Crime & Safety
Belleville Cops Arrest Nutley Man For Allegedly Shooting Up In His Truck
Belleville police said they found the Essex County man with a needle sticking out of his arm.
Belleville police arrested a Nutley man for drug offenses on Thursday morning after reportedly finding him slumped over in his pickup truck with a USB cord wrapped around his arm and a hypodermic needle sticking out of his flesh.
According to police, officers on patrol on Union Avenue around 2:21 a.m. noticed Robert Hart, 45, “slumped over the steering wheel of a parked pickup.”
Walking up to check on Hart’s condition, the officers allegedly saw a black USB cord wrapped around his arm and a hypodermic needle protruding from his skin, police stated.
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Officers also allegedly observed “numerous” wax folds, clear plastic bags containing a white rock substance and “numerous” pills.
Police arrested Hart and charged him with possession of heroin, cocaine, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia.
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Hart also had an open warrant with the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Belleville police stated.
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