Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed With Heroin In Wilton Stop Two Nabbed With Heroin In Wilton Stop
Two Nabbed With Heroin In Wilton Stop Two people were nabbed for heroin possession during a traffic stop on Danbury Road in Wilton, according to Wilton Police. Dimitrios G. Tsimis, 32, of Norwalk and Shaina L. Piermattel, 28, of Danbury, were busted when officers stopped their vehicle on Feb. 14 for a moving violation on Danbury Road, said Lt. Robert S. Kluk. During the stop, officers noticed three wax folds and a cut straw with powder residue under Piermattel's right thigh, Kluk said. A search of the vehicle turned up crack cocaine and a heroin pipe, he added. Tsimis, who failed a field sobriety test, was charged with posses…

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Man Busted Passed Out In Car With 130 Bags Of Heroin In Ramapo Police: Man Busted Passed Out In Car With 130 Bags Of Heroin In Ramapo
Police: Man Busted Passed Out In Car With 130 Bags Of Heroin In Ramapo ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. - A man passed out behind the wheel of his car was busted by Ramapo police officers on Tuesday night with nearly 150 packages of heroin in his possession. An officer on patrol from Ramapo Police Department spotted a car parked off of Summit Park Road in New Hempstead at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday night. When he approached, the officer reported that the driver appeared to be passed out in the front seat. During the subsequent investigation into the man, police said that officers determined that the driver - a 32-year-old from Haverstraw, whose name will be released…

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by Zak Failla
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Route 17 Head-On Crash In Rutherford Leaves Driver Critical PHOTOS: Route 17 Head-On Crash In Rutherford Leaves Driver Critical
Photos: Route 17 Head-On Crash In Rutherford Leaves Driver Critical RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A driver remained in critical condition Tuesday after his car was hit head-on by another on southbound Route 17 in Rutherford. Soscia Salo, 43, of Lyndhurst, was driving a Dodge Caliber 2008 heading north on Route 17 when it crossed the highway at Highland Cross and slammed into a 2005 Hyundai Accent driven by a 65-year-old Belleville man in the center southbound lane at 10:20 p.m., Detective Sgt. Michael Garner said. Both drivers were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being extricated by Rutherford firefighters, he said. Salo was charged with…

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by Jerry DeMarco