Trenton, NJ
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$127K In Drugs, 3 Handguns, Shotgun: Man Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says $127K In Drugs, 3 Handguns, Shotgun: Man Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says $127K In Drugs, 3 Handguns, Shotgun: Man Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says
$127K In Drugs, 3 Handguns, Shotgun: Man Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says A 43-year-old Mercer County man was arrested and hit with numerous drugs and weapons charges following a five-month investigation, authorities announced Wednesday, March 4. Search warrants were executed at multiple residences in Ewing, Trenton and Roebeling on Monday, March 2, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. At 6:50 a.m., detectives detained Ronald Smith at his residence on Norm Avenue in Roebling, Marbrey said .A search of the property revealed approximately $9,500 and assorted financial records, Marbrey said. Smith was found to be in possession of keys that accessed a&…

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by Sam Barron
Poughkeepsie, NY
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'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA 'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA 'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA
'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA A months-long drug investigation ended with the arrest of a 52-year-old man at a billiards café in Dutchess County, authorities said.  Daryl L. Jackson was taken into custody on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Juliet Billiard Café on Raymond Avenue, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Friday, Feb. 27.  Investigators say Jackson had been on their radar for several months as an alleged "narcotic and dangerous drug dealer" operating out of a home on Jean Drive in the Spackenkill area, as well as other locations in Poughkeepsie.&nbs…

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by Ben Crnic
Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Man Gets 4.5 Years After Drug Ring Spanning Stamford, Norwalk, Darien Busted: Feds Bridgeport Man Gets 4.5 Years After Drug Ring Spanning Stamford, Norwalk, Darien Busted: Feds Bridgeport Man Gets 4.5 Years After Drug Ring Spanning Stamford, Norwalk, Darien Busted: Feds
Bridgeport Man Gets 4.5 Years After Drug Ring Spanning Stamford, Norwalk, Darien Busted: Feds A Connecticut man who helped distribute cocaine for a major drug trafficking ring will spend more than four years in federal prison. Terrell Wills, 52, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to four years and six months behind bars during a hearing in Hartford federal court this week, according to the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. He will also serve four years of supervised release. Wills was among 11 Connecticut residents arrested on May 14, 2024, after a joint federal and local investigation into drug trafficking in Stamford and other parts of southwestern Connecticut, Sullivan said.…

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by Josh Lanier
Poughkeepsie, NY
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NYSP Investigator From Poughkeepsie Admits Lying About Tipping Off Fentanyl Dealer NYSP Investigator From Poughkeepsie Admits Lying About Tipping Off Fentanyl Dealer NYSP Investigator From Poughkeepsie Admits Lying About Tipping Off Fentanyl Dealer
Nysp Investigator From Poughkeepsie Admits Lying About Tipping Off Fentanyl Dealer A New York State Police narcotics investigator from Dutchess County has admitted he lied to federal agents after tipping off a suspected fentanyl trafficker about a covert drug investigation. Poughkeepsie resident Michael O’Flaherty, 43, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Philip M. Halpern to one count of making false statements, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Feb. 18.  In addition to his conviction, O’Flaherty was also officially terminated by the New York State Police on Thursday, Feb. 19, the agency announced.   …

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by Ben Crnic
Frederick, MD
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Frederick Fugitive Busted With Stolen Glock, Crack, And Cash During Traffic Stop: Sheriff Frederick Fugitive Busted With Stolen Glock, Crack, And Cash During Traffic Stop: Sheriff Frederick Fugitive Busted With Stolen Glock, Crack, And Cash During Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Frederick Fugitive Busted With Stolen Glock, Crack, And Cash During Traffic Stop: Sheriff A fugitive in Maryland was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was caught with a Glock stolen out of Virginia during a traffic stop. Jamar Harvey, 21, who was already wanted on assault and other charges, is behind bars following a timely traffic stop that was conducted by members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of East Street and East Patrick Street, leading to Harvey's arrest. According to the agency, Harvey — who had multiple warrants out for his arrest in Frederick — was identifie…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer Crackdown: 6 Arrested In Sweeping Dutchess County Operation, DA Says Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer Crackdown: 6 Arrested In Sweeping Dutchess County Operation, DA Says Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer Crackdown: 6 Arrested In Sweeping Dutchess County Operation, DA Says
Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer Crackdown: 6 Arrested In Sweeping Dutchess County Operation, DA Says Half a dozen people have been charged in a sweeping Dutchess County drug sales crackdown, officials announced. The investigations, which took place throughout January, targeted alleged drug and narcotics sales in Poughkeepsie, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 30.   The first of the arrests was made on Monday, Jan. 12, when 25-year-old Rashard Haile of Poughkeepsie was apprehended following an ongoing investigation into drug sales in the city, officials said. Agents said they made purchases of narcotics from Haile during the invest…

