2 Charged After Stolen Vehicle, Drugs Found In Brick

BRICK, NJ — Two men were arrested Friday after drugs were found in their vehicle and a stolen car was abandoned in the parking lot at Brick Plaza, police said.

Romario Sharrier, 25, of Newark, and Oscar Euceda, 18, of Atlantic City, were arrested in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on Chambers Bridge Road, Brick Sgt. Jim Kelly said.

Brick Police Officer Scott Mesmer saw two vehicles parked in a dark area in the parking lot of the Auto Zone in front of Brick Plaza about 11:30 p.m. Friday, Kelly said. It appeared the occupants were talking to each other, so Mesmer pulled in to take a closer look.

As he pulled in, one of the vehicles, a Jeep Cherokee, quickly pulled out of the parking lot through the entrance and headed north on Chambers Bridge Road. Mesmer saw the Cherokee had a headlight and a taillight out. He stopped the Cherokee, pulling into the 7-Eleven, Kelly said.

Sharrier and Euceda did not give Mesmer consistent answers when he asked them about the occupants of the other vehicle they were talking to in the parking lot.

Officer Joe Lardieri arrived and saw drugs inside the Jeep Cherokee. With help from the department's Street Crimes Unit, additional drugs and contraband were discovered including several glass smoking pipes with crack residue, empty wax folds used to store heroin, about 100 pills suspectedEcstasy and a BB gun pistol. Several gloves were found in the Jeep Cherokee as well, Kelly said.

Officers Eric Haugh and John Alexander investigated the other vehicle and found a BMW SUV unoccupied, but running. A check of the license plate revealed that the vehicle was stolen, he said.

Sharrier was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a weapon, possession of paraphernalia, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, and was issued several motor vehicle summonses. He was taken to the Ocean County Jail.

Euceda was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a weapon, possession of paraphernalia, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, and taken to the Ocean County Jail.

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