics investigation.
As they approached the house Fair Haven Road, near the Sickles School, at about 6:40p, the suspect ran into the house and locked the doors, McGovern says.
A 18-year-old male who was with the suspect was detained by police in the driveway. He was later released without being charged.
Inside the house, police, aided by dogs from the Long Branch Police Department canine unit, found an “abundant amount” of marijuana, according to McGovern.
Also confiscated was drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs and a number of hits of suspected Ecstacy, McGovern says.
The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a minor, was charged at the borough police station and later released into the custody of his parents.
No other family members were in the house at the time of the arrest, McGovern says.
really a battering ram? it is a 17 year old kid dealing probably weed. another example of our grown men playing swat.
JD, you may feel that weed is no biggie, but IMO, Ecstacy definitely is.
Why not a battering ram? Drugs are drugs. Stop it before it grows.
Good job by law enforcement busting this kid as I am sure he was pushing it at the local schools.
These kids and their liberal thinking parents need to wake up.
JD,
I agree. I don't think they should have used a battering ram. They should have let him flush it all down the toilet and then waited for his parents to come home and open the door. And then we could have said another example of police not doing their jobs. It's more fun.
Now, this is quality police work finally doing a service to the community. It is a relief to hear that the police are working towards cleaning up a growing problem for our kids. Perhaps they are saving many more kids from possible drug overdoses and deaths. For our friend who was more concerned about the battering ram: Good Luck Pal. I would hate to see you have to deal with any one of the possible kids who accidentally overdosed on any of those drugs that could have ended up in our homes, classrooms or communities. Would you be the one passing the X to your kid?(Without the battering ram of course!)Would you rather wait until one of the kids ends up in cardiac arrest at the school nurse's office after taking drugs that their bodies cannot handle? Now that would not be fun at all. Thank you to our public servants.
Two month investigation? I live in town and this problem has been so blatant for two YEARS that it should have been dealt with long ago. People coming and going all day and night even when the parents were home, parking in the KCs and up and down the local streets. If you ask me they should have used a tank.
What is KCs and where is this house? I live on FH Road and would like to know. Never noticed a problem.
TO: 2 MONTH INVESTIGATION?
OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS. YOU CAN'T JUST GO KNOWCKING DOWN PEOPLES DOORS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING AND GOING. IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD A CASE. THERES ALOT MORE BEHIND IT THAN YOU THINK OR THINK YOU KNOW.
I saw this whole thing go down and was wondering what was going on! It was the house across from the corner of Third and FH Road. Don't know the # but I will look next time I pass by.
Hate to think my kids would be approached by this kid!
I truly believe that Marijuana should be legalized. Im not going to list the reasons why because that would take too long.Ecstasy on the other hand is very serious, and needs to be handled by the authorities. In College our philosophy was no pills no powders, if it grows from the ground its probably okay.
some smoke marijuana, some take a prescription drug to calm the nerves, to me its all the same
Well, Nick, I'm happy your mommy and daddy were able to put their little pot head through four years of college despite his infantilism.
Out in Real America pot destroys futures and pot destroys families. I speak from direct experience: two brothers, a sister, two nieces, a nephew, and I don't know how many cousins, a bunch of thirty and forty-year-old pot head losers, in and out of jail, in and out of jobs, in and out of Section 8 and trailer homes, G*d knows how many abortions, p***ing away their lives with their pot heat friends.
Right here in Fair Haven pot destroys careers and sends households into ruin. This kid had ectasy, too? Throw the book at him. So Nick thinks it's fine? Wait until your friends have been smoking pot every day for 40 years, see what their lives are like then. "Grows from the ground it's probably OK" is your mantra? Grow up, Nick. So does opium, a derivative of poppies. On this bust, was there enough pot to get him on intent to distribute? If it had been a bit farther up FH Road it would have been in a School Zone.
To:Stuck Supporting Nephews,
It sounds like your family's problem is not the abuse of marijuana but rather that they are whitetrash. Section 8? in and out of jail? losing jobs? Come on, you sure they arent meth addicts? Sounds like a bunch of losers. By the way, I've been out of school for 3 years and currently work in Manhattan. I make a very good living and have good family and friends. I also go to the gym 3-4 nights a week. Furthermore, I
volunteer my time to help the less fortunate. And I might indulge here and there on the green. Does this count as real America?
Nick it seems to me that maybe you have had the paved road and "stuck supporting" had the unbeaten path. It seems to me that he/she is trying to imply the "marijuana leads to other drugs" belief, which if you do some research, is true.
I also wonder how you got your job in Manhattan after telling them you smoked pot in High School and College?
Tpaine,
the same way millions of others have; by passing the drug screening they give you before they hire you….duhhh.
i think everyone needs to lighten up, the kid got caught, maybe he will learn a lesson. Lets hope so. Up with hope down with dope"
On another note, has everyone had 5 guys burgers and fries? I have, and its delicious.
This is a post I added on the Press Website today. Here is it:
"Alcohol is a drug. I daresay we can recount way too many horror stories regarding the use and abuse of alcohol. We have a double standard in this country and the kids are aware of it. Call a spade a spade. Alcohol and its social and legal acceptance is the real problem. Someone commented that the parents probably use drugs too. Well, get real: alcohol is a drug. No matter how many drug czars are appointed, no matter how much cash we throw at it, no matter how much interdiction is authorized, nothing will solve the 'drug' problem. People want drugs. People have always used drugs and they will not stop. Legislating morality doesn't work; we tried it and only organized crime benefited from it. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in the United States today. Time to put a tax stamp on the weed. "
Well put Gabby, well put.
I think everyone knows alcohol is much more widely abused then marijuana.
