3 a.m. traffic stop in Wildwood Crest, NJ, sends Shoobie to jail

A middle-of-the-night traffic stop in Cape May County ended with a Philadelphia man in jail for numerous drug offenses.

According to Wildwood Crest Police, one of their officers conducted a vehicle stop shortly after 3:00 a.m. on Friday, August 16, in the area of ​​Denver Road and Atlantic Avenue.

During the stop, the officer developed reasonable suspicion that there was evidence of a criminal act in the vehicle and deployed a sniffer dog to sniff the outside of the vehicle.

Authorities said the sniffer dog “provided a clear indication of the presence of a narcotic odor in the vehicle and initiated a search.” They found suspected commercial quantities of cocaine, Xanax and ecstasy, as well as trafficking-related paraphernalia and cash believed to be proceeds from the illegal drug trade.

As a result, 38-year-old Matthew Monroe of Philadelphia was charged with:

• 3 counts of second degree possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public park
• 3 cases of possession of CDS third degree with intent to distribute
• 3 cases of possession of CDS in the third degree
• Money laundering third degree
• Possession of CDS distribution paraphernalia fourth degree
• Possession of CDS paraphernalia (an administrative offence)
• Multiple traffic violations

Monroe was held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility.