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Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance

Hudson Valley Man Admits Selling Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Admits Selling Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Admits Selling Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose, DA Says A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl to an area man who died from an overdose. Orange County resident Timothy Lempicki, age 36, of Washingtonville, a village in Blooming Grove, pled guilty on Wednesday, April 3, to the crimes of manslaughter and criminal sale of a controlled substance in connection with the death of a man who was found dead in New Windsor on Sunday, July 17, 2022.  An autopsy revealed that the man had died due to a fatal overdose of fentanyl, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time that he pled guilty, Lempicki admitted th…
Dutchess County Man Charged With Cocaine Sales By Drug Task Force Dutchess County Man Charged With Cocaine Sales By Drug Task Force
Dutchess County Man Charged With Cocaine Sales By Drug Task Force A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly selling cocaine following a raid by a drug task force.  The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force began an investigation several months ago related to dangerous drug sales in the city of Beacon.  As a result of this investigation, the Drug Task Force identified Jerami Davis, age 34, of Beacon, as a person alleged to be selling cocaine, said Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force.  Davis was arrested on Friday, March 22, and charged with two counts of criminal sale of a co…
Duo Charged With Fentanyl Sales Following Raids By Dutchess County Drug Task Force Duo Charged With Fentanyl Sales Following Raids By Dutchess County Drug Task Force
Duo Charged With Fentanyl Sales Following Raids By Dutchess County Drug Task Force Two Hudson Valley men were charged with the sale of fentanyl following warrant searches by a drug task force. The raids took place in Dutchess County on Tuesday, Feb. 20, and Wednesday, Feb. 21 in Poughkeepsie by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force. According to Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, the first search took place at 559 Main St., in Poughkeepsie at the home of Jeremeal Robinson, age 32. Agents conducted the raid after receiving complaints of narcotics sales being conducted in the area, Harris said. Robinson was arrested and charg…
Dutchess County Duo Nabbed With Gun, Drugs By Task Force, Police Say Dutchess County Duo Nabbed With Gun, Drugs By Task Force, Police Say
Dutchess County Duo Nabbed With Gun, Drugs By Task Force, Police Say A Hudson Valley man and woman were allegedly nabbed with a loaded gun and drugs during an operation by a drug task force. The arrests took place in Dutchess County, on Thursday, Feb. 15 in Poughkeepsie. According to Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, James E. Morris, age 51, and Jonette Drake, age 43, both of Poughkeepsie, were charged after an investigation into drug sales in the area. The two were busted when Morris sold cocaine to the Drug Task Force multiple times, said Harris.  At the time of his arrest Drake, who was with Morris, was found to be in&nb…
Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say
Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say A Hudson Valley alleged drug dealer was busted after an investigation into drug sales in the region. The incident took place in Ulster County on Wednesday, Nov. 8. In August, members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (Urgent) initiated an investigation after receiving information about cocaine and crack cocaine sales occurring in the Town of Marlborough, said Capt. Joseph Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. A subsequent investigation alleges Orange County resident Richard L. Bonds, age 34, of Newburgh was responsible for the narcotic sales, Sciutt…
Trio Trafficked Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Hudson Valley, Multiple States, Officials Say Trio Trafficked Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Hudson Valley, Multiple States, Officials Say
Trio Trafficked Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Hudson Valley, Multiple States, Officials Say Three men face numerous charges after allegedly trafficking ghost guns, assault weapons, and large quantities of cocaine from Massachusetts to New York, officials said.  The trafficking operation was taken down on Wednesday, March 15 after a 16-month investigation by the New York State Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  The three men charged after the take-down were Eduardo Hernandez, age 29, of Jamaica, New York; Euclides Castillo, age 30,…
4 Charged In Drug Trafficking Scheme In Region 4 Charged In Drug Trafficking Scheme In Region
4 Charged In Drug Trafficking Scheme In Region An investigation into drug trafficking in the region has landed four suspects behind bars. Members of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit first arrested 41-year-old Shahid Smith, of Saratoga Springs, on Thursday, Dec. 29, following a “lengthy” investigation, the department said. He’s accused of selling and possessing cocaine, fentanyl, and crystal methamphetamine throughout Saratoga County, according to police. Smith is charged with multiple counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance. Following Smith’s arrest, membe…
Hyde Park Woman Found With Fentanyl During Unrelated Court Appearance, Authorities Say Hyde Park Woman Found With Fentanyl During Unrelated Court Appearance, Authorities Say
