Ex-Trumbull Doc Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances Ex-Trumbull Doc Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances
Ex-Trumbull Doc Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances A former doctor in Connecticut will spend nearly four years in prison and will pay more than $200,000 after admitting to illegally distributing prescription medication. Fairfield County resident David Ciancimino, age 63, of Trumbull, was sentenced by US District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for distributing drugs out of his Shelton office to patients who did not require them. US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery said that in October 2020, law enforcement officials launched an investigation into the suspicious distribu…
Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say A Long Island man was busted with guns, ammo, and drugs when sheriff's deputies served an "extreme risk" domestic violence order. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, in East Setauket, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. During the warrant service, deputies arrested Robert Ludwig, age 26, of East Setauket, the sheriff's office said.  Some of the weapons seized during the warrant search.Suffolk County Sheriff's Office While serving the order, deputies discovered multiple illegal weapons and drug paraphernalia. A search warrant was obtained and was served in…
Fugitive From Justice Nabbed After Mohegan Lake Incident, Police Say Fugitive From Justice Nabbed After Mohegan Lake Incident, Police Say
Fugitive From Justice Nabbed After Mohegan Lake Incident, Police Say A 31-year-old man who police say was a felony fugitive was arrested and charged with assaulting a victim in Northern Westchester County. Police responded to a report of a domestic incident in progress at a home in Mohegan Lake at about 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27, according to the Yorktown Police Department. The victim told police that the suspect, identified as a New Hampshire man, fled the scene, police reported. The suspect was accused of throwing the victim to the ground, punching her in the face, and applying pressure to her throat, which obstructed her breathing. Police saw the man…
Springfield Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Heroin, Thousands Of Xanax Pills Springfield Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Heroin, Thousands Of Xanax Pills
Springfield Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Heroin, Thousands Of Xanax Pills A traffic stop for burnt-out lights led to the discovery of heroin, crack cocaine and thousands of Xanax pills. A trooper saw a gray Ford Taurus with no plate lights on State Street in Springfield at about 1:40 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, according to Massachusetts State Police. The trooper pulled the Ford over and did an electronic inquiry of the car's registration before approaching. When the trooper approached the Ford, he saw the driver reaching in the center console, police said. Police reported that the driver, 36-year-old Anthony Iellamo, of Agawam, had a history of firearms violati…
Shoplifting Tools, Meth Recovered During Arrest By Brick PD Shoplifting Tools, Meth Recovered During Arrest By Brick PD
Shoplifting Tools, Meth Recovered During Arrest By Brick PD A 32-year-old man from Central Jersey was found sleeping in his car and arrested on multiple drug and shoplifting charges, authorities said. At about 11 p.m. on Thursday, Brick police were conducting surveillance at 715 Route 70 when they observed a man sleeping inside a vehicle in the parking lot, a police department spokeswoman said. Police identified the man as Christian Vatovec of Manalapan. Detectives allegedly found a large quantity of methamphetamine inside the vehicle, Patrol Officer Victoria Finelli said; Detectives also found Xanax, Suboxone and a hypodermic syringe, she said. …
Warren County Woman, 33, Charged With Selling Xanax, Prosecutor Says Warren County Woman, 33, Charged With Selling Xanax, Prosecutor Says
Warren County Woman, 33, Charged With Selling Xanax, Prosecutor Says A 33-year-old woman has been charged with selling Xanax in Warren County, authorities said Tuesday. Heather L. Hadgkiss, of Willow Grove Street in Hackettstown, was arrested Monday following a four-week investigation by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Hadgkiss was charged with two counts each of third-degree distribution of CDS, third-degree possession with intent to distribute CDS and second-degree distribution of CDS within 500 feet of a public park, Pfeiffer said. Third-degree offenses are punishable by up to five years in s…
