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Liberty, NY

'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA 'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA
'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA An upstate New York man not only insisted he had "no idea" how a gun and ammunition for it ended up in his carry-on bag at JFK Airport, authorities said. "He also claimed the gun didn't belong to him," TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. The firearm with a separate box containing five bullets triggered an alarm at a Transportation Security Administration X-ray unit on Wednesday, April 19, Farbstein said. Port Authority police summoned to the checkpoint took the Liberty, NY, man into custody and seized the gun and ammo, she said Thursday. “It is the busy spring travel season," said John…
Hawthorne Police Nab Northbound NY Trio With Nearly 350 Heroin Bags Hawthorne Police Nab Northbound NY Trio With Nearly 350 Heroin Bags
Hawthorne Police Nab Northbound NY Trio With Nearly 350 Heroin Bags A Hawthorne police officer nabbed a northbound New York State trio with 349 bags of heroin that were apparently bought in Paterson, authorities said. The passengers gave conflicting accounts of where they’d been and what they were doing, Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said, adding that officers also smelled burnt marijuana after stopping their 1999 Subaru sedan on northbound Route 208. The driver meanwhile, “stated that he had just dropped a friend off in Paterson and was on his way to Liberty, NY,” the chief said. One of the passengers, identified as Theresa Light, 25, of Liberty, had “a …
Hawthorne PD: Upstate NY Driver Caught With 250 Heroin Folds 85 Miles From Home Hawthorne PD: Upstate NY Driver Caught With 250 Heroin Folds 85 Miles From Home
Hawthorne PD: Upstate NY Driver Caught With 250 Heroin Folds 85 Miles From Home An upstate New York driver was caught with 250 folds of heroin during a traffic stop 85 miles from home, Hawthorne police said. Kevin Fanning, 27, of Liberty, NY, had several inconsistencies in his story when asked where he was coming from after police stopped his 2002 GMC Envoy for motor vehicle violations on Goffle Road near Watchung Drive, police said. Officers said they also noted a “non-natural square-looking bulge” in his pants. Fanning the removed five bricks of heroin – containing 50 folds per brick – and gave it to them, the officers said. He was taken to the Passaic County Jail …
Citywide Paterson Police Strikes Net Dealers, Buyers, 800 Heroin Folds, Coke, Cash, Gun Citywide Paterson Police Strikes Net Dealers, Buyers, 800 Heroin Folds, Coke, Cash, Gun
Citywide Paterson Police Strikes Net Dealers, Buyers, 800 Heroin Folds, Coke, Cash, Gun Paterson police arrested several dealers and buyers throughout the city over a 10-day span, seizing more than 800 heroin folds, 75 vials and 10 bags of crack, $1,660 in cash, and an illegal handgun and ammo, authorities said Thursday. In one strike, narcotics detectives hit a notorious drug neighborhood -- Godwin Avenue and Auburn Street -- arresting several accused street dealers and buyers while seizing 155 heroin folds, along with 66 vials and four bags of crack, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Among those arrested were alleged dealers Derrick McGill, 39, of Paterson and Timothy Bow…
Glen Rock PD: Officer Chases Down Fleeing Passenger With 310 Bags Of Heroin Glen Rock PD: Officer Chases Down Fleeing Passenger With 310 Bags Of Heroin
Glen Rock PD: Officer Chases Down Fleeing Passenger With 310 Bags Of Heroin A Glen Rock police officer chased down an upstate New York passenger who bolted after a traffic stop while carrying 310 bags of heroin, authorities said. Offer Sara Orsita noticed 29-year-old Rolando J. Ortiz of Liberty, NY holding one of the bags after a Lincoln Avenue stop just after 6:30 p.m. Friday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She was questioning him and the driver when Ortiz suddenly ran, Ackermann said. Orsita quickly chased him down on Serafin Place, the chief said. Officer John Tarantino arrived and assisted her with securing Ortiz, who had the bags of heroin tied in 31 bund…
Hawthorne Motor Vehicle Stop Turns Out 17 Bricks Of Heroin, Syringe In Underwear Hawthorne Motor Vehicle Stop Turns Out 17 Bricks Of Heroin, Syringe In Underwear
Hawthorne Motor Vehicle Stop Turns Out 17 Bricks Of Heroin, Syringe In Underwear A car passenger from New York had 17 bricks of heroin in his car and a syringe in his underwear when he was stopped by Hawthorne police officers, authorities said. Police officers noticed that Marcus Velez, 28 of Liberty, N.Y., seemed nervous and had track marks indicating intravenous drug use on his arms while speaking to him during a Goffle Road motor vehicle stop for violations last week, Detective Joseph DiGeronimo said. Speaking to officers outside of the car, he admitted he had heroin in the back seat. A total of 850 glassine envelopes of suspected heroin were located by police, DiGer…