Hackettstown man charged after banging on resident’s front door asking for drugs

Jay Edwards October 21, 2019

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HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – A Hackettstown man was charged after he was allegedly banging on a resident’s front door asking for drugs.

On Oct. 19 at around 8:11 p.m., police responded to a residence on Laurie Terrace for a report of a man banging on the door asking for drugs, police said.

The officers located the man, who was identified as Alec Baniel, 25, on Laurie Terrace, police said.

Baniel reportedly didn’t know why he was on the property, police said.

Baniel was charged with 2 counts of disorderly conduct and released pending a court appearance.

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.