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Stony Brook Student Accused Of Running Meth Operation From Dorm Room Indicted Stony Brook Student Accused Of Running Meth Operation From Dorm Room Indicted
Stony Brook Student Accused Of Running Meth Operation From Dorm Room Indicted A Stony Brook University student accused of selling methamphetamine from his campus dorm room has been indicted on multiple felony drug charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, June 18. William Turri, 20, of Fairport, was indicted on charges including Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree after an investigation into alleged drug sales at Stony Brook University, prosecutors said. The indictment follows Turri's arrest on April 27, when Suffolk County police …
2 Young Children In Running SUV When Man Attempts Carjacking In NY: Police 2 Young Children In Running SUV When Man Attempts Carjacking In NY: Police
2 Young Children In Running SUV When Man Attempts Carjacking In NY: Police A frightening scene unfolded outside a New York smoke shop when a man allegedly climbed into a running SUV with two young children inside and tried to drive away, police announced on Tuesday, June 16. Mustafa Attia, 23, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested after the attempted theft outside Bougatfa Zero Smoke Shop at 656 Suffolk Ave. in Brentwood at approximately 4:45 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. A father had gone into the Long Island business while leaving his running 2025 Volkswagen outside with his 6-year-old and 5-year-old children inside when Attia allegedly entered the vehicle an…
Hiker On Mushrooms Runs From Group After Argument In NY State Park — Then Arrested, Cops Say Hiker On Mushrooms Runs From Group After Argument In NY State Park — Then Arrested, Cops Say
Hiker On Mushrooms Runs From Group After Argument In NY State Park — Then Arrested, Cops Say A 30-year-old man faces charges after taking mushrooms during a hike in a New York state park, fleeing from his hiking group after an argument, and running to a nearby street before being caught with drugs, police said. Brooklyn resident Jashiya B. Smith, 30, was arrested on Tuesday, June 16, following an incident that began late Monday night, June 15, in Harriman State Park, New York State Police announced.  According to the agency, the events leading to Smith's arrest began just after 8 p.m. on Monday, when New York State Park Police responded to a report of lost hikers in the p…
'Dangerous' Narcotics Dealer Caught After Agents Make Undercover Purchases In NY: DA 'Dangerous' Narcotics Dealer Caught After Agents Make Undercover Purchases In NY: DA
'Dangerous' Narcotics Dealer Caught After Agents Make Undercover Purchases In NY: DA Complaints from residents in a Dutchess County neighborhood led investigators to an alleged narcotics dealer who was arrested after a search of his home, authorities said.   Jason Cabone, 38, was arrested following an investigation into alleged narcotics and dangerous drug sales in the Town of Poughkeepsie, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, May 14.  According to the DA’s Office, residents living in the Southgate Spackenkill neighborhood reported suspected drug activity in the area, prompting Drug Task Force agents to be…
Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police
Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police A Stony Brook University student was busted selling meth and ketamine out of his dorm room on Monday, April 27, police said. William Turri, 20, was charged with four counts of possession and one count of selling controlled substances and will be held overnight until his arraignment Tuesday, April 28, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Following an investigation, cops searched Turri’s dorm room in Mount Hall on the Suffolk County campus around 12 p.m. Monday, police said. They found “methamphetamines, ketamine, and items used for drug sales,” authorities said. Turri, originally from…
'Dangerous' Narcotics Dealer Caught After Selling Crack Cocaine To Agents In NY: DA 'Dangerous' Narcotics Dealer Caught After Selling Crack Cocaine To Agents In NY: DA
'Dangerous' Narcotics Dealer Caught After Selling Crack Cocaine To Agents In NY: DA A narcotics investigation in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a 49-year-old man accused of dealing crack cocaine after selling it to agents, authorities said.  Jermaine Thomas was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 25, at College Hill Park in Poughkeepsie following an investigation by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, the agency announced on Friday, March 27.  According to officials, agents had been investigating Thomas, who they called "an alleged narcotic and dangerous drug dealer," for drug sales in the city and conducted multiple undercove…
Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: NYSP Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: NYSP
Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: Nysp Two Connecticut residents are facing felony charges after more than 300 grams of cocaine were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The stop happened on Wednesday, March 18, at around 5:45 p.m. on I-90 westbound in Columbia County, New York State Police said on Thursday, March 19. There, troopers said they pulled over a vehicle for violations of vehicle and traffic laws. The driver was identified as Harry Batchelor Jr., 29, of Bridgeport, while the front-seat passenger was identified as Lymarie T. Navedo, 24, of East Hartford.  Duri…
Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says
Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says A Rockland County man is facing a major felony charge after authorities say he received packages containing large quantities of fentanyl through the US Mail and was caught with over a pound of the dangerous substance. Yamil Caraballo, 35, of West Haverstraw, was arrested Thursday, March 5, following an investigation by US Postal Inspectors and the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Tuesday, March 10. Investigators say Caraballo is suspected of receiving packages containing deadly amounts of fenta…
Hidden Coke Compartment Found During Taconic Traffic Stop In NY: NYSP Hidden Coke Compartment Found During Taconic Traffic Stop In NY: NYSP
