For Immediate Release:  December 11, 2020

On December 10, 2020, four Pennsylvania residents were arrested during a car stop where guns, drugs and materials for a meth lab were located. 

At 10:37 am, Officer Aaron Jones conducted a motor vehicle stop in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue after observing one of the occupants engage in a drug transaction.

During the investigation, all four occupants were arrested after officers located a 22-caliber rifle, a handgun, 17 grams of methamphetamine, a small amount of heroin, and a large bag containing items to cook, produce, and store methamphetamine.    

The New Jersey State Police Hazardous Materials Response Team were called in to assist in this investigation.

ARRESTED:  Colleen Coffin, 41, of Havertown, PA.

CHARGES:  Maintaining a CDS production facility, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon (two counts), possession of a ghost gun, possession of CDS (two counts), possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, and possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone.

ARRESTED:  Timothy Collins, 34, of Downington, PA.

CHARGES:  Maintaining a CDS production facility, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon (two counts), possession of a ghost gun, possession of CDS (two counts), possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone, and certain person not to possess a weapon.

ARRESTED:  Juliya Hess, 27, of Downington, PA.

CHARGES:  Maintaining a CDS production facility, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon (two counts), possession of a ghost gun, possession of CDS (two counts), possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, and possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone.

ARRESTED:  Timothy Kurkierewicz, 41, of Havertown, PA.

CHARGES:  Maintaining a CDS production facility, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon (two counts), possession of a ghost gun, possession of CDS (two counts), possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone, and certain person not to possess a weapon.

All four individuals were remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

Anyone with information about the distribution of narcotics is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Special Investigations Section at 609-347-5858 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411).  Begin the text with ACPD.

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