Woman Faces Multiple Heroin Charges In Hackettstown: Police

Hackettstown NJ

30 November, 2021

4:09 PM

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HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — A Sussex County woman is now in Warren County's Correctional Center, facing multiple charges of distribution and possession of heroin. Sgt. Darren Tynan, a spokesperson for Hackettstown's Police Department, said in a news release on Tuesday that police were searching for Chelsea M. Pruden, 28 of Andover, after the police department and Warren County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force embarked on a joint, month-long investigation into heroin distribution within Hackettstown. Subscribe to Patch for local news updates to your inbox. (It's free) https://patch.com/subscribe Pruden has been charged with: two counts of heroin distribution, two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, two counts of distributing heroin within 500 feet of a public park and two counts of distributing it within 1,000 feet of a school. The Hackettstown Police Department issued a warrant in their search for her on Nov. 19, Tynan said, with Pruden apprehended by the Essex County Sheriff's Office on Nov. 29. Questions or comments about this story? Have a news tip? Contact me at: [email protected].