STAFFORD – Township Police arrested a man following a narcotics investigation on October 21.
Members of the police department’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) completed an investigation with the arrest of Allen Poplawski, 78, a resident of Whitecap Avenue.
Poplawski had been a target of interest that was initiated with numerous anonymous tips called into the DEU.
During his arrest, which was the result of a motor vehicle stop, Poplawski was found to be in possession of 100 bags of heroin. Following the motor vehicle stop and arrest the DEU along with the assistance of the Stafford Township Police’s Detective Bureau, K-9 Unit and the Barnegat Township Police’s Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) served a search warrant at a residence on Oak Avenue in the Cedar Run section of Stafford Township.
This led to further arrests. Maryann Garcia, 40, and Alan Hill 32, were found to be hiding in the attic of the residence on Oak Avenue while the detectives were searching the residence.
They were both charged with Hindering Apprehension, Possession of CDS Heroin, Possession of CDS Prescription Tablets.
Both of them were later transported to the Ocean County Jail on outstanding warrants in lieu of their bail by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, after they each received criminal complaint summonses pending a future court date in Ocean County Superior Court.
Trudy Shinn, 50, was arrested and charged with Possession of CDS Heroin and Possession of CDS Methamphetamine and Devin Post, 30, was arrested for Possession of CDS Heroin and Possession with CDS paraphernalia.
Shinn and Post were released on criminal complaint summonses pending a future court date in Ocean County Superior Court.
Poplawski was charged with Possession of CDS Heroin, Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS Heroin, and Distribution of CDS Heroin. He was served criminal complaint summonses pending a future court date in Ocean County Superior Court.
Any anonymous tips can be called into the Stafford Township Police Department at 609- 597-1189 Ext. 8477 (TIPS).
