Vehicle Stops Lead to Two Heroin Arrests in Wyckoff

Residents from Wyckoff and Oakland were charged with possession of heroin following two separate motor vehicle stops in the township recently, according to police.

On July 30, at approximately 5:20 p.m., Officer Mark Tagliareni approached a suspicious vehicle parked near the basketball courts at Memorial Field. The officer found its occupant, Robert DeFranco II, 21, of Wyckoff, to be under the influence of narcotics, according to police.

A drug recognition officer determined that DeFranco was under the influence of heroin, and a search turned up a small amount of the drug, Chief Benjamin Fox said.

Five days later, police say a traffic stop of a speeding car on Route 208 netted another arrest of an Oakland resident on similar charges.

Ryan Nathanson, 28, was found in possession of 15 glassine envelopes of heroin during an arrest for DWI after Officer Brenda Gloslinger clocked the driver at 83 MPH, according to police.

Both were charged with possession of heroin, possession of narcotics in a motor vehicle and driving under the influence.