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Naughty Nurse Practitioner In Region Helped Friend Get Controlled Drugs, Feds Say Naughty Nurse Practitioner In Region Helped Friend Get Controlled Drugs, Feds Say
Naughty Nurse Practitioner In Region Helped Friend Get Controlled Drugs, Feds Say A nurse practitioner from the region is facing federal charges for allegedly helping a friend acquire controlled drugs. Albany County resident Christopher Viagrande, age 41, of Latham, is accused of distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and with no legitimate medical purpose, according to a complaint filed in Albany federal court on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Prosecutors said Viagrande, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, prescribed amphetamine to someone who was never his patient on 40 occasions between May 2021 and December 2023. Amphetamines are stimulants t…
App Leads To Teen Car Thief, 'Violent Struggle' With Cops In Region, Police Say App Leads To Teen Car Thief, 'Violent Struggle' With Cops In Region, Police Say
App Leads To Teen Car Thief, 'Violent Struggle' With Cops In Region, Police Say They say there’s an app for everything, and that includes catching car thieves. Police in Columbia County were called at around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, May 4, with reports that a woman’s SUV had been stolen in Hudson, near Warren and 5th streets, according to Hudson Police. Fortunately for the victim, she has an app on her phone that allowed investigators to track the vehicle right to the suspect’s doorstep. Using the app, officers found the vehicle approximately four blocks away, near Columbia and 1st streets, where they identified the suspect as Darrick Sanchez, age 18, of Hudson. …
Unlawful Smoke Shop Shut Down By Police In Hudson Valley Unlawful Smoke Shop Shut Down By Police In Hudson Valley
Unlawful Smoke Shop Shut Down By Police In Hudson Valley A smoke shop in Westchester County was shut down after police discovered numerous law violations during a visit.  Earlier report - Out Of Compliance: Police Shut Down 3 Yonkers Smoke Shops After Inspections On Tuesday, Nov. 1, police visited an unnamed smoke shop located in Yonkers at 403 McLean Ave. and found the store to be out of compliance, according to Yonkers Police.  Police said that the violations included:  no Certificate of Occupancy; no dispensary or hemp licenses; a large quantity of illicit controlled substances such as CBD gummies and vape products …
Police Nab Wanted Man In Area After Report Of Suspicious Person Police Nab Wanted Man In Area After Report Of Suspicious Person
Police Nab Wanted Man In Area After Report Of Suspicious Person Authorities in the Hudson Valley arrested a wanted man after responding to a report of a suspicious person. Police in Ulster County responded to a report of a suspicious person on Oak Street in Barclay Heights in the town of Saugerties at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Saugerties Police Department reported. Officers located Christopher Rega on Lamb Avenue, and discovered that Rega was wanted out of Bergen County, New Jersey, police said. Authorities said Rega was arrested as a Fugitive From Justice. Police also found that Rega was in possession of several controlled substanc…
Area Man Busted With Drugs Following Resident Complaints, Police Say Area Man Busted With Drugs Following Resident Complaints, Police Say
Area Man Busted With Drugs Following Resident Complaints, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested on numerous alleged drug offenses after residents complained to police about his drug dealing. Jose Adames, age 45, of Danbury, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21, following the execution of search warrants for his body and residence. According to Det. Lt. Mark Williams of the Danbury Police Department, shortly after receiving the complaints, the department began an investigation in which investigators witnessed Adames engage in several suspected drug transactions.  After receiving warrants, Adames was seen making a suspected drug transaction wit…
Dutchess Man Among 68 Arrested In Drug Bust At Music Festival Dutchess Man Among 68 Arrested In Drug Bust At Music Festival
Dutchess Man Among 68 Arrested In Drug Bust At Music Festival Four residents of the Hudson Valley and two from Fairfield County were among 68 people charged during a four-day New York State Police detail that focused on the illegal distribution of controlled substances at the Disc Jam Music Festival in Stephentown, New York, east of Albany. The detail was held from Thursday, June 6 to Monday, June 10 by members of Troop G and Troop K uniform and BCI, along with the Troop G Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team. State Police seized quantities of cocaine, doses of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, ketamine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, MDMA, and …
22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area 22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area
22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area More than 20 have been arrested over the course of a months-long investigation targeting crack cocaine and heroin mixed with fentanyl in the village. On Wednesday, March 20, four Ellenville residents were arrested for selling large amounts of crack cocaine in the Ellenville area as charged in an indictment returned last week by a federal grand jury, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District in a press release. Three additional Ellenville residents were charged in December 2018 and January 2019.  The latest arrested include Antonio Naveo, 38, Margaret Vandyke,…
Police Seize Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Loaded Handgun In Poughkeepsie Drug Raid Police Seize Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Loaded Handgun In Poughkeepsie Drug Raid
Police Seize Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Loaded Handgun In Poughkeepsie Drug Raid A drug raid in Poughkeepsie has led to the discovery and seizure of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and a loaded handgun, police say. A search warrant was carried out at Apartment 204 on 159 Franklin Street in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, Feb. 14 by members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit and Emergency Services Unit, Poughkeepsie Police said. During the search, officers recovered and seized: Approximately 10 grams of cocaine 16 grams of a heroin/fentanyl compound 19 grams of hashish A loaded .45 caliber handgun Approximately $2,300 of U.S. currency A s…
Hudson Valley Doctor, Pharmacist Illegally Sold Oxycodone Pills, Feds Say Hudson Valley Doctor, Pharmacist Illegally Sold Oxycodone Pills, Feds Say
Hudson Valley Doctor, Pharmacist Illegally Sold Oxycodone Pills, Feds Say A doctor and pharmacist from Westchester were among seven medical professionals that have been accused of illegally distributing millions of oxycodone pills. Yonkers resident Nadem Sayegh, a doctor with offices in Westchester and the Bronx, and Marc Klein, who owns a pharmacy in White Plains, are each facing time behind bars for their roles in a pill mill that has been under investigation. Both are scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. According to investigators who announced their arrests, Sayegh wrote illegal prescriptions in order to live a life of luxury.  He “mai…
Poughkeepsie State Trooper Earns EMS Educator Of Excellence Of Year Award Poughkeepsie State Trooper Earns EMS Educator Of Excellence Of Year Award
Poughkeepsie State Trooper Earns EMS Educator Of Excellence Of Year Award A state police trooper recently was honored by the Dutchess County Emergency Medical Services Council for specialized training.The Dutchess County EMS Council presented Trooper Stephanie Higgins of the state police's  Poughkeepsie barracks with the EMS Educator of Excellence of the Year award. The EMS Council award was for Higgins' work training EMS personnel to recognize and safely treat patients under the influence of controlled substances.