Stolen BMW, Heroin Found At Rodeway Inn, Secaucus Police Say

SECAUCUS, NJ — On Wednesday night, Secaucus Police say they found a stolen BMW and heroin at the Rodeway Inn on Rt. 3.

At 9:06 p.m., members of Secaucus Police's vice squad were patrolling the area around the Rodeway Inn. The vice squad has been used to monitor drugs, prostitution and other crimes at the town's motels.

They observed a 2021 BMW 540i pull into the parking lot, driven by by Verly Antenor. He exited the BMW and entered the motel for only a few moments and exited with a man, Arthur Garlick and a woman, identified as Laura Probst.

The trio sat inside the BMW for a few moments; then Garlick and the woman went back into the motel and Antenor drove the BMW back onto Rt. 3, headed towards New York City.

Secaucus Police said they had probable cause to pull the BMW over due to heavily tinted windows and a cracked windshield.

During the traffic stop, detectives noticed the “SOS” button inside the car was pulled from the ceiling, along with a trim piece in the rear of the vehicle.

"Both of these pieces are commonly removed by auto thieves to disable a vehicle’s GPS," said Secaucus Police.

Officers checked the car's VIN number, which appeared to be inconsistent with that installed by BMW. Detectives also inspected the VIN label on the driver’s side door, which had misspellings on it, giving the inference it was fraudulent.

Upon inspecting the VIN number on another part of the vehicle, it was discovered that the BMW had been reported stolen on September 23, 2022 in Morristown.

During a search of the car, a large quantity of evidence of bank fraud along with personal identifying information of various people was seized. Additionally, three forged Georgia Temporary Registrations were seized.

The car's driver, Verly Antenor, 21 of Roselle Park, was placed under arrest.

Secaucus police then went back to the Rodeway Inn and located the man and woman. They were both arrested for having outstanding warrants. During a consensual search of their hotel room, Garlick was found in possession of 45 wax folds of suspected heroin along with drug paraphernalia.

“I laud the efforts of the SPD’s Anti-Crime Unit,” Chief Dennis Miller said. “The Secaucus Police Department will continue to probe problematic areas for criminal activity and seek out the criminal element. I am grateful for the Anti-Crime Unit’s dedication and persistence, under the auspices of Detective Sergeant Matthew Ford.”

Antenor was charged with Receiving Stolen Property [2C:20-7a], Alteration of Motor Vehicle VIN [2C:17-6(b)], Trafficking in Personal Identifying Information of Another Person [2C:21-17.3b(2)], three counts of Possession of Fraudulent Driver’s Licenses [2C:21-2.1(d)], Possession of a Fraudulent VIN Card [2C:21-2.3(c)], Possession of False Government Document [2C:21-2.1(c)], Falsifying of Records [2C:21-4a] and Credit Card Theft [2C:21-6c(1)].

Garlick, 31, of Paterson, was charged with Possession of CDS [2C:35-10a(1)] and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia [2C:36-2]. He had an outstanding warrant issued from Parsippany with a bail of $2,500, two warrants from Pompton Lakes each with a bail of $750 and two warrants from Paramus and one from Haledon, each with a bail of $500.

Both men were taken to the Hudson County Jail.

Probst, 29, of Paterson had an outstanding warrant issued from Paterson with a bail of $750 and a warrant issued from Parsippany-Troy Hills with a bail of $1,500. She was released on her own recognizance.

Rodeway Inn In Secaucus Currently Being Used For Homeless Housing (Sept. 2022): Passaic and Union counties contract with the Rodeway Inn and pay the Rodeway Inn to house homeless people there.