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Girlfriend Smuggles Drugs Into Capital Region Jail For Inmate Boyfriend, Police Say Girlfriend Smuggles Drugs Into Capital Region Jail For Inmate Boyfriend, Police Say
Girlfriend Smuggles Drugs Into Capital Region Jail For Inmate Boyfriend, Police Say A woman’s attempt at smuggling drugs into a jail in the region for her inmate boyfriend ended with both of them facing criminal charges, police said. The incident happened Thursday, July 13, at the Saratoga County jail, according to sheriff’s officials. Caylee Ringer, age 26, of Salem in Washington County, was arrested at the jail after deputies discovered that she was allegedly trying to sneak suboxone into the facility. The drug is often prescribed to treat people in recovery from opiate or opioid abuse. Investigators determined that Ringer had brought the drug at the request of her boy…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Visitor Busted Sneaking Drugs Into NY Prison, Police Say Visitor Busted Sneaking Drugs Into NY Prison, Police Say
Visitor Busted Sneaking Drugs Into NY Prison, Police Say A New York woman may soon find herself on the other side of the bars after allegedly sneaking drugs into a state prison. Schenectady resident Jessica Olds, age 30, was arrested at around noon Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie after troopers learned that a visitor had attempted to bring contraband into the facility, State Police said. Investigators determined that Olds had snuck in 12.9 grams of marijuana along with 10 orange sublingual films during her visit. She was later arraigned in the Town of Coxsackie Court on charges of introducing contraband into …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Woman Smuggled Drugs Into Capital Region Jail For Inmate Relative, Police Say Woman Smuggled Drugs Into Capital Region Jail For Inmate Relative, Police Say
Woman Smuggled Drugs Into Capital Region Jail For Inmate Relative, Police Say A woman from the region has gone from jail visitor to possible jail inmate after allegedly smuggling drugs into a correctional facility for a relative. Saratoga County resident Rondene Brust, age 53, of Ballston Spa, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 11, after she allegedly brought a controlled substance into the Saratoga County jail, according to sheriff’s officials. Brust then passed the “dangerous contraband” to an inmate, 32-year-old Bryan Brust, of Ballston Spa, police said. Authorities did not immediately clarify the relationship between the two. A subsequent search of Brust’s cell reveale…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman From Region Accused Of Attempting To Bring Contraband Into Prison Woman From Region Accused Of Attempting To Bring Contraband Into Prison
Woman From Region Accused Of Attempting To Bring Contraband Into Prison A woman from the region was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into a prison. The arrest took place in Washington County in the town of Comstock on Saturday, April 23. New York State Police were called to the Washington Correctional Facility for a report of a visitor attempting to bring contraband into the facility, said Trooper Kerra Burns. A preliminary investigation determined that Lamess A. Ahmed, age 28, of Schenectady, was found to possess 35 strips of Suboxone, 1.3 grams of marijuana, and 3.4 grams of synthetic cannabinoids, Burns said. She was arrested a…

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by Kathy Reakes