Duo Nabbed With Crack, Heroin During Traffic Stop, State Police Say Duo Nabbed With Crack, Heroin During Traffic Stop, State Police Say
Duo Nabbed With Crack, Heroin During Traffic Stop, State Police Say New York State Police nabbed a duo for alleged possession of crack cocaine and heroin during a traffic stop. Alan Stone, 27, of Pacific, Montana, and Cameron Mollica, 43, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, were arrested around 12:31 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14, in Orange County during a stop in the town of Woodbury, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick, during an interview with the driver, the trooper found probable cause to search the vehicle and found more than 2.6 grams of crack cocaine and 7.5 grams of heroin. The two men were taken into custody and charged with two counts of cr…
Man Busted With Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, State Police Say Man Busted With Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, State Police Say
Man Busted With Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, State Police Say A New York man was busted with more than 41 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley. Carlos F. Mota, age 30, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 20, by state police in the town of Poughkeepsie, said Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, around 2:40 a.m., Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Honda CRV on Page Park Drive in the town of Poughkeepsie for a traffic violation. An investigation determined Mota was in possession of what was later weighed as approximately 41.8 grams of cocaine.  During the arrest, Mota resisted and attempted to flee on foo…
Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Four people were arrested on alleged cocaine possession charges following a traffic stop in the area. The incident took place on Tuesday, Dec. 29 in Orange County when New Windsor Police Officer Brian Levy and Detective Frank Pierri conducted a traffic stop on Route 9W of a vehicle out of Riverhead, said Deputy Chief Michael Farbent.  During the traffic stop, it was determined that the occupants did not possess a valid license and during a search of the vehicle, officers uncovered a quantity of felony weight cocaine, Farbent said. Deputy Michael Muller and K-9 Maverick from …
Wanted Woman Who Switched License Plates Had Heroin, Meth, State Police Say Wanted Woman Who Switched License Plates Had Heroin, Meth, State Police Say
Wanted Woman Who Switched License Plates Had Heroin, Meth, State Police Say An alert has been issued by New York State Police for a wanted woman who was busted with heroin and meth while driving a car with illegal license plates. Julia Drongowski, 45, is wanted by New York State Police investigators in Liberty following her arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said that Drongowski was arrested during a traffic stop in Tusten when she was stopped for operating a vehicle with license plates that didn’t match the registration and had been swapped out. During the traffic stop, troopers determined that Drongowski was in possession of methamp…
New Windsor Man Caught With 500 Bags Of Heroin After Traffic Stop, Police Say New Windsor Man Caught With 500 Bags Of Heroin After Traffic Stop, Police Say
New Windsor Man Caught With 500 Bags Of Heroin After Traffic Stop, Police Say Police obtained a warrant to search the home of an area man who was found in possession of 500 bags of heroin during a routine traffic stop.  Reportedly, additional heroin and packaging for distribution were found in the New Windsor home of 49-year-old Bobby D. Simmons.  Simmons was charged with the felony of fouth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  He had two prior felony convictions, and was sent to Orange County Jail pending a future court appearance. 
20-Something Duo Caught With Loaded Handgun, Magazine In I-87 Stop, Police Say 20-Something Duo Caught With Loaded Handgun, Magazine In I-87 Stop, Police Say
20-Something Duo Caught With Loaded Handgun, Magazine In I-87 Stop, Police Say A late-night traffic stop by New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley led to weapons charges for two men who were allegedly in possession of a loaded handgun and illegal ammunition. Troopers conducted a traffic stop at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, when a driver committed a vehicle and traffic violation in Tuxedo. According to police, while speaking to the driver, Newark, Delaware resident Devon Ward, 20, and his passenger, Rochester resident Jaquan Gilbert, 19, troopers were given probable cause to search the vehicle. The search led to the seizure of a loaded Hi…
Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Man Found With Controlled Substances In Area, Police Say Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Man Found With Controlled Substances In Area, Police Say
Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Man Found With Controlled Substances In Area, Police Say A traffic stop in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man who was in possession of more than five ounces of marijuana and other drugs, police said. An officer from the Ramapo Police Department stopped a New Hempstead resident - whose name has not been released by investigators - on McNamara Road in New Hempstead for a traffic violation. During the stop, police said the officer could smell marijuana inside the vehicle, and a subsequent search found more than five ounces of marijuana and 49 packages of vape cartridges that contained Tetrahydrocannabinol. The driver was placed…
Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland
Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland A 23-year-old man wanted by police in both Clarkstown and Spring Valley was arrested following a Rockland traffic stop on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police say. New York State Police say they observed a driver traveling northbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Officers initiated a traffic stop after allegedly observing the driver commit a series of violations. The driver, identified as Beauvoir, 23, of Philadelphia, had a New York State ID but did not have a valid driver’s license from any state, police say. Further investigation revealed that Beauvoir was…
DWI Franklin Driver Nearly Hits Officer Conducting Traffic Stop DWI Franklin Driver Nearly Hits Officer Conducting Traffic Stop
DWI Franklin Driver Nearly Hits Officer Conducting Traffic Stop A 32-year-old Franklin man was charged with a DWI after nearly hitting a borough police officer conducting a traffic stop, authorities said. The officer was getting out of his patrol car during the Taylor Road stop around 10:45 p.m. Friday when he noticed another car with several violations, Franklin police said in a news release. The officer tried telling the driver Allen Strack to stop his car, but Strack instead drove right past the officer -- nearly hitting him, police said. The policeman got back into his patrol car to stop Strack, who drove from Taylor Road to Ginter Street before pu…
NASCAR Driver, 19, Reinstated After Suspension For Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop NASCAR Driver, 19, Reinstated After Suspension For Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop
NASCAR Driver, 19, Reinstated After Suspension For Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop NASCAR has reinstated a driver after he was suspended following a misunderstanding during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley. Tyler Dippel, 19, a Gander Trucks Outdoors Truck Series driver was suspended for violating the NASCAR Member Conduct Guidelines for “actions detrimental to stock car racing” last week after he was arrested in Orange County for criminal possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop in his hometown of Wallkill. Dippel was stopped on Sunday, Aug. 18, when he was stopped with a passenger after changing lanes without a signal, police said. He had been lea…
Driver Busted For DWI After Running Stop Sign In Nyack, Police Say Driver Busted For DWI After Running Stop Sign In Nyack, Police Say
Driver Busted For DWI After Running Stop Sign In Nyack, Police Say An early morning weekday traffic stop led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Orange County man who was allegedly driving drunk when he blew through a stop sign, Orangetown police said. An officer on patrol from the Orangetown Police Department stopped Highland Falls resident Matthew McGuirk shortly before 1:30 a.m. when he committed a traffic violation while driving in Nyack. According to police, during the traffic stop, it was determined that McGuirk was under the influence and he was taken into custody. McGuirk was arrested and transported to Orangetown Police Headquarters, where he refused t…
Two Caught With Hundreds Of Oxycodone Pills In Area Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says Two Caught With Hundreds Of Oxycodone Pills In Area Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
Two Caught With Hundreds Of Oxycodone Pills In Area Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says A man and woman are facing drug charges after they were stopped on the Taconic State Parkway with hundreds of Oxycodone pills, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. Members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) say they conducted a traffic stop after observing a driver commit a series of infractions on the northbound ramp to the Taconic State Parkway at Bryant Pond Road in Putnam Valley on Friday, June 7. When talking with the driver, NEU members say they noted the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Further investigation revealed …