Fugitive Found Passed Out In Wayne Parking Lot: Police

WAYNE, NJ — A man wanted in Tennessee was arrested Wednesday after police found him slumped over in a vehicle on Route 23 after he "huffed" from an aerosol can, police said.

John D. Mulvaney, 50, of Hamburg, was arrested after police discovered he had been "huffing" or inhaling from an aerosol can he tried throwing out, said Detective Capt. Laurence Martin.

Sgt. Michael McNiff was on patrol on Route 23 North when he saw Mulvaney slumped over the wheel of a vehicle in the parking lot of Miranda's Family Restaurant at 2:30 p.m., Martin said. McNiff said he saw Mulvaney trying to throw away an aerosol can of Ultra-Duster and found six more in the vehicle, the captain said.

Police found dozens of several prescription-legend drugs and 92 glassine bags of suspected heroin in the vehicle, Martin said.

Mulvaney is wanted out of Tennessee for drug violations; Tennessee officials refused to extradite him and he was released on summonses with future court dates, Martin said.

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Photo: John D. Mulvaney, 50/Wayne Police Department