Lloyd Traffic Stop Leads To Big Cocaine Bust, Two Arrested In Hudson Valley: State Police
Two New Yorkers were busted with more than 100 grams of cocaine in the Hudson Valley during a routine traffic stop, police said.
Wiley Faison, 57, and Siarra Bergami, 32, were arrested in Lloyd on Wednesday, July 1, according to New York State Police.
Faison, of Catskill, was driving a 2014 Ram 1500 pickup truck northbound on State Route 9W and committing multiple traffic violations, authorities said. Bergami, of Athens, was a passenger.
When state troopers stopped the vehicle, a police dog sniffed the outside and was alerted to narcotics inside, investigators said. Authorities searched th…
Six Hidden Gambling Machines, $1,600 Seized In Roosevelt Store Raids: Police
Two Long Island convenience stores were busted with hidden illegal gambling machines, leading to two arrests, police said.
Investigators searched the two Roosevelt shops — Good Food & Shake and Stop & Go Food Market — during a “quality of life” initiative on Monday, July 6, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops found two illegal gambling machines with $1,276 at Good Food & Shake and arrested Erick Hernandez Martinez, 33, of Freeport, according to authorities.
Officers then found four illegal machines with $390 at Stop & Go and cuffed Rafael Rodriguez, 63, of Union…
Montauk Highway DWI Double: Crash Suspect, Sleeping Driver Arrested Hours Apart, Cops Say
A drunk driver was arrested following a two-car wreck on Long Island on Monday night, July 6, police said.
Alan Vasquez, 20, of Hampton Bays, was one of two drivers involved in the crash at Montauk Highway and Carter Lane in East Quogue, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded to the scene around 8:15 p.m. Monday and determined Vasquez was drunk at the time of the crash, authorities said. Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Vasquez was charged with misdemeanor DWI and unlicensed driving, cops said. His name, age, and hometown match a man wh…
Kids With Guns: Pair Of 13-Year-Old Boys Arrested In Albany Weapons Busts, Cops Say
Two 13-year-old boys were arrested for having illegal weapons in Albany within hours of each other, police said.
Both teens were arrested near Ontario Street, less than half a mile from each other and 15 hours apart, according to the Albany Police Department.
The first incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, July 5, when cops tried to stop a boy near Ontario Street and Madison Avenue, police said. The teenager fled down side streets before ducking behind a car, according to investigators.
However, cops saw him and arrested him at the scene, then found a loaded gun under the car, authori…
Fentanyl, Cocaine, Ghost Gun Seized In Drug Bust, Eight Kingston Residents Arrested: Police
Ten New Yorkers have been arrested in a sweeping long-term drug takedown in the Hudson Valley, authorities announced Monday, July 6.
New York State Police and their partners hit four locations across Ulster County on Thursday, June 18, seizing 700 grams of cocaine, crack, and fentanyl, an unregistered ghost gun, a 12-gauge shotgun and more than $3,100 cash, police said.
Nine of the suspects were charged with possessing and selling controlled substances. One person was busted for bail jumping during one of the raids, state police said.
The suspects were identified as:
Michael Ector, 44, o…