Hidden Coke Compartment Found During Taconic Traffic Stop In NY: Nysp A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County led to a major drug arrest after a K9 found narcotics hidden inside a vehicle, police said. The stop happened in East Fishkill on Monday, Dec. 1, around 12:30 p.m., when troopers pulled over a northbound vehicle for multiple traffic violations. Authorities soon identified the driver as 52-year-old Kasein Deleston of Brooklyn, New York State Police said on Wednesday, Dec. 3. During the stop, State Police K9 Vinn sniffed the outside of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics, investigators said. A search of the vehicl…
Teen Stole Meds From School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt In NY: Cops Teen Stole Meds From School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt In NY: Cops
Teen Stole Meds From School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt In NY: Cops A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a break-in at Putnam County school and linked to a separate attempted burglary at a local pharmacy earlier this year, authorities said. Cold Spring resident Kristjan V. Holmbo, 19, is accused of unlawfully entering the Haldane School on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and stealing prescription medications from the nurse’s office, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 20. A School Resource Officer, working with county investigators, identified Holmbo as the suspect, according to the Sheriff's Office.  On Thursday, Nov. 13…
Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In NY: Police Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In NY: Police
Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In NY: Police A man is facing felony charges after police say he was driving drunk with a 7-year-old child in his vehicle on Route 9 in Dutchess County. The arrest stemmed from an incident in the City of Poughkeepsie on Saturday, Oct. 25, when troopers stopped a car for vehicle and traffic violations at around 12:46 a.m. while it was traveling southbound on Route 9, New York State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 27.  The driver, identified as 40-year-old Brandon J. Williams of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed multiple field sobriety tests, police said.  Troopers…
Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA
Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA A New Jersey man was arrested after an undercover investigation into drug sales in Dutchess County led authorities to an apartment complex, prosecutors announced.   New Jersey resident William Oliver, 33, was arrested in connection with the sale of narcotics and dangerous drugs in Pleasant Valley and surrounding areas, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, Oct. 16. The arrest followed a series of undercover drug buys conducted by task force agents who identified Oliver as the dealer operating out of an apartment within…
Man Kept Selling Drugs While Awaiting Sentencing In NY: Here's His Fate Man Kept Selling Drugs While Awaiting Sentencing In NY: Here's His Fate
Man Kept Selling Drugs While Awaiting Sentencing In NY: Here's His Fate An Orange County man who continued selling narcotics even while awaiting sentencing on an earlier drug case has been sentenced to prison, prosecutors announced. Middletown resident Leslie Neilson, 34, was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 26, to seven years in prison followed by three years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty in May to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. He received the same concurrent sentence for a prior conviction of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Aug.…
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting A Penn State graduate and a local real estate agent are among 14 men arrested in a human trafficking sting in Cumberland County, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 25. The arrests were made during Operation Impact Demand XII, which was conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at a hotel in East Pennsboro Township, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The operation was led by the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force in coordination with the East Pennsboro and Silver Spring Township Police Departments. The following men allegedly solicited female es…
SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In NY: 4 Arrested, DA Says SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In NY: 4 Arrested, DA Says
SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In NY: 4 Arrested, DA Says A months-long investigation into drug trafficking at a Dutchess County public housing complex has led to the arrest of four men and the seizure of crack cocaine, fentanyl, firearms, and other evidence, prosecutors announced.  The takedown targeted a narcotics network operating out of the Hudson Garden Apartments in Poughkeepsie, where Drug Task Force agents had been conducting undercover buys of large quantities of drugs, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, July 10.  The investigation identified Hudhayfah Abdullahi, 24, and Adrain …
Heroin Bags, Felony DWI: Repeat Drunk Driver, Drug Suspect Caught In NY, Cops Say Heroin Bags, Felony DWI: Repeat Drunk Driver, Drug Suspect Caught In NY, Cops Say
Heroin Bags, Felony DWI: Repeat Drunk Driver, Drug Suspect Caught In NY, Cops Say Two men were arrested in Putnam County following separate traffic stops that led to a repeat drunk driver getting more charges and a man being caught with bags of heroin, police said.  The first arrest happened in Kent on Friday night, June 6, around 8:50 p.m., when officers pulled over a vehicle near Kent Recycling on Route 52 for vehicle and traffic law violations. The driver, 27-year-old Oscar Patino of Carmel, was found to be intoxicated after field sobriety tests, the Kent Police Department said on Friday, June 27.  Further investigation revealed that Patino had a prior DWI c…
