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Dealer Nabbed After Overdoses, Complaints From Residents In Hudson Valley: Police Dealer Nabbed After Overdoses, Complaints From Residents In Hudson Valley: Police
Dealer Nabbed After Overdoses, Complaints From Residents In Hudson Valley: Police Following a day of recent drug overdoses in the region, a drug task force nabbed a dealer who was allegedly selling fentanyl and crack cocaine. Dutchess County resident Leonardo De La Cruz, age 25, of Poughkeepsie was charged on Monday, Oct. 7, with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell after complaints and tips from residents. Before De La Cruz's arrest, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force had been working on numerous investigations narcotic dealers operating on Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie or municipal parking lot…
Hudson Valley Man Busted Selling Crack At Public Housing Facilities After Complaints Hudson Valley Man Busted Selling Crack At Public Housing Facilities After Complaints
Hudson Valley Man Busted Selling Crack At Public Housing Facilities After Complaints A man from the region was busted for allegedly selling crack cocaine in a public housing authority area. Dutchess County resident Victor Smith, age 66, of Poughkeepsie, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26 at his Poughkeepsie home. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, the force began an investigation after receiving complaints from residents regarding drug dealers operating in or near Poughkeepsie Housing Authority facilities throughout the city of Poughkeepsie.  Harris said task force agents began purchasing coca…
Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly making a terroristic threat and narcotics possession after threatening to blow up a government building. Ulster County resident Michael J. Bassile, age 37, of Esopus, was arrested on Monday, July 15, by the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto, one of the department's deputies assigned to the Security Division at the Ulster County Department of Social Services building, received a report from staff regarding Bassile.  The report alleged that when they spoke with Bassile, he became angry and…
33-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hudson Valley Police Pursuit Ends In Crash 33-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hudson Valley Police Pursuit Ends In Crash
33-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hudson Valley Police Pursuit Ends In Crash A 33-year-old Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly taking New York State Police on a pursuit, ending in a crash with damage to a police car. Dutchess County resident Christopher Melvin, age 33, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested in Orange County on Tuesday, June 11, in the town of Newburgh after crashing into a police vehicle. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, the incident began around 12:15 p.m., June 11, when troopers from the Troop F Community Stabilization Unit attempted to stop a 2017 Honda Civic traveling south on Route 9W in Ulster County in the t…
Hudson Valley Fentanyl Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say Hudson Valley Fentanyl Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say
Hudson Valley Fentanyl Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say An alleged fentanyl dealer was busted by a drug task force after receiving resident complaints and recent overdoses in the region. Orange County resident Jermaine Boykin, age 46, of Newburgh, was arrested on Tuesday, June 4, in Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney’s OAttorney's Task Force agents had been investigating the sale of fentanyl and crack cocaine in the area of Kennedy Fried Chicken located at 472 Main St. in the city of Poughkeepsie. Harris said the area has drawn the attention of the task force due to …
Drug Task Force Raid Nabs Hudson Valley Man For Fentanyl Sales, Police Say Drug Task Force Raid Nabs Hudson Valley Man For Fentanyl Sales, Police Say
Drug Task Force Raid Nabs Hudson Valley Man For Fentanyl Sales, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars for allegedly dealing fentanyl and other drugs in the region. Dutchess County resident Tyrone A. Moye, age 37, of Poughkeepsie, was taken down during a raid of his home on Wednesday, March 20 on Main Street. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, an investigation began early this year into fentanyl and other dangerous drug sales occurring in the area of 455 Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie Task Force agents identified Moye operating in that area which resulted in a search warrant&n…
Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed In Hudson Valley, Police Say Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two Dutchess County alleged drug dealers have been charged with the criminal sale of controlled substances after an investigation by a drug task force. Dutchess County residents Tyrese Elting, age 24, of the town of Poughkeepsie, and Brandon Mima, age 20, from the city of Poughkeepsie were arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 14 during separate raids by the Dutchess County Task Force. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, of the task force, both arrests are the result of separate investigations with the assistance of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department that started earlier this year regardin…
Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Nabbed With Heroin, Crack, Police Say Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Nabbed With Heroin, Crack, Police Say
Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Nabbed With Heroin, Crack, Police Say A Hudson Valley alleged drug dealer was nabbed with heroin and crack during an early morning no-knock warrant search. The incident took place in Orange County around 5:30 a.m., Friday, March 24 at 147 Prospect Ave., in the city of Middletown. The target of the warrant, Kenneth L. Middleton, age 25, of the city of Middletown, was the subject of a months-long investigation into the sale and trafficking of illegal narcotics, specifically heroin, in and around the city of Middletown, Lt. Jeffrey Thoelen said, of the Middletown Police. During the execution of the search warrant, offic…
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Hudson Valley, DA Says 5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Hudson Valley, DA Says
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Hudson Valley, DA Says Five people have been charged with alleged crimes pertaining to trafficking cocaine, crack and ecstasy in Orange County. The arrests were announced by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler on Tuesday, Feb. 21 following a multi-agency investigation and enforcement by the Orange County Drug Task Force. The five were charged with trafficking the drugs in the city of Middletown and the surrounding area, the DA's Office said. According to Hoolver, over the course of the past several months, undercover investigators purchased quantities of narcotics from individuals in and around the Mid…
Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Hudson Valley Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Hudson Valley
Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Hudson Valley A 23-year-old Hudson Valley parolee was allegedly nabbed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol and drugs after police received a narcotics complaint. The incident took place in Orange County around 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the area of William Street and Benkard Avenue in the city of Newburgh. Newburgh Police said they attempted to stop parolee Kadeem Knight, of Newburgh, after receiving a narcotics complaint. When officers attempted to stop Knight, he engaged officers in a brief foot pursuit before his apprehension, police said.  As a result of an investigation, a …
Woman Nabbed With 'Candy-Like' Drugs At Hotel In Hudson Valley, Police Say Woman Nabbed With 'Candy-Like' Drugs At Hotel In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Woman Nabbed With 'Candy-Like' Drugs At Hotel In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman was nabbed with "candy-like" methamphetamine pills and crack cocaine at an area hotel during a warrant search. Dutchess County resident Cali A. Hamilton, age 25, of the town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 27 by members of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force at the Red Roof Inn in Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, coordinator of the Dutchess County Task Force, agents executed a warrant at the Red Roof Inn and seized a quantity of “candy-like” pills determined to be methamphetamine and a quantity of crack cocaine.  Hamilto…
Northern Westchester Man Nabbed With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Authorities Say Northern Westchester Man Nabbed With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Authorities Say
Northern Westchester Man Nabbed With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Authorities Say A man was arrested on narcotics charges during a routine traffic stop in the region. Northern Westchester resident William E. Felling, age 40, of Somers, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 2 in Putnam County on Route 6 in the town of Southeast. During the stop an investigation found Felling was in possession of a quantity of fentanyl and crack cocaine, said Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville. Felling was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was released on his own recognizance, pending a return court date on Thursday, Sept. 15.
