Drugs, BMW, Stolen Gun, Ammunition Seized In Area Raid, Police Say Drugs, BMW, Stolen Gun, Ammunition Seized In Area Raid, Police Say
Drugs, BMW, Stolen Gun, Ammunition Seized In Area Raid, Police Say A nearly 10-month investigation into the alleged distribution of cocaine resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old man, according to New York State Police. Johnny Jones, 43, of New Paltz was arrested after a search warrant was carried out at his residence on Friday, May 3, New York State Police say.  The search resulted in the discovery and seizure of the following, according to police: Approximately 850 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine A .40 caliber handgun police say was stolen Numerous rounds of ammunition Scales Drug packaging A quantity of marijuana Approximately $10,000 cash Po…
Ex-Area Police Office May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder, Report Says Ex-Area Police Office May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder, Report Says
Ex-Area Police Office May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder, Report Says Federal prosecutors will reportedly seek the death penalty against Nicholas Tartaglione, a former police officer in the lower Hudson Valley who is accused of murdered four men in Orange County in 2016. Late in 2016, Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor police officer, was charged in a five-count indictment for his participation in a drug conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and for the murders of four men, all of whom lived in Middletown. Prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty when his case heads to trial, according to a lohud report. Tartaglione’s defense t…
Stamford Man Found Guilty Of Cocaine Distribution In Three-Day Trial Stamford Man Found Guilty Of Cocaine Distribution In Three-Day Trial
Stamford Man Found Guilty Of Cocaine Distribution In Three-Day Trial A three-day trial ended in a guilty verdict for a local drug dealer who was distributing cocaine in Connecticut. Norman “Ski” Peters of Stamford was found guilty of one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking felony by a federal jury. The trial began earlier this week on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Between September 2015 and May 2016 Bobby “B.O.” Gutierrez and others conspired to distribute more than 10 kilograms of heroin in Fairfield County. That drug and cocaine was acquired in kilogram quantities from Florida and New York a…
DEA Agent Fires Shot As Wanted Suspect Rams Vehicle In Westchester DEA Agent Fires Shot As Wanted Suspect Rams Vehicle In Westchester
DEA Agent Fires Shot As Wanted Suspect Rams Vehicle In Westchester A federal agent fired a shot at a vehicle after one of the people targeted in a large cocaine bust rammed into the agent's vehicle, pushing it back 10 to 15 feet. The incident in Westchester took place around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday when a DEA task force conducted a car stop on the target's vehicle. That's when Jamie Sostre-Martinez, 41, accelerated in the  direction of a DEA agent and government vehicle at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and Prospect Street, in Yonkers, the DEA said When encountered with this deadly threat, one shot was fired. The agent jumped out of the way an…
Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges
Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a local man with crack and cocaine distribution. The court charged Rocky Samas, also known as ‘Twin,’ with one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (‘crack’) and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on Monday, Nov. 19. Court documents allege that investigators conducted three separate and controlled purchases of crack cocaine between August and October from Samas, 47-year-old Bridgeport resi…
10 Charged In White Plains Court With Distributing Cocaine, Crack 10 Charged In White Plains Court With Distributing Cocaine, Crack
10 Charged In White Plains Court With Distributing Cocaine, Crack Ten men have been charged in White Plains Federal Court for their roles in a scheme to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine in the area. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced this week that 10 people have been indicted for participating in an alleged narcotics conspiracy in Sullivan County. Seven of the men were taken into federal custody last week, while two others were arrested in August. Suspect Jhoan “Chelo” Adames remains at large. According to the indictment, over the last two years, Adames, Rolando “Rolo” Nieves, Jason Nieves-Pino, Jose Nieves-Herrera, Jose Rubert, Pervis Marcus, J…
Englewood Cliffs Attorney Gets 5 Years Federal Time For Conning Partners Out Of $7,800,000 Englewood Cliffs Attorney Gets 5 Years Federal Time For Conning Partners Out Of $7,800,000
Englewood Cliffs Attorney Gets 5 Years Federal Time For Conning Partners Out Of $7,800,000 A lawyer from Englewood Cliffs was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Wednesday -- a year to the day that she admitted creating bogus businesses with her husband to steal $7.8 million from two high-powered law firms where she'd been a partner. Keila Ravelo, 52, will have to serve just about all of her sentence; there's no parole in the federal prison system. A year ago, Ravelo took a deal offered by the government two weeks before her trial was supposed to begin, pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion. Her lawyer blamed it all on Ravelo's now-estranged…
Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim
Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim A 37-year-old Connecticut man waived his right to being indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford to distributing heroin and cocaine.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Ulpiano Lugo of Groton entered his guilty plea on Tuesday, May 8 before Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello. This matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to drug users. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 22, 2017, at about …
Nine Nabbed In Rockland Drug Ring, DA Says Nine Nabbed In Rockland Drug Ring, DA Says
Nine Nabbed In Rockland Drug Ring, DA Says Nine people, including eight Rockland County residents and one from Bergen County, were arrested on felony drug and conspiracy charges as part of a large-scale narcotics investigation into a Village of Nyack-based cocaine distribution ring. The investigation, along with the Orangetown Police Department, began last July when District Attorney Thomas Zugibe's Drug Task Force received information about a close-knit cocaine trafficking network operating from local bars and restaurants in Nyack and Pearl River with more than 150 area customers. “This sweep is the latest step in our ongoing campa…