PD: 7,000 Heroin Folds, 'Ghost' Gun Seized, Drug-Dealing Paterson Ex-Con, GF Busted PD: 7,000 Heroin Folds, 'Ghost' Gun Seized, Drug-Dealing Paterson Ex-Con, GF Busted
PD: 7,000 Heroin Folds, 'Ghost' Gun Seized, Drug-Dealing Paterson Ex-Con, GF Busted Paterson detectives seized more than 7,000 heroin folds, a homemade "ghost" gun and more while busting a drug-dealing ex-con and his girlfriend, authorities said. Kadeem Coleman tried keeping police off his tail by using various vehicles registered to residents in a multi-family building in the city's Hillcrest section that served as a base of operations, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Coleman, 28, had reason to be cautious. He'd spent several years in federal prison after city police, responding to a 2015 shooting on Jefferson Street, found him carrying a .45-caliber pistol th…
Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers
Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers A 67-year-old city resident was among a group of accused street dealers rounded up by Paterson police detectives in a quick strike on an open-air drug market that had residents living in fear, authorities said. The operation centered on a five-story brick apartment building on Broadway and surrounding neighborhood that have been a magnet for dealers, buyers and the shootings and other violence that follow them. Detectives identified several dealers "working in concert" at the building between Carroll and Summer streets, , city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A few are in their …
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says A Pennsylvania woman and an inmate were charged with smuggling drugs through the mail into a Delaware County jail, authorities said. Working with the members of the Narcotics Task Force, during February through August, the mailroom staff at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord intercepted eight packages containing synthetic cannabinoids and suboxone, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. One of the packages was sent by Cynthia Rees, 39 to inmate Amir Sanchez, 41. The other packages were linked to Rees and were sent to various i…
Paterson PD Busts Drug-Dealing Trio, Seize 811 Heroin Folds, 26 Crack Vials, Laser Sight Gun Paterson PD Busts Drug-Dealing Trio, Seize 811 Heroin Folds, 26 Crack Vials, Laser Sight Gun
Paterson PD Busts Drug-Dealing Trio, Seize 811 Heroin Folds, 26 Crack Vials, Laser Sight Gun Drug buyers flocked from inside and out of Paterson to a squat apartment house in the Silk City as detectives watched. After picking off several buyers, police moved in, seizing three dealers – one of them only 16 years old. They collected 811 heroin folds, 26 crack vials and a high-powered handgun, among other contraband, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Responding to neighborhood complaints, detectives quickly discovered that Mike Jones, 29, Pedro Santiago, 44, and the 16-year-old boy said ran a brisk open-air business from the brick walkup near Straight Street, the dire…
State Police: DWI Hunterdon County Man, 34, Found With Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Xanax On Route 80 State Police: DWI Hunterdon County Man, 34, Found With Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Xanax On Route 80
State Police: DWI Hunterdon County Man, 34, Found With Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Xanax On Route 80 A Hunterdon County man was intoxicated when he was found with heroin, crack cocaine and Xanax during a traffic stop on Route 80 in Totowa Tuesday night, state police said. Robert Hodulich, 34, was stopped for a violation when driving westbound on Route 80 at milepost 55 in Totowa around 7:45 p.m., state police said in a release. During questioning, Hodulich, of Glen Gardner, was found to be under the influence, police said. Hodulich was also found with about $175 worth of heroin, crack cocaine, Xanax pills, and drug paraphernalia, police said. Hodulich was arrested and charged with posses…
Ex-Con Who Once Shot Himself By Accident Nabbed In Paterson Open-Air Drug Bust Ex-Con Who Once Shot Himself By Accident Nabbed In Paterson Open-Air Drug Bust
Ex-Con Who Once Shot Himself By Accident Nabbed In Paterson Open-Air Drug Bust An ex-con who once accidentally shot himself was nabbed by Paterson detectives with nearly 225 Oxycodone and Xanax pills, 30 vials of crack and $5,510 in proceeds, authorities said Tuesday. Narcotics detectives responding to community complaints watched as Keith Devita, 27, and Samantha Jackson, 51, sold drugs in small amounts to buyers at the corner of Summer and Van Houten streets, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They followed two buyers out of the area and arrested both, then seized Devita and Jackson, Speziale said. Along with the pills and crack, the detectives seized…