Duo Nabbed For Drug Running To Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed For Drug Running To Hudson Valley
Duo Nabbed For Drug Running To Hudson Valley Two men have been charged for allegedly running drugs from New Jersey to the Hudson Valley following a long-term investigation. Khalif Johnson, age 22, and Zakhi Jenkins, age 19, both of Paterson, New Jersey, were arrested in Orange County by Port Jervis Police on Tuesday, July 5. The months-long investigation focused on the duo bringing drugs from Paterson to Port Jervis including selling crack cocaine and 650 bags of fentanyl to an undercover police officer, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. During the investigation, police recovered three ounces of crack cocaine and ap…
Accused Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Arrested In Connection With Murder Of One Of His Customers Accused Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Arrested In Connection With Murder Of One Of His Customers
Accused Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Arrested In Connection With Murder Of One Of His Customers Updated story: Details Emerge In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead An accused drug dealer in the Hudson Valley has been arrested for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and for traveling and using facilities of interstate commerce to operate a narcotics business enterprise, and murdering a customer he believed was stealing from that business, federal authorities in New York announced. The filing of a criminal complaint in Westchester County, at White Plains Federal Court on Friday, April 22, charges Putnam County resident Dwayne Pu…
Two Busted With 148 Grams Of Crack Cocaine During Taconic Parkway Stop, State Police Say Two Busted With 148 Grams Of Crack Cocaine During Taconic Parkway Stop, State Police Say
Two Busted With 148 Grams Of Crack Cocaine During Taconic Parkway Stop, State Police Say New York State Police troopers on patrol on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County busted two with nearly 150 grams of crack cocaine, authorities announced. Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26 for a vehicle and traffic violation on the parkway in Pleasant Valley, investigators announced on Monday, Jan. 31. According to police, during the subsequent stop, it was determined that the driver, Jazzmen Johnson, age 31, and passenger, Jaquell Fleming, age 26, both of Brooklyn, were in possession of approximately 148 gr…
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of New York, authorities announced. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 28 by FBI agents at Citi Field. An indictment was unsealed on Long Island, in Central Islip federal court, Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking. The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, …
State Police Issue Alert For Woman Wanted In Hudson Valley State Police Issue Alert For Woman Wanted In Hudson Valley
State Police Issue Alert For Woman Wanted In Hudson Valley Recognize her? 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 Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Area Hits Speeds Of 115 MPH, Police Say Man Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Area Hits Speeds Of 115 MPH, Police Say
Man Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Area Hits Speeds Of 115 MPH, Police Say A 35-year-old man has been arrested after taking police on a high-speed chase, reaching speeds over 115 mph, before crashing into a snowbank, authorities said. Sullivan County man James E. Slater, aka “J Rock”, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 22, after being spotted driving without headlines late a night, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone. The incident began around 11:10 p.m., Feb. 22, when Monticello PD officers Kenneth Conklin and Kyle Geraine spotted Slater driving a 2001 Honda Accord in a northerly direction on Pleasant Street in the Village of Monticello. Slater was…
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 Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area
Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area A 67-year-old Ulster County man was arrested for selling crack cocaine, according to police. The Kingston Police Department's Special Investigations Unit and members of New York State Police had reportedly suspected Gregory Moultrie of selling crack cocaine from his home on Spring Street for a period of time and concluded their investigation on Thursday, Sept. 30.  Officers from the unit stopped Moultrie's car that day at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the area of 9W and Spring Street and took him into custody without incident, police said.  Moultrie accrued a slew of drug-related c…
Man Caught With Drugs Pulls Switchblade On Troopers In Rockland Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Caught With Drugs Pulls Switchblade On Troopers In Rockland Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Caught With Drugs Pulls Switchblade On Troopers In Rockland Traffic Stop, Police Say A man allegedly brandished a switchblade when state troopers noticed him clutching a plastic bag filled with a powdered white substance in the backseat of a pulled-over car and asked him to exit the vehicle on a busy stretch of I-87.  Troopers from the Haverstraw barracks patrolling the interstate in the town of Ramapo reportedly stopped the 2006 Cadillac Deville for a routine vehicle and traffic violation on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at approximately 3 a.m.  After being asked multiple times to put the weapon down, he complied. He was not cooperative during a search of his person and …
