State v. White

VENA, J.S.C.

This matter comes before the court on motion of the Defendant pursuant to Rule 3:5-7 to suppress evidence seized as a result of a warrantless search and/or seizure on January 31, 2002. Opposition was filed by the State and a hearing held on March 26, 2003. The facts offered at the hearing were substantially uncontested.

On January 31, 2002 at approximately 12:35 pm, Newark Police Officer Joseph Frost and others identified as members of the “Safe City Task Force” stopped a Taxicab to perform a “Taxi Vehicle Safety Check” at West Bigelow and Seymour Streets. No grounds specific to…