Ramapo Police Nab Couple With Heroin, Other Drugs
RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo Police arrested two Pennsylvania residents on drug charges Thursday after receiving a report of a suspicious vehicle, according to Ramapo Det. Sgt. Brian Corbett.
Rylee Smyth, 24, of Hawley, Pa., and Christopher Guglielmino, 22, of Tafton, Pa., were arrested after police responded to the report on Inwood Drive in the Hillcrest area around 3 p.m., police said.
During an investigation, police found the couple were in possession of 20 grams of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, Corbett said.
Smyth and Guglielmino were charged with felony criminal possession of a co…
State Admits 'Mistake' In Buying Half Of Suffern Duplex
SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Officials with a state buyout and acquisition program that deals with flood-prone areas, has admitted it recently made a mistake in Suffern by purchasing half of a duplex and not the other half, according to lohud.com.
The duplex, at 110 Lonergan Drive, in the Squire Gate neighborhood, was bought through the storm-related recovery program, New York Rising, earlier this month. After the purchase, program officials realized how complicated it would be to destroy the home, leaving the other attached duplex intact, said lohud.com.
Program officials, who said they will now buy t…
Wheelchair Thief Gets Six Years In Prison For Stealing Rolex
STAMFORD, Conn. -- The wheelchair robber who stole a $37,000 Rolex watch from the Sidney Thomas jewelry store in the Stamford Town Center pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday, according to the Stamford Advocate.
Making his 18th appearance since he was extradited from New York in May 2015, Larry Johnson, 36, will spend six years in jail for robbery, larceny and assault charges, said the Stamford Advocate.
The robbery occurred after Johnson, of Waterbury, wheeled into the store on Aug. 2, 2014, and asked an employee to see a Rolex watch. Once he was handed a Rolex Dayton, he jumped out of the…