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Duo Caught With 11 Ounces Of Heroin In I-87 Stop, State Police Say
Two men are behind bars after being busted by New York State Police troopers with more than a half-pound of heroin during a traffic stop in the area.
A trooper on patrol in Ulster County stopped Bronx resident Aury German, age 30, on I-87 in Plattekill at approximately 4 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, when he committed a traffic violation in front of him.
During the subsequent stop, it was determined that German and his passenger, Fort Washington, Maryland resident Jason Ajax, 27, were allegedly in possession of approximately 11.7 ounces of heroin, leading to their arrest on multiple drug char…
Man Arrested For Possession Of Gun, Drugs During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
A 20-year-old man is facing drugs and weapons charges after being stopped for a traffic violation.
Jamek R. Atkins, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Wednesday, March 10, after being stopped by state police on Route 9, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
According to Hicks, troopers conducted a traffic stop of a 2012 Hyundai sedan on Route 9 in the town of Poughkeepsie for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law.
An investigation found one of the passengers, identified as Atkins, was in illegal possession of a Springfield Armory XDS .45 handgun, and approximately 3.2 grams of cocaine.
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Woman Stopped In Westchester Following Brief Police Pursuit Charged With DWI
New York State Police arrested a woman in Westchester following a brief pursuit after she was stopped for multiple traffic violations and alleged DWI.
Idalisa Roman, 40, of the Bronx, was arrested around 12:10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 2, after state police attempted to stop her vehicle on I-287 in the town of Harrison, said the state police.
Roman failed to comply, and a brief pursuit ensued. Once the vehicle stopped, it was determined that the driver, Roman was intoxicated, state police said.
Roman was taken into custody, where her blood alcohol level was found to be at a .18 percent, or twic…
Driver Caught After Running Over Officer's Foot, Crashing Into Area Town Hall, Fleeing Police
A 21-year-old driver with an active warrant for his arrest ran over an officer's foot, collided with a Jeep, then crashed his car into Hyde Park Town Hall, and injured his passenger as he fled from a traffic stop, police said.
Hezekiah Mitchell of Poughkeepsie, police said, was pulled over on State Route 9 at approximately 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 when he was spotted driving erratically by Hyde Park Police officers in his black 2010 Acura.
After the police officer began to speak to Mitchell, police said, he accelerated forward, running over the officer's foot and knocking hi…