Crime & Safety
Burglar Alarm Leads to Drug Arrests
Police find 29 marijuana plants after responding to a house alarm on Fuller Court.
The Bridgewater Township Police Department arrested two Bridgewater residents, after a burglar alarm led to the discovery of drugs in the backyard of a Fuller Court home.
According Bridgewater Chief of Police Richard Borden, Bryan Fletcher, 46, and Jeannine Spinella-Baron,46, both of 43 Fuller Court, were arrested just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday after police officers responding to an activated burglar alarm at their home, found 29 marijuana plants on their rear deck, and in a garden.
According to police, Fletcher voluntarily gave officers consent to search the rest of his house after they discovered the plants. That search resulted in officers finding a marijuana smoking pipe in a bedroom dresser.
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During the investigation, Spinella-Baron attempted to conceal a plastic baggie containing marijuana, police said.
According to police, both were taken to Somerset County Jail and charged with second degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute, possession of marijuana (under 50 grams) and possession of drug paraphernalia, both disorderly persons offenses.
Detectives assigned to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force assisted in the investigation.
