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Port Chester Man Driving Without Headlights Nabbed With Pot, Police Say
A 20-year-old Westchester man was nabbed for possession of marijuana and other charges after being stopped for driving without headlights in Fairfield County.
Maxwell Tafolla, of Port Chester, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 2, by Greenwich Police after being stopped around 9:30 p.m., for driving without headlights on West Putnam Avenue, said the Greenwich Police.
When officers approached the vehicle they detected an odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, police said.
During a search of the vehicle, officers found packaging material, a digital scale, THC edibles, and two ounc…
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…
Woman Tries To Swallow Drugs, Fights Officers During Hotel Arrest, Greenwich PD Says
Police nabbed a couple at a local hotel for drugs after receiving a complaint of a fight taking place.
Alexander Edell, 36, of Cos Cob, and Melaine Arias, 22, of Brooklyn, were charged with numerous drug charges after officers arrived at the Hyatt Hotel on E. Putnam Avenue around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and found narcotics and drug paraphernalia in plain view in the hotel room, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz.
According to police, Arias met them outside the room and said she had been physically assaulted by Edell and that he had broken down a door between two adjoining rooms and prevented…
Man, 23, Charged With Assault, Resisting Arrest In New Canaan
A 23-year-old man was arrested for assault and resisting arrest during a domestic dispute, according to the New Canaan Police.
Tyler J. Moroch of New Canaan was arrested after officers arrived on the scene Tuesday on Millport Avenue and found Moroch in a domestic dispute with the victim, police said.
An investigation led to the arrest of Moroch who was charged with disorderly conduct, assault, possession of a controlled substance, use of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and resisting arrest.
He is being held on $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
Pair Caught With 10 Pounds Of Pot, Cash When Car Runs Out Of Gas On I-87
Two men were busted by New York State Police troopers with 10 pounds of marijuana and more than $3,500 in cash after running out of gas on I-87 in the Hudson Valley.
Troopers stopped to assist New Haven, Conn. residents Rojay Kidd, 24 and Jason Blair, 27, shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon, after spotting them on the side of the interstate in Clarkstown.
While attempting to offer an assist, police said that the driver, Kidd gave troopers probable cause to search the vehicle because he didn’t have a proper driver’s license. During the subsequent search, troopers recovered 10 pounds …
