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Covid-19: Man Found Guilty In First Westchester Jury Trial Since Start Of Pandemic
A Westchester man was found guilty on drug possession charges in the first jury trial held in the county since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
The trial of Yonkers resident Gregory Smith, which began on Friday, Oct. 16, came to a conclusion on Tuesday, Oct. 20, with him being found guilty on multiple charges.
Specifically, Smith was found guilty of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia.
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on Oct. 9, 20…
Westchester Drug Bust: Suspect Nabbed After Struggle With Trooper
A traffic stop in Northern Westchester led to a man getting tased and New York State Police troopers seizing hundreds of grams of ecstasy, marijuana, and cocaine.
New York State Police troopers conducted a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway of the driver of a 2019 Jeep Compass in Yorktown at approximately 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for vehicle and traffic violations.
During the stop, police said that the driver, Watervliet, New York resident Kenyatta Ingram, Jr., 30, refused to comply with troopers and a struggle ensued.
According to police, a State Police canine was utilized, …
Westchester Trio Nabbed In Major Drug Ring Takedown
Three Westchester County men have been indicted on charges they operated a complex drug-dealing operation that sent tractor-trailer loads of drugs across the country.
Giovanny Arias, Victor Salazar, and Hector Maren, all of White plains, are three of 11 people indicted following a two-year investigation, said the Queens Acting District Attorney John Ryan.
According to the DA's office, the ring used long-haul truckers to transport carfentanil -- a substance 100 times more deadly than fentanyl -- in addition to heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, ketamine, and tramadol across the country.
One of the…
Tainted Cocaine Suspected In Multiple Deaths In Westchester, NYC
After five deaths related to tainted cocaine in Westchester and New York City, police are working to identify the person responsible for distributing the deadly substance before more die.
The first Yonkers death, of an unidentified man took place on Friday, Sept. 20, the second, of another unidentified man, happened on Saturday, Sept. 21, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos.
The three others took place in the Woodlawn area of the Bronx, Politopoulos said.
Police believe all the cases may be related to the same source of cocaine.
The Yonkers Police Major Case Squad and Narcotic…
Ex-Westchester Cop Strangled First Of Four Homicide Victims With Zip Tie, Feds Say
Nicholas Tartaglione, the former Hudson Valley police officer facing the death penalty for a quadruple homicide, allegedly strangled the first of his victims with a zip tie, according to federal prosecutors.
New information has been released regarding Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor police officer, who is accused of murdering four men in Orange County in 2016. It’s the first time prosecutors have detailed how the former cop killed one of his four victims.
According to the indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, 41, Urbano Santiago, 32…
27 More Arrests Made In Takedown Of Westchester Drug Ring
This story has been updated.
Twenty-seven more arrests have been made, bringing the total to 49, as part of a lengthy investigation into heroin sales in Westchester, the Bronx, and Pennsylvania.
New Rochelle Capt. Cosmo Costa said that on Tuesday, Sept. 10, five search warrants were executed in Yonkers, the Bronx, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, as part of "Operation Red Smiley," leading to various charges for the suspects, one of whom remains at large.
More than two kilos of heroin were seized along with marijuana and weapons.
Those arrested on Tuesday were are fa…
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Westchester Woman
A 23-year-old Northern Westchester woman who was stopped for speeding in Fairfield County ended up in handcuffs after a police K-9 allegedly found cocaine in her vehicle.
Ariana Muriqi, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested around 10:35 a.m., Sunday, June 16, after being stopped for traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone on Danbury Road at Westport Road, said the Wilton Police Department.
While speaking with Muriqi, officers said she revealed "several indicators," that drugs might be involved. A drug-detecting K-9 was requested at the scene, police said.
Once the dog arrived, it altered "positively…
