Citizen Complaint Leads to Arrest of Four and Drugs
For Immediate Release:
August 2, 2019
On July 31, 2019, a citizen complaint about narcotic activity
led to the arrest of three men and a woman, and the recovery of assorted drugs.
Detective Darrin Lorady of the Special Investigations Section
was provided with information regarding the possession and distribution of
narcotics from an apartment in the unit south block of Iowa Avenue. One of the described suspects, Eric Melton,
was found to have two active warrants for his arrest.
Detectives went to the apartment to locate and arrest
Melton. The apartment door was answered
by Clyde Cummings with Melton standing behind him. Upon seeing the detectives, Melton fled
towards the rear of the apartment. The
detectives entered the apartment to arrest Melton and located him attempting to
hide behind a bedroom door.
Inside the apartment, detectives located 600 bags of heroin,
an ounce of cocaine and a small amount of marijuana. Melton and Cummings along with two additional
occupants, Jonathan Lopez and Jamiyah Washington, were arrested.
ARRESTED: Eric Melton,
a 25- year old man from Atlantic City.
CHARGES: Three counts
of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), two counts each of possession
with intent to distribute CDS and possession with intent to distribute CDS within
1,000 feet of a school zone, and two active warrants.
ARRESTED: Jonathan
Lopez, a 28- year old man from Toms River, NJ.
CHARGES: Three counts
of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), two counts each of possession
with intent to distribute CDS and possession with intent to distribute CDS within
1,000 feet of a school zone, and an active warrant.
ARRESTED: Jamiyah
Washington, a 24- year old woman from Atlantic City.
CHARGES: Three counts
of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), two counts each of possession
with intent to distribute CDS and possession with intent to distribute CDS within
1,000 feet of a school zone, and an active warrant.
The above three individuals were remanded to the Atlantic
County Justice Facility.
ARRESTED: Clyde
Cummings, a 37- year old man from Atlantic City.
CHARGES: Three counts
of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), two counts each of possession
with intent to distribute CDS and possession with intent to distribute CDS within
1,000 feet of a school zone.
Cummings was released on a summons with a future court date.
Anyone with information about the distribution of narcotics
is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Special Investigations
Section at 609-347-5858. Information can be text to tip411
(847411). Begin the text with ACPD. All texts are anonymous.
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08/02/2019 at 3:29PM EDT
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