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by Ben Crnic
Washington Township, NJ
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DWI Driver Charged In Deadly Crash Outside Washington Twp High School, Cops Say DWI Driver Charged In Deadly Crash Outside Washington Twp High School, Cops Say DWI Driver Charged In Deadly Crash Outside Washington Twp High School, Cops Say
DWI Driver Charged In Deadly Crash Outside Washington Twp High School, Cops Say A 49-year-old South Jersey woman was charged with vehicular homicide after driving drunk in a crash that killed one person and injured another outside of a local high school last November, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 30. Barbara Stell was identified as the driver of an out-of-control 2020 Nissan Sentra involved in the crash Monday, Nov. 24, outside of Washington Township High School in Gloucester County, local police said. According to NJ Advance Media, a 46-year-old Philadelphia man was killed and a 61-year-old woman in an SUV that Stell rear-ended was hospitalized. Stell, a Frankl…

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by Sam Barron
Port Chester, NY
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Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police
Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police A Bronx woman was arrested after a reported shoplifting incident at a Westchester County supermarket escalated into a dangerous series of crashes that left multiple people injured and a police vehicle damaged, authorities said.  The incident began when officers were called to Stop & Shop in Port Chester around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, for a theft in progress. While officers were responding, police received a description of the suspect’s vehicle as it was leaving the scene, according to Port Chester Police. Officers found the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but police said…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
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Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time A drug dealer will spend years in state prison after admitting to possessing large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine following a narcotics investigation in Orange County, prosecutors said.  Newburgh resident Kelvin Lagares, 35, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 11, in Orange County Court to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 23.  Lagares had previously pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree.  According to the DA’s Office, t…

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by Ben Crnic
Fredericksburg, VA
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‘Transnational’ Cocaine Operation Into Virginia Earns Man Lengthy Prison Term: DOJ ‘Transnational’ Cocaine Operation Into Virginia Earns Man Lengthy Prison Term: DOJ ‘Transnational’ Cocaine Operation Into Virginia Earns Man Lengthy Prison Term: DOJ
‘Transnational’ Cocaine Operation Into Virginia Earns Man Lengthy Prison Term: DOJ A North Carolina man running a coast-to-coast cocaine pipeline into Virginia will spend the next ten years in federal prison. Kareem Akeem McMurrin, 41, was sentenced this week after admitting he conspired to ship 10 kilograms of cocaine from San Diego to Portsmouth, according to federal authorities. Prosecutors didn’t mince their words about the scale of the operation. “McMurrin’s conduct was inherently dangerous and damaging on a transnational scale,” US Attorney Lindsey Halligan said. “He attempted to contribute to the success of a dangerous and larger enterprise.  "This administr…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
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Bridgeport Woman Took Part In Drug Sale That Led To Fatal Greenwich Overdose: Report Bridgeport Woman Took Part In Drug Sale That Led To Fatal Greenwich Overdose: Report Bridgeport Woman Took Part In Drug Sale That Led To Fatal Greenwich Overdose: Report
Bridgeport Woman Took Part In Drug Sale That Led To Fatal Greenwich Overdose: Report A Connecticut woman faces a manslaughter charge after police said she took part in a drug deal that led to someone's overdose in Greenwich, reports said.  Anaira Louise Eisenlohr, 44, of Bridgeport, was arrested last week and charged with second-degree manslaughter, sale of a narcotic substance, conspiracy to commit the sale of a narcotic substance, and two counts of violation of probation, police told Greenwich Time. Calls to Greenwich police were not immediately returned.  Investigators said Eisenlohr and another person were involved in the "sale of narcotics" that resulted…

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by Josh Lanier
Barnegat, NJ
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K-9 Sniffs Out Cocaine In Traffic Stop, 2 Barnegat Residents Arrested: Stafford PD K-9 Sniffs Out Cocaine In Traffic Stop, 2 Barnegat Residents Arrested: Stafford PD K-9 Sniffs Out Cocaine In Traffic Stop, 2 Barnegat Residents Arrested: Stafford PD
K-9 Sniffs Out Cocaine In Traffic Stop, 2 Barnegat Residents Arrested: Stafford PD Two Barnegat residents were arrested and charged with cocaine following a traffic stop in Stafford, authorities announced Monday, Dec. 1. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, the drug enforcement unit conducted a motor vehicle stop at Route 9 and Sugarhill Road, Stafford Township police said. Detectives believed Crystian Cerrato-Mejia and Alejandra Oyuela were possessing a controlled dangerous substance and deployed Venus, a narcotic K-9, to conduct a sniff of the vehicle, police said. Venus gave a positive indication for the presence of narcotics odor coming from the vehicle and the vehicle wa…

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by Sam Barron