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23-Year-Old Caught With 116 Pounds Of Pot In Upstate NY, State Police Say 23-Year-Old Caught With 116 Pounds Of Pot In Upstate NY, State Police Say
23-Year-Old Caught With 116 Pounds Of Pot In Upstate NY, State Police Say A 23-year-old man was allegedly busted with 116 pounds of pot during a traffic stop. Mateo Vargas Vega, of Flushing, Queens, was arrested around 11:24 p.m., on Monday, March 29, following a traffic stop in the town of Preble, said the New York State Police. According to state police, a trooper monitoring traffic on I-81 observed a vehicle traveling northbound at a low speed and failing to maintain a lane. A traffic stop was initiated in the town of Preble. An investigation by the trooper led to the discovery of more than 116 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle.  Vargas Vega …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Busted With Eight Ounces Of Pot In New York State Thruway Stop Long Island Man Busted With Eight Ounces Of Pot In New York State Thruway Stop
Long Island Man Busted With Eight Ounces Of Pot In New York State Thruway Stop A late-night State Police stop on the New York State Thruway in Westchester led to the arrest of a wanted Long Island man who was allegedly in possession of more than eight ounces of marijuana. Troopers stopped Uniondale resident Matthew Millington, 20, shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14 after he committed multiple traffic violations on I-95 in Harrison. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that the troopers were given cause to search Millington’s vehicle, and he was found to be in possession of 8.1 ounces of marijuana. Police noted that Millington’s driver’s license h…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man Busted With 150 THC Vape Cartridges, 2.5 Pounds Of Marijuana Long Island Man Busted With 150 THC Vape Cartridges, 2.5 Pounds Of Marijuana
Long Island Man Busted With 150 THC Vape Cartridges, 2.5 Pounds Of Marijuana A 26-year-old man was busted with vape cartridges that contain THC and more than two-and-a-half pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Sunrise Highway, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office announced. A Sheriff’s deputy stopped Patchogue resident Sean Bell shortly before 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 when he was partially blocking the center median on Sunrise Highway in Brooklyn. According to investigators, the investigation into the suspicious activity found that Bell was driving the BMW without an interlock device and his license had been suspended six times on six different occasion…

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by Zak Failla
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State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man An alert has been issued by New York State Police in East Meadow for a man who has been wanted for more than 25 years. Miguel Martinez is wanted by New York State Police and Nassau County Court for criminal possession of marijuana after he was arrested for possession of a forged instrument on July 3, 1993. A bench warrant was issued for Martinez’s arrest by the court on Sept. 24, 1993, after he failed to appear in court to respond to the charges. Martinez, 57, was described by investigators as 5-foot-11 weighing approximately 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with informat…

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by Zak Failla
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Seen Him? Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man Seen Him? Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators in East Meadow for a man who has been wanted for three years after being arrested for criminal possession of marijuana. Marcus Crosgile is wanted by State Police and the Nassau County Court following his arrest for possession on Feb. 24, 2015. A bench warrant was issued for Crosgile on Feb. 24 the following year after he failed to pay a fine. Investigators described Crosgile, 29, as a 6-foot-2 African American weighing approximately 200 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts has…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman, Three Men Are Latest Charged After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Old Bethpage Woman, Three Men Are Latest Charged After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Old Bethpage
Woman, Three Men Are Latest Charged After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Old Bethpage Four more suspects were taken into police custody for their alleged roles in a botched armed robbery that left a 22-year-old man dead in Old Bethpage over the weekend. Queens resident Stefan Pierre, 22, suffered a gunshot wound in the abdomen shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 6 in Old Bethpage. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Early on Tuesday, July 9, members of the Homicide Squad announced that they had arrested Staten Island resident Brandon Torres, 22, who was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. The inv…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Forced Woman, Children Into Vehicle In Far Rockaway, Police Say Man Forced Woman, Children Into Vehicle In Far Rockaway, Police Say
Man Forced Woman, Children Into Vehicle In Far Rockaway, Police Say A Ridge man was arrested for unlawful imprisonment after a woman and her children were saved after she held up a sign pleading for help at an area gas station. William Jamal Wilkinson, 36, was arrested after Nassau County Police responded to a suspicious occurrence at the Mobil Gas Station on Glen Cove Road around 1:27 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, in Roslyn Heights, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, when officers arrived on the scene they were informed by a witness who said they saw a woman in the front passenger seat of a black 2005 Ford Taurus holding a sign that…

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by Kathy Reakes