Crime & Safety

Woodbridge Police Sting at Motel in Avenel

Man from Orange found with 303 baggies of heroin, police said.

Woodbridge, NJ - A man was arrested after he tried to sell heroin to an undercover Woodbridge police officer in a motel in Avenel Friday, according to NJ.com.

Joseph Warmack, of Orange, whose street name is “Crack”, arrived at the unnamed motel, but fled when officers tried to arrest him. He was stopped a short while later and a narcotics K9 dog searched his 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to the report.

Police found 303 bags of heroin, approximately six bricks in the car, they said.

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