Man Busted For Drugs, Gun Possession Following Raid In Area
A 36-year-old man was arrested following a raid on his home in which officers allegedly found a gun, drugs, and cash.
Jason Hood, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was arrested early Tuesday, Dec. 10, when members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit, Emergency Services Unit, and the ATF executed a search warrant at his Maple Street home, said Sgt. Terrence Beam.
The search warrant was executed after an investigation into the sales of controlled substances from that location, he added.
As a result of the investigation, officers recovered and seized …
Man Busted Dealing Pot Out Of His Apartment Window In Stamford, Police Say
An area man was busted for allegedly selling pot out of his apartment window.
Richard Desmond, 27, of Stamford, was busted on Friday, Nov. 29, after Stamford Narc squad officers set-up surveillance on his Greenwich Avenue apartment and saw him dealing pot out of his window, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Officers waited until he left his apartment where he was seen making a deal on the street, Conklin said.
Officers moved in, arrested Desmond and executed a search warrant for his apartment.
Once inside, officers found 10 ounces of marijuana, a digital scale, and 16 packages o…
Feds: 17 Linked To ‘230 Boys’ Gang Charged With Peddling Fatal Heroin From Paterson
Seventeen people connected to the Paterson-based 230 Boys street gang were charged federally following a coordinated drug-dealing sweep by a strike force comprised of agents from the DEA, ATF and state, county and local law enforcement, authorities announced Thursday.
The 230 Boys members and associates, all Paterson residents, were involved in selling heroin tied to more than 60 fatal overdoses in New Jersey over the past year, in bags stamped with such names "9 V2," "Dorney Park," "Pandora," and "I Am Back," federal authorities charged.
The gang members also peddled cocain…
Couple Charged After Cash, Drugs, Weapons Seized At Home 100 Feet From Long Island HS
A warrant search led to the discovery of a cache of cash, drugs and weapons at a home about 100 feet near a high school on Long Island, where the couple charged were home with children, police said.
It happened at Friday morning, Sept. 20 in Bay Shore, Suffolk County Police said.
Acting on information from the community, Third Squad Special Operations Team and Narcotics Section detectives, along with the 3rd Precinct Gang Unit, Community Support Unit, and Emergency Service Section officers executed a search warrant at 5 Grace Street at approximately 6:55 a.m.
Detectives seized more than 1,…
Paterson Mom, Son Charged With Operating Fortified Drug Mill: 23 Pounds Of Pot, $38,630 Seized
A mother and son were busted with 23 pounds of pot and $38,630 in drug cash during a raid on a fortified home in Paterson, authorities said.
Police seized all the cash, along with 29 bags, three jars and 1,468 tins of marijuana, 31 THC oil cartridges and 207 pre-rolled blunts, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Arrested were Jeffrey Lopez, 24, and his mother, Mirtha Mejia, 52. Both were charged with various drug counts.
Police also arrested two buyers, the director said.
He identified them as Yorquis Fernandez, 22, and Manuel Aristy, 26.
Detectives were working another case when…
