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Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police
Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police A Stony Brook University student was busted selling meth and ketamine out of his dorm room on Monday, April 27, police said. William Turri, 20, was charged with four counts of possession and one count of selling controlled substances and will be held overnight until his arraignment Tuesday, April 28, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Following an investigation, cops searched Turri’s dorm room in Mount Hall on the Suffolk County campus around 12 p.m. Monday, police said. They found “methamphetamines, ketamine, and items used for drug sales,” authorities said. Turri, originally from…
Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: NYSP Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: NYSP
Over 300 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In I-90 Traffic Stop In NY, 2 Arrested: Nysp Two Connecticut residents are facing felony charges after more than 300 grams of cocaine were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The stop happened on Wednesday, March 18, at around 5:45 p.m. on I-90 westbound in Columbia County, New York State Police said on Thursday, March 19. There, troopers said they pulled over a vehicle for violations of vehicle and traffic laws. The driver was identified as Harry Batchelor Jr., 29, of Bridgeport, while the front-seat passenger was identified as Lymarie T. Navedo, 24, of East Hartford.  Duri…
Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says
Man Caught Receiving Fentanyl Packages In Mail For Months In NY, DA Says A Rockland County man is facing a major felony charge after authorities say he received packages containing large quantities of fentanyl through the US Mail and was caught with over a pound of the dangerous substance. Yamil Caraballo, 35, of West Haverstraw, was arrested Thursday, March 5, following an investigation by US Postal Inspectors and the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Tuesday, March 10. Investigators say Caraballo is suspected of receiving packages containing deadly amounts of fenta…
Crack Cocaine, 'Unknown Substance' Found During Traffic Stop In Orange County: Police Crack Cocaine, 'Unknown Substance' Found During Traffic Stop In Orange County: Police
Crack Cocaine, 'Unknown Substance' Found During Traffic Stop In Orange County: Police A traffic stop in Orange County led to the seizure of a significant amount of suspected narcotics and the arrest of two people, police said. The stop was conducted last week in Port Jervis, when officers on patrol pulled over a rental vehicle and launched an investigation, the Port Jervis Police Department said on Thursday, Jan. 1. Police said officers recovered around 84 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 3 grams of suspected cocaine, and a large quantity of glassine envelopes containing an unknown substance that is being sent for laboratory testing.  A female passenger in the vehicle…
Hidden Coke Compartment Found During Taconic Traffic Stop In NY: NYSP Hidden Coke Compartment Found During Taconic Traffic Stop In NY: NYSP
Hidden Coke Compartment Found During Taconic Traffic Stop In NY: Nysp A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County led to a major drug arrest after a K9 found narcotics hidden inside a vehicle, police said. The stop happened in East Fishkill on Monday, Dec. 1, around 12:30 p.m., when troopers pulled over a northbound vehicle for multiple traffic violations. Authorities soon identified the driver as 52-year-old Kasein Deleston of Brooklyn, New York State Police said on Wednesday, Dec. 3. During the stop, State Police K9 Vinn sniffed the outside of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics, investigators said. A search of the vehicl…
Teen Stole Meds From School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt In NY: Cops Teen Stole Meds From School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt In NY: Cops
Teen Stole Meds From School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt In NY: Cops A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a break-in at Putnam County school and linked to a separate attempted burglary at a local pharmacy earlier this year, authorities said. Cold Spring resident Kristjan V. Holmbo, 19, is accused of unlawfully entering the Haldane School on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and stealing prescription medications from the nurse’s office, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 20. A School Resource Officer, working with county investigators, identified Holmbo as the suspect, according to the Sheriff's Office.  On Thursday, Nov. 13…
Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In NY: Police Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In NY: Police
Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In NY: Police A man is facing felony charges after police say he was driving drunk with a 7-year-old child in his vehicle on Route 9 in Dutchess County. The arrest stemmed from an incident in the City of Poughkeepsie on Saturday, Oct. 25, when troopers stopped a car for vehicle and traffic violations at around 12:46 a.m. while it was traveling southbound on Route 9, New York State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 27.  The driver, identified as 40-year-old Brandon J. Williams of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed multiple field sobriety tests, police said.  Troopers…
Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA
Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA A New Jersey man was arrested after an undercover investigation into drug sales in Dutchess County led authorities to an apartment complex, prosecutors announced.   New Jersey resident William Oliver, 33, was arrested in connection with the sale of narcotics and dangerous drugs in Pleasant Valley and surrounding areas, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, Oct. 16. The arrest followed a series of undercover drug buys conducted by task force agents who identified Oliver as the dealer operating out of an apartment within…
Man Kept Selling Drugs While Awaiting Sentencing In Orange County: Here's His Fate Man Kept Selling Drugs While Awaiting Sentencing In Orange County: Here's His Fate
Man Kept Selling Drugs While Awaiting Sentencing In Orange County: Here's His Fate An Orange County man who continued selling narcotics even while awaiting sentencing on an earlier drug case has been sentenced to prison, prosecutors announced. Middletown resident Leslie Neilson, 34, was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 26, to seven years in prison followed by three years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty in May to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. He received the same concurrent sentence for a prior conviction of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Aug.…
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting A Penn State graduate and a local real estate agent are among 14 men arrested in a human trafficking sting in Cumberland County, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 25. The arrests were made during Operation Impact Demand XII, which was conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at a hotel in East Pennsboro Township, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The operation was led by the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force in coordination with the East Pennsboro and Silver Spring Township Police Departments. The following men allegedly solicited female es…
SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In NY: 4 Arrested, DA Says SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In NY: 4 Arrested, DA Says
SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In NY: 4 Arrested, DA Says A months-long investigation into drug trafficking at a Dutchess County public housing complex has led to the arrest of four men and the seizure of crack cocaine, fentanyl, firearms, and other evidence, prosecutors announced.  The takedown targeted a narcotics network operating out of the Hudson Garden Apartments in Poughkeepsie, where Drug Task Force agents had been conducting undercover buys of large quantities of drugs, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, July 10.  The investigation identified Hudhayfah Abdullahi, 24, and Adrain …
Motorcyclist Caught With Cocaine Snorting Device, Loaded Gun On I-87 In Hudson Valley: Police Motorcyclist Caught With Cocaine Snorting Device, Loaded Gun On I-87 In Hudson Valley: Police
Motorcyclist Caught With Cocaine Snorting Device, Loaded Gun On I-87 In Hudson Valley: Police A traffic stop on Interstate 87 in Rockland County led to the arrest of a motorcyclist found with a loaded gun and suspected cocaine, police said.  The stop happened on Tuesday, May 6, near Exit 14 in Clarkstown, when troopers stopped two motorcycles for traffic violations, including following too closely and failing to signal, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, May 7.  One of the riders, Stephen D. Flynn, age 30, of Utica, was riding a 2016 Harley-Davidson without a valid motorcycle license or permit, police said. During an impound of his bike, troopers found a lo…
Crack Cocaine, Xanax: Major Drug Bust Made In I-87 Traffic Stop In Orange County, Police Say Crack Cocaine, Xanax: Major Drug Bust Made In I-87 Traffic Stop In Orange County, Police Say
Crack Cocaine, Xanax: Major Drug Bust Made In I-87 Traffic Stop In Orange County, Police Say A New Jersey man was arrested in the Hudson Valley after a traffic stop turned up a stash of illegal drugs, including crack cocaine and Xanax, police said.  The stop happened in Orange County on Friday, April 18, just before 10 p.m. on Interstate 87 in Tuxedo. There, A state trooper pulled over a 2020 Honda Civic for vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police said on Monday, April 21.  Police said the driver, 30-year-old Javon M. Alleyne of Irvington, New Jersey, was found with about 45 grams of crack cocaine, 6 grams of cocaine, 15 grams of Xanax, and multiple Suboxone…