Convict Caught With Cocaine, Paraphernalia During Bust At White Plains Home, Sheriff Says Convict Caught With Cocaine, Paraphernalia During Bust At White Plains Home, Sheriff Says
Convict Caught With Cocaine, Paraphernalia During Bust At White Plains Home, Sheriff Says Thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs are off the streets, as are several weapons following a bust by the Charles County Sheriff's Office this week. David Garnell Price, Jr., 41, of White Plains, was caught red-handed following the execution of a search warrant at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 17 in the 3300 block of Bushmill Place. According to investigators from the sheriff's office, Price was located at the site of the bust in White Plains, and detectives seized over $3,000 worth of cocaine, drug distribution equipment, and two loaded handguns. The arrest came following a length…
Brick Township Cocaine Dealer Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence, Prosecutors Say Brick Township Cocaine Dealer Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence, Prosecutors Say
Brick Township Cocaine Dealer Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence, Prosecutors Say A Brick Township man will spend a decade in prison after having more than 100 grams of cocaine and nearly $20,000 in cash, authorities said. Ezra Wheeler, 27, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13 to 10 years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Monday, July 15 to possession of more than one half-ounce but less than five ounces of cocaine with intent to distribute. Brick Township police established surveillance on a Coventry Court home as part of a drug investigation on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Detectives saw …
Suspected Drug Dealer Busted Following Searches At St. Mary's County Homes, Sheriff Says Suspected Drug Dealer Busted Following Searches At St. Mary's County Homes, Sheriff Says
Suspected Drug Dealer Busted Following Searches At St. Mary's County Homes, Sheriff Says A man who failed to stop for a St. Mary's County Sheriff's deputy attempting to pull him over was busted with a host of cash and controlled substances during several searches, officials say. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Bushwood resident Deandre Terille Taylor failed to slow down at a white stop line, instead making a sharp right turn in his Ford Mustang and speeding away before getting out and taking off on foot. A police K9 was called to the scene, and narcotics were detected, though none were recovered on Tuesday. While in custody, Taylor complained of a medical emergency and was taken to an ar…
Disorderly Woman Accused Of Shouting Profanities Outside Barstow Elementary School: Sheriff Disorderly Woman Accused Of Shouting Profanities Outside Barstow Elementary School: Sheriff
Disorderly Woman Accused Of Shouting Profanities Outside Barstow Elementary School: Sheriff A cigarette-smoking woman is facing multiple drug charges after going on a tirade and being busted outside a Calvert County elementary school, according to the sheriff's office. Prince Frederick County resident Karla Yamith Rodriguez, 34, has been identified as the disorderly woman who was allegedly yelling and screaming profanities in the parking lot of Barstow Elementary School, officials say. It is alleged that when approached by responding deputies, Rodriguez ignored their commands, continued shouting in front of others in the area, and her "behavior escalated," leading to her apprehens…
'Significant Drug Arrest' Made During Stop Outside Frederick Health Hospital 'Significant Drug Arrest' Made During Stop Outside Frederick Health Hospital
'Significant Drug Arrest' Made During Stop Outside Frederick Health Hospital A tip from a law enforcement agency about "a substantial amount of illegal narcotics" being brought into Frederick County led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man, authorities announced. Frederick resident Jerome Mario Britton is facing multiple charges after being busted during a stop earlier this week outside of an area hospital. According to officials, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, officers conducted a traffic stop that led to what was described by investigators as "a significant drug arrest."  Patrol officers spotted Britton's wife's gray Dodge Challenger in the…
Rockaway Man Distributed Guns, Cocaine: Prosecutor Rockaway Man Distributed Guns, Cocaine: Prosecutor
Rockaway Man Distributed Guns, Cocaine: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Rockaway Borough man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Sept. 3 with distributing cocaine and a firearm in Morris County over the course of four months authorities said. Between April an August 2024, Santiago Escobar distributed over 5 ounces of cocaine, a Taurus handgun, and hollow nose bullets in Rockaway, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Bradford Seabury, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Rockaway Borough Police Department Chief of Police Conrad Pepperman said. On Tuesday, approximately 100 grams of coca…
Long Island Man Busted For Dealing $27K Worth Of Cocaine In Morristown: Prosecutors Long Island Man Busted For Dealing $27K Worth Of Cocaine In Morristown: Prosecutors
Long Island Man Busted For Dealing $27K Worth Of Cocaine In Morristown: Prosecutors A 30-year-old Long Island man was arrested in Morris County last week and charged with distributing cocaine in Morristown, authorities said. Alex Bravo-Castro, a Uniondale resident, sold 350 grams of suspected cocaine in Morristown on Thursday, Aug. 29, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said. The street value of the drugs was $27,000, authorities said. Bravo-Castro was charged with multiple counts of intention to distribute cocaine in the amount of 5 oz. or more, authorities said.
