Shoplifting Leads to Drug Charges
On Friday, August 14, 2015, at approximately 1755 hours, Sgt. Ferreiro conducted a shoplifting investigation at the Wal Mart on Rt.22. The officer arrested Yungesh Patel 23 of Piscataway, NJ for stealing $380.00 worth of merchandise. The officer had his canine partner conduct a sniff of Patel's car. The canine gave a positive indication for presence of narcotics within the vehicle. A later search of the vehicle revealed numerous packs of Heroin, packets of Cocaine, and Marijuana. Yungesh was arrested and charged accordingly with additional charges to follow. Yungesh was lodged at the Hunterdon County Jail and is waiting a future court appearance.