Police: Three Paterson Men Arrested on Drug Charges

Police say three Paterson men involved in a drug deal were pulled over by Ridgewood Police at about 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. Police in the village say Ptl. Jeffrey Casson spotted a vehicle that was said to have been involved in a drug transaction in Midland Park.

Casson pulled the vehicle over, searched and determined the two men in the car had cocaine, police say. Twenty-three year old Raulin Lopez was arrested and charged with posession of a controlled dangerous substance, hindering apprehension and being an unlicensed driver, authorities say. Lopez was turned over to the Paterson Police Department after posting $500.00 bail.

Two other men–Roberto Alicea, 29, and Igene Yejada, 36, both of Paterson–were charged with posession of a CDS and released pending a day in Superior Court, police say.

• Underaged drinking

Police say they responded to a residence on Burnside Place at about 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 to a home that should have been unoccupied. Instead, police say they found a number of 17 and 18-year olds with alcohol. The homeowner's sons Wyatt A. Vinci and Zachary A. Vinci were arrested and charged with Making a real property available for consumption of alcohol and will both see a date in municipal court, according to police.

 The Hess Station on Goffle Road (across from what used to be Clixie's Texas Weiners and Bourbon Barbeque) had a theft on Feb. 6, workers told police. According to employees, a person entered the store, stole two cartons of cigarettes and booked out. The Ridgewood detectives are investigation; the Hess has security cameras.

• Stolen iPod

A Ridgewood High School student reported that somewhere between Feb. 4 and Feb. 7, his iPod was snagged from the boys locker room at RHS. Detectives are looking into it.