Man Found With Blue Fentanyl Pills, Ecstasy On Taconic In Hudson Valley: NYSP Man Found With Blue Fentanyl Pills, Ecstasy On Taconic In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Man Found With Blue Fentanyl Pills, Ecstasy On Taconic In Hudson Valley: Nysp A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County turned into a major drug bust after a man was found with more than 100 grams of MDMA and blue fentanyl, police said. The stop happened on Monday, May 12, when troopers stopped a 2000 Honda traveling northbound in East Fishkill for traffic violations, New York State Police announced.  The driver, identified as Anyelo L. Santiago, age 37, of Manhattan, was the only one in the vehicle, according to authorities.  During a consent search and vehicle inventory, troopers said they found around 111 grams of MDMA, commonly kno…
Crack, Heroin, Meth: Major Drug Hauls Made In Peekskill Raids, 2 Arrested, Police Say Crack, Heroin, Meth: Major Drug Hauls Made In Peekskill Raids, 2 Arrested, Police Say
Crack, Heroin, Meth: Major Drug Hauls Made In Peekskill Raids, 2 Arrested, Police Say Two men were arrested in separate drug raids in Westchester after long-running investigations into narcotics sales, police announced.   On Monday, March 24, Peekskill Police Detectives, assisted by the Westchester County Police Narcotics Unit, executed a search warrant at a Main Street home, where they seized suspected crack cocaine and precursors used in the manufacturing of controlled substances, Peekskill Police announced on Monday, March 31.  The suspect, Michael Stokely of Peekskill, was taken into custody and charged with: Criminal possession of precursors of a contro…
Overdose Concerns Lead To Drug Bust: 5 Arrested In Hudson Valley, Police Say Overdose Concerns Lead To Drug Bust: 5 Arrested In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Overdose Concerns Lead To Drug Bust: 5 Arrested In Hudson Valley, Police Say Authorities apprehended five people in a major drug bust in Dutchess County after overdoses led to investigators linking a residence to fentanyl and cocaine sales, authorities said. The investigation centered around 7 Jones St. in the Town of Poughkeepsie following numerous community complaints and reports of overdoses in the area. Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force agents soon began making controlled purchases of fentanyl and cocaine at the location, officials announced on Wednesday, March 5.  On Monday, March 3, agents arrested 35-year-old Joseph Nap…
Trio Caught With Gun, Drugs After Threatening Group In Westchester Trio Caught With Gun, Drugs After Threatening Group In Westchester
Trio Caught With Gun, Drugs After Threatening Group In Westchester Three men, including a Fairfield County resident, are facing charges after officers found them with a loaded handgun and drugs after they allegedly threatened a group with a firearm in Westchester, officials said. The incident began on Sunday morning, Nov. 24, when witnesses flagged down Port Chester officers while they were on patrol on North Main Street, according to the department.   Witnesses reported a man menacing a group with a firearm, and as officers approached the area near Abendroth Avenue, they also pointed out a vehicle leaving the scene. Police then pulled it over an…
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend several years in prison after he was caught selling a deadly heroin and fentanyl mixture following a fatal overdose in the Hudson Valley. New Haven County resident Brandon Gatling of Waterbury will serve six years in state prison after admitting to selling narcotics in Putnam County, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12.  According to Tendy's office, Gatling was arrested on June 14, 2023, following an investigation into a fatal overdose conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforce…
Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester
Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester Dark tinted windows and a suspended license led to an alleged drug arrest for a Northern Westchester woman. Peekskill resident Maya Jean-Louis, age 21, was stopped on East Main Street in Yorktown on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for excessively tinted windows. After a DMV check, officers found her license was suspended. During an investigation, the department's K-9 indicated the presence of the odor of narcotics in the vehicle, the Yorktown Police said. A search of the vehicle was completed and officers found marijuana, marijuana products, and a quantity of psilocybin, police said. Jean-Louis was plac…
Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was charged after police said he was found in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop in Connecticut. An officer in Fairfield County pulled a vehicle over on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan after seeing that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, according to the New Canaan Police Department. During the traffic stop, police found that the driver, identified as 36-year-old Liandro Cardenas Avalos, of Pound Ridge, was in possession of cocaine, authorities said.  He was arrested and charged with possession of …
Westchester Woman Caught With PCP After Banging On Vehicle, Police Say Westchester Woman Caught With PCP After Banging On Vehicle, Police Say
Westchester Woman Caught With PCP After Banging On Vehicle, Police Say A woman from Westchester County was arrested for allegedly possessing PCP after police in Fairfield County received a report of her banging on a car door in a parking garage. Kelli Bonnet, age 29, of White Plains, was arrested by Greenwich Police on Tuesday, July 6, after officers responded to Greenwich Plaza in the underground lot for a report of a woman "banging" on a car door. When officers arrived on the scene, witnesses told officers the woman was Hispanic wearing a blue shirt and blue checkered pants, police said. As officers cruised the garage they noticed Bonnet hiding behind sever…
Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area
Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area Sheriff's deputies are searching for a woman wanted in the Hudson Valley for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Katlyn M. Falgiano, 29, last lived in Dutchess County on Beekman Road in Hopewell Junction, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. Police said she stands at 5-foot-4, weighs 130 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.  Those with knowledge of Falgiano's whereabouts are asked to contact the Putnam County Sheriff's Department at 845-225-4300.
