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Man, Woman Caught With 250 Bags Of Heroin After K-9 Search In Area Man, Woman Caught With 250 Bags Of Heroin After K-9 Search In Area
Man, Woman Caught With 250 Bags Of Heroin After K-9 Search In Area Two area residents were nabbed with 250 bags of heroin following a traffic stop in the village of Florida. Steven Scalici, 23, of Warwick, and his passenger Tiffany Reed, 23, of Sparrowbush, were arrested Monday, May 6, after Warwick K9 Officer Kevin Halsey and Officer Keith Slesinski conducted a traffic stop on Route 94 for several traffic violations, said Warwick Police Lt. Thomas Maslanka. After interviewing Scalici and Reed, the officers received consent to search the vehicle, Maslanka said. Officer Halsey deployed his K9 partner Niki who gave a positive indication of the presence of …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Accused Heroin Dealer Faces Charges In Area Accused Heroin Dealer Faces Charges In Area
Accused Heroin Dealer Faces Charges In Area An accused heroin dealer from Middletown will face charges in Dutchess County, police say. An investigation by the New York State Police Troop K Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET) revealed that 27-year-old Daquan Charles of Middletown allegedly possessed and sold more than 138 grams of heroin. New York State Police worked alongside the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office to obtain a criminal indictment from a grand jury. New York State Police Troop K Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET) arrested Charles on Tuesday, April 16. He faces the following c…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area 22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area
22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area More than 20 have been arrested over the course of a months-long investigation targeting crack cocaine and heroin mixed with fentanyl in the village. On Wednesday, March 20, four Ellenville residents were arrested for selling large amounts of crack cocaine in the Ellenville area as charged in an indictment returned last week by a federal grand jury, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District in a press release. Three additional Ellenville residents were charged in December 2018 and January 2019.  The latest arrested include Antonio Naveo, 38, Margaret Vandyke,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Undercover Orange County Drug Trafficking Crackdown Nets Seven Arrests Undercover Orange County Drug Trafficking Crackdown Nets Seven Arrests
Undercover Orange County Drug Trafficking Crackdown Nets Seven Arrests Following a months-long undercover investigation into illicit heroin and crack cocaine sales in two Orange County municipalities, officials have released the identities of seven people arrested. The investigation was conducted by the Port Jervis City Police Department in partnership with the Town of Deerpark Police, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, New York State Police, and the FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, said Port Jervis Police William J. Worden. All of those arrested were either allegedly selling heroin, cra…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Details Emerge After Five Caught In Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Mill Details Emerge After Five Caught In Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Mill
Details Emerge After Five Caught In Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Mill New details have emerged after five people were busted during a raid of a fentanyl and heroin factory in Westchester early Friday. The arrests took place around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Euclid Avenue in Ardsley, said Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Erin Mulvey. According to Mulvey, the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad executed a search warrant at the home where the five were arrested and approximately five kilograms of fentanyl and six kilograms of heroin were seized.  "The fentanyl alone has the potency to kill nearly over two million people k…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory
Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory This story has been updated. Five people were busted during a raid of a fentanyl and heroin factory in Westchester early Friday. The arrests took place around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Euclid Avenue in Ardsley, said Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Erin Mulvey. According to Mulvey, the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad executed a search warrant at the home where five people were arrested and approximately five kilograms of fentanyl and six kilograms of heroin were seized.  "The fentanyl alone has the potency to kill nearly over two million people…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Several Arrested In Connection With Rockland Drug Investigation Several Arrested In Connection With Rockland Drug Investigation
Several Arrested In Connection With Rockland Drug Investigation Click here for an updated story: 11 Charged In Takedown Of Major Rockland Heroin Trafficking Ring The Rockland County District Attorney will hold a press conference to announce the arrest of several people in connection with a drug bust. The DA's office said the 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 press conference will reveal those arrested following a nine-month investigation digging into drug sales in the area.  Rockland County Executive Ed Day and local law enforcement officials are expected to take part in the press conference. No other information was immediately available. This i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wanted: Have You Seen This Suspect At Large In Hudson Valley? Wanted: Have You Seen This Suspect At Large In Hudson Valley?
Wanted: Have You Seen This Suspect At Large In Hudson Valley? Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators from Haverstraw have issued an alert for a man wanted on drug charges dating back to a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway in New Windsor. According to police, 28-year old Andrew Holden was driving on the Thruway when he was stopped in New Windsor. During that traffic stop, troopers said that Holden was found to be in possession of heroin, a hypodermic needle and crack cocaine. He later failed to appear in court to answer the charges and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest from the Town of New Windsor Court. Holden was des…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Reports Of An Unresponsive Driver Lead To Heroin Arrest In Stony Point Reports Of An Unresponsive Driver Lead To Heroin Arrest In Stony Point
Reports Of An Unresponsive Driver Lead To Heroin Arrest In Stony Point A 32-year-old was busted for possession of heroin after police received reports of a driver sitting behind the wheel of his car unresponsive. Isaac Molina of Stony Point was arrested around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, after police responded to the intersection of Filors Lane and Central Highway for a report of a motorist sitting behind the wheel unresponsive, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. EMS units arrived with police and Molina was found conscious and responsive. A further investigation by police found he was in possession of both heroin and a &nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Driver Had 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes In Route 23 Stop, NJ Police Charge Orange County Driver Had 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes In Route 23 Stop, NJ Police Charge
Orange County Driver Had 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes In Route 23 Stop, NJ Police Charge A driver from Florida in Orange Couty was found carrying 99 folds of heroin and 16 hypodermic syringes during a Route 23 traffic stop, police in New Jersey said. Wayne Township Police Officers Adrian Sulejmansi and Tomasz Cydzik stopped the 2006 Chevrolet commercial van for equipment violations on the northbound highway at the Pequannock border, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. They arrested 38-year-old Michael Paul Cooper after finding the heroin – stamped UBER in red ink – along with the syringes, three prescription pills and several glassine bags and cotton swabs, Martin said. Mart…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Orange County Pair Busted With Heroin, Suboxone, Police Say Orange County Pair Busted With Heroin, Suboxone, Police Say
Orange County Pair Busted With Heroin, Suboxone, Police Say Police arrested two Orange County men who they said were carrying heroin and suboxone when they were stopped in New Jersey. The driver, Lucas Sacher, 34, of Chester and his passenger, Michael Pollets, 34, of Middletown were charged with drug possession and released after the stop in Fair Lawn, police said. Fair Lawn is just north of Paterson -- a notorious source of street heroin -- and a drive of 45 minutes to an hour from Orange County.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Attempting To Inject Himself Caught With 23 Baggies Of Heroin In Stony Point, Police Say Man Attempting To Inject Himself Caught With 23 Baggies Of Heroin In Stony Point, Police Say
Man Attempting To Inject Himself Caught With 23 Baggies Of Heroin In Stony Point, Police Say A Stony Point man was arrested after being caught injecting himself with heroin in public, according to police. James R. Rose, 27, was arrested around 10 p.m. Thursday after a Stony Point Police officer saw him attempting to inject heroin in his arm on a public bench near Knight's Corner, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas.  After approaching Rose, the officer conducted a further investigation and 23 baggies of heroin were recovered, he said. Rose was placed under arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance and released on an appearance ticket. He is sched…

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by Kathy Reakes