GLOUCESTER TWP. — Three residents of a townhome in the LaCascata development face drug related charges after the Gloucester Township Police Special Investigations Unit and police Special Response Team raided the residence early Monday morning.
The arrests — police said — culminated a month-long investigation by detectives after they received information from patrol officers who have been conducting high intensity patrols to stem criminal activity in the LaCascata neighborhood.
Devon Jacocks, 28 Wynatt Stoner, 35, and Thomas Donato, 35, each were charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana, distribution of a controlled substance, conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jacocks was also charged with tampering with evidence. Police said her attempted to flush a controlled substance — believed to be cocaine — down a toilet. Jacocks was remanded to the Camden County Jail. Stoner and Donato were released after being served summonses.
Following the raid, the Community Relations Bureau Officers distributed door hangers to the neighboring houses in the townhome complex. The informational door hangers invite the community to become partners in fighting the blight of crime, and in improving the neighborhood. The flyers invite the community to sign up for free email notifications about crime prevention, upcoming events, and safety tips by emailing the Community Relations Bureau at [email protected] or calling (856) 374-5713.
"In the past, we might have had SWAT raid the drug dealers house, make the arrests, and pull out of the area," Chief Harry Earle said. "Now we are making the arrests, and are going out to the community and working with them as partners in making our community even safer. We will now follow up with bike patrol and other community events like National Night Out."
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