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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Local Pharmacist Charged With Selling Drugs Without Prescriptions

Federal agents took Leonard 'Lenny' Stefanelli of West Orange Pharmacy into custody on Monday.

  A West Orange pharmacist has been arrested and charged for selling oxycodone to those without a prescription, according to authorities.  Leonard “Lenny” Stefanelli, 48, of East Hanover, is part-owner and head pharmacist of the West Orange Pharmacy Inc., at 443 Main St. He was arrested Monday by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.  Stefanelli is being charged by the US Attorney’s Office. Stefanelli made bail on Monday, but no date has been set for his arraignment, said Matthew Reilly, spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office in New Jersey.  Agents from the federal agency could be seen at the pharmacy on Monday morning and afternoon taking boxes in and out of the store. Both the federal agency and West Orange police had the pharmacy …

Charles Burns

7:42 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013

Usually the ones who can make bail are the worst offenders. Wonder how he could afford to do that?   more ›

Monday, September 10, 2012

Man Arrested for Robbing 69-Year-Old Woman

An arrest in Bayonne leads to West Orange.

  A man arrested in a high-speed chase in the Bayonne recently appears to be person who robbed a 69-year-old woman last week in West Orange, according to the West Orange Police Department.   Spillerman A. Hill, 47, of East Orange, was arrested on Sept. 4 after he led Bayonne police on a car chase. He was charged with carjacking, stealing a motor vehicle, and assaulting a police officer, among various other charges.  Investigation headed by West Orange Police Detective Pat Carosia determined Hill was the man who snuck up behind an elderly woman and robbed her of her purse around 3 p.m. on Sept. 3 in the Kmart parking lot, at 295 Prospect Ave.  Hill was positively identified by the woman and charged, according to police.   Police say Hill …

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69-Year-Old Woman Robbed in Kmart Parking Lot

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11:25 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012

"Police say Hill has spent 25 years in state prison for various charges, including multiple counts of robbery, aggravated assault, and weapons possession" And he's at it again !   more ›

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