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Man With Drugs, Stolen Gun Overdoses During Northern Westchester Chase, Police Say
A convicted felon nearly died from an overdose after taking New York State Police troopers on a high-speed chase through Northern Westchester.
Troopers from the Cortlandt barracks and the FBI's’ Safe Streets Task Force attempted to stop Brooklyn resident Patrick Williams, 31, at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Route 9 in Cortlandt, when he committed a vehicle and traffic violation.
According to police, Williams initially stopped his vehicle, then sped away from the troopers, prompting a pursuit. During the chase, Williams took troopers through Cortlandt, into Peekskill and then back into Cortlan…
Area Residents Among 68 Charged During Drug Bust At Music Festival In Upstate New York
Four residents of the Hudson Valley and two from Fairfield County were among 68 people charged during a four-day New York State Police detail that focused on the illegal distribution of controlled substances at the Disc Jam Music Festival in Stephentown, New York, east of Albany.
The detail was held from Thursday, June 6 to Monday, June 10 by members of Troop G and Troop K uniform and BCI, along with the Troop G Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team.
State Police seized quantities of cocaine, doses of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, ketamine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, MDMA, and …
Carmel Man Caught With Oxycodone, Amphetamine, Concentrated Cannabis, Putnam Sheriff Says
A man in possession of a host of drugs is behind bars after he was busted by members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.
On Thursday, June 6, deputies with the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit were on patrol in a parking lot in Carmel when they spotted a suspicious van with a man sitting inside.
Further investigation into the man and the van found that he was in possession of varying quantities of Oxycodone, Amphetamine, and Concentrated Cannabis, and he was taken into custody.
The 44-year-old man, whose name was not released, was arrested and transported to the Putna…
Woman, 27, Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose In Area
A 27-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of another woman she had allegedly sold heroin with fentanyl.
Ashley Parker, 27, of Huguenot, was arrested on Friday, May 31 by Port Jervis Police after the death of a 37-year-old Port Jervis woman, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden.
Following an investigation, Parker allegedly sold a quantity of heroin with fentanyl to the female prior to her death, Worden said.
Parker was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, t…
