Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Heroin and Hypodermics

Collingswood Police Department supplied the following reports. An arrest does not indict a conviction.

Jan. 23

An eagle-eyed officer spotted John R. Malin, 20, of Collingswood allegedly handling a hypodermic syringe while walking down the 200 block of Haddon Avenue at 12:53 p.m. Jan. 23.

The officer stopped Malin and seized the syringe. A computer check revealed Malin was wanted on four outstanding warrants: $250 from Berlin, $100 from Collingswood, $1,200 from Audubon and $200 from Oaklyn.

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Malin was charged with possession of a hypodermic syringe and hit with an additional $500 bail. He was unable to post bail and remanded to Camden County Correctional Facility with a court date of Feb. 1.

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