Crystal Meth, Cocaine Found In Cairo Traffic Stop: State Police
Two New York men were busted in possession of several illegal drugs while traveling through the Capital Region, authorities said Thursday, May 14.
Garrett Auer, 49, and Coty O’Keefe, 39, were arrested in possession of crystal methamphetamine, more than 20 grams of cocaine, and buprenorphine, New York State Police said.
O’Keefe was driving a 2009 Toyota through Cairo with Auer as a passenger just after midnight on Sunday, May 10, when state troopers initiated a traffic stop, authorities said.
State police searched the vehicle and allegedly found:
0.45 grams of a blue amphetamine pills
0.…
Driver Accused In Webster Girl’s Death Had Drug Arrest Days Before Crash, Records Show
A driver charged in a crash that killed a 10-year-old girl had been arrested just days before the incident, according to newly released court records.
Sherrie Mae Plitouke, 35, of Southbridge, is accused of crashing into and killing 10-year-old Marleigh Guevara on April 11 in Webster. She was arraigned on charges of motor vehicle homicide, negligent operation, and speeding on Tuesday, April 21.
Police said Guevara, a fourth-grade student at Park Avenue Elementary School, was struck while near the roadway on School Street. She was rushed to a Worcester hospital, where she lat…
Meth, Cash, Scale Seized From Home In Newburgh After Investigation, Man Charged: Police
A man is facing felony drug charges after authorities say they found more than 30 grams of methamphetamine inside his Orange County home.
Officers carried out a search on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at a house on Benkard Avenue in the City of Newburgh as part of an investigation into suspected meth sales, the Town of New Windsor Police Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Inside the home, investigators say they recovered about 34 grams of methamphetamine, along with a scale and cash.
As part of the operation, Newburgh man Harold Gaines, 40, was arrested and charged with two counts…
3AM Motorcycle Stop Turns Up Gun, Drugs, Knife: Clifton PD
Two men are facing weapons and drug charges after Clifton police stopped a motorcycle early Sunday morning, Sept. 14, authorities said.
At about 3:14 a.m., Officer Benjamin Bressel saw a 2024 Zhilo motorcycle with two riders near Lexington Avenue and Highland Avenue, Lt. Robert Anderson said. The driver wore a ski mask, and the passenger had no helmet. The motorcycle turned onto Van Winkle Avenue into Passaic before parking, and Bressel conducted a stop, according to Anderson.
The driver was identified as Daymon Duncan-Wilson, 33, of Passaic, and the passenger as Jim Murillo, 34, of Clifton…
Wanted Woman Found With Fentanyl, Heroin On Taconic Parkway In LaGrange, Police Say
A woman wanted on an active bench warrant faces drug charges after she was caught with fentanyl and heroin during a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, police said.
The arrest happened in LaGrange on Saturday, Aug. 30, at around 3 a.m., New York State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 1.
There, troopers stopped a northbound vehicle for a traffic violation and identified the front seat passenger as 29-year-old Ila M. Janus of Rhinebeck, who was wanted on an active bench warrant, authorities said.
Janus was taken into custody, and a search found about 72.…
$30K Worth Of Crack, Cocaine, Oxy, AR-15 Seized In Pennsylvania Raid: DA
A Pennsylvania man is facing felony drug charges after investigators seized nearly $30,000 worth of crack, cocaine, OxyContin, and multiple firearms during a raid, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 28.
The Cambria County Drug Task Force and FBI Safe Streets Drug Task Force executed a sealed search warrant on the 600 block of Napoleon Street in Johnstown, District Attorney Greg Neugebauer said in a release.
During the raid, officers seized approximately 30 grams of suspected crack cocaine valued at $3,000, 227 grams of suspected cocaine valued at $22,700, 907 grams of marijuana valued …
3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Four people were arrested an hit with numerous drug charges in Ocean County following an extensive multiagency investigation, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 25.
Nasir King, an 18-year-old Hamilton Township resident, was identified as a person distributing heroin in Ocean County, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Tuesday, July 29, detectives surveilled King as he traveled from Hamilton to Toms River, Billhimer said.
King and a passenger, Asante Walker, a 24-year-old Trenton resident, arrived at a business on Route 37, where they met with Darrell Salter, a 59-year-old Lac…
Stolen Handgun, Heroin, Cocaine: Dunellen Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say
A 38-year-old Middlesex County man was arrested and hit with numerous drugs and weapons charges following a monthslong investigation, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 22, authorities said.
On Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6:20 p.m., law enforcement conducted a search warrant at Pablo Hernandez-Garcia's Dunellen residence, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Ch…
Loaded Handgun, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Gets Man Arrested In Cranford: Police
A 41-year-old Keansburg man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm and multiple controlled substances during a traffic stop on Cranford on Saturday, Aug. 16.
At 12:46 a.m., officers observed a black 2015 Honda for an equipment violation in the area of North Avenue and the Garden State Parkway, Cranford police said.
