PIRATED DVD ARRESTS

DATE/TIME: 10/13/2007 6:16 PM
LOCATION: Applebee’s Parking Lot, Seaview Mall
OFFICERS INVOLVED: Dimitrios Kelesidis, William Crosta and Detective Gregory Schenck
ACCUSED: Darren Andre Riley, Age 39 of Asbury Park
Paul Richard Garramone, Age 26 of Millstone

NARRATIVE
     On 10/13/2007 at 6:16 PM, Officers of the Special Assignment Unit were conducting specific patrol targeting quality of life issues in the Seaview Mall area. Officer Kelesidis observed the occupants of a parked vehicle engaging in suspicious activity. Further investigation revealed that the passenger, identified as Darren Riley was in possession of heroin and the driver, identified as Paul Garramone was in possession of a knife. Officers also found a backpack in the vehicle containing 42 DVD movies which were all later found to be illegally copied and being offered for sale by Riley. Both were arrested at the scene and transported to OTPD for further processing.
     Riley was charged with Possession of Heroin and Pirating Recordings. He also had outstanding warrants for his arrest from the Monmouth County Superior Court, Hudson County Superior Court and Neptune Township Court. He was later transported to Monmouth County Jail on $63,306.00 bail. Garramone was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. He was later released on a criminal summons.