Drug dealers Hit Hard... | August 28th, 1988 | Charles Cobbertt
A crackdown against drug traffickers in Orange is continuing, according to Police Director Charles Cobbertt. He said 11 people, including a juvenile, were the latest to be arrested on charges involving possession and sale of cocaine. The arrests, made by members of the vice squad, the Essex County Sheriff Department's Bureau of Narcotics and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, between Aug. 18 and Thursday, Cobbertt said. The director identified the suspects - all Orange residents except one - as Desiree Sutton, 27, of William Street and a 15-year-old city boy from Park Street. Both individuals were taken into custody at William Street and Glenwood Avenue. Sutton, who has no known occupation, was charged with possessing cocaine, selling cocaine and conspiracy to violate the state's narcotics laws. Cobbertt said the juvenile was charged with possessing cocaine and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. Shawn Austin, 18, an unemployed High Street resident, was arrest...