18 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Consignment Shop Drug Ring Bloomingdale, Butler Trio: Police 18 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Consignment Shop Drug Ring Bloomingdale, Butler Trio: Police
18 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Consignment Shop Drug Ring Bloomingdale, Butler Trio: Police Three people have been arrested after authorities uncovered a massive drug ring being run out of a North Jersey thrift store. Search warrants executed at businesses, storage units, and vehicles in Bloomingdale, Newton, and Wayne turned up 18 pounds of marijuana and 1.13 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, Bloomingdale police said. Jesse A Baron, 43, of Bloomingdale, and Ryan T Smith, 36, of Butler, and Daniel F. Valerio, 39, of Bloomingdale, were slapped with various drug possession and distribution charges for running the scheme out of Thrifty Hippie Consignments on Main Street in Bloomin…
Busted Brake Light Lands Lanham Felon Back Behind Bars For Drug, Weapons Charges: State Police Busted Brake Light Lands Lanham Felon Back Behind Bars For Drug, Weapons Charges: State Police
Busted Brake Light Lands Lanham Felon Back Behind Bars For Drug, Weapons Charges: State Police A convicted felon from Prince George's County is facing charges after being busted with a loaded handgun and hundreds of packets of Suboxone, state police say. Lanham resident Otha Samuel, 47, was arrested on Wednesday morning during a traffic stop, where he was caught with contraband in Howard County. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Aug. 28, a trooper on patrol stopped a Ford Taurus in the 7300 block of Washington Boulevard for an inoperable brake light, leading to a host of charges for the man. During the traffic stop, investigators say that "numerous criminal indicators were present," prompting…
Two Jersey City Gang Members Sentenced For Role In Multiple Shootings: Feds Two Jersey City Gang Members Sentenced For Role In Multiple Shootings: Feds
Two Jersey City Gang Members Sentenced For Role In Multiple Shootings: Feds Two Jersey City gang members were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on Wednesday, Aug. 21, for their role in two different shootings and other crimes, authorities said. Jakeem Gibson-Madison, a.k.a. “Beanz,” 30; and Terick Rogers, a.k.a. “Moot,” 32, are members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said.  Gibson-Madison was sentenced to 15 years in prison while Rogers was sentenced to 16 years in prison, Sellinger said.  While in the gang, Gibson-Madison and Rogers routinely distributed cocaine and heroin, among oth…
Teen Violating Curfew Found With 300+ Bags Of Heroin In Atlantic City, Police Say Teen Violating Curfew Found With 300+ Bags Of Heroin In Atlantic City, Police Say
Teen Violating Curfew Found With 300+ Bags Of Heroin In Atlantic City, Police Say Three Atlantic County teens were arrested for refusing to leave a business after curfew, including one who was accused of having heroin and cocaine, authorities said. Atlantic City police responded to the business on the 2600 block of Atlantic Avenue at around 1:17 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the department said in a news release. Three boys refused to leave after employees asked them to several times and they ignored officers when they tried to talk with them. The teens were taken into custody for violating the city's curfew ordinance. A 17-year-old Atlantic City boy was found with 355 bags …
Dealer From DC Who Sold Fentanyl Leading To Fatal Overdose In St. Mary's County Sentenced Dealer From DC Who Sold Fentanyl Leading To Fatal Overdose In St. Mary's County Sentenced
Dealer From DC Who Sold Fentanyl Leading To Fatal Overdose In St. Mary's County Sentenced A man previously linked to a shooting in St. Mary's County has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for distributing the fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose, the state's attorney's office announced. Darrick Monte Evans, 45, now living in Washington, DC, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for selling fentanyl stamped as Oxycodone, leading to the deadly incident.  Prosecutors say that in March 2022, Evans distributed the misbranded fentanyl to a user who overdosed and died.  An autopsy later determined that the cause of death was fentanyl intoxication, and through…