Crime & Safety
Josh Oliver One of Two Charged in Drug Sweep
Oliver, a former Easton wrestler with ties to 2007 triple murder, accused of selling cocaine.
A former wrestler with ties to one of the city's worst murder cases was arrested Friday in a drug sweep.
say Josh Oliver, 25, was the subject of five warrants for delivery of cocaine. A raid early Friday morning at 122 S. 15th St. -- where Oliver was arrested -- uncovered $3,000 worth of cocaine, police said.
The Express-Times notes that Oliver is a former high school wrestler who let the men who carried out a in 2007 into the apartment where it happened.
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Oliver was one of two suspects arrested this morning in drug raids.
Earlier on Friday, Maurice White, 45, was arrested during a raid at 601 Walnut Ave., Apt. 2., and charged with possession of heroin. Police already had a warrant for White for delivery of heroin. A search of his apartment turned up $45,000 worth of the drug.
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Police say White's apartment is tied to another address -- 916 Walnut Ave. -- which . According to police, both places are connected to the Bloods gang.
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