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Narcotics Unit

Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Drug Dealer Nabbed By State Police During Raid In Bridgeport, Cops Say Drug Dealer Nabbed By State Police During Raid In Bridgeport, Cops Say
Drug Dealer Nabbed By State Police During Raid In Bridgeport, Cops Say A Fairfield County alleged drug dealer was nabbed during a raid by the Connecticut State Police in conjunction with numerous local agencies and the statewide Narcotics Unit. Carl L. Brooks Jr., age 29, of Bridgeport, was busted on Tuesday, Nov. 7, around 5 a.m. at an address on Nob Hill Circle. According to the Connecticut State Police, a search warrant was executed following an investigation during which information was developed that identified Brooks as being involved in narcotics distribution. At the time of the search warrant execution, Brooks was present. During the search that foll…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Police In Yonkers Investigating 3 Overdose Deaths That May Be Linked To Fentanyl Police In Yonkers Investigating 3 Overdose Deaths That May Be Linked To Fentanyl
Police In Yonkers Investigating 3 Overdose Deaths That May Be Linked To Fentanyl Police are investigating three overdose deaths suspected to have resulted from fentanyl in Westchester County.  On Monday, Oct. 17, the Yonkers Police Department said it learned of three apparent overdose deaths that may have been connected to the same source of heroin, which is believed to have been laced with fentanyl.  The identities of the three have not been released. The batch that is suspected is packaged in a "distinct green glassine envelope," according to Yonkers Police.  Yonkers Police's Major Case Squad and Narcotics Unit are working to investigate the deat…

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by Ben Crnic
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Officers Pull Over BMW In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Officers Pull Over BMW In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Officers Pull Over BMW In Fairfield County, Police Say A 17-year-old was nabbed with a loaded handgun after being stopped in a black BMW whose tags did not match the vehicle. The teen was arrested around 9:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 20 in Stamford. Members of the Narcotics Unit who were patrolling the area of West Main and Rose Park Avenue in response to complaints of drug dealings, assaults, and other nefarious behavior, said Stamford PD Captain Richard Conklin. Officers pulled over the vehicle, a 2006 BMW, over after watching three people in the car get in and out several times and come and go from the area. When they ran the license tag it did…

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by Kathy Reakes
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Seven Nabbed In Undercover Western Mass Prostitution Ring Seven Nabbed In Undercover Western Mass Prostitution Ring
Seven Nabbed In Undercover Western Mass Prostitution Ring Seven men were arrested in Western Massachusetts as part of an undercover prostitution sting. The Springfield Police Department said the sting, which took place on Thursday, May 27, was the first such large-scale operation for the department since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, that targeted "Johns" in the Springfield area. "This operation was carried out in response to the ongoing quality of life complaints from citizens in the South End neighborhood," said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. In recent years, under the direction of Springfie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Investigating Suspicious Death During Warrant Search In Fairfield County State Police Investigating Suspicious Death During Warrant Search In Fairfield County
State Police Investigating Suspicious Death During Warrant Search In Fairfield County Connecticut State Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead on the ground while police were serving a warrant.  The incident took place around 2:54 a.m., Thursday, April 8, when detectives from the state police were requested by the Bridgeport Police to investigate an untimely death at an apartment during the execution of a search warrant by the department's narcotics unit, said the state police. During the investigation, state police learned that Bridgeport police officers entered the apartment and were inside for a short period of time with a woman before…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
MontCo DA: Men Spent Hours Trying To Cover Up ODing Friend's Death Before Dumping His Body MontCo DA: Men Spent Hours Trying To Cover Up ODing Friend's Death Before Dumping His Body
MontCo DA: Men Spent Hours Trying To Cover Up ODing Friend's Death Before Dumping His Body Two Montgomery County men are accused of spending three hours trying to cover up their friend's overdose death instead of summoning help, then dumped his lifeless body -- dripping wet -- outside of a local hospital, authorities said Thursday. Joshua Benner, 28, of Telford, and Ronald Shock, 35, of Boyertown, are being held liable in the May 7, 2020 death of Ramon Morales, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich said. Morales was found by police laying on a grassy area between the emergency room entrance and parking lot of Pottstown Hosp…

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by Nicole Acosta
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Stubbornest Little Whorehouse In Paterson Raided Again Police: Stubbornest Little Whorehouse In Paterson Raided Again
Police: Stubbornest Little Whorehouse In Paterson Raided Again It wasn’t long after Paterson police raided a brothel above a city storefront that men were once again coming and going all hours of the day and night, authorities said. No sooner had they released manager Felipe Valdez, 44, on drug and prostitution charges than he was back in business, they said. ABC/Vice Unit members earlier this month raided the second-floor Main Street apartment, above a ground-floor business that offers travel, tax and mortgage services, after receiving complaints from merchants and residents. They arrested Valez, as well as two accused hookers – one 35 from the Bronx…

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by Jerry DeMarco