During the traffic stop, officers recovered a loaded Canik 9mm semi-automatic handgun containing hollow-nose bullets, over 200 folds of CDS heroin, over 60 packages of CDS crack-cocaine, prescription pills, and multiple pressed pills s…
High-Speed Delaware Chase Ends In I-95 Chaos As Man Crashes Into Cars In Chester City: PSP
A high-speed police pursuit that tore out of Delaware ended in a chaotic multi-car crash on I-95 in Chester City, with a driver allegedly carrying drugs and his passenger taken into custody, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 15.
The chase began in Wilmington on Thursday, Aug. 14, when officers tried to stop a black Honda Accord, according to PSP Media.
As the suspects fled north, the vehicle rammed a Wilmington Police cruiser in Delaware before crossing into Pennsylvania, troopers said. On I-95 Northbound, the Accord struck two civilian vehicles, disabling itself after the…
Brothers Busted With 9 Kilos Of Cocaine, Cash In Allentown Drug Raid: DA
A major drug bust in Allentown uncovered nine kilos of cocaine worth more than half a million dollars, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Two brothers — Jefran Canales-Tapia, 39, and Jeffrey Canales-Tapia, 37, both of Allentown — are facing multiple drug charges after search warrants were executed at their homes earlier in the day, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca.
Jefran Canales-Tapia, of 1153 E. Tremont St., will be charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, criminal conspiracy to possession with in…
Stolen Handgun, Oxycodone Recovered Following Linden Traffic Stops, 2 Arrested: Police
Two men were arrested and charged with illegally possessing handguns in Linden following two traffic stops, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Jeffrey Reyes, a 29-year-old Elizabeth man was stopped at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 12:40 a.m. on the 400 block of N. Wood Avenue after an officer observed him talking on his cell phone without a hands-free device, Linden police said.
A subsequent investigation led to the recovery of an illegal handgun, police said.
At 4:15 p.m. that same day, officers stopped Michael Cidieudfort, a 42-year-old Newark resident, as he was driving north…
Boyfriend, Girlfriend Found With Massive Drug Cache After Weeks-Long Probe In Harrison: Cops
A boyfriend and girlfriend are facing felony drug charges following a five-week investigation into narcotics activity in Westchester that ended in both their arrests, authorities announced.
The arrests stem from separate incidents that took place on Tuesday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 16, culminating in the seizure of more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine, along with ecstasy, Xanax, and crack cocaine, Harrison Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6.
The first arrest occurred on July 15, when 48-year-old Ida Lucas of White Plains was spotted in downtown Harrison. Officers conducte…
Two Atlantic City Residents Charged In Fatal Shooting: Police
Two Atlantic City residents were arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 9, with fatally shooting a man, authorities said.
On Sunday, July 6 at 11:20 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to to 1400 N. Albany Avenue, on the overpass of Route 40 leading to Atlantic City High School and found Vaughn Lyons with multiple gunshot wounds, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Lyons was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
William Tucker, 52, was charged with murder and numerous weapons and drug offenses, authorities said.
Sabrina Hearns Evans, 30, was charged with hinder…
Meth, Heroin, Cocaine: Four Busted at Secaucus Hotel, Police Say
Four people were arrested and hit with various drug charges at a Red Roof Inn in Secaucus, police announced Tuesday, July 8.
On Thursday, July 3, at 12:04 a.m., officers observed two suspicious individuals at the hotel at 15 Meadowlands Pkwy, Secaucus police.
Dixie Taylor, a 25-year-old Flushing resident, was arrested after she had multiple outstanding warrants and was charged with being a fugitive from justice and possession of cocaine, police said.
Arthur James, a 43-year-old Chicago resident, was arrested and hit with multiple drug offenses and an additional charge after he gave cops fa…
34+ Lbs. Of Marijuana, Cocaine, THC: NJ Man Busted, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
A 45-year-old Monmouth County resident was arrested and hit with numerous drug charges following a three-month investigation, Ocean County prosecutors announced Thursday, June 12.
Gary Johnson used his residence in Allentown, New Jersey and a storage facility in Trenton to store and distribute cocaine, marijuana, THC products and psilocybin, Ocean County Bradley Billhimer said.
On Wednesday, May 28, Johnson's Allentown residence was placed under surveillance by various law enforcement agencies, Billhimer said. Detectives observed Johnson travel from the home to Asbury Park, Billhimer s…
Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says
A 46-year-old Millville man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 11, after he was discovered to be manufacturing drugs out of his home, authorities said.
Bruce Low, who was charged last year with running a dog fighting ring, was hit with numerous drug offenses after he was found to be in possession of large amounts of opioids, morphine and other drug paraphernalia, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
An investigation into Low began after a package shipped to his address from India was inspected by Customs and Border Patrol and found to contain six kilograms of Tapentado…
