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Neighborhood Complaints Lead To Gun, Drug Charges For Area Duo, Police Say
Two area men have been arrested for alleged possession of guns and drugs during a crackdown on gun violence.
Michael Wardlaw-Brown, age 31, and Winston White, age 28, both of the City of Poughkeepsie, were arrested on Wednesday, May 5 as part of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department's ongoing investigation into drug activity and gun violence in the area of Carroll Street, said Capt. Richard Wilson.
During a warrant search, conducted by the department's Neighborhood Recovery Unit along with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, and the Dutchess County Task Force, agents recove…
Northern Westchester Man Busted With Heroin, Other Drugs During Warrant Search, Police Say
A Northern Westchester man has been arrested for alleged possession of heroin and other drugs during a warrants search.
Michael Mastrantone, age 36, of Peekskill, was arrested following an investigation into drug sales in the area around 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 at his home following the search, said Peekskill Police Department Lt. Jack Galusha.
According to Galusha, during the search, officers seized 70 grams of heroin, 25 grams of cocaine, drug packaging material, and scales.
Mastrantone was charged with:
Criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to s…
Route 17 Crash: Rockland Driver Was Drunk, Had THC Products For Sale, Bergen Prosecutor Says
A 22-year-old Rockland County man was intoxicated when his speeding sports car slammed into a tractor-trailer in a horrific overnight crash on Route 17 in Paramus over the weekend, authorities said.
Davil LaFontant, of Nanuet, was charged with aggravated assault, assault by auto, and drug possession in the crash, which injured him and a 20-year-old female passenger, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday, April 21.
LaFontant, who’s unemployed, plowed a 2019 Dodge Charger into the side of an Amazon Prime rig that was parked on the right shoulder of northbound Route 17 in front…
Man Caught With Large Amounts Of Fentanyl, Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
A 31-year-old man was busted with an alleged large amount of fentanyl and cocaine during a routine traffic stop in the area by New York State Police.
Donavan L. Porter, of New York City, was arrested around 2:05 p.m., on Wednesday, April 7, following a stop on Beekman Road in the town of Beekman, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
An investigation during the stop discovered Porter was in possession of approximately 23.1 grams of cocaine, and 44.1 grams of oxycodone, Hicks said.
He was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlle…
State Police Issue Alert For Woman Wanted In Hudson Valley
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New York State Police are attempting to locate a woman wanted in the Hudson Valley after she was busted with heroin, crack cocaine, and other drugs during a stop on I-87.
Police investigators in Haverstraw are attempting to locate Kimberly Schultz, who was arrested following a traffic stop on I-87 in New Paltz and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
According to police, at the time of the stop, Schultz, who was a passenger in the car, was found to be in possession of marijuana, crack-cocaine, heroin, Xanax, and Alprazolam.
Following her…
Man, Juvenile Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Marijuana During Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say
A 20-year-old man was nabbed with more than 57 grams of marijuana and a loaded Smith & Wesson handgun during a traffic stop by state police.
Corey A. Latimer Jr., of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Friday, March 12, after troopers conducted a traffic stop of a 2002 Honda sedan on Route 9D in the city of Beacon for violations of the vehicle and traffic law, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
An investigation found that two occupants, including a 16-year-old juvenile, were found to be in possession of a loaded Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun, and approximately 57.5 grams of marijuana, Hicks said. …
