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Port Jervis, NY
News
Busted! Man Sells Narcotics To Undercover Cops 4 Times In Port Jervis, DA Says Busted! Man Sells Narcotics To Undercover Cops 4 Times In Port Jervis, DA Says
Busted! Man Sells Narcotics To Undercover Cops 4 Times In Port Jervis, DA Says A 21-year-old man has admitted to selling large quantities of cocaine as well as multiple drug sales to undercover officers in Orange County, prosecutors announced.  Port Jervis resident Enido Rumaldo pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Orange County Court to second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  The charges stemmed from a long-term investigation into drug sales in and around the City of Port Jervis. Prosecutors said that during the fall of 2024, Rumaldo sold narcotics to undercover police o…

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by Ben Crnic
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Selling Deadly Fentanyl Mix, Prosecutors Say Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Selling Deadly Fentanyl Mix, Prosecutors Say
Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Selling Deadly Fentanyl Mix, Prosecutors Say An Atlantic City man will spend at least nine years in prison for selling a deadly drug mix that included fentanyl and bragging about its power to an undercover police officer, authorities said. William Jenkins, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to 11 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He must serve more than nine years before he's eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act. Investigators said a 44-year-old man identified by the initials B.F. was found unresponsive with a syringe in his arm in a parked vehicle in …

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by Chris Spiker
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Sentenced For Using Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business' On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors Woman Sentenced For Using Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business' On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors
Woman Sentenced For Using Son In Marijuana, Mushroom 'Business' On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors A Somers Point woman will spend several years in prison after admitting to using her teen son to sell marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms through an unlicensed business promoted on Facebook, authorities said. Donna Shiffler, 40, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 9 to five years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Apr. 30 to first-degree employing a juvenile, first-degree possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, first-degree maintaining a production facility, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a…

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by Chris Spiker
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man
Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man UPDATE: An ex-con from Garfield who served time for a botched drug deal that led to the shooting of an undercover police officer was arrested on Thursday and charged with causing the overdose death of a 30-year-old user late last summer. Melvin Guzman, 29, is charged with strict liability in the drug-induced death of Ivan Santiago of Passaic last Sept. 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on March 28. Santiago and another user were hospitalized after overdosing at a home on Lincoln Place, the prosecutor said. He was pronounced dead soon after. “A six-month investigation by t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
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Man Sentenced For Killing 31-Year-Old 'In Cold Blood' Outside Long Island Restaurant Man Sentenced For Killing 31-Year-Old 'In Cold Blood' Outside Long Island Restaurant
Man Sentenced For Killing 31-Year-Old 'In Cold Blood' Outside Long Island Restaurant A Long Island man will spend at least 17 years behind bars after he was seen on camera killing a man outside of a restaurant. Ismael Rodriguez-Rosado, age 29, of East Islip, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 20 to 17 years to life for the August 2021 murder of a 31-year-old Bay Shore man, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report - Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Central Islip Restaurant The murder, which was captured on multiple surveillance videos, occurred in Central Islip on Aug. 2, 2021, outside of Mi Nuevo Encanto Restau…

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by Sophie Grieser
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors A 41-year-old Hoboken man was arrested on Thursday, June 29 after he sold cocaine to an undercover cop, authorities said. Gustavo Santos sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In total, Santos sold more than 6 oz. of cocaine to the officer, valued at $10,000 Suarez said.  Santos was charged with 11 counts of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was also charged with being a fugitive of justice from New York City, Suarez said.  He was transported to Hudson County Correctional…

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by Sam Barron
Brentwood, NY
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Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Long Island Restaurant Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Long Island Restaurant
Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Long Island Restaurant Nearly two years after a man was shot to death outside of a Long Island restaurant, the victim’s killer has confessed. Ismael Rodriguez-Rosado, age 29, of East Islip, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 5, in the death of 31-year-old German Ariel Montes De Oca Ramirez in August 2021. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the two got into an altercation outside of the Mi Nueva Encanto Restaurant, located in Central Islip on Carleton Avenue, at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2021. Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shoo…

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by Michael Mashburn
Springfield, MA
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Springfield Men Accused Of Attacking, Tripping Undercover Police Officer: DA Springfield Men Accused Of Attacking, Tripping Undercover Police Officer: DA
Springfield Men Accused Of Attacking, Tripping Undercover Police Officer: DA A Hampden County Grand Jury has returned indictments charging two Springfield men for their alleged roles in an attack on an undercover police officer last year, officials said.  Fabian Rosario, age 21, allegedly hit the officer in the face with a liquor bottle on High Street in Springfield on July 12, 2022, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said on Facebook. The officer was part of a multi-department operation to deter drug dealing, firearms activity and prostitution in several areas throughout the city, the DA's Office continued. Two suspects indicted in assault on under…

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by David Cifarelli
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
'Undercover' Cop Impersonator Wearing Sweatpants Snatches Victim's Wallet In Glen Burnie 'Undercover' Cop Impersonator Wearing Sweatpants Snatches Victim's Wallet In Glen Burnie
'Undercover' Cop Impersonator Wearing Sweatpants Snatches Victim's Wallet In Glen Burnie Anne Arundel County detectives are warning the public about a police impersonator after a victim told them they were robbed by someone claiming to be an undercover cop over the weekend, authorities say. The victim was sitting in his vehicle in the 100 block of Crain Highway North around 1 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 when a man in casual clothes and a black skull cap approached him and demanded his license, stating he was an undercover officer, according to Anne Arundel County police. As the victim was taking out his license from his wallet, the suspect grabbed his wallet and ran towards the Glen…

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by Annie DeVoe
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl To Undercover Police Officer In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl To Undercover Police Officer In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl To Undercover Police Officer In Hudson Valley A 30-year-old Hudson Valley man is facing charges after authorities said he sold fentanyl to an undercover police officer. Rahsaan Melvin, of Newburgh, was arraigned on Monday, Nov. 16, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Melvin was charged with second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. The charges stem from a two-month investigation by the Orange County Drug Task Force with assistance from the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Hoovler said.  “Fatal overdoses in Orange County occur at a…

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by Nicole Valinote
Paterson, NJ
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14,000 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,500 Cash Seized In Raid On Paterson Couple's Home 14,000 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,500 Cash Seized In Raid On Paterson Couple's Home
14,000 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,500 Cash Seized In Raid On Paterson Couple's Home A drug-dealing Paterson couple ran a sizable street operation from their home, said police who seized 14,226 heroin folds, 190 vials of crack and $7,541 in proceeds during a raid. Ex-con Joaquin Bennett, 34, already had a criminal history, including involvement in what authorities said was a plot to kidnap a woman, keep her captive in a Paterson home and beat and rob her boyfriend at a Wayne motel. Bennett became a recent target of city detectives who’d received a tip about drug dealing from a single-family home on 19th Avenue, in a quiet East Side neighborhood off 34th Street, Public Safet…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
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Man Who Pointed Gun At Undercover Officers Sentenced Man Who Pointed Gun At Undercover Officers Sentenced
Man Who Pointed Gun At Undercover Officers Sentenced A Connecticut convict is heading back to prison after threatening undercover police officers investigating drug activities with an illegal weapon. Hartford resident Enrique Luciano, 32, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in Bridgeport federal court to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Luciano has been detained since his arrest. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 3 last year. On June 4 last year, Luciano approached a car on Cabot Street in Hartford, pointing a gun at the two occupants …

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by Zak Failla