Westchester Man Nabbed Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County, Police Say Westchester Man Nabbed Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County, Police Say
Westchester Man Nabbed Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription In Fairfield County, Police Say A New York man was arrested in Fairfield County in connection with allegedly attempting to fill a fraudulent prescription. Hadiya Nazha Ali, 21, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after Greenwich Police received a call from a central area pharmacist that he suspected Ali of attempting to pass a fake prescription for a controlled substance, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. When police arrived on the scene, the pharmacist was able to identify and verify the fake prescription and recognized the criminal activity, Zuccerella said.  An investigation resulted in the s…
Westchester Man Charged With DWI In Nyack Stop Westchester Man Charged With DWI In Nyack Stop
Westchester Man Charged With DWI In Nyack Stop An early morning traffic stop in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 50-year-old Westchester man who was allegedly intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, police said. An officer from the Orangetown Police Department stopped White Plains resident Rodney McCallop shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 on North Broadway in Nyack when he committed a traffic violation. Police said that during the subsequent stop, McCallop appeared to be intoxicated, he failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, refused to submit to a breathalyzer test and was taken into custody. Further investigat…
Two Teens Charged For Attempted Break-In At Northern Westchester Jewelry Store Two Teens Charged For Attempted Break-In At Northern Westchester Jewelry Store
Two Teens Charged For Attempted Break-In At Northern Westchester Jewelry Store Two teenage suspects were quickly apprehended at a nearby train station after an overnight attempted burglary at a jewelry store in Northern Westchester, police say. It happened at about 3:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26. Bedford Police responded to an activated burglar alarm at 27K Jewelers on Katonah Avenue in Katonah. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unknown person or persons attempted to enter the store by damaging the front door. After a brief investigation, two suspects were located nearby at the Katonah Train Station, police say. One of the suspects was in possession of a controlle…
Girlfriend Of Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Friend Lied To Police, Court Docs Show Girlfriend Of Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Friend Lied To Police, Court Docs Show
Girlfriend Of Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Friend Lied To Police, Court Docs Show The girlfriend of a man who shot and killed his friend while high on drugs originally told police that the man was killed by someone he had a fight with earlier in the evening. Davis Ramos, 34, of Danbury and formerly of Carmel, was arrested after he accidentally shot and killed Jason Hoffman, 33, of Brewster, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, according to court documents obtained by Patch. Right after the shooting, Gabrielle Rega, Ramos' girlfriend, told police that the three were getting high on crack cocaine when Ramos pulled out his handgun to look at and did not realize that the safety was not on…
Arrest Made In Connection With Death Of Brewster Man At Danbury Condo Arrest Made In Connection With Death Of Brewster Man At Danbury Condo
Arrest Made In Connection With Death Of Brewster Man At Danbury Condo Police have arrested a friend of a man shot to death at the Sterling Woods Condominium Complex in Danbury. David Ramos, 33, of Danbury, was arrested early Wednesday, Sept. 11, in connection with the Wednesday, Sept. 4, shooting death of Jason James Lowry Hoffman, 33, of Brewster, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. During the course of the investigation, detectives developed sufficient information through interviews and evidence collection linking Ramos to Hoffman’s death, he said. "Ramos eluded apprehension until this morning when he was found in a friend’s apartment located on S…
Man Caught With Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Man Caught With Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
Man Caught With Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say A Poughkeepsie man was allegedly nabbed with cocaine during a traffic stop. Hector R. Ramos, 32, was arrested following a stop on Main Street on Monday, July 22, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Officer Matthew Galli. A police investigation found that Ramos was allegedly in possession of approximately 1.5 grams of cocaine and that he was driving without a valid license, Galli said. Ramos was charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving without a license. He was remanded to the Dutchess County Jail on $10,000 cash/$20,000 bond.  He is scheduled to appear in court…