Crime & Safety

NP Police Charge Juvenile, Arrest Adult For Possession of Marijuana

The following information was obtained directly from the New Providence Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Cpl. Chad Wilson charged a 17-year-old juvenile male with possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Saturday, April 21.

This charge stems from Wilson's investigation of the smell of marijuana coming from the interior of a motor vehicle during a traffic stop for a moving violation on Passaic Street. 

On April 29, police responded to the parking lot of Spring Floral Drive on a report from a resident of a group of individuals smoking marijuana in a motor vehicle. 

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After an investigation, Sgt. Robert Carroll arrested a passenger in the vehicle, David Difede, 18, of Summit with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. 

He was released with a pending a municipal court date.

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