PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Patrol Officer J. Garza observed a 2016 GMC Terrain on Route 46 West and Crown Point Road with an equipment violation and conducted a motor vehicle stop at 12:11 a.m. on Sunday, March 24. When the officer made contact with the driver, Mr. Edwin Gracial Jr., 30, Haledon, the odor of burnt marijuana was detected.
After a brief investigation Mr. Gracial was placed under arrest and transported to Parsippany Police Headquarters for processing. While there, he was charged with Possession of Less than five grams of Hashish, a Disorderly Persons Offense; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Disorderly Persons Offense; Failure to Observe Yield Sign, a Traffic Offense and Improper Display of License Plates/Fictitious Plates, a Traffic Offense.
He was released on his own recognizance pending a court date.
Editor’s Note: An arrest or the signing of a criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until he or she has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
