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Man Jailed For Selling Drugs That Caused Fatal Overdose In Westchester, Police Say Man Jailed For Selling Drugs That Caused Fatal Overdose In Westchester, Police Say
Man Jailed For Selling Drugs That Caused Fatal Overdose In Westchester, Police Say A 30-year-old man was hit with felony charges for allegedly selling drugs that caused a victim's fatal overdose in Northern Westchester, police announced. Yorktown resident Albert Tapia was arrested outside of his residence on Thursday, Feb. 15 in connection with a fatal overdose that occurred in October 2023, Yorktown Police announced.  According to the department, on Thursday, Oct. 26 around 3 p.m., Yorktown Police responded to a residence on East Main Street where the overdose happened. An investigation into the incident later determined that Tapia had allegedly sold a quantity of c…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Officer, Westchester Man Nabbed For Planning To Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin: Feds Police Officer, Westchester Man Nabbed For Planning To Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin: Feds
Police Officer, Westchester Man Nabbed For Planning To Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin: Feds A police officer and a Westchester man face years in prison for conspiring to distribute narcotics, officials announced.  New York City Police Officer and Bronx resident Grace Rosa Baez, age 37, and Yonkers resident Cesar Martinez, age 43, were both arrested on narcotics distribution charges, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Oct. 20. According to federal officials, between Monday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 19, Baez and Martinez had several conversations about wholesale narcotics trafficking with a "confidential source" worki…

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by Ben Crnic
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Narcotics, Drug Scales Found In New Rochelle Home After Complaints From Residents: Police Narcotics, Drug Scales Found In New Rochelle Home After Complaints From Residents: Police
Narcotics, Drug Scales Found In New Rochelle Home After Complaints From Residents: Police Four people were apprehended following a search at a Westchester home that ended in authorities seizing crack cocaine, heroin, and more, police said.  The search leading to the arrests happened on Wednesday, Oct. 4 around 8:40 p.m., when New Rochelle detectives executed a warrant at an apartment on Lockwood Avenue, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. The search was the culmination of a narcotics investigation that began when the department received several complaints of drug-related activity occurring at the residence at various times throughout the day and night…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Woman Faces Multiple Drug Charges Following Search Warrant Westchester Woman Faces Multiple Drug Charges Following Search Warrant
Westchester Woman Faces Multiple Drug Charges Following Search Warrant A 25-year-old woman from Northern Westchester is facing charges after a search warrant led to the discovery of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Officers executed the search warrant at a home in Mohegan Lake at about 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Police reportedly found more than four ounces of cocaine, scales, packaging materials, and a number of Schedule II controlled substances in the home. Police said a Mohegan Lake woman, whose identity was not released, voluntarily surrendered at Yorktown Police Headquarters at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19…

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by Nicole Valinote
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes