Crime & Safety

Four Charged After Motor Vehicle Stop Turns Up 1500 Bags of Heroin

Toms River Police, Ocean County Prosecutors arrest four men from Toms River

Four Toms River men were arrested Thursday at a motor vehicle stop that police said allegedly turned up more than 1,500 bags of heroin.

The arrest, near Route 37 and Main Street, was the result of an ongoing investigation, said Capt. Jack Sramaty of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Special Operations Group.

"This was a very well orchestrated investigation," Sramaty said. The motor vehicle stop was not as a result of a moving violation, he said, but was "a result of an ongoing investigation by the Special Operations Group."

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 The four men in the vehicle, a 2007 Hyundai SUV, were each arrested and charged with drug offenses after police allegedly found more than 1,500 bags of heroin in the vehicle.

David Sullivan age 33 of Randolph Street, was charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin over one half ounce with intent to distribute. The Honorable Superior Court Judge Ronald Hoffman JSC set Sullivan’s bail at $15,000 no ten percent.

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Jordan Laurenzo age 28 of Mermaid Avenue, was charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin over one half ounce with intent to distribute. Hoffman set Laurenzo’s bail at $15,000 no ten percent.

Michael Vassallo age 34 of Christian Court, was charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin over one half ounce with intent to distribute. Hoffman set Vasallo’s bail at $15,000 no ten percent.

Jason Vehock age 34 of  Oceanic Drive, was charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin over one half ounce with intent to distribute. The Hoffman set Vehock’s bail at $15,000 no ten percent.

Sramaty said the arrests were made without incident. The vehicle, which was registered to Vassallo, was also seized.

Members of the Toms River Police Department assisted in the investigation, the motor vehicle stop and arrests. "What was noteable again was the level of cooperation with local law enforcement," Sramaty said.


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