Crime & Safety
Middletown Police K9 Finds Heroin In Holmdel Car, Police Say
The Middletown police K-9, Koda, was called in Thursday to sniff a car stopped on Laurel Ave. in Holmdel. Heroin was found, police said.
HOLMDEL, NJ — A motor vehicle stop on Laurel Avenue in Holmdel Thursday unearthed heroin in the car, said Holmdel police.
Holmdel police said officers stopped the car at 11:37 a.m. Thursday on Laurel Avenue near Evergreen Ridge.
A police K-9 from Middletown was called in, and the dog found heroin in the car, said police. The driver, Joel Gauthier of Asbury Park, and a passenger, Andrew Miller of West Long Branch, were arrested and charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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It was later found that Gauthier was wanted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in Hampden County for the distribution of narcotics, said police.
Miller was released pending a court date. Guathier was lodged at the Monmouth County Jail for his charges and as a fugitive from justice pending an extradition hearing.
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From Holmdel police, Ptl. Corrigan and Ptl. Ruane made the initial stop, and they were assisted at the scene by Ptl. Van Pelt. Middletown Police K-9 Officer Greenwood and his partner Koda were called in.
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