Lacey Police Arrest Manchester Man, 28, On Drug Charges Near Wawa

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Lacey police recently charged a Manchester Township man with possession of a controlled dangerous substance after they responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Wawa store on Route 9 in Forked River, Police Chief Michael C. DiBella said.

Officers Michael Verwey, John McKee, and George Resetar responded to the store at 2:31 p.m. on July 10. They located Michael Bari, 28, Gladstone Street, across the street in the parking of the Laurel Plaza, the chief said.

Investigation at the scene led to his arrest for possession of CDS and a hypodermic syringe. He was processed and released without incident, the chief said.

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