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YONKERS, N.Y. -- An off-duty Yonkers police officer, Scott R. Stefanik, was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance late Thursday, Yonkers Police said.
At approximately 9 p.m., members of the Yonkers Police Department Narcotics Unit were conducting an investigation into narcotics sales at a location in the area of Locust Hill Avenue, police said.
During the investigation, Stefanik was identified as a suspect. Members of the Yonkers Police Department Internal Affairs Division were notified and they subsequently placed him under arrest for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the seventh degree, a misdemeanor, according to officials.
Stefanik has been a member of the department for three years, working in the Communications Division. Officials said he has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of this investigation.
Stefanik is scheduled to be arraigned in Yonkers Criminal Court at a later date, according to officials.
Officials said the investigation is active and ongoing. No further information will be released at this time.
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