The affiant then went on to make a reference to the federal search warrant and the officers' prior conversations with women who had been involved in prostitution for the defendant. The affiant described himself as Detective John Imfeld who has been a member of the Atlantic City Police Department for the past six years and who has been assigned to special operations for the past six months. He then states "[d]uring the last nine months I have been involved in conducting prostitution investigations and arrests which led me to interview several informants and defendants all of whom have been personally involved in prostitution activities". Although the affidavit in support of the state search warrant makes reference to the federal search warrant, it does not explicitly incorporate that warrantand it does not incorporate the affidavit made in support of that federal warrant. However, Officer Haggerty testified that he was present when the warrant was presented to the Superior Court Judge and that at that time the officers also presented to the judge the affidavit which had been presented to the federal court in support of the federal search warrant executed on the same date.
Based upon the affidavit presented in support of the application for a search warrant, a Superior Court judge for the State of New Jersey signed the warrant and authorized that "the premises known as 168 S. Kentucky Ave., Atlantic City, N.J., commonly referred to as the Village Motel, Room # 224, occupied by a black male named Eddie Anderson" may be searched. The