Hyde Park Woman Found With Fentanyl During Unrelated Court Appearance, Authorities Say A woman from the region who was already in court facing drug charges was caught carrying fentanyl in the courtroom, authorities said. Dutchess County resident Tami Halloran, age 46, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 16, more than a week after her Hyde Park home was searched by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force and city police. Investigators suspected that Halloran had been selling drugs out of her home. Officers eventually located Halloran at the Town of LaGrange Justice Court on Tuesday, Aug. 16, where she was appearing on an unrelated drug offense. During her arrest, she was found to be in p…
Alert Issued For Area Man Who's Among NY's Most Wanted Alert Issued For Area Man Who's Among NY's Most Wanted
Alert Issued For Area Man Who's Among NY's Most Wanted Police have issued an alert for a man who is among New York's Most Wanted fugitives and is a suspect in a Hudson Valley homicide. Dominic King, age 31, was convicted of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance in Kingston, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. He is described as being 5-foot-10 and 230 pounds.  King also reportedly has several tattoos including three on his right arm that say “Bubbles," “Carmela” inside of a heart, and “Dominic." Authorities said he also has a tattoo on his chest that says "Loyalty Ova Mo…
Area Man Accused Of Dealing Meth, Cocaine, Other Drugs Sentenced Area Man Accused Of Dealing Meth, Cocaine, Other Drugs Sentenced
Area Man Accused Of Dealing Meth, Cocaine, Other Drugs Sentenced A drug dealer has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance. Putnam County resident Brian Flandreau, age 42, of Lake Carmel, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 11. During a two-month investigation, members of the New York State Police Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team purchased over $2,800 worth of methamphetamine from Flandreau on four different occasions,  said Putnam County District Attorney Robert V. Tendy. These sales took place at Flandreau’s residence and at locations throughout Putn…
Trio Charged For Fatal Overdose Of 29-Year-Old Area Man Trio Charged For Fatal Overdose Of 29-Year-Old Area Man
Trio Charged For Fatal Overdose Of 29-Year-Old Area Man Three men have been arrested in connection with the overdose of a 29-year-old man from heroin laced with fentanyl. The men, all from Orange County, were arrested by the Ulster County Urgent Narcotics Unit along with the Town of Shawangunk Police Department earlier this month following a lengthy investigation, said the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. On April 15, the Shawangunk Police responded to a residence for a 911 call for an unconscious, unresponsive male. The person, later identified as Chase T. Coddington, 29, of Wallkill, was determined to have passed away from an overdose of fenta…
Bust Nets Cache Of Drugs, Stolen Gun, State Police Say Bust Nets Cache Of Drugs, Stolen Gun, State Police Say
Bust Nets Cache Of Drugs, Stolen Gun, State Police Say A 31-year-old man was nabbed during a warrant search with a cache of drugs and a stolen .22 Ruger rifle. Sullivan County resident Anthony Janik, of Livingston Manor, was busted on Monday, June 8, by the New York State Police following an investigation into drug sales, said Trooper Steven Nevel. During the search, investigators seized 41.5 grams of heroin, Diazepam, Ecstacy, Lyrica, glassine envelopes, and a stolen .22 Ruger rifle.  Following the search, Janik was arrested and charged with: Criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree Criminal possession of stolen pro…
Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died
Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died An area woman has been sentenced to four years in state prison for selling heroin to a woman who later died from an overdose. Orange County resident Ashley Parker, 27, of Deerpark, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in connection with the May 2019 death of a Port Jervis woman, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. According to the District Attorney's office, Parker pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and criminal sale of a controlled substance on Nov. 14, 2019. On May 31, 2019, the City of Port Jervis Police Department responded to a residence on West Ma…
20-Year-Old Caught With Drugs, Cash After Warrant Raid In Area 20-Year-Old Caught With Drugs, Cash After Warrant Raid In Area
20-Year-Old Caught With Drugs, Cash After Warrant Raid In Area An area man is facing a host of charges after a drug raid of his home led to the seizure of drugs and cash, police said. The Town of Warwick Police Department executed a search warrant at Yeun’s Pine Island home on Glenwood Road last week, following a four-month investigation, officials said. During the search, officials seized cocaine, marijuana, and cash. Police said that the investigation came following reports of drug sales in Pine Island. In total, more than six grams of cocaine, a half-pound of marijuana and more than $1,800 in cash was seized. Yeun was arrested and charged with: &n…
Dutchess Man On Parole Accused Of Dealing Meth, Sheriff Says Dutchess Man On Parole Accused Of Dealing Meth, Sheriff Says
Dutchess Man On Parole Accused Of Dealing Meth, Sheriff Says A  man on parole has been accused of dealing meth in Putnam, according to the Putnam Sheriff. Members of the Putnam Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) say they developed information that a man was involved in the sale of methadone within the county in July of 2019. NEU members allegedly made contact with the man, identified as Thomas Simmons, 39, of Dover Plains, and arranged for the purchase of Methadone. Simmons was taken into custody in the area of Danbury Road on Tuesday, July 9. Simmons was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance…
Man Charged With Selling LSD In Putnam Man Charged With Selling LSD In Putnam
