Felon Who Sold 'Ghost Guns,' Crack Cocaine To Federal Agent In Maryland Gets Decade In Prison Felon Who Sold 'Ghost Guns,' Crack Cocaine To Federal Agent In Maryland Gets Decade In Prison
Felon Who Sold 'Ghost Guns,' Crack Cocaine To Federal Agent In Maryland Gets Decade In Prison Officials say that a convicted felon is heading back behind bars after being busted selling drugs and illegal “ghost guns” to an undercover agent over the course of several months. Germantown resident Dwight Luis Clarke, 32, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release after admitting to multiple counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. According to federal prosecutors, Clarke admitted to selling crack cocaine and seven firearms - including five "ghost guns" to an unde…
Freeport Man Charged In Connection With Bethpage Overdose Death Freeport Man Charged In Connection With Bethpage Overdose Death
Freeport Man Charged In Connection With Bethpage Overdose Death A Long Island man has been charged in connection with an overdose death of an area resident. Nicholas S. Leroy, age 30, of Freeport, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 8, following a fatal overdose in Bethpage. According to Nassau County Police Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an investigation into a fatal overdose of an area resident led to the arrest of Leroy who was in possession of controlled substances. Leroy was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance, police said. He will be arraigned on Friday, Dec.…
35-Year-Old Woman Charged With DUI After Driving Through Construction Zone In Meriden 35-Year-Old Woman Charged With DUI After Driving Through Construction Zone In Meriden
35-Year-Old Woman Charged With DUI After Driving Through Construction Zone In Meriden A 35-year-old Connecticut woman was arrested for driving under the influence after driving through a construction zone that was blocked.  The incident took place in New Haven County around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 in Meriden on I-691. Natasha Cabrera, of Meriden, was arrested after she drove onto an off-ramp at Exit 7 on I-691 that was visibly blocked with cones, lights, and police officers, Connecticut State Police said. The arrest came after a state police sergeant working the construction detail spotted a blue station wagon traveling at a high rate of speed in the center lane …
Long Island Man Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl During Warrant Search, Police Say Long Island Man Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl During Warrant Search, Police Say
Long Island Man Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl During Warrant Search, Police Say A Long Island man was allegedly busted with a large stash of drugs during a warrant search following an investigation into drug sales. Mario Santo, age 27, of Hicksville was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 20 in Hicksville following the search by the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, members of the Narcotics/Vice Squad, assisted by officers from the Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team executed the search warrant at 22 Apollo Lane.  During the search, Santo was found to be in possession of 28 glassine envelopes containing a white powdery substance believed to…
Unlawful Smoke Shop Shut Down By Police In Yonkers Unlawful Smoke Shop Shut Down By Police In Yonkers
Unlawful Smoke Shop Shut Down By Police In Yonkers A smoke shop in Westchester County was shut down after police discovered numerous law violations during a visit.  Earlier report - Out Of Compliance: Police Shut Down 3 Yonkers Smoke Shops After Inspections On Tuesday, Nov. 1, police visited an unnamed smoke shop located in Yonkers at 403 McLean Ave. and found the store to be out of compliance, according to Yonkers Police.  Police said that the violations included:  no Certificate of Occupancy; no dispensary or hemp licenses; a large quantity of illicit controlled substances such as CBD gummies and vape products …
Westbury Man Charged After Police Recover Firearm, Oxycodone Pills, Cocaine, Pounds Of Cannabis Westbury Man Charged After Police Recover Firearm, Oxycodone Pills, Cocaine, Pounds Of Cannabis
Westbury Man Charged After Police Recover Firearm, Oxycodone Pills, Cocaine, Pounds Of Cannabis A 23-year-old man is facing charges after police reported recovering 101 oxycodone pills, cocaine, pounds of cannabis, and a firearm from a Long Island home. Walter LinderNavarro, of Westbury, was arrested during an investigation that happened at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, in Westbury, the Nassau County Police Department said. NCPD said detectives conducted an investigation at a home on Bowling Green Drive and arrested LinderNavarro. Police said the following items were recovered during the investigation: Seven bags containing a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, wei…
Nurse Admits To Stealing, Injecting Herself With Pain Meds From Boston Hospitals: Feds Nurse Admits To Stealing, Injecting Herself With Pain Meds From Boston Hospitals: Feds
Nurse Admits To Stealing, Injecting Herself With Pain Meds From Boston Hospitals: Feds A former nurse at a Boston-area hospital admitted in federal court this week to swiping medication meant for patients, authorities said.  Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception, and subterfuge at a Boston court, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Tarr admitted to stealing medication when she was a nursing student working at a Boston-area hospital in 2018 when she took fentanyl and injected it into her veins in 2018, the prosecutor said. She told investigators that she stole an IV…
Police Nab Wanted Man In Hudson Valley After Report Of Suspicious Person Police Nab Wanted Man In Hudson Valley After Report Of Suspicious Person
Police Nab Wanted Man In Hudson Valley After Report Of Suspicious Person Authorities in the Hudson Valley arrested a wanted man after responding to a report of a suspicious person. Police in Ulster County responded to a report of a suspicious person on Oak Street in Barclay Heights in the town of Saugerties at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Saugerties Police Department reported. Officers located Christopher Rega on Lamb Avenue, and discovered that Rega was wanted out of Bergen County, New Jersey, police said. Authorities said Rega was arrested as a Fugitive From Justice. Police also found that Rega was in possession of several controlled substanc…
PA Man Sentenced In DUI Crash That Killed Tow Truck Driver On I-78 PA Man Sentenced In DUI Crash That Killed Tow Truck Driver On I-78
PA Man Sentenced In DUI Crash That Killed Tow Truck Driver On I-78 A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to two to seven years in state prison for his role in a crash that claimed the life of a tow truck driver on I-78 in Berks County, authorities said. Allen Putman, of Johnstown, previously pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, endangering the welfare of children, and DUI for the July 21, 2020, crash that left 29-year-old Tyler A. Laudenslager dead, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Laudenslager was working a roadside assistance call on the shoulder of the highway in Bethel Township when Putman's vehicle stru…
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing controlled substances, officials say. Devin Cunningham, 27, was involved in the selling and distributing of narcotics including fentanyl, heroin, and other controlled substances to Maryland and surrounding states from 2017 until 2020. Specifically, between January 2017 and December 2020, "scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia traveled to the Forest Park area of Baltimore and purchased between a half of a gram and several grams of fentanyl or h…
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection To A Fatal Overdose Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection To A Fatal Overdose
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection To A Fatal Overdose A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison for distribution of controlled substances and other drug related charges in connection to a fatal overdose, officials say. Aaron Arthur “Handz” Fields, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release Friday, June 24, according to the Department of Justice. According to his guilty plea, officers responded to a residence in Joppa, Maryland for a fatal overdose on Nov. 4, 2018. One victim was found dead on the scene and the other was transported to a hospital for treatment. Officers located a line o…
DUI Driver Busted With Heroin After Crash In Maryland: Police DUI Driver Busted With Heroin After Crash In Maryland: Police
DUI Driver Busted With Heroin After Crash In Maryland: Police A driver was apprehended for alleged impaired driving after crashing into a parked work van in Maryland, police said. In Carroll County, officers from the Taneytown Police Department responded to a crash on East Baltimore Street in the area of George Street on Thursday, June 2, after a Honda crashed into a Chevrolet van that was legally parked, Taneytown police said. The driver of the Honda - whose name has not been released by investigators - was arrested at the scene for suspicion of DUI / DWI, and further investigation determined that he was in possession of a controlled substance believ…