Legalizing marijuana and haveing a bunch of stoned potheads walking around will REALLY stimulate this economic decline! Wake up please.
Police took their time since they wanted to nail this kid who has long been talked about as "the" dealer at the high school where yes folks, drugs and serious drinking prevail, even though the parents (and the school too) won't admit it and generally look the other way. There should be many scared students at the school who associate with this kid….in this day of texting and trails of info
Thomas,
Broaden your horizons, you view this issue with blinders on. Maybe if you smoked a little you wouldnt be such a tight ass. If the legalization was handled properly it could be a huge benefit, but your paranoia wont allow you to see it that way. Its not heroin, its pot, it does not have the debilating effects that you think it does. When I take some Michael Phelps size hits today I will think of you.
Yes it was in a school zone and he was charged with intent to distribute. Its all in the press.
I love how its says that the Juvenile was released into the custody of his parents the same ones that live with him while he was selling drugs from their house. I wonder why Youth Detention Center is going to close I guess they don't take kids anymore. All a bunch of Liberals.
Marty the law is the law. Smoking pot does not make one less of a "tight a#$" as you stated, it makes them stupid and paranoid. There is scientific data to back that up too.
So keep smoking and telling yourself that you are really "in tune" with your surroundings.
I quote: "Marty the law is the law. Smoking pot does not make one less of a "tight a#$" as you stated, it makes them stupid and paranoid. There is scientific data to back that up too."
By this logic, alcohol should be illegal. I don't think we need quote the statistics on drunk driving deaths, alcohol disease both physical and mental (and their attendant affect on the family, etc). But, as I said before, we did that already. Didn't work. Try as you might want Mr. Paine, you will never legislate morality. The choices we make for ourselves and for our children are ours alone. This is the reality.
Anyone questioning why they broke down the door, never had to enter someones home to arrest a person, who first of all, is scared and will try to destroy evidence, or if they are desperate enough, will grab a weapon to attempt to harm officers trying to take him into custody. Kudos to the Police Officers for they haven't been give enough credit.
You know there are good points on both sides of this argument - I for one do not smoke marijuana, but feel it should be legalized and is much less dangerous than tobacco or alcohol (both of which I also do not consume) that being said I wonder where were this kids parents (and are they implicated at all) He is the biggest pot seller at RFH (I went to RFH too!) and the parents didn't know - Where were they> in NYC, to busy care, head in the sand ? - also if this bust is around the corner from the Sickles School (I went there too when it was Willow Street) that's within 1000 feet of a school with intent to distribute, so this kid has pretty much Screwed his future, but we will see how the wheels of justice turn for this white kid from Fair Haven (whose name is protected because his is a youth), does he have parents?
if you have ever seen a RFH teenager drugged out on alchohol and pot, lying on a stretcher, crying and moaning or puking, as they're loaded into an ambulance, you might feel differently. Worse is when the teenager's vitals start to go south and paramedics are called. Happens more often than you think.
And, do you think these drugged out/drunk kids are waking up the next day ready go to to their sports activities, school, do homework, participate in family events? forget about it. Each puff or drink they take puts them one step behind every other kid who is making a better decision and thinking about his or her future, not the quick high.
Are these the kids you want dating your kids some day, raising your grandchildren, working at your company?
Bravo to the FH police…they may have given this kid the chance he needs to turn his life around. His parents obviously didn't care enough.
LOL @ Marty Mcfly..I will think of Tpaine too…Lemme roll up first!!
haha i bet they get deucey next
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thats.messed.up…all.you.judgmental.people.need.to.check.yourselves.because.theres.no.doubt.that.youve.been.involved.in.some.activities.that.lack.morality,to.put.it.lightly…what.if.this.was.your.kid?..it.could.be.and.you.would.never.know.it..sure.the.kids.not.smart.at.all.for.doing.this..but.all.you.people.make.this.about.your.beliefs.and.your.opinions..what.does.that.have.to.do.with.this.article?.the.facts.are.that.this.was.obviously.a.total.waste.of.manpower(20.men.for.2ozs.of.pot??!).and.it.did.nothing.to.curb.drug.use.in.the.area.in.any.way…the.kids.will.just.find.a.new.dealer,and.probably.already.have
hal the gal pal
deuce is a cop yo ya'll dumb he prob got cases on all of you
yes he does
got narced
Ur all dumb as he'll. It is u! The parents who do not properly teach ur children the hype about drugs and how they are truly a waste of time, rather than a deadly menace. By overplaying the danger of drugs u make ur kids think it would be cool to try it and in doing so rebel against u stupid helicopter parents. Had u taken the right path in explaining how boring and inactuality uncool drugs are then there would have been no kids wanting to by this boys drugs. Use ur brains and stop trying to scare your children straight.
Remeber back in the day when a good ass beating from the cops once in while kept all the neighborhood kids from going to jail and/or the hospital.
I was a teenager in Middletown 30+ years ago. I dont condone the beating of anything other then what you have attached to ya, but I cant help but think that, because back then we still respected our parents and were scared of them and the Police, most of us turned out O.K.
Hes only going to get PROBATION and it will be expunged off of his record so i dont really see how he screwed his future u arogant prick. Instead the police wasted our tax dollars on such a minor and incosiquential thing such as pot. Then again when you employ 12 officers to do nothing but hand out tickets and bust up the occasional party, they get a real hard on when they think they have a chance to actually be REAL COPS. We could employ FIVE officers and the town would be just as safe, OH and then we wouldnt have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to employ more cops then we actually need. OH and i met this boy, he is quite articulate and has been accepted to 3 prestigious state universities. I think it is funny how you all think this will slow the flow of drugs in our town. As long as you retards keeping giving your children more then 20 bucks a week the demand for drugs in this town will not diminish at all.