Man Illegally Parked Car; Ecstasy, Cocaine Found Inside: Secaucus PD

SECAUCUS, NJ — At approximately 8:23 p.m. Tuesday, Secaucus Police officers Justin Machno and Kiril Petrov were on patrol in the area of 700 Plaza Drive where they said they saw a man improperly park his 2009 Acura TL.

Police also ran his license plate and the license plate was not on file, meaning they could not trace the license plate to a registered owner of the car.

The man was identified as Noah Gregg, 29, of New York City, said police.

While officer Machno was addressing the parking violation, Gregg returned to the car but denied any knowledge of owning the car. This was despite being observed exiting the vehicle by the officer a short time earlier.

While speaking with Gregg, officers Machno and Petrov developed suspicion that criminal activity was afoot and summoned Secaucus Police K-9 Brix to the scene. The police dog did an open air sniff of the vehicle and indicated that narcotics were present within.

During a search of the Acura, more than 1,800 pills of suspected ecstasy along with more than 4.5 ounces of suspected cocaine were seized. Additionally, a North Carolina license plate that was reported stolen was found within the vehicle.

Gregg was placed under arrest; he was charged with Receiving a Stolen Property [2C:20-7], Possession of Ecstasy with the Intent to Distribute [2C:35-5b(1)], Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute[2C:35-5b(2)] and two counts of Possession of CDS [2C:35-10a(1)].

He was lodged in the Hudson County Jail.

“This arrest speaks volumes of the quality of officers that make up this police department,” Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. “Officers who can take a parking violation and use their training and experience to make a significant arrest and seize a large quantity of illicit drugs, make be proud to lead this department. I once again tout the success of the 'Power Shift.''"

The power shift is the evening/overnight shift in the Secaucus Police Department. Secaucus Police say those hours are when the most crime occurs in town, and extra patrols have been added at that time.