Man Charged With Selling LSD In Putnam A Yorktown man has been charged after selling LSD in Putnam, police say. Putnam County Sheriff’s Department officers say they arrested Anthony Piscitelli, 20, of Yorktown on Wednesday, June 26 after a lengthy investigation by the department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU). NEU officers say they discovered in 2018 that a Yorktown Heights male was selling LSD in Putnam County. NEU members then made contact with Piscitelli, arranged for the purchase of LSD and arrested Piscitelli at his home. Piscitelli was charged with the felonies of fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled subs…
Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area
Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area A 29-year-old man has admitted selling heroin to an area resident who died of an overdose. Alban K. Rowe, 29, of Walden, pleaded guilty on Friday, June 21 before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill, to criminal sale of a controlled substance for having sold heroin to the man at a residence in the Village of Montgomery, at approximately 3 a.m., on July 18, 2018, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovlersaid. The man subsequently died of a heroin overdose, Hoovler said. Rowe is scheduled to be sentenced on July 9, in that case, as well as for a separate case. Rowe…
Red Hook Man Among 68 Arrested In Drug Bust At Music Festival Red Hook Man Among 68 Arrested In Drug Bust At Music Festival
Red Hook 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 …
Carmel Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine, Putnam Sheriff Says Carmel Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine, Putnam Sheriff Says
Carmel Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine, Putnam Sheriff Says The lengthy investigation into cocaine sales in the area led to the arrest of a man from Carmel for selling drugs, according to Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr. In September last year, an investigator assigned to the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit received a tip that a man was selling cocaine throughout the county prompting an investigation that led to the arrest of Andre Houston, 41, on Wednesday, June 5 in the City of Poughkeepsie. The investigator was able to arrange a deal to purchase cocaine, and Houston was taken into custody and charged with one count of cri…
Woman, 27, Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose In Area Woman, 27, Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose In Area
Woman, 27, Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose In Area A 27-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of another woman she had allegedly sold heroin with fentanyl.  Ashley Parker, 27, of Huguenot, was arrested on Friday, May 31 by Port Jervis Police after the death of a 37-year-old Port Jervis woman, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. Following an investigation, Parker allegedly sold a quantity of heroin with fentanyl to the female prior to her death, Worden said. Parker was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, t…
Woman Sentenced For Her Role In Fatal Overdose Of Disabled Man Woman Sentenced For Her Role In Fatal Overdose Of Disabled Man
Woman Sentenced For Her Role In Fatal Overdose Of Disabled Man A 24-year-old woman will spend the better part of a decade behind bars after admitting to selling oxycodone last year to a disabled Orange County man who died of an overdose. Port Jervis resident Katelynn Smith has been sentenced to a term of six years in prison, and post-release supervision after pleading guilty in Orange County Court to criminally negligent homicide and criminal sale of a controlled substance in October last year. On April 18 last year, Smith sold oxycodone to a quadriplegic man in his Port Jervis home. She admitted to helping the man take the pills by crushing them and r…
Three Area Residents Charged In Dutchess Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say Three Area Residents Charged In Dutchess Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say
Three Area Residents Charged In Dutchess Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say Three area residents were arrested and charged for a crazy drug deal gone bad that included one of the men hanging onto a vehicle and being dragged, state police said. The incident took place around 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, when the New York State Police troopers and members of the Village of Fishkill Police Department responded to Route 9 for a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian with vehicles chasing one another, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the state police. Officers were able to locate the vehicles on Carol Lane in the town of Fishkill. An investigatio…
Hopewell Junction Man Caught With Heroin In Putnam County Hopewell Junction Man Caught With Heroin In Putnam County
Hopewell Junction Man Caught With Heroin In Putnam County Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. announced several arrests that have been made by the Department's Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) in recent weeks.  Among the area residents who were busted for various infractions include:  On Sept. 28, members of the NEU stopped a vehicle for traffic violations, on Route 6, in Carmel. Subsequent to the deputies' traffic stop and interview, the operator of the vehicle, a 31-year-old male, from Hopewell Junction, was found to be in possession of alleged heroin. The subject was charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal possession…
Accused Area Drug Dealer Behind Bars After Undercover Sale Accused Area Drug Dealer Behind Bars After Undercover Sale
