Mahwah Police Look For Couple After Finding Drugs In Car

MAHWAH, NJ — Police are looking for a couple who fled after a machete and various drugs were found in their vehicle, authorities said.

Officer Tyler Boucher stopped a vehicle on Interstate 287 and spoke with the driver, Rachel E. Topping, 32, of Colorado and passenger Trevor D. Green, 27, of Pennsylvania, said Police Chief James Batelli.

A K-9 unit searched the vehicle after the couple failed to give consent to Boucher to search it. The K-9 positively identified the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, which police impounded, Batelli said.

Upon obtaining a search warrant, police found crystal meth, cocaine, ecstasy, prescription pain pills, Xanax, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, a machete and $2,000 in cash, Batelli said.

The couple was taken to a local hotel while the vehicle was searched, but police later learned that they never checked into the hotel, the chief said.

Police have not yet found Topping or Green, but are continuing to search for them. Anyone with information about where they are can contact Detective Eric Larsen at 201-529-1000 or email tips@mahwahpd.org.

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Photo: Trevor D. Green, 27, of Pennsylvania/Mahwah Police Department