Crime & Safety
N.J. Man’s Attempted Craigslist Heroin Deal Ends In Arrest: Police
Fairfield police allege that a Hoboken man tried to set up a heroin deal via an ad on Craigslist, a report says.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Authorities charged a Hoboken man with heroin possession and attempt to distribute after he allegedly tried to use Craigslist to sell drugs to an undercover cop earlier this week, a report says.
Fairfield police told NJ.com that William Renfro, 51, posted a Craigslist ad with a Hoboken location that read: “Super Fire Dogfood Dope - $60.”
“Get your chow here in this wealthy and hip location, this is not the hood. I am a white older man sharing this dog food with those tired of being beat and or going to the hood,” the post stated.
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Fairfield police launched an investigation, and undercover detectives allegedly arranged to buy 50 glassine envelopes of heroin from Renfro at a meet in Fairfield on Wednesday, NJ.com stated.
That’s when police arrested Renfro, authorities said.
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During a subsequent search of his vehicle, police found 61 envelopes of heroin and about $385, authorities stated.
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