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Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police
Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police A Stony Brook University student was busted selling meth and ketamine out of his dorm room on Monday, April 27, police said. William Turri, 20, was charged with four counts of possession and one count of selling controlled substances and will be held overnight until his arraignment Tuesday, April 28, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Following an investigation, cops searched Turri’s dorm room in Mount Hall on the Suffolk County campus around 12 p.m. Monday, police said. They found “methamphetamines, ketamine, and items used for drug sales,” authorities said. Turri, originally from…
16,500 Fentanyl Packages Found On NYC Man Traveling To Capital Region: DA 16,500 Fentanyl Packages Found On NYC Man Traveling To Capital Region: DA
16,500 Fentanyl Packages Found On NYC Man Traveling To Capital Region: DA A man hauling 16,500 packages of fentanyl and heroin from New York City to the Capital Region was busted in a traffic stop, authorities said Monday, April 27. Ramon Riveras, a 35-year-old Bronx man, was traveling through Albany around 7:45 p.m. on March 1 when he was stopped by New York State Police, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. During the traffic stop off the Washington Avenue Extension, officers found 16,500 glassine envelopes containing fentanyl and heroin, authorities said. Riveras was arraigned Monday on first-degree and third-degree possession of a controlled su…
Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: NYSP Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: NYSP
Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: Nysp Two Connecticut residents are facing felony charges after more than 300 grams of cocaine were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The stop happened on Wednesday, March 18, at around 5:45 p.m. on I-90 westbound in Columbia County, New York State Police said on Thursday, March 19. There, troopers said they pulled over a vehicle for violations of vehicle and traffic laws. The driver was identified as Harry Batchelor Jr., 29, of Bridgeport, while the front-seat passenger was identified as Lymarie T. Navedo, 24, of East Hartford.  Duri…
Drunken Ex-Con With Stun Gun, Passenger With Drugs Charged In I-87 Traffic Stop: Sheriff Drunken Ex-Con With Stun Gun, Passenger With Drugs Charged In I-87 Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Drunken Ex-Con With Stun Gun, Passenger With Drugs Charged In I-87 Traffic Stop: Sheriff Two men were arrested following a drunk-driving bust on Interstate 87 in Wilton on Tuesday afternoon, March 10. Stacey McDuffie, 52, was driving on the highway with Eric Parker, 50, in the passenger’s seat when cops pulled the two Schenectady residents over for making an unsafe lane change around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday, March 11. Cops measured McDuffie’s blood-alcohol level at 0.11, above the legal limit of 0.08, the sheriff’s office said. Additionally, officers found a stun gun in the car, which McDuffie was prohibited from having because he’…
Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says
Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says A Rockland County man is facing a major felony charge after authorities say he received packages containing large quantities of fentanyl through the US Mail and was caught with over a pound of the dangerous substance. Yamil Caraballo, 35, of West Haverstraw, was arrested Thursday, March 5, following an investigation by US Postal Inspectors and the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Tuesday, March 10. Investigators say Caraballo is suspected of receiving packages containing deadly amounts of fenta…
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting A Penn State graduate and a local real estate agent are among 14 men arrested in a human trafficking sting in Cumberland County, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 25. The arrests were made during Operation Impact Demand XII, which was conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at a hotel in East Pennsboro Township, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The operation was led by the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force in coordination with the East Pennsboro and Silver Spring Township Police Departments. The following men allegedly solicited female es…
Saratoga Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Illegal Gun, Then Gets Busted With Meth: Police Saratoga Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Illegal Gun, Then Gets Busted With Meth: Police
Saratoga Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Illegal Gun, Then Gets Busted With Meth: Police A Saratoga County man is facing multiple charges after accidentally shooting himself in the hand while cleaning an unlicensed pistol, police said. Deputies responded to a Stillwater home on Donnelly Avenue around 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, for a report of an accidental firearm discharge with a self-inflicted injury, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that Matthew Flanagan, 28, was cleaning an unlicensed pistol and believed it was unloaded. He accidentally fired the weapon and struck his hand, injuring it, deputies said. A search of the home also t…
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Region Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Region Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Region Gets Prison Time A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend several years in prison after he was caught selling a deadly heroin and fentanyl mixture following a fatal overdose in the Hudson Valley. New Haven County resident Brandon Gatling of Waterbury will serve six years in state prison after admitting to selling narcotics in Putnam County, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12.  According to Tendy's office, Gatling was arrested on June 14, 2023, following an investigation into a fatal overdose conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforce…