The Jackson Police Department reported the following incidents occurred in the township:
• Detectives assigned to the Special Enforcement Unit concluded an investigation into a report of drug activity in the 60 Acres residential community which resulted in the arrest of two individuals.
At 5 p.m. July 7, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Owl’s Nest Court and during the search, substances believed to be cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin were seized. Police also seized drug paraphernalia.
Police said a 49-year-old female residents of Jackson was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was processed and released on a summons pending a court appearance.
Police said a 50-year-old male resident of Bayville was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of hypodermic syringes. He was processed and released on a summons pending a court appearance.
• On July 6, a male resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after he shot himself in the leg.
At 7:30 a.m., officers and emergency personnel responded to a residence on West Connecticut Concourse in Jackson to investigate a report of a man with a gunshot wound.
Officers found the 66-year-old man and reported he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left leg. The man was treated at the scene and transported to a hospital for further treatment.
Police recovered a .38 caliber Derringer-style handgun.
After receiving conflicting information about how the man came into possession of the weapon and how the incident took place, Detective Michael Goelz was assigned to the case. Subsequently, police said it appeared the gun was fired when it was in the man’s pants pocket.
The Brooklyn resident was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and certain persons not to possess weapons. He will be subject to a pending court appearance, according to police.
