Cops: Illegal U-Turn Turns into Drug Arrest

An illegal U-turn turned into a drug arrest in Wayne Saturday night after the vehicle’s passenger shoved “items down his pants” while police approached the vehicle.

Wayne Police were “conducting safety and security patrols of the commercial districts around Route 23 and North Leg Road” just after 2 a.m. Saturday when they pulled a vehicle over for making an illegal U-Turn, Wayne Captain Laurence Martin said.

While approaching the vehicle, police observed the passenger, Jorge A. Ramirez-Sierra, 22, of Riverdale, reach “into his rear belt area shoving items down his pants.” When police shined their flashlight, they also ”observed empty used glassine bag commonly used for heroin” scattered on the floor and in cup holders.

Police removed Ramirez-Sierra from the car and located four needles - two uncapped - in the back of his pants and also found seven unused glassine bags of suspected heroin labeled “Super Bowl,” Captain Martin said.

Ramirez-Sierra and the juvenile driver, who said she was trying to get home to Totowa, were both transported to Wayne Police Headquarters “in custody.”

The female juvenile was turned over to family members with juvenile complaints filed, while Ramirez-Sierra was charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia for having a ”metallic pipe used for smoking CDS,” possession of hypodermic needles, being under the influence of CDS/Heroin and having an outstanding warrant issued out of Paterson for $1,433.

Ramirez-Sierra was released on charges and turned over to Paterson Police.