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Ouch? Razor Blades Found In Rectum Of NY Jail Inmate, Police Say Ouch? Razor Blades Found In Rectum Of NY Jail Inmate, Police Say
Ouch? Razor Blades Found In Rectum Of NY Jail Inmate, Police Say A sheriff in New York is crediting recent jailhouse security upgrades for busting an inmate who allegedly tried smuggling in razor blades. The stomach-churning discovery was made Wednesday, March 20, inside the Albany County jail in Albany. Sheriff Craig Apple said the inmate was returning to the facility after pleading guilty to a weapon possession charge when he went through a body scanner meant to detect dangerous contraband. The machine alerted corrections staff, who performed an anal cavity search.  A photo shared on Apple’s Facebook page shows what they found: Two razor blades …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Woman Busted Bringing Drugs To Hudson Valley Jail, State Police Say Woman Busted Bringing Drugs To Hudson Valley Jail, State Police Say
Woman Busted Bringing Drugs To Hudson Valley Jail, State Police Say A 35-year-old woman was allegedly busted bringing drugs into a Hudson Valley correctional facility. The incident took place at the Ulster County Correctional Facility in Wawarsing on Sunday, Feb. 12. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, Suffolk County resident Julie Tate of Holtsville was visiting the jail when she was found in possession of 29 strips of buprenorphine and approximately 6.8 grams of synthetic cannabinoids.  She was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, and two counts of promoting pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Bringing Drugs Into Prison During Visit: Police Hudson Valley Man Charged With Bringing Drugs Into Prison During Visit: Police
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Bringing Drugs Into Prison During Visit: Police A Hudson Valley man is charged with trying to sneak illegal substances into a prison during a visit, police said.  On Monday, Oct. 31, 32-year-old Rockland County resident Joseph Garguilo III of Clarkstown brought a controlled substance into the Putnam County Correctional Facility in Carmel during a visit, according to Putnam County Sheriff Kevin McConville.  McConville said Garguilo was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and charged with the following felonies:  Fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance; First-degree promoting prison contraband.  Garguilo …

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by Ben Crnic
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Officer Accused Of Attempting To Smuggle Narcotics Into Corrections Facility In Hudson Valley Officer Accused Of Attempting To Smuggle Narcotics Into Corrections Facility In Hudson Valley
Officer Accused Of Attempting To Smuggle Narcotics Into Corrections Facility In Hudson Valley A state corrections officer has been arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into a Hudson Valley jail. Charlinea Ganzaroli, age 23, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, on Friday, Sept. 16, following an investigation. The arrest was the result of an investigation into Ganzaroli, a current corrections officer, attempting to smuggle narcotics into a Hudson Valley correction institution, said Det. Sgt. Adam D. Harris, coordinator of the task force.  Police declined to name which institution and what type of drugs. Ganzaroli was charged with: …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Convicted Of Gunpoint Robbery Of 100+ Kilos Of Cocaine Westchester Man Convicted Of Gunpoint Robbery Of 100+ Kilos Of Cocaine
Westchester Man Convicted Of Gunpoint Robbery Of 100+ Kilos Of Cocaine A Northern Westchester man has been convicted of a gunpoint robbery of more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and smuggling a firearm and other contraband into a New York correctional facility with his wife, federal authorities announced. US Attorney Damian Williams unsealed four-count superseding information charging Chappaqua resident Deejay Williams, age 45, on several offenses following his guilty plea in July 2021. Specifically, White admitted to: Offenses relating to his participation in a May 29, 2019 gunpoint robbery in the Bronx targeting more than 150 kilograms of cocaine; His part…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Bedford Hills Corrections Officer Sentenced For Sexual Act, Trafficking Contraband Former Bedford Hills Corrections Officer Sentenced For Sexual Act, Trafficking Contraband
Former Bedford Hills Corrections Officer Sentenced For Sexual Act, Trafficking Contraband A former correction officer at a women’s prison in Westchester will spend time behind bars after pleading guilty to committing a sexual act trafficking contraband to inmates. Iran Colon, 32, an officer who was based at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills pleaded guilty late last year to promoting prison contraband and criminal sexual act, both felonies, after being arrested in his Staten Island home in May. On Tuesday, July 2, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that Colon has been sentenced to a term of between one and three years in state p…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester County Jail Inmate Sentenced For Assaulting Corrections Officer Westchester County Jail Inmate Sentenced For Assaulting Corrections Officer
Westchester County Jail Inmate Sentenced For Assaulting Corrections Officer An inmate at the Westchester County Jail has been sentenced to a state prison term after being convicted of assaulting a corrections officer earlier this year. Yonkers resident Paul Overton, 36, has been sentenced to a term of five years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after being found guilty by a jury of assaulting a corrections officer, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. According to Scarpino, on July 19 last year, Overton assaulted the correction officer at the jail. After failing to comply with orders from other guards, O…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Woman Accused Of Trying To Bring Drugs Into Prison Westchester Woman Accused Of Trying To Bring Drugs Into Prison
Westchester Woman Accused Of Trying To Bring Drugs Into Prison A 23-year-old woman from Westchester is facing charges for allegedly attempting to bring synthetic marijuana into a state prison, police said. Yonkers resident Jazmine Harden was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Gouverneur Correctional Facility in upstate New York when she was busted attempting to bring drugs into the facility. Police said that a Department of Corrections and Community Supervision canine alerted officers to a bag Harden brought into the prison, which contained an unspecified amount of synthetic marijuana. Harden was arrested and charged with introducing prison contraba…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester County Jail Inmate Convicted Of Assaulting Corrections Officer Westchester County Jail Inmate Convicted Of Assaulting Corrections Officer
Westchester County Jail Inmate Convicted Of Assaulting Corrections Officer An inmate at the Westchester County Jail is facing nearly a decade in state prison after being convicted of assaulting a corrections officer. Yonkers resident Paul Overton, 36, has been convicted of second-degree assault after attacking a Westchester County Correction Officer in the county jail, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday. According to Scarpino, on July 19 last year, Overton assaulted the correction officer at the jail. After failing to comply with orders from other guards, Overton “intentionally caused injury to the officer by punching,…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Caught With 'Improvised Weapon' While In Prison Westchester Man Caught With 'Improvised Weapon' While In Prison
Westchester Man Caught With 'Improvised Weapon' While In Prison An inmate from Northern Westchester at the Fishkill Correctional Facility is facing a new felony charge after being caught by corrections officers with an alleged illegal weapon. A law enforcement investigation into an incident that took place on Dec. 15 last year found that Cortlandt resident Alexander Welch-Vanzile, 22, allegedly was in possession of an improvised weapon made from a sharpened piece of metal while he was incarcerated at the facility. Welch-Vanzile was arrested and charged with a felony count of first-degree promoting prison contraband. Following arraignment in the Town of …

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by Zak Failla