Accused Area Drug Dealer Behind Bars After Undercover Sale A 42-year-old man accused of dealing drugs in the Northern Westchester/Putnam area has been arrested and is behind bars after he allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover officer. An investigator assigned to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit developed information that the man was involved in the sale of cocaine in the Mahopac area.  The investigator was able to make contact with Terron A. Fleming of Clayton Boulevard in Somers and arrange for the purchase of alleged cocaine on at least two occasions, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. said.  Members o…
Missing Pleasant Valley Woman Found, Charged With Intent To Sell Drugs Missing Pleasant Valley Woman Found, Charged With Intent To Sell Drugs
Missing Pleasant Valley Woman Found, Charged With Intent To Sell Drugs A woman who was reported as a missing endangered adult earlier this month is now being behinds after being accused of dealing drugs. Meredithe C. Morrow-Beach, a Dutchess County resident, had been reported missing by state police on Wednesday, Oct. 3. (Click here to see Daily Voice's story posted that day.) State Police say the 45-year-old Pleasant Valley resident was found last week. When located, Morrow-Beach was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Dutchess County Court stemming from a narcotics investigation led by Troop K CNET and the Dutchess County District Attor…
Police: Accused Dutchess Dealer Behind Bars After Selling Heroin To Cop Police: Accused Dutchess Dealer Behind Bars After Selling Heroin To Cop
Police: Accused Dutchess Dealer Behind Bars After Selling Heroin To Cop A 49-year-old woman is behind bars after selling heroin to an undercover police officer, according to state police. Rebecca C. Hartsfield of Millbrook has been charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, a Class B felony. Her arrest was announced on Friday, Oct. 5 by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Poughkeepsie Barracks, New York State Police Community Narcotic Enforcement Team and the Village of Millbrook Police Department. The defendant was arraigned in the Town of Pleasant Valley Justice Court and remanded to the Dutchess…
Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say
Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two men were busted attempted to smuggle drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility. Investigators from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations contacted New York State Police on Sept. 8, regarding two men who attempted to introduce contraband into the prison. State Police investigators determined that Bronx resident John Walden, 66 attempted to smuggle 30 dosage units of Suboxone into the prison. Further investigation into the incident found that the drugs were allegedly supplied to him by New Windsor resident Kennard Bloun…
Hudson Valley Doc, Wife Sentenced For Running $77M Black-Market Pill Mill Hudson Valley Doc, Wife Sentenced For Running $77M Black-Market Pill Mill
Hudson Valley Doc, Wife Sentenced For Running $77M Black-Market Pill Mill An elderly doctor and his wife, who called Westchester home are heading to prison after being busted running a black market pill mill that “pumped out” more than $77 million in painkillers onto the black market over the course of several years. Scarsdale residents Rogelio Lucas, 80, and his wife, Lydia Lucas, 82, who operated a medical practice on the Upper West Side, were found guilty of distributing approximately 3.2 million pills of Oxycodone, which flooded the streets of Manhattan. Rogelio Lucas received a term of between 1 year and four months to four years in prison on one count of co…
Pine Plains Man Nabbed Passing Drugs To Inmate At Dutchess County Jail Pine Plains Man Nabbed Passing Drugs To Inmate At Dutchess County Jail
Pine Plains Man Nabbed Passing Drugs To Inmate At Dutchess County Jail A Pine Plains man was busted for passing drugs to an inmate at the Dutchess County Jail, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. Matthew S. Moore, 34, was visiting Jeremy M. Craft, 28, of Hyde Park when he was caught passing a controlled substance during the visit, said Capt. John Watterson. Moore was charged with promoting prison contraband and criminal sale of a controlled substance. Craft was charged with promoting prison contraband and criminal possession of a controlled substance, Watterson said. .After being processed Moore was arraigned before the City of Poughkeepsie Cou…
Wappingers Falls Man Caught Dealing Drugs Near Medical Facility, Police Say Wappingers Falls Man Caught Dealing Drugs Near Medical Facility, Police Say
Wappingers Falls Man Caught Dealing Drugs Near Medical Facility, Police Say A Wappingers Falls man was caught dealing drugs near a mental health center after police received a complaint about possible drug activity. Justin F. Zambardino, 27, was busted around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, when the Town of Poughkeepsie Police received the complaint about possible drug dealing in the parking lot of the Dutchess County Mental Health at 230 North Road, said Capt. Kevin Faber. Zambardino was arrested by responding officers and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance, Faber said. He is being held on $75,000 cash bail or …
Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man
Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man A 28-year-old was arrested in connection with the overdose death of a 30-year-old man in Orange County over the weekend. New York State Police and officers from the Port Jervis City Police Department arrested Patrick Shevlin, 28, of Montague in Sussex County, New Jersey and charged him with felony criminal sale of a controlled substance in association with the death, said Port Jervis Chief of Police William Worden. On Saturday, during the early morning hours, state police were dispatched to a residence located in Sprarrowbush for an apparent heroin-related overdose. Police allege that Shevl…