CREST HAVEN – Sheriff Gary Schaffer reports the arrest of John Joseph McCall, 39, of West Wildwood, on Sept. 8, and the seizure of 422 bags of heroin, as well as suspected suboxone.
The Sheriff’s Office specialized ID & Warrants Unit arrested McCall at 3:18 p.m. Sept. 8. The Warrants Team was attempting to arrest McCall on a failure to appear warrant from Cape May County Superior Court. McCall was additionally arrested on a violation of probation warrant and a non-support warrant $97,513.17 from Gloucester County.
As a result of the arrest and subsequent investigation, McCall was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS with intent to distribute heroin less than .5 ounces and possession of prescription legend drugs. Bail was set at $60,000 full cash by Judge Garrabrant, J.M.C.
“I want to commend these officers for a job well done as well as the entire I.D. and Warrants Unit that constantly perform their work in an exceptional manner,” stated Sheriff Schaffer in a release. “They do the job of developing leads to locate suspects and serving warrants that are considered high risk in a commendable and professional manner.”
Sheriff Schaffer continued by stating, “I want to continue to ask our citizens for their continued cooperation and use our anonymous two-way texting of tips to assist us in locating these wanted persons as well as helping us develop leads to seize these dangerous drugs. The criminal element has no greater enemy than the police and citizens working together.”
We have had tremendous success with the anonymous tip line and encourage all to go to our web site and view the Tip411 program or download the app for the iPhone or Android. The Tip411 app makes sending tips and allowing two- way anonymous communications with officers very easy.
“Besides using the Tip411 program for all tips on criminal activity, I also encourage citizens to view our Face Crook page on our website for wanted persons and provide us with any information they might have on persons living in their neighborhood or who once lived in their neighborhood,” stated Sheriff Schaffer. “I want to personally thank the people who have supplied us with information on criminal activity through our anonymous texting program over the years and encourage continued cooperation.”
The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations and the defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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