What the hell is going on in Mahwah?

While I applaud the exemplary work of Mahwah's Finest... I am extremely concerned with the increase of news alerts involving a drug culture within our community. Very scary when I think about my young sons and their friends playing right outside where these older kids were "allegedly" getting ready for the weekend.

In addition to my beautiful bride...there was a major reason why I moved out of The Bronx. I had enough of the insatiable culture and criminal element surrounding drugs, and now it's right down the block from me again. Not cool.

All I can say is Thank You again to the Cops who busted this ring, and I will continue to focus my sons on the right way to live their lives.

Signed,
A concerned father

Once AGAIN, thank you Mahwah's finest!

Thank you to Jim Batelli and his officers for apprehending these young people and bringing the situation to the attention of the Mahwah residents. As Andy has said, this has been actively combatted by the schools and township for a long time. I know three of these people and, as a mother, I cannot for the life of me understand why kids would want to go that route knowing of its many dangers!

And we worry about the Mall bringing in drugs?

time to move!

James....New Milford has a problem with drugs. I have been to the Borough Hall numerous times to tell the police officers what I have seen in my own community. They say they have only 1 or 2 detectives dedicated to narcotics and can't be in all places at all times of the day. Someone is turning a blind eye and it's to bad.....

I will tell you to mind your own business because you have no idea of the truth. You called yourself the piglet not me. Get the real facts before accusing anyone....did it ever occur to you that some innocent person was framed here?? I guess not because of your intelligent level.

Daniel....I won't lower myself to your level, you won't hear from me again. Daniel, do YOU realize that you called your own town of Mahwah "horrible". Police will always pick on kids because they are the ones that stir up the most trouble. You say I have no idea of the truth & perhaps an innocent person is being framed.....Have I hit a nerve? Maybe this "innocent person" is a relative or neighbor of yours??

How about it is a distant relative of yours....hmmmmm... I live rig in the complex....or shall a say a friend of your families think about that

No nerve of mine you"ll see...

For all those who dont live here and defend them you should think about what your going to say and ask yourself how long did this go on? did they drive under the influence of theese drugs? and would you do the same?

I agree leave these children alone

Which complex were they arrested i?

whats the matter mr jon doe you deleted all your cursing on the computer there is a back that will never go away watch your mouth and stop cursing

Just remember never judge a book by its cover....and until you know the facts leave them alone, were'nt you ever taught to never throw stones and have a little class because you never know what happens to you or your family or friends 5, 10 years down the road...its soo easy to do all the blaming. If you have kids or no kids every body has a past issue ( and i am so sure u do) no one is perfect...but keep picking on these kids because of your miserable lives. Do something mice for someone today not...why be such a hater!!!!!

Now how come the poor boy killed on 287 by a truck didnt make the news??? My prayers go out to his family...where was the Mahwah police for that?? My prayers are with them

There are some serious inaccuracies reported in this article. Regardless of the situation irresponsible journalism should not be tolerated as lives can be ruined that way

do any of you live here? I dont think so they threaten whoever stands up to them they dont care if children are outside when they are pulling in or out of the parking lot when they do this they are still under the influence you people who are defending them only know what the article says you make me sick defending and not knowing the story

C'mon you bunch of sissies, drugs are everywhere, Mahwah is not special. You sit there in your lily white suburb and applaud the efforts of these fascist cops enforcing archaic laws that destroy lives. Violent criminals deserve to be in jail, these are KIDS who aren't even old enough to have a drink. I guarantee everyone who supports these types of arrests are over entitled, selfish boomers. Give yourselves a round of applause, you vote(d) for the assholes who ruin(ed) this country! Cheers! And to all the cops: get an honest job!

Perfectly stated, Andy!!!

andy do you know how they fight they fight in numbers my neighbor stood up to them they surrounded him 8 to 1 luckily police came i am not strong enough to handle 8 maybe three but thats pushing it and this site has been talked about throughout the condominium i bet yhey check this site and if i used my name they know my name and what i look like if using an fake name so i wouldnt get beat up or deal with 8 to 1 odds makes me a sissie fine but here's my question to you would you be able to handle 8 to 1are you that strong enough

i thought you were talking about me so sorry andy these are hard to follow

My name is John Jackson and I am sorry for calling you sissies. I don't appreciate being taken out of context; I believe that jail exists to house serious threats to society. The drug laws have given the police too much power which may be great for aging boomers but is greatly detrimental to young people. The only highly addictive and lethal drug found was xanax which is legal with a prescription. I'm sure many of you either have xanax scripts or know people that do. Pfizer co makes xanax xr and they also spend a fortune lobbying the U.S government. Neither marijuana nor psilocybin are physically addictive nor are they narcotics in the true sense of the word. The reason I posted in the first place was because I believed that this had been overly sensationalized by all of you here. This was not a drug gang selling narcotics (coke, crack, heroin, meth etc.) and there were no weapons recovered. The argument that they may drive under the influence is fallacious because many more accidents are caused by alcohol. I do not support drug use, I support intelligent legislation and enforcement. Many young adults experiment with marijuana and psilocybin and there is no proof to suggest that this was an organized "drug ring." Finally, the notion that people are robbing to get a psilocybin fix is downright absurd.

People are robbing these days to get any kind of fix they can for day to day living...whether it is for drugs, alcohol, food, gas etc......

I'm a 19 year old, living in ramsey, the next town over to mahwah. i've lived here my whole life, and my family before for 200 years. to everyone who says theyre surprised about this in mahwah, let me tell you, don't be. i personally knew 3 of these guys, and they were all good kids. ramsey, mahwah, and all the towns around here all consume a lot of weed, as well as mushrooms, coke, and undereage drinking. it's disturbing how much, but its true. i personally love marijuana, so yeah. bye all.

Stop trolling this story and and watch your kids if your so worried. BTW mushrooms aren't that serious there not "addictive" and most people who take them wouldn't imagine driving. You should be more concerned about the liquor/opiates/benzos in your cabinet than you are about pot and mushrooms. Bunch of idiots in this town...

Joel-I noticed you have 1 post on this story...

Would you kindly explain to me what you are referencing when you say "you would like to specify how much of an idiot I am".....

Drugs are everywhere! If you have a teenager, then you probably have drugs somewhere in your house and you have no idea.... Its not just the "kids" . These kids are getting it from the older generations.... Stop bashing a few kids who mad a mistake... Try and tell me none of you ever smoked pot growing up!!! Your all hypocrites!!!

Is there a connection between Kenneth Major Jr. and Sawyer Rosenstein, also of Sawyer, N.J.?