Crime & Safety
Driver With Heroin Crashes Into Morris County Supermarket: Cops
Reports say a man who had heroin with him drove into a New Jersey supermarket this weekend.
MORRIS COUNTY – Reports say a man with heroin was jailed after he crashed into a Morris County supermarket this weekend.
John P. Cilurso, 37, of Mount Arlington struck a wall housing the Acme supermarket’s shopping carts right in front of the building off Route 53 at 4:17 p.m. on Friday, according to The Daily Record. He had just hopped a curb and was later charged with driving on the sidewalk.
Cilurso was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, police told The Daily Record. Police searched his vehicle and discovered heroin and drug paraphernalia.
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Cilurso was arrested on drug and alcohol charges and served summonses for careless driving and driving with a suspended license, according to Daily Voice. Cilurso will be held in jail pending a court date in Morris County Superior Court, according to Daily Voice.
Cilurso was specifically charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, according to The Record.
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