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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…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Firefighter Admits To Role In Major Drug-Ring Case In Area Former Firefighter Admits To Role In Major Drug-Ring Case In Area
Former Firefighter Admits To Role In Major Drug-Ring Case In Area A former volunteer firefighter in the area has admitted to his role in a conspiracy to sell prescription pills and cocaine. Middletown resident Robert Dunham, 46, a former firefighter in Mechanicstown in Orange County, pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 25 to first-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and conspiracy, both felonies. He reportedly also admitted to his role in selling and distributing cocaine. In February, police arrested nearly two dozen suspects that involved two separate conspiracies, one of which primarily involved members of “outlaw” motorcycle clubs traffic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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