Man, Woman From Orange County Caught With Fentanyl, Crack During Traffic Stop, Police Say Man, Woman From Orange County Caught With Fentanyl, Crack During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man, Woman From Orange County Caught With Fentanyl, Crack During Traffic Stop, Police Say A convicted felon and a second woman were busted by New York State Police troopers with fentanyl, prescription pills, other drugs and an illegal weapon in the Hudson Valley. Troopers stopped Newburgh resident Roy Brown, 59, on Route 17K in Newburgh on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when he committed a traffic violation, police said. During the subsequent stop, police said that troopers learned that there was a "billy club" in the vehicle. Brown and his passenger, New Windsor resident Alexis Lynch. 29, were asked to exit the Nissan Altima. Police said that a search of the vehicle led to the…
Alert Issued For Man Wanted In Area Alert Issued For Man Wanted In Area
Alert Issued For Man Wanted In Area Recognize him?An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators in Orange County who are attempting to track down a man who was busted with drugs during a traffic stop on I-87 in Harriman. Police said that Pusey was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance when he was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped on the interstate. He allegedly was in possession of 93 grams of crack cocaine. Following his arrest, Pusey was released, and he later failed to return to court and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest in Orange County.According to police, Pusey has …
Trio Nabbed For Guns, Drugs After Neighbors Complain Of Drug Sales, Police Say Trio Nabbed For Guns, Drugs After Neighbors Complain Of Drug Sales, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For Guns, Drugs After Neighbors Complain Of Drug Sales, Police Say Following complaints of drug sales taking place in a Rockland County neighborhood, three area residents were arrested on drugs and gun charges. Jenna Mazzella, 27, Anderson Jean, 36, and Richard Carpentieri (Knieriem), 34, all from Nanuet,  were arrested by Clarkstown Police on Thursday, Feb. 20, following the execution of a search warrant, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. Officers searched the warrant on Church Street in Nanuet around 2 p.m., following an investigation into the complaints, said Peters. During the search, officers seized a loaded AR-15 style assault weapo…
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man An alert has been issued by New York State Police in Wurtsboro for a wanted man who was allegedly busted with crack cocaine during a traffic stop in Monticello. Malcolm Hagans is wanted by State Police and the Sullivan County Court after being arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Hagans, 33, was stopped in Monticello by State Police troopers in 2017 after committing a vehicle and traffic violation. During the stop, Hagans admitted smoking marijuana earlier in the day and handed burnt marijuana cigarettes to the trooper. Further investigatio…
Man Admits To Drug Trafficking In Area Man Admits To Drug Trafficking In Area
Man Admits To Drug Trafficking In Area An area man has admitted to his role in selling large amounts of crack cocaine in and around Ulster County. Ellenville resident Iqwan Mandiville, 26, who was arrested in March along with several others, has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute drugs. In pleading guilty, Mandiville admitted to selling drugs between May and December last year with his co-conspirators. He admitted to selling more than 100 grams of crack cocaine in Ellenville. Others arrested include Antonio Naveo, 38, Margaret Vandyke, 56, Luis Curet, 33, Jennife…
Police Seize Heroin, Cocaine During Early Morning Bust In Area Police Seize Heroin, Cocaine During Early Morning Bust In Area
Police Seize Heroin, Cocaine During Early Morning Bust In Area Two people were arrested by Deerpark Police following a five-month investigation into illegal drug sales in town. Donald Collier, 39, and Ashley Collier, 30, both of Cuddebackville, were arrested on Friday, July 12, during the execution of a search warrant around 5 a.m., with the help of the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said Deerpark Chief of Police Richard J. Sztyndor. Inside of the residence police located 97 bags of heroin and 13 grams of loose heroin.19 grams of crack cocaine packaged for sale was also recovered, said Sztyndor. Additionally, a small amount o…
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,…
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…
Three 'Major Players' Nabbed In Orange County Drug Bust Three 'Major Players' Nabbed In Orange County Drug Bust
Three 'Major Players' Nabbed In Orange County Drug Bust Following a months-long investigation into illegal drug sales, Port Jervis Police, along with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, executed two search warrants in which they nabbed three major players. The raids when down during the late evening hours on Monday, Feb. 4, at two homes located at 155 Front Street and 159 Front Street in Port Jervis, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. "The arrests are the result of an undercover investigation conducted by the Port Jervis City Police Department into the illicit sales of crack cocaine originating in the Front Street area of the City of …
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…