Cops Post Drug Flier as Facebook Joke, Public Responds With Actual Leads

Image via the Woolwich Township Police Department

Earlier this week, the Woolwich Township Police Department in South Jersey posted this flier on its Facebook page, just having a bit of fun. But as it turns out, their little joke has actually yielded some good tips.

“The detective who did it was just joking around,” says Woolwich Township Police Chief Russ Marino. “But then it took off like crazy, and we got some very good leads. It was a total joke. But hey, I’ll take it.”

Woolwich is a town of 12,000 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey, just across the Delaware River from Marcus Hook. Marino describes it as a bedroom community and says that while drugs aren’t a huge problem in Woolwich, they do have their fair share.

“It’s no different than any other community, I guess,” he observes. “We have the normal small dealers and some stuff at the high school. We really try to keep a handle on the kids and let them know how serious this can be.”

Marino says that his investigators are currently running down the leads, and he calls some of them “very promising.” He adds that their phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from other police departments around the country that want to use the idea.

“Whatever it takes,” insists Marino. “Anything to combat this drug thing.”

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