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Two Nabbed After Year-Long Orange County Heroin Trafficking Investigation Two Nabbed After Year-Long Orange County Heroin Trafficking Investigation
Two Nabbed After Year-Long Orange County Heroin Trafficking Investigation Two Orange County men are behind bars following a year-long investigation into heroin trafficking in the area, according to the City of Middletown Police. Middletown police said their Narcotics Unit served two no-knock search warrants at two residences along with help from the state police and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. During the search, officers seized 4,131 bags of heroin, with a street value of more than $40,000, and $1,614 in cash. The heroin was stamped "The Punisher," and "Down Low," each of which is well-known in the area, police said.  They also seized a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged, $6K Worth Of Heroin Seized In Orange County No-Knock Search Man Charged, $6K Worth Of Heroin Seized In Orange County No-Knock Search
Man Charged, $6K Worth Of Heroin Seized In Orange County No-Knock Search A multi-agency law enforcement investigation of a parolee led to the arrest of a 29-year-old Port Jervis man and the seizure of heroin following the execution of a “no knock” search warrant at his home. Members of the Port Jervis Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group executed the warrant on Owen Street on Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of Joseph Mann, who was found in possession of 29 grams of heroin that was packaged for sale, a digital scale and more than $6,000 in cash - all in violation of his parole. Mann was wanted as an absconder from N…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Five Charged After Search Leads To Seizure Of Weapons, Drugs In Newburgh Five Charged After Search Leads To Seizure Of Weapons, Drugs In Newburgh
Five Charged After Search Leads To Seizure Of Weapons, Drugs In Newburgh A multi-agency police investigation led to the arrests of five men in possession of illegal weapons, cocaine, heroin and other drugs in a Newburgh apartment. The New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and officers from the Newburgh Police Department conducted a narcotics investigation which led to the execution of a warrant on Wednesday at an apartment on Broadway in Newburgh. During the execution of the warrant, police seized a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun, 78.5 grams of cocaine, 151 bags of heroin, numerous pills, drug packaging materials and $8,400 in cas…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Found With Host Of Drugs In Crawford Park Man, Woman Found With Host Of Drugs In Crawford Park
Man, Woman Found With Host Of Drugs In Crawford Park A man and woman are behind bars after they were found with a host of drugs in a car at a park in the Town of Crawford, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff’s deputies were conducting a property check of the Pine Bush Town Park on Red Mills Road on Monday, Jan. 15 when they observed two people sitting in a 2011 Nissan Altima with the motor running. The deputies approached the vehicle to check on the occupants and upon making contact, they smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, the sheriff's office said.  Further investigation revealed the two were in possession o